Another old custom creation is added to the Kustomrama Lost & Found section. The Otter is a fiberglass bodies two-seater built by Kenneth Kamp of Norwood, Ohio. Kenneth, who went by Ken, ran a body shop in Norwood. He worked for General Motors as well, and In 1953, when Chevrolet came with their fiberglass bodied Corvette, Ken decided that he wanted to get ahead of the market and build a fiberglass bodied car. Having built boats in the past, Ken used the same technic on his cars. He built 9 cars between 1953 and 1955. His grandson, Scott Rodgers, believes the first car was completed in 1953. He took this one to New York, where it was shown at the Worlds Fair in 1954. Ken stood next to the car at the fair, demonstrating with a hammer how strong the body was. He had just done a photo shoot with the car, and it was featured in Vogue Magazine January 1954. The family of Ken are currently trying to locate any of the 9 Otters. How many have survived? The one in the color photo attached here was advertised for sale on eBay about 10 years ago. It was then listed as a lost GM concept car. If you have any info on one of the 9 Otters, please comment here or mail us at mail@kustomrama. More info and photos can be found here: kustomrama/index.php?title=Kenneth_Kamp%27s_Otter
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:26:23 +0000
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