Daniel GRABIN made this car with his own hands at his garage in Olyphant - this photo as the first thing I posted on this blog. It was featured in the newspapers at the time, however below is the original of the photo that appeared in those papers, with Daniel at the wheel outside his garage.

I now have the article itself, and have transcribed it underneath.


Caption: UNIQUE SPORTS CAR - Danny Grabin, 108 River St., Olyphant, sits in his flashy "firetruck red" sports car. The car is unique because the Olyphant man built it himself.

The Scrantonian
Sunday, Nov 13, 1955, p18
Homemade Job Is Eye-Stopper
By Joseph X Flannery
One look at an automobile and the average person can tell what make and model it is. But even afte a second look it would be pretty hard to put a name on a car owned by Danny Grabin, 108 River St., Olyphant. This flashy "firetruck red" sports care is unique because he made it himself.
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Starting with a beat-up 1942 model automobile with more rust than paint, Mr. Grabin has fashioned an eye-stopper that in some ways is years ahead of its design. A mechanic by profession, Mr. Grabin harbored a dream for some time to own a flashy sports car. But price tags of more than $3,500 would never let the dream become a reality.
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So three years ago he decided that if he couldn't afford to buy a sports car, he would make his own.
Starting with the 1942 model car, he tore it down to the frame and then began to rebuild it piece by piece. The roof of the old car was converted into the rear assembly for the new car. He used standard fenders, but the only way he could get the kind of doors he wanted was to make them himself.
On thousand working hours later, Mr. Grabin has a car that has cost him approximately $500. But it is still not exactly what he wants, so the work will be carried on until the mechanic's idea of perfection is achieved. This will include putting a convertible top on the presently topless vehicle.
When he started the project in 1952, he used designing lines that have since been incorporated into standard autos. For instance, he rounded the line  at the top of the doors.
Though the car has the traditional sports car bucket seats in front, there is a seat for three passengers in the rear. This gives his homemade car an advantage over other sports cars.
Because of the extra passenger space, Mr. Grabin decided to put a convertible cover on the vehicle. With the cover, he figures, he can use the car more frequently.
Mr. Grabin also plans to install a V-8 engine in the car to replace the present straight-8.
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One sidelight of this home-made auto was the red tape required to obtain a title. In addition to details about its construction, Mr. Grabin had to send photographs of it to the Department of Motor Vehicles before it was decided how it would be classified. Because of the fenders and grill, it was finally listed as a 1948 Oldsmobile roadster.
But this is an entirely arbitrary name and year. For instance, the sweep-back windshield is a 1955 model, frame is 1942 vintage. The fenders came from 1948 and 1950 models, and the grill dates back to 1948.
A better name for the car would be a Danny Grabin Deluxe.