<< Prev Page 2 of 2 Bosley really outdid himself with the design and particularly the creation of the fibreglass body. The lines of the dramatic Coupe were inspired to some extent by the Vignale bodied Ferrari, which had been the work of Giovanni Michelotti. Using a male body buck, Bosley carefully laid up sheets of fibreglass to create the body. Even though the technology was still in its infancy and Bosley had received limited guidance from an expert, he achieved a near perfect finish. Many of the trim and the windows were sourced from existing cars. Like the Ferrari that had inspired it, the Bosley Mark I G/T was painted red.
Built in a home garage, the car took several years and a reported investment of over $9,000 to complete. Understandably very proud of his achievement, Bosley looked at the opportunity to race the car and/or to build additional examples for customers. For a variety of reasons neither plan materialised. The car was an oft seen guest in racing paddocks, including at Sebring, as Bosley regularly used the car on the road. At the end of the decade, he swapped the car for an ex-works Chevrolet Corvette SR-2, which would become the Bosley Mark II. By that time, the original Bosley had covered over 100,000 miles.
Richard Bosley pursued his dream and the result was a spectacular one-off that has never failed to impress. In period, it was featured in major publications like Road and Track and Hot Rod Magazine but also made waves across the Atlantic in Britain's Motor Magazine. Although not always cherished, it has survived and is today part of the superb collection of the Petersen Museum. << Prev Page 2 of 2
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Bosley really outdid himself with the design and particularly the creation of the fibreglass body. The lines of the dramatic Coupe were inspired to some extent by the Vignale bodied Ferrari, which had been the work of Giovanni Michelotti. Using a male body buck, Bosley carefully laid up sheets of fibreglass to create the body. Even though the technology was still in its infancy and Bosley had received limited guidance from an expert, he achieved a near perfect finish. Many of the trim and the windows were sourced from existing cars. Like the Ferrari that had inspired it, the Bosley Mark I G/T was painted red.