Conversion van

 

Totaled

 

Side lined

 

Dutton

Tim Dutton was based in the UK and sold these vehicles as kits. The 2WD versions were built on Ford Fiesta drivelines while the 4WD was on a Suzuki Samurai or Suzuki Jimny. At some point the name, the jigs and molds were sold to a company in Poland.

Home grown

 

A Zundapp Janus follow up video

 

                

Coming or going?

 This is a Man TGM 18.320. It is four wheel drive as well as four wheel steering. It is equipped with 6.9l engine producing 320 horsepower. Man produced trucks in Germany. It is used for fire and rescue operations in tunnels where there is not enough room to turn around.

Citroen DS Tissier

This transporter was found in a salvage yard in southern France. It is one of three remaining vehicles out of a production of thirty five built by Tissier. The standard pneumatic suspension system was altered to allow the ride height to be controlled individually. This allowed raising the front suspension and lowering the rear suspension enabling loading/unloading vehicles without the use of ramps.
 

Clown conversion

 

Zunndap Janis microcar

 

Following WWII Zundapp offered an array of two wheel motorized vehicles. In about 1955 people started demanding weatherproof transportation. The motorcycle industry began to falter.

Zundapp looked around and settled on Dornier's prototype and named it Janus after the two faced Roman god. It had Isetta style doors and a centrally located 250cc Bella scooter engine. It had a MacPherson strut suspension. The 14hp engine proved inadequate as the top speed was 50mph (80km). 

Production began in June of 1957. It was determined that 15,000 cars was the break even point, but in the first six months only 1731 cars were built. It was found that people weren't keen on watching the landscape from the rear facing back seat.

By 1958 it was obvious the Janis would not succeed and the factory was sold to Bosch. Few examples of the car remain.

               

Farmall rat rod

 

Strapped and good to go

 

Group project

 

Bentley Speed Six

 

Going halfsies

 

Home built

 

When cubic inches ruled the road

 The ad reads: The spirit of the seventies is nowhere more evident than in the handsome 1970 Eldorado. It exclusive new V-8 engine with a displacement of 8.2 liters (more than 500 cubic inches) performs with rare brilliance yet offers plentiful reserve to operate the Eldorado's many power assists. And with the precision of the front-wheel drive, Eldorado handles with the grace and agility that will set the pace for personal cars in the years ahead. The 1970 Eldorado, in every respect, heralds a decade of motoring excitement.

"Eldorado handles with the grace and agility..." A very bold statement on a land yacht that weighed 4894lbs (2220kg)

Happy Pi Day

 

1937 Nissen A coupe

 

Airport service

Late 60's Citroen Ami 6

 

Tesla statement

 

Tight stack

 

Parking lot load out

 

Motorcycle with sidecar

"Snaefell" was built by Francois Knorreck using a 1976 Laverda 1000 motorcycle with a sidecar. It includes parts from various automobiles including a VW Golf GTI, Audi 80 and Citroen Xantia.

3 wheeled Bugatti 13

 

1977 new cars

 

Luigi Colani designed truck 2009

 

1948 Playboy A48 convertible

 Yes, a convertible. It is thought to be America's first retractable hardtop convertible. Less than 100 were produced by the Playboy Motorcar Corporation in Buffalo, New York. A bit more information is here.

Off to the races

 

Recycle

 

1967 Mohs Ostentatienne Opera Sedan

 

Bruce Mohs built his Ostentatienne Opera Sedan In Madison, Wisconsin. It was  on an International truck chassis rolling on 20" wheels. There was only one built at a cost of $19,600 ($135,000 in 2018 dollars). It was in storage for decades when two high schools took on the restoration.

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