Jul 07, 1953 - Britain's only girl racing car manufacturer; 27 year old Daphine Arnott,...

Jul 07, 1953 - Britain's only girl racing car manufacturer; 27 year old Daphine Arnott, Britain's only girl racing car manufacturer, builds her car bodies with fiber glass. Her first glass car raced at Silverstone last Saturday. Amid the crackle of tuning engines in her Edgware, Middlesex,” Shop” yesterday she said she was going to fit all ten of ther squat racers wit h20 lb fiber glass bodies. They're a third of the weight of aluminum and a dent can be pressed out gently with the hand. Holes are easy to repair with a patch of the right size and a pot of glue. Daphnie, who has spent ~ 10,000 on her business, admits,:” I've never driven in a race - yet. But that will come. Photo Shows Daphine Arnott seen at work in her” shop” at edgware.