#victress

The Victress C2 is a classic American fiberglass kit car that emerged during the early 1950s, part of the pioneering era of fiberglass-bodied sports cars in the United States. The Victress Manufacturing Company, founded by Merrill Powell and Doc Boyce-Smith, produced the C2 to offer enthusiasts an affordable way to build a sleek and sporty car using a custom chassis or adapted components from…

V i c t r e s s .

Still waiting: 1956 Victress C-2 Coupé

Back in the fifties it was not easy to afford an Italian sports car, it was indeed much easier to buy a fiberglass body shaped like the european GT’s and merge it to an american chassis and engine. These kits were produced in North Hollywood, CA, by Jerry Sutton who sold the C-2 in two options: the base kit at $375 and the standard one at $625. These were very cool cars when complete, like the…