Saturday, July 31, 2021

Baldi BB5 Frog


 A subcompact creation from Italy with a production run of 300 units.  More information here.

Thursday, July 29, 2021

The Fascination

The Fascination concept car was introduced in 1969 and five cars were produced- all of which have survived.  A short history of the Fascination can be found at conceptcars.com.


Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Monday, July 26, 2021

Doodlebug


The Texaco Doodlebugs were built in the 1930's.  Powered by a Hercules six cylinder engine that was mounted in the rear of the Diamond T chassis.  The bodies were made by Heil Trailer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The clutch and transmission were actuated by air pressure.  A microphone in the engine compartment connected to a speaker in the cab allowed the driver to hear the engine and know when to shift gears. 

Monday, July 19, 2021

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Friday, July 16, 2021

Mercedes G4


 Recognized as the type of vehicle that Hitler used as a staff car and for parade purposes.  It is not a surprise to learn that these cars began life as a truck.

More information is available at MotorBiscuit.  The header indicates the Hitler car is worth $3.3M, but no mention of value is mentioned in the article.

autoevolution has an additional article that has a nice gallery of photos.

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Sunday, July 11, 2021

Alfa Romeo C52 Disco Volante Coupe


 One of several experimental sports racers produced by Alfa Romeo in 1952-53.  More information at

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Disco_Volante

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Made in Cincinnati


1939 Ahrens-Fox H-T Model closed cab pumper

Saturday, July 3, 2021

Friday, July 2, 2021

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Pand Auto EV



Panda Auto is a Chinese based ride hailing company similar to Uber or Lyft.  It ceased operation on February 1 due to financial troubles at its parent company Lifan Holdings

Panda Auto was founded in 2015.  They had 20,000 cars in their fleet and over 4 million registered users.

The future seems bleak for a goodly number of the electric car fleet.