1951 Volkswagen Wolfsburg assembly plant

 

Power Wagon Woodie

 

Breathe deep

 

A day at the beach

 

Arthur Fournier with his Cleveland 4

 

 

Arthur Fournier posed with the 1928 Cleveland 4 in 1928. The engine was a new design which increased displacement to 61cubic inches. The engine was installed in the frame that was used for the earlier 45cubic inch engine. Fournier achieved 108 mph during tests in California in 1929.

Working in the doghouse

 

Incredible skills

 

1959 Renault 900 prototype

Could you design a car any more confusing as to what is the front and back?

 

American Indian

 

He loves his Porsche

 

Chevy in the woods

 

1959 Citroen 2 CV Clauzet prototype

 

50's ad for a B Model Mack

 

Tired of sitting

 

Tarmac transport

Ikarus is a Hungarian bus company that makes a vehicle that facilitates transferring passengers to/from  planes that don't have the opportunity to use regular gates.

Going shopping

 

Off loading of Audi autos stateside

 

Russian wedding car

 It seems to be an odd choice to convert a PT Cruiser into a wedding car.

Pink !!

 

Not your mother's Fiat

 

SPA TM40

 

The SPA TM40 was an Italian artillery tractor. Powered by a Fiat 9.4 liter 6 cylinder diesel engine producing 110HP. It featured four wheel drive and four wheel steering. It was used by both the German and Italian armies to move field artillery pieces during WWII

1953 Porsche 356 custom limousine

Byron Kauffman designed this one-off Porsche limousine for John Dixon for his daughter's wedding. It was built by Don Boeke at Egyptian Custom Body in Dayton, Ohio. The donor car was a basket case 356 Porsche that had been destroyed by corrosion.  All of the body fabrication was done in house while the interior was outsourced. The original 356 engine was replaced with a rebuilt Porsche 912 engine.

Well executed zigzag

 

DKW Schnellaster

 

The DKW Schnellaster (Rapid Transporter) was in production in various forms from 1949 until 1962. Most were driven by a two-stroke engine powering the front wheels. There were also some that were battery powered: DKW Elektro.

Days gone by

 

Hill climb

 

Ballot

The Ballot 3/8 LC was developed following World War 1 in France. It competed in the 1919 Indianapolis 500 as well as a number of Grand Prix races after that. It was designed by Ernest Henry. It was powered by a 3 liter 8 cylinder engine with dual overhead camshafts. It had four valves per cylinder. It was a very technically advanced engine for its time. It had limited racing victories but was an important step in the evolution of racing engines at the time. 

Hispano-Suiza "Black Bess"

 

The name Black Bess has been associated with several different racing cars and the story is a bit confusing. The information I found was on a Spanish language site. Google translate will render that in a language of your choice. Have a look at La Escuderia.

Physics lesson

 

Over parked

 

Period correct combo

 

Ran when parked

 

VistaBird

The panoramic top from a 1965 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser was married to a 1962 Thunderbird to create the VistaBird. The mating required 400 hours of work. Power is supplied by a 1969 Ford 390 V-8.

Life on the road

 

1949 Nash Airflyte

 Apparently the new aerodynamic design of the 1949 Nash Airflyte reduced road noise dramatically and was very popular with the car buying public. Sales of the Airflyte doubled over the previous 1948 model year.

JBC Fastrac Two

Powered by a 7.2 liter six cylinder JCB Dieselmax engine produces 1,016 hp and propels the Fastrac Two to 153 mph- enough to hold the title "world's fastest tractor".

Metropolitan Wagon

 

Racing on the cheap

Sporting trial car racing is a popular form of British motorsport. The cars must be RWD and have an open differential. They are required to run on street tires. The engine must be normally aspirated and not exceed 1650cc.

Everything including the kitchen sink

 

Alice Huyler Ramsey

Yesterday's post talked about Anita King and explained that in 1915 she was the first woman to drive alone from coast to coast. However, Alice Huyler Ramsey made her coast to coast drive in 1909. She had three friends that accompanied her, although none of the three could drive. Alice was twenty two at the time. I think the promotional photo makes it appear that they are headed to a party. Alice's story is here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Huyler_Ramsey
 

Anita King 1915

Anita developed an interest in automobiles while working as a model at California auto shows.  She learned to drive and soon competed in auto races. In 1915 she decided to drive from Hollywood to New York City. She made the drive solo. Read more about Anita King here.

 

Life on the edge

 

Camp Saab

 

Weekend get away

 

Catch of the day