One of my cousins was among the first Fisher Guild contestants to build his entry from fiberglass. He won several state and regional awards, giving him the funds to obtain an engineering degree from the University of Utah.
I got the entry packets for the competition, including wheels, a couple of times. I never entered but eventually built a car similar to the Guild entries from laminated wood. I cut the pieces to shape on a neighbor's bandsaw. I still have the car somewhere, missing one wheel.