After becoming aware that countless people are seeking to be reunited with a car they once possessed, I think there's a possibility for a TV series with the above title. Every 13 weeks a former owner with a fascinating tale to tell would be the focus of a world-wide hunt culminating usually, but not always, with the finding of his or her car. A good start would be the home-made GT sports seen above, which my friend Nigel Matthews featured in his Vancouver Province newspaper article last week. Back in 1968 Hank Franczak spotted a fiberglass GT body, designed to use a VW Beetle engine and running gear, at Downtown Porsche in Toronto. Nigel relates that "the long-time hot rodder was captivated and immediately ordered a body kit."

'When the body arrived it was in 16 separate pieces and my brother Richard and I set about building it" said Franczak. "The shell was very poorly made. The doors wouldn't fit into the cavities and the roof was uneven." Nigel continues the story, "they rented a small lock-up garage in Agincourt, Ont., and spent many a cold winter's evening working on their project. Almost a year later, after drawing on parts cannibalized from a fleet of wrecks, it was finished. The recommended four-cylinder VW engine would not cut it so in went a 283-cid V-8 engine and a Corvair transaxle. The test drive went well and Franczak continued to enjoy the car for the next few years."

Hank had the good fortune to be transferred to Vancouver, BC, and brought the car with him. Shortly afterward he sold it to an engineering company in New Westminster, a nearby suburb. Like many of us who realise how foolishly we tossed aside former lovers, Hank Franczak is seeking to be reunited. (Hint to Hank: They're not the young beauties they once were. Be prepared for a few wrinkles and other signs of, uh, patina.) Now living back in Toronto, he's hoping to find his old car, which apparently has been seen on Vancouver Island. He says it was painted in "American Motors Big Bad Green." If anyone can provide leads, Franczak will certainly appreciate hearing from you. Write Hank at: lookingformycar@yahoo.ca