... another Ute- 1972 Holden

 

A different kind of stretch

Styling Garage produced a stretched Mercedes in 1985 called the SGS Royale. Not only was it stretched in length but also in width and height. They were a bit pricey (925,000 in today's dollars) so there wasn't a huge demand. The Sultan of Brunei liked them enough to purchase three of the SGS Royales. Wikicars has a bit more.

1848 Argson invalid carriage

The term invalid carriage persists in the UK while in the US they are referred to using a variety of terms. The ones in the UK are more road worthy vehicles and that is not common in the US.

When you can't decide if you want a car or a truck

 

Referred to as utes in Australia the car to truck conversion is a more common sight than in the US. Smyth Kit Cars hopes to change that.

2014-18 Jeep Cherokee

 

A whole lot of Lincoln

This 1958 Lincoln Continental was 230" long on a wheelbase of 131". Power was provided by a 430 cubic inch V8 producing 375 horsepower.

Transparent Pontiac

 

One of two or three Pontiacs built for the 1940 World's Fair.  After that it went to the Smithsonian until the end of WWII. Then it was passed around to several Pontiac dealers before being sold. Hemmings ran a story in 2011 about the car coming to a RM Auctions event.

RM Auctions apparently sent Hemmings a more detailed history on the car and that can be read at the bottom of the Hemmings article posted here.

Happy Thanksgiving

 

November 22, 1963 Dallas, Texas

 

1954 Hudson Hornet Special

 

Coffee break

 

The Little Car Company

Ben Hedley started The Little Car Company to build electric powered three quarter sized replicas of  classic autos. They are very high end vehicles costing almost $40,000. Read more here.

On the road

This photo was taken by a bicyclist who was touring Tasmania. He came across this rig. That rider was from Sri Lanka and spoke very little English so not much information was exchanged. Certainly not the equipment you would expect a world tourer to be riding.

A little off of the top

 

1957 Chevrolet Corvette SS

 The SS was raced once at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1957. Chevrolet then withdrew from racing after the Automobile Manufacturers Association banned all its members from participating in racing. More information on the car available here.

Citroen 2CV woodie pickup

 

1966 Willys Interlagos

 Basically an Alpine-Renault A108 built by Willys Overland in Brazil.

Repurposed bus

 

1954 Alfa Romeo Berlina Aerodynamica Tecnica (BAT)

One of a series of BAT cars built as a collabrative effort by Alfa Romeo and Bertone. Read more here.

Trophy truck

 

1953 Austin A40 Devon

 Up for auction on November 18 at Morris Leslie Auctions. A bit more information available here.

1951 Studebaker Manta Ray

 

Road and Track had an article in 2019 that indicated the Manta Ray was being offered at auction. Read that and see additional photos here.

No trailer needed

 

Needs 911 on speed dial

 

1898 Gear driven motorcycle

 

Step back to 1989

 

Homebuilt

 

1960 Cadillac Eldorado

 

1975 Ford concept by Gaia

 

Ahoy Matey

 

Thompson house car

Walter Thompson was a watchmaker who designed the house car for a safaris in Africa. It was built on a 6 cylinder Studebaker chassis. Additional information and photos are here.