Road warrior

 

Time off

 

1957 Ford X-2000

 It would appear that Ford turned their design teams loose to come up with a concept and they decided to use the same wheel covers that were supplied with the 1957 Ford line of cars.

Iso Autocarro 500

The Italian Iso company made the Autocarro from 1954 until 1958. This service truck was larger than the more familiar Isetta. It was powered by a 2 cylinder, 2 cycle engine that displaced 236cc and achieved a top speed of 34mph.
 

Mach 5 Speed Racer

 

Prior to the release of the Speed Racer film in 2008 Speed Racer Enterprise decided to build 500 replicas of the Mach 5 to be sold to the public. They intended to raise money and promote safety with the Child Safety Network.

The car was based on a 1984 C4 Corvette and George Barris was involved in the design. The fact that the cars were based on an "old" Corvette and the cost was projected to be $175,000 meant only five were built and sold. The original car resides at the Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois.

1957 Smyk prototype

Designed as an inexpensive two adult plus two children vehicle for Polish production. Powered by a single cylinder 350cc engine it was capable of 43mph. Apparently 17 were made.
 

1939 Steyr Type 55

Steyr was an Austrian company best known for building precision firearms but in the early 20th century they became involved in producing automobiles. The Type 55 arrived in 1938 as a replacement for the earlier Type 50. It was a bit longer and had a large sliding roof. It was powered by a water cooled horizontally opposed four cylinder engine displacing 1158cc and producing 25hp. The engine was far forward, it had a four speed transmission and rear wheel drive. There were 7,800 Type 55 cars built before WWII when the companies efforts returned to arms production. The Type 55 never returned to production after the war.

 

Sleeping room???

 

1952-56 Austin A-30

 

The FG-75 Electric Shopper

 The Electric Car Company opened in Long Beach, California in 1951. Part of the company did make golf carts but the Electric Shopper was referred to as a pleasure car. 

In 1960 they introduced the FG-75. It weighed 700 pounds and was powerred by a 1.5hp 24v series wound motor. The advertising claimed a top speed of 18mph and a range of 30-35 miles when fully charged. the cars' production ended in 1962 when the company was sold.

1951 Kaiser Sun Goddess

 Alex Tremulis's job at Tucker wound down and he took a position at Kaiser. He designed this prototype two-door hardtop and one was built. There wasn't money in the budget for introducing yet another car since Kaiser was focusing their attention on the Henry J. the Sun Goddess went to a company executive and ultimately was saved and restored.

PVC rear wing testing

 

Getting to where you need to be

 

1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic replica

A Bugatti Type 57 Gangloff saloon that was rebodied in 1996 with a hand built aluminum body. The five year project was part of the Gene Ponder collection. The collection was sold by Sotheby's in 2022. The Bugatti sold for $1,115,000. More information and pictures at Sotheby's

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/gp22/lots/r0097-1938-bugatti-type-57sc-atlantic-recreation-by-erik-koux/

Eagle Speedster

 Hand built in England and based on the E-type. Why settle for a totally restored E-type for about $100,000 when you can have the Speedster for $500,000? Have a look at the Eagle site to see what they offer.

Ill-prepared

 

Brooklyn cruiser

Just a fun project by the owner of Williamsburg Pizza in Brooklyn. Read a bit more about it here. 

Failed jump attempt

 

Maximus Minimus food truck, Sydney, Austrailia

 

October 1929

 In need of cash after the stock market crash this man put his car up for sale.

1957 Eldorado Brougham

 

The Cadillac Eldorado Brougham was introduced in 1957 and Cadillac boasted that it was the "Standard of the World". The car was priced at $13,074 (adjusted for inflation that is the equivalent of $150,000 today). There were 400 cars made in 1957 and 304 in 1958 when production stopped. Supposedly they lost $10,000 on each car.

1935 Humber 12 Vogue

 

High water Model T

 Trilacoochee Ford in Green Swamp, Florida sold the conversion kit

Bedtime with Dad

 

Over the edge

 

Sleeper

 

1955 Oldsmobile airport limousine

Cool bus

 

1954 Allard Clipper

 

VW inspired helicopter

 

While it is not an operable helicopter it is an interesting art object. Read about it at CarBuzz 

https://carbuzz.com/this-vw-bus-helicopter-is-neither-of-those-things-anymore/

1955 Alfa Romeo Autotutto camper

 

This Alfa Romeo camper van sold for 80,500 Euros on Bring A Trailer in February 2025. It is beautifully refurbished and would certainly garner a lot of attention in any campground. See the listing on Bring a Trailer