SMZ S-3A

The S-3A was a Russian vehicle designed for disabled persons. It was distributed free or nearly so for those who qualified.

It was produced between 1958 and 1971. It was powered by a single cylinder 2 stroke engine with a 346cc displacement that produced 10hp. Top speed was 34mph.

Fair warning

 

Fullgood Rocket

 

Shown at this year's Shanghai Motor Show the Rocket is a nostalgic vehicle reminiscent of the 1959.Cadillac. This is just one of Songsan Motors offerings based on American vehicles. More examples can be seen at MotorBiscuit.

1970's Phoenix camper

 Apparently you could purchase plans to create your own Phoenix for $85.

Double parked

 

1963 Studebaker Lark Custom V8

While it may not be everybody's dream car this made me smile. The new owner posted that they had purchased this Studebaker for $600 at an estate auction. It used to be easy to find old cars and trucks for reasonable prices making it easy to get into the old car hobby. It is nice to know that occasionally that still happens.

Triple decker

 

Quick exit

 

1941 Dodge COE school bus

 The COE design greatly reduces the driver's field of vision. Hard to believe that someone didn't put the brakes on this design for a school bus.

Truckin'

 

1996 Toyota Century hearse

 This vehicle sold on Cars&Bids for $45,000 in July 2023.

Free flowing exhaust

The ultimate cab over

 

1937 Studebaker Express

Raymond Lowey designed the Express and Studebaker offered it until 1940. It wasn't widely accepted at that time, but is a sought after vehicle for collectors today.

1969 Puma

Produced in Brazil The Puma was a very popular car. It was based on a shortened Karmann Ghia platform and powered by a 1500cc VW engine.

 

Lowdown

 

Dwarf Car Museum

Ernie Adams builds dwarf cars. He has a museum containing his work in Maricopa, Arizona. He has built a number of dwarf cars, but has never sold one. Read more about Ernie at Roadside America. 

Going racing- Citroen 2CV

 

Cougar trike

Sleeper

 

Happy 99th Birthday Marilyn Monroe

 

Work smarter, not harder

I saw this on justacarguy.com. Kradkurbelwellenanlasser translates to "motorcycle crankshaft starter". It certainly is an advantage over cranking that truck by hand. Did they carry all of that apparatus in the side car?

Transformer

 

1965 Mustang concept wagon

Shortly after the Ford Mustang was introduced three guys decided that the car should be available in a two door wagon version. They packed up a new Mustang coupe and shipped it to Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica in Turin, Italy. They worked their magic on the car and shipped it back to the US. Ford saw the car and rejected the idea because apparently their design department had already explored that possibility. Apparently the Intermeccanica wagon vanished but several knockoffs have been made. Motor Trend ran a story on the Mustang wagon in 2016 and you can read it here.

1989 Grumman LLV-R Roadster

 A couple of years after Grumman secured the contract with US Postal Service they decided to test the waters in the private sector. Using the platform from their mail truck they produced one prototype. It used the same Chevrolet S-10 chassis and GM Iron Duke 4 cylinder engine as the mail truck. It was not well received by the public and the project was abandoned.

1912 Mercedes Type 37/90

The Type 37/90 was the world's fastest production car in 1912. I featured a 9.1 liter engine that produced 90 horsepower. 15 were made and 6 remain.

Bug on the roof

 

Remembering those who served and sacrificed for our freedom

 

1954 Bentley R-Type Continental

 

Altered Citroen 2CV

This and other altered 2CV's are seen here.

Budget Cyber Truck

 

1946-1952 Skoda 1101 Tudor

1951 Atlas Babycar

The Atlas was produced in France and was only marketed there. The car was called La Coccinelle (Ladybird). It was powered by a single cylinder 175cc engine . It had a four speed gearbox that included reverse and was capable of 40mph. Only two exist today.

 

1920 Citroen taxi

 

1926 Baltimore motorcycle taxi

 

1959 Frisky 3

 

An extensive description of the Frisky is available here.

Home built

 

1957 Toyota Toyopet Crown

The Toyopet Crown was Toyota's first entry into the American car market. It was a failure due in part to Japanese products being seen as being poorly made. The memories of WWII would have had an influence as well.

Fink Mobile

 An Ed "Big Daddy" Roth creation powered by a Honda Elite engine.

1969 Fairthorpe TX-S

Fairthorpe began production in 1954 and made cars until 1973.The TX began production in 1967. The fiberglass body was mated to a Triumph GT6 chassis. Total production for the TX was about 30. Read more about Fairthorpe cars here.

Days gone by