Saturday, July 26, 2025
Friday, July 25, 2025
1951 Studebaker Woody
Thursday, July 24, 2025
The Nanico P50- The world's smallest car
The Nanico measures 51" in length, 54" tall and 30" wide. The platform is from a motorized wheelchair. The entire production time from drawings to finished car was less than a month. It is available with either a 50 or 100cc gasoline engine.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
1960 Mazda R360
The Mazda 360 was the company's first passenger car. It had a 69.3 inch wheelbase and weighed 838 pounds. It was powered by a rear mounted air cooled V-twin engine with a 356 cc displacement. It was capable of 52 mph and came with either a four speed manual gearbox or a two-speed automatic. The suspension was front and rear rubber "springs" and torsion bars.
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Monday, July 21, 2025
BMW Alpina C1 318i
In 1981 this experimental vehicle participated in the Shell Economy Challenge. It is based on the E21 3 series and won its class by achieving 88mpg.
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Friday, July 18, 2025
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Someone's bad day in 1942
I found this in an old family album from 1942. I believe it is a 1941 Pontiac. No explanation was included.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Subaru Tortoise
I have posted about the Tortoise in the past but thought it was worth another post with additional information. It was a one-off car based on a Subaru 360 and it was made for a Japanese television show. Read about it here.
Monday, July 14, 2025
1954 Suminoe Flying Feather
Powered by a 12.5hp Nissan single cylinder engine. The wheels were modified motorcycle rim. The unibody construction was of very thin steel. It weighed 490 pounds. 200 were sold.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Saturday, July 12, 2025
1954 Chic-ito
Friday, July 11, 2025
Thursday, July 10, 2025
1967 OSI Silver Fox Prototype
OSI was a highly respected but low volume coach builders in Italy during the 1960's. The Silver Fox was built in 1967 to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It debuted that year at the Turin Motor Show. It was powered by a 1 liter four cylinder Renault Alpine engine housed in the left pod to counter balance the weight of the driver in the right pod. It reached a top speed of 155mph. The fastest car in the world in 1967 was the Lamborgini Muira. It was powered by a 3.9 liter V12 and topped out at 173mph.
The Silver Fox didn't make it to the race track after completing a number of test runs. OSI went out of business early in 1968. There was only one car produced.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
1953 Siata 208CS Balbo Berlinetta
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
1956 Leningrad Cabriolet
Monday, July 7, 2025
Sunday, July 6, 2025
1976 Peugeot Peugette
Apparently Pininfarina was looking for work and used an existing Peugeot 104 platform to build the Peugette in hopes of appealing to the younger crowd. Apparently the concept was well executed but the timing was not right. Peugeot had just taken over the failing Citroen and had no interest in taking on a low volume convertible.
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Biwak concept
The Biwak was a concept from the design firm EDAG. It was based on the new Volkswagen Beetle and introduced at the 2006 Geneva Auto Show.
Friday, July 4, 2025
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
First McDonalds
On May 15, 1940, Maurice and Richard McDonald opened their first McDonalds in San Bernardino, California.