ABOUT
Joe Van Overbeek is a builder and mechanic from West Lorne, Ontario. He established Joe Van Overbeek Race Car Bodies in 1994 and is the first Canadian producer of carbon fiber race car bodies and related items. Several cars built or rebuilt by the company have set National Hot Rod Association and International Hot Rod Association records. His latest efforts include a carbon fiber body for the world’s fastest street driven race car, handled by Tom Bailey, who broke the five second barrier in the ¼ mile competition at the Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week series.