One man's pride and joy

 

Truth in advertising

 Apparently this is in Bedford, Virginia. The building is located on 217 West Depot Street.  Below is a copy of the cars they were offering for sale in May of 1941.

1939 Alfa 6C 2300B Corto Spider

 

1935 Jawa 750

Apparently only one of these cars has survived. It was found in 1976 and donated to the National Technical Museum of Prague. The YouTube video below shows what they had to work with and what they ended up with at the end of the restoration.

             

1970 Talladega King Cobra

One of three units produced in an effort by Ford to challenge Mopar's dominance in NASCAR at that time. Read about the car at Motortrend.com.
 

1950's MacDonalds

 

1936 Steyr 50

The Steyr 50 was produced by Steyr_Daimler-Puch AG. It was introduced to the public at the 1936 Berlin Auto Show. It was powered by a four cylinder boxer engine that drove the rear wheels through a four speed gear box. The car offered more seating and luggage space than Ferdinand Porsche's Volkwagen but yet was shorter. It had a large metal sliding roof and was equipped with hydraulic brakes.

The car was revised in 1938. It featured a more powerful engine and a longer wheelbase and was offered as the Steyr 55. Production ceased in 1940 at which point 13,000 cars had been produced.

1930 London

 

1953 Chrysler Ghia Special

 The Ghia Special was designed by Virgil Exner. It debuted at the 1952 Paris Auto Show. The initial run was six cars built by Ghia. That expanded to a total production of eighteen cars and they were sold in France.

Snow removal from Denver in 1919

 

Island getaway

 

Donald's Tire Trouble

As a former child I will admit I was a big fan of Donald Duck. Apparently he is still very popular in Norway. Donald's 313 car (March 13 is apparently Donald's birthday) was replicated there in 1991. It uses an Opel Kadett engine for power

It was fun watching Donald's Tire Trouble the Disney's cartoon from 1941. I hope you enjoy it as well.

Donald's Tire Trouble

Marine camper

 

1960 Buick LaSabre

 

Upscale mobility scooter

As well as the old hippie alternative

 

A day at the beach

 

1926 Tatra 27

The Tatra 27 featured an air cooled four cylinder engine mounted at the rear of the car. It was an innovative feature for 1926 and it provided better weight distribution and improved preformance.

It's Pi Day

 

1936 Fiat 508S Balilli Berlinetta

Elevated parking

 

Burning Man cruiser

 

Astro crawler

 

1946 Tucker Prototype II

This car is based on a 1971 Buick Riviera. It was completed in 1994 using drawings of the original 1946 Tucker Torpedo drawings.
 

1962 Ogle Lightweight GT

The Ogle SX1000 was introduced in 1961 while the Lightwieght GT followed in 1962. David Ogle would take a customer's BMC Mini and rebody it. The cars used the Mini Cooper 997cc engine. The British Motor Corporation initially refused to supply Ogle with new parts but eventually relented with the stipulation that the BMC Mini could not be mentioned in Ogle's promotional material. 

David Ogle was killed in a traffic accident while driving a Lightweight GT to the Brands Hatch racing circuit. Production was ceased and the last assembled cars were sold in 1963. Total production on Ogle cars was 69.
 

Lesourdsville Lake Amusement Park

Lesourdsville Lake opened in 1922 in Monroe, Ohio. It ran into tough times with competition from nearby Kings Island. A fire on the property did $5 million damage in 1990 forcing it into bankruptcy. It closed in 1999.

Oops

 

Bettmeralp, Switzerland

Bettmeralp is only accessible via a tramway. Everything going to or coming from must use the tram. Elevation there is 1957m (6420ft). Have a look around Bettmeralp with their webcam.

1922 Persu Streamliner

Aurel Persu was a Romanian engineer and car designer. He was the first to place the car's wheels inside the body in an effort to make it more aerodynamic efficient. He was an interesting individual and made contributions to the aviation industry as well as teaching at the Polytechnic Institute. He was ousted by the communist regime after WW2. At the age of 60 he joined a professional orchestra playing the cello. Only one car was ever built and when he was no longer able to drive he donated his car to the Dimitrije Leonida Technical Museum in Bucharest.  It remains there and the car's odometer shows 120,000 kilometers. Read more about the man and his car at Ceautoclassic.
 

1954 Dodge Firearrow II

 The Firearrow II was designed by Virgil Exner and built by Ghia. It was powered by a 241 cu.in. hemi V8. It January 2009 it sold at an RM Auction for $800,000. Additional information at Silodrome.

Personalized Ford

 

1930's look?

 

1957 Chrysler Diablo concept

The Diablo was designed by Virgil Exner and built by Ghia. It was apparently one of the stars on the 1957 auto show circuit. Read more here.

 https://www.carrozzieri-italiani.com/listing/chrysler-diablo/

Portawalls !!!

 When you couldn't afford the added expense of white wall tires

Winter woes

 

VW camper

 I can not imagine that this bus wouldn't be a terrible driving experience powered by the original engine while trying to handle the added weight of the conversion.

General Lee Chargers

The Dukes of Hazzard ran for seven seasons. In that time a General Lee went airborne more than 150 times. The car rarely survived the jump. On average two Dodge Chargers were totaled for each episode. When the series ended it is estimated that 300 Chargers had starred as the General Lee.

Jokey's Jalopies

If your browser fails to display this YouTube video you can click here.

Rolls Royce 103 EX concept

Rolls Royce introduced this concept car in 2016. They obviously had big ideas for automobiles in the future. Car and Driver will explain the car here.

Pontiac Mera

 

The Pontiac Mera was offered by Pontiac in 1987. The venture was not endorsed by General Motors and Ferrari issued a cease and desist. A total of 247 Meras were produced. They were not a kit car. Pontiac built the cars using new Fieros. Additional information is at pontiacmera.com

Log jam

 

Espresso on the go

 

1938 Dan Streamliner

 

Apparently there is no record of where this car might have ended up. Read a bit about it at PreWarCar.com