That's a wrap

 

Highway nightmare

 

America the Beautiful

Stubby Chevy

 

Early 40's Indian 4 cylinder

 

Gas from the past

 

Home built

 

1958 Maico 500

 

In 1926 Otto and Wilhelm Maisch formed Maisch&Company. They produced 2 stroke engines and bicycles. I 1932 they expanded to produce scooters and motorcycles using the name Maico.

They bought Champion's design and introduced the Champion/Maico 400. In 1956 they stretched the car and increased the engine size and renamed it the Maico 500. Sales were good but the company could not keep up with demand.

By mid 1958 the Maico 500 had a lot of competitors.  They experienced a lot of problems with the front axle associated with the increased length of the chassis. Large numbers of warranty claims forced them to cease production.

Maico resumed motorcycle production. They made dirt bikes as well as street bikes, but by the 1970's Maico dominated the Enduro and Motocross markets. However, by 1958 Maico had to declare bankruptcy and went out of business. 

The name lives on in Britain as Maico International and in Germany as Kostler-Maico and Maico-Mannesmann-Werke building electric scooters.

Winter outing

 

VW bus

On a recent trip to Maui we stopped by the Saturday Swap Meet in Kahalui. One of the vendors was set up with his VW bus. These buses are rare to see in service but especially in a salt air environment. I think it is accurate to suggest that this example is cared for.

Under water bulldozer

 The Komasu D155W underwater bulldozer can operate remotely in water up to 23 feet deep. The stack contains a snorkel and an exhaust.

Nissan S-Cargo

Manufactured from 1989-1991 and only offered for sale in Japan. Wikipedia had this to offer.

Last ride Jag

 

Home built

 

Nomad inspired

 

News on the street

 

Rat rod chopper

 

Dually Volvo

 

Mismaque Squal

Based on the Citroen 2CV the Mismaque Squal is an extremely rare auto. Read more about it and the restoration here.

Altered Beetle

 

Record road train

This rig is currently the world's largest fuel road train. It has a capacity of 41,700 gallons (158,000 liters)

 

1965 Plymouth Barracuda

 The '65 Barracuda was available in seventeen colors and this example displays all of them.

Mismatched

 

1950's Kuba Comet Imperial Home Entertainment System

 

1950 Nash

 

Camarocycle

 

Two for one money

 

Go big or go home

 

Quick hookup

This is a gif and apparently it takes a long time to load.

 

Tatra

The Tatra was a Czech effort. It was produced from 1948 until 1952. It was powered by a four cylinder air cooled engine mounted in the rear of the car. They are quite rare with only 6,432 made. Additional information can be found here.