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HandyAndy at 05:28, 22 November 2014

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HandyAndy: added history by Matt Tritt

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 File:Glasspara57001.jpg|1957 Glasspar Boat Photo
 File:Glasspara57002.jpg|1957 Glasspar 14' Runabout Photo
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-'''1957 Information:'''
+'''1957 Brochure:'''
 <gallery>
 File:Glassparb57001.jpg | 1957 Brochure, p1
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 File:Glassparb57005.jpg | 1957 Brochure, p5
 File:Glassparb57006.jpg | 1957 Brochure, p6
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 File:Glassparb59006.jpg | 1959 G3 Price List, p2
 File:Glasspara59001.jpg|1959 Glasspar Ad
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 File:Glassparb58006.jpg | 1958 Brochure, p6
 File:Glassparb58007.jpg | 1958 Brochure, p7
 File:Glasspara58001.jpg|1958 Glasspar New Models Article
 File:Glasspara58002.jpg|1958 Glasspar New Models Article

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 File:Glassparb58006.jpg | 1958 Brochure, p6
 File:Glassparb58007.jpg | 1958 Brochure, p7
-File:Glasspara58001.jpg|1958 Article
+File:Glasspara58001.jpg|1958 Glasspar New Models Article
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-''''History by Matthew Tritt, son of Bill Tritt''''
+''History by Matthew Tritt, son of Bill Tritt''
-Glasspar was founded in about 1948 by my father, Bill Tritt, in Costa Mesa, Ca, for the purpose of building fiberglass masts (spars) and small boats. The earliest of the boats was the Green Dolphin, named for the man who financed the 21' sailboat's development, John Green of Santa Barbara. After the Green Dolphin came a series of small sail and power boats including the Dincat (12' sailing dinghy/tender), the Dinkitten (8' sailing dinghy/tender), the Sea Lion and Car-Topper open skiffs and then a 21' cabin cruiser who's name I don't remember. Dad then designed and built the G2 sports roadster in '51, first called the Brooks Boxer (built for Major Ken Brooks of Lido Island in Newport Harbor, Ca), and then changed to G2. The G2 is a well known and studied automobile (see the website  [www.forgottenfiberglass.com Forgotten Fiberglass]) and it's development entailed the building of a fiberglass removable hardtop, which then led to building tops for Porsche, MG and others. These tops were so well made that many people today believe that they were supplied by Porsche, which they were not. Glasspar was incorporated in '51 and Dad designed all of their products (including aircraft components for Douglas Aircraft and wing drop boats for Paul Mantz) up until 1960, when he lost the company through corporate hi-jinx. During it's heyday in the mid-50's, Glasspar was the largest and most influential supplier of fiberglass boats in the country.  You read more by visiting Wikipedia under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasspar Glasspar] and/or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Tritt Bill Tritt].
+Glasspar was founded in about 1948 by my father, Bill Tritt, in Costa Mesa, Ca, for the purpose of building fiberglass masts (spars) and small boats. The earliest of the boats was the Green Dolphin, named for the man who financed the 21' sailboat's development, John Green of Santa Barbara. After the Green Dolphin came a series of small sail and power boats including the Dincat (12' sailing dinghy/tender), the Dinkitten (8' sailing dinghy/tender), the Sea Lion and Car-Topper open skiffs and then a 21' cabin cruiser who's name I don't remember. Dad then designed and built the G2 sports roadster in '51, first called the Brooks Boxer (built for Major Ken Brooks of Lido Island in Newport Harbor, Ca), and then changed to G2. The G2 is a well known and studied automobile (see the website  [http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com Forgotten Fiberglass]) and it's development entailed the building of a fiberglass removable hardtop, which then led to building tops for Porsche, MG and others. These tops were so well made that many people today believe that they were supplied by Porsche, which they were not. Glasspar was incorporated in '51 and Dad designed all of their products (including aircraft components for Douglas Aircraft and wing drop boats for Paul Mantz) up until 1960, when he lost the company through corporate hi-jinx. During it's heyday in the mid-50's, Glasspar was the largest and most influential supplier of fiberglass boats in the country.  You read more by visiting Wikipedia under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasspar Glasspar] and/or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Tritt Bill Tritt].
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-''''History from a variety of sources''''
+''History from a variety of sources''
 The Glasspar Company was incorporated in December 1950 to develop fiberglass products and its first offerings were fiberglass tops and bodies for sports cars (the Glasspar G2), cabs for construction equipment, and outboard boats. In 1954, Glasspar had 27,000 sq ft of production space in the Santa Ana location; by 1958 they expanded to three more locations for a total of 146,000 sq. ft. (Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly, Aug 11, 1958).

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		+	''''History by Matthew Tritt, son of Bill Tritt''''
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		+	Glasspar was founded in about 1948 by my father, Bill Tritt, in Costa Mesa, Ca, for the purpose of building fiberglass masts (spars) and small boats. The earliest of the boats was the Green Dolphin, named for the man who financed the 21' sailboat's development, John Green of Santa Barbara. After the Green Dolphin came a series of small sail and power boats including the Dincat (12' sailing dinghy/tender), the Dinkitten (8' sailing dinghy/tender), the Sea Lion and Car-Topper open skiffs and then a 21' cabin cruiser who's name I don't remember. Dad then designed and built the G2 sports roadster in '51, first called the Brooks Boxer (built for Major Ken Brooks of Lido Island in Newport Harbor, Ca), and then changed to G2. The G2 is a well known and studied automobile (see the website [www.forgottenfiberglass.com Forgotten Fiberglass]) and it's development entailed the building of a fiberglass removable hardtop, which then led to building tops for Porsche, MG and others. These tops were so well made that many people today believe that they were supplied by Porsche, which they were not. Glasspar was incorporated in '51 and Dad designed all of their products (including aircraft components for Douglas Aircraft and wing drop boats for Paul Mantz) up until 1960, when he lost the company through corporate hi-jinx. During it's heyday in the mid-50's, Glasspar was the largest and most influential supplier of fiberglass boats in the country. You read more by visiting Wikipedia under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasspar Glasspar] and/or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Tritt Bill Tritt].
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		+	''''History from a variety of sources''''

	The Glasspar Company was incorporated in December 1950 to develop fiberglass products and its first offerings were fiberglass tops and bodies for sports cars (the Glasspar G2), cabs for construction equipment, and outboard boats. In 1954, Glasspar had 27,000 sq ft of production space in the Santa Ana location; by 1958 they expanded to three more locations for a total of 146,000 sq. ft. (Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly, Aug 11, 1958).		The Glasspar Company was incorporated in December 1950 to develop fiberglass products and its first offerings were fiberglass tops and bodies for sports cars (the Glasspar G2), cabs for construction equipment, and outboard boats. In 1954, Glasspar had 27,000 sq ft of production space in the Santa Ana location; by 1958 they expanded to three more locations for a total of 146,000 sq. ft. (Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly, Aug 11, 1958).

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 File:Glassparb56002.jpg | 1956 Brochure, p2
 File:Glassparb56003.jpg | 1956 Brochure, p3
-File:BHBPHOTO49.JPG | 1956 Glasspar Runabout test
+File:BHBPHOTO49.JPG | 1956 Glasspar Runabout [[Mercury|Mercury Mark 25]] test
-File:BHBPHOTO7.JPG | 1956 Glasspar Del Mar test
+File:BHBPHOTO7.JPG | 1956 Glasspar Del Mar [[Mercury|Mercury Mark 55]] test
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 File:Glassparb69013.jpg | 1969 Brochure, p13
 File:Glassparb69014.jpg | 1969 Brochure, p14
 </gallery>