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Fiberglass Sports Cars Byers
The Forgotten Era, 1950 - 1965

LaDawri Coachcraft
Long Beach, California 1957-1965

 
 
LaDawri Model Information
Model Style Wheel Base Stock Chassis Examples
(see chart at bottom)
Year Introduced Years Produced Source DESCRIPTION
Cavalier
(First Conquest)
Sports Car 100-104 Ford 1956   Les Dawes Completed car.  Only one built, while in Canada.  Featured on cover of
Road & Track, July 1957 as "Conquest"
Conquest Sports Car 100-104  T-Birds, Corvette, Jeepsters, Toyopet, Henry J 1957-65  1957-65  Les Dawes 1st LaDawri design  Two Grill Openings
Quest Q. T. Sports Car 92-98 Austin-Healey,
Austin Sedan, MG,
Sunbeam, VW
1958 1958-65 Les Dawes Scaled down Conquest
Daytona Sports Car 100-104 T-Birds, Corvette, Jeepsters, Toyopet, Henry J 1959 1959-65 Les Dawes Conquest with Full Width Grill
Sebring Sports Car 92-98 Austin-Healey,
Austin Sedan, MG,
Sunbeam, VW
1959 1959-65 Les Dawes Scaled down Daytona
Del Mar Sports Car 84-92 Triumph, Alfa Spider, Healey 1959 1960-65 Les Dawes Smallest scale Daytona
Vixen Competition Race Roadster 98-102   1961 1961-65 Victress S-1A  
Cheetah Competition Race Roadster 92-96   1961 1961-65 Victress S-5  
Formula JR Dragster N/A   1961 1961-65

Victress Dragster Body 

 
T-Lightful Roadster N/A   1961 1961-65 Victress T-Body  
Convert-a-Top Convertible N/A   1961 1961-65 Les Dawes 1952-54 Ford convertible hardtop
Flip-Top-Cargo-Camper Pick Up N/A Ranchero
El Camino
1961 1961-65 Les Dawes  pick up bed convertible
Castilian Coupe 98-108   1961 1961-65 Victress C-3 Back seat
Sicilian Coupe 90-98   1961 1961-65 Victress C-2 Back seat
Cavalier Convertible 108-120   1961 1961-65 Victress S-4  
Conquistador Convertible 92-110   1961 1961-63 Jim Webb LaDawri shortened Cavalier
Centurian 21 Convertible 108-120   1963 1963-65 Jim Webb Bat mobile, hardtop folds into trunk
Jim Webb's Savage
Firestar Mark II Competition Race Roadster 76-86 Sprite, Crosley 1963 1963-65   Class H Body
Formula Libre Coupe Custom   1965 ? Les Dawes Coupe made to order
front, rear, or mid engine
Castilian GT Wagon 98-108   1965 ?   Castilian with sport wagon design

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