Shriner's cars

As a continuation of yesterday's nautical theme I will offer this from a variety of parade cars used by the Shriners. They run a charity for children's hospitals. It is fun to see them and their vehicles on parade. Additional photos and information at  BestRide.com

1937 Packard "Land Yacht"

Henri Chapron designed this vehicle for Louis Reard in 1948. Reard was the inventor of the bikini swim suit. He used the Packard as an advertising piece. It followed the Tour de France route with several bikini clad models displaying Reard's creation.

This one off creation has only had three owners and was last shown in public in 1987. It is coming up for auction on February 7 and 8 at Artcurial's Retromobile 2025 event. Additional information at Driving.

Chimneys with a twist

 

Austin Healey 100-4 BN2

 Produced between 1952 and 1956 the AH 100 was a successful venture. They are beautiful cars. Read more on Wikipedia.

1958 Edsel Roundup

 Obviously Edsels are rare, and wagons even more so. They were only produced for one year and only 963 Roundups were made. More about Edsels can be found on Wikipedia. 

I took a quick look and came up with Ford's offering in 1958. This is their Ranch Wagon. It was offered in 2 and 4 door versions. The 2 door Ranch Wagons had a total run of 34,575 units.

1960 Zunder 1500

The Zunder 1500 was a fiberglass bodied car produced in Argentina. It was powered by a drive train from Porsche- the same powertrain as the Porsche 356. Only 200 cars were made. The financial backing needed to establish a sales and service network never materialized and the company failed after one year. 
 

Early electric

This vehicle was a Heilmann electric "tractor" from 1898. It belonged to Grand Duke Alexis of Russia.

1954 Mercury Monterey dash

 

Self parking

 

Rolux

 The Rolux was produced from 1938 until 1952 in Lyon, France. The 100cc engine was an air cooled single cylinder two stroke made by Fichtel and Sachs. The engine was in the rear and incorporated a chain drive to the rear axle.

2002 Infidel

 Built by DC Design the Infidel is on a modified Toyota MR2 platform featuring a twin turbo mid engine configuration.

Airborne

 

Lucille Ball's 1947 V12 Lincoln Continental

 

Charging your electric car in 1912

 

Aptera

 The Aptera claims a 1000 mile range on a full charge. If the sun is shining the solar collectors will provide a 40 mile range. The price ranges from $26,000 to $47,000. Reserve yours now at aptera.us.

David Brown

This one off Aston Martin DB5 Shooting Brake was built for David Brown. He wanted this built so that he could transport his dogs.

David Brown was the long time owner of Aston Martin and the DB (David Brown) series of cars were produced under his guidance. He was an interesting person and you can read more about him at Motor Biscuit.

Nose job

 

1956 Plymouth Plainsman

 This Plymouth concept by Ghia has traveled the world and has an interesting history. See and read more about the car at kustomrama.

Fuji Cabin

The Cabin was introduced at the 1955 Tokyo Motor Show. It was produced in 1957-58 and only 85 were made. The body was fiberglass and it was powered by a one cylinder air cooled 2 stroke engine with a displacement of 122cc. Top speed was 37mph.

Tired

 

1967 Dodge Deora concept

Only one was built. Additional photos are here.

 

1966 Cadillac

 

1960 Cadillac

This was restored and built by Eureka Coach Builders in Rock Falls, Illinois.

1959 Cadamino

This car was originally built Eureka Coach Builders as a prototype for General Motors. It did not start life as a flower car. It had been sitting since 1989 before the restoration. The paint mix alone was $8000 and the chrome work was $50,000. Apparently the car is for sale with the asking price being $175.000.

1959 Coupe Deville

 

1960 Cadillac Coupe de Ville

 

1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

This week will feature a variety of Cadillacs from the late 50's and early 60's.

 

Deep water scooters

 

The Blaster

The Blaster was developed in 1998 by Charles Fourie. It was produced in South Africa in an effort to combat the increasing number of violent car jacking. When activated it ignited four jets of gas that were sprayed from the sides of the car. Further information on YouTube

Dobbertin Surface Orbiter

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