The Savage was built in Berkeley, CA while Jim was in High School.  I think he started it in 1957.  The tail lights are 1958 Chrysler. The Savage was a father and son project.  It was a major part of his portfolio to be accepted at ArtCenter.  Every potential new student had to send in an entry portfolio.  As I recall Jim's father was a Lt. or Capt. in the Berkeley Fire Department.  The sale of the molds to La Darwi must have been in late 1962 or 1963.  About the time Jim graduated from ArtCenter.  The Savage was his every-day driver for about 5 years.  He knew most of the cool small Classic and Sports car shops in the LA area.   He took me to many of them for my first visit.  A few years after ArtCenter Jim designed a 'boat-tail' body to re-body a 1931/32 Stutz DV-32.  It was featured in a car magazine when completed.  The picture above is the actual first Savage that Jim drove to ArtCenter School.  The color is a bit off do to age. It was metallic dark red with cream inserts.  Jim rented it to Desilu for a pilot shoot in 1961.  George Barris was the 'cars' agent. We spent a couple of days on the sound stage. The Savage was build on a 1947-8 Chevrolet chassis with a 1956 Pontiac V8 and a 1955-56 Plymouth/Dodge convertible windshield about 1958.  I don't know how many Webb cars were built. He rented the molds a few times before selling them to LaDawri. I rode a few miles in the Savage before I purchased my 1951 TD which I still have. We went to places like Coachcraft LTD of Hollywood and the shop that did several of the Franklin chassis' for Bill Harrah in the Savage and even met Phil Hill.