Unexpected delivery

 

1912 American La France

Robert Fuson was a surgeon that entered this firetruck in the Great American Race. Not just one race but actually nine of them. The La France was a chain drive truck. It broke down two or three times a day but fortunately the breakdowns were seldom serious- more along the lines of flat tires, overheating of fouled sparkplugs. 

Aftermarket Flux Capacitor

 

It has recently come to my attention that replacement Flux Capacitors are now available at www.oreillyauto.com/flux-capacitor. It does, however, appear that it is currently out of stock.

1921 Model T

The photo is of Secretary of War Newton Baker. He is checking out the Model T that was designed for the military to use as a cross-country reconnaissance vehicle.

1927 Rolls Royce

 

This Rolls was shipped to the United States in 1927 as a rolling chassis. 1n 1933 Alan Bemis fitted this lightweight and streamlined body and used it to pull gliders into the air.

Volga Atom

In the late 1950's the Soviet Union designed the Atom. It was an electric vehicle power by a small nuclear  reactor that supplied the electricity for propulsion.

1957 Fiat- Stanguellini

 This one off prototype by coachbuilder Bertone was sold at a Sotheby's auction in 2017 for $275,000. Additional information and photos are available here.