Funky paint job

 

1935 Mercedes Benz 500K

Mercedes commissioned the coachbuilders Erdmann and Rossi to build this car for the 1935 Exhibition in Barcelona. King Ghazi of Iraq attended the event and wanted to buy the car. Mercedes declined his offer to buy that car but agreed to have another built for the king. Both cars exist today. Read more here.

City car

 

1984 ZBR Diavolino

The Diavolino (Little Devil) was the successor to the Lawil S3 . The front was designed to resemble the American Jeep. The vehicle was quite successful in Switzerland where it could be driven by 16 year olds. An effort to expand production an enter the world market failed due to financial problems.

1991 Nissan Figaro

The Figaro was made for the Japanese market. It was only in production for one year and 20,073 vehicles were made. All were right hand drive and several thousand were imported as grey market cars to England and Ireland. Additional information at Wikipedia.
 

1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt

The Thunderbolt was a concept vehicle  produced by the coachbuilders LaBaron. It was introduced at the 1940 New York Auto Show. Total production was five cars. it had an aluminum body on a steel frame. The Spitfire 6 cylinder engine produced 143 hp and the transmission was a semi automatic fluid drive 3 speed.

1975 Fiat Baldi "Frog"

The Fiat Baldi was introduced as a solution to increasing traffic congestion. It was produced from 1973 until 1975 and only 300 were made. It is powered by a 125cc Lambretta scooter engine through a 4 speed transmission driving the rear wheels.
 

His lucky day

 

The mail must go through

1930 Ford Model A adapted for winter mail delivery

Harold and Maude

This one off creation was used in the movie Harold and Maude which was released in 1971.

Wide body

 

2000 Sbarro Aero

 

Wrong place, wrong time

 

MAZ-541 aircraft tug

 When the Soviets produced the Tu-104 and the Tu-114 aircraft they needed a much larger "tug" to move them around.  They developed the MAZ-541 in 1956 and used it until 1970. It was 36 feet long and weighed 28 tons. Only three were produced.

1957 Smyk

The Smyk was produced in Poland. It had a rear mounted motorcycle engine so there was no trunk space. It had a single door that tilted forward to allow access for four persons. Only 17 were made. A bit more information is offered by Wikipedia.

Retro EV's

Kindred Motorworks offers  three totally restored and converted vehicles. There is the VW bus, three variations of the Ford Bronco and a 3100 (1947-1953) Chevy pickup. They are a bit pricey with a range of $170,000 to $250,000. Have a look at their website: Kindred Motorworks.

1957 Iso Isettacarro

 

Tall boy

1953 Freightliner

 

CMV prototype

After the Spanish civil war there was a shortage of fuel. Spanish automakers explored the possibilities of producing electric cars. In 1946 Construcciones Moviles de Valencia developed this battery electric two door taxi prototype. The vehicle never went into production and the prototype is lost to history.

1954 Cadillac

 Additional photos and a good story is available at Curbside Classic.

Mustero

 

In 2021 Mecum Auctions said that only four of the these first generation Musteros existed. You can read the story at MotorBiscuit.

1972 Honda Vamos

This Vamos just sold for $10,000 on Bring a Trailer. Lots of information and additional photos there.

Hanging in there

 A freestyle motocross rider participating in the EICMA exhibition motorcycle fair near Milan, Italy earlier this month.

Banana for scale

 

Happy Thanksgiving

 

One off

 

Ghia Selene

Ghia Selene 1

Ghia Selene II

The Ghia Selenes were designed by Tom Tjaarda. The Selene I was introduced at the 1959 Turin Motor Show. It was designed to carry two people in the front and four in the rear. It had a large rear area for an engine but one was never fitted. The Selene II had a central steering position for the driver in the front and seating for four behind.

Gutbrod Superior

The Superior was built by Gutbrod in Germany from 1950 to 1954. 6860 cabriolets (steel tops with a sliding fabric roof) and 866 estates (wagons) were built in that time.  They were powered by a two stroke engine using a three speed transmission with front wheel drive. More information is available here.

1952 Fiat 8V

The 8V was produced from 1952 through 1954 and only 114 cars were produced in that time. Although production stopped in 1954 the cars continued to win the 2 liter GT championship class every year until 1959.

The Edsel might have evolved into something like this

 

Custom

 

The Cosmic Cruiser

 The Cosmic Cruiser began in 1974 when Ivan Benic cut a Chevrolet van in half. Three years later it had evolved into a 34 foot long 10,400 pound eight wheeled cruiser. Read the story and watch a couple of videos at Autoevolution.

1953 Ardex

 

Ardex was a French company that was involved in the automobile industry from 1934 until 1958.

This particular effort had a body of vinyl covered plywood. Definitive information on the Ardex vehicles is limited. A bit of addition information is available at Microcarfan.

Promotional display

Western R.V. Country is an RV dealership in Alberta, Canada

 

Odd towing arrangement

 

Rat rod trucker

 The truck was built by Ira Ricardo Forbes and you can see his YouTube channel here.

1941 Chrysler Thumderbolt

The 1941 Thunderbolt was a concept car that was built by the coachbuilders LaBaron Incorporated. It was introduced at the 1940 New York Auto Show. Five Thunderbolts were produced. The body was aluminum on a steel frame. The engine produced 143 horsepower and the transmission was a semi-automatic fluid drive three speed.

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