Bondo Limousine

 

1960 Humber Super Snipe

The Super Snipe was produced by British based Humber Limited from 1938 until 1967. Perhaps it was the pictured Super Snipe that sold on Bring a Trailer in January 2025. A good description of the car is given on the auction site.

The car seems larger than other offerings in the English market at the time. The 1952 Super Snipe MarkIII pictured below is indeed a larger car.

Twin stacks

 

Bad start to the day

 

2005 Suzuki LC concept

Suzuki produced this concept as a tribute to the 1967 Fronte 360. It was powered by a 660cc 3 cylinder engine and a 4 speed automatic transmission. It was well received at the Tokyo Motor Show but never went into production.

Days gone by

 

No winners

 

Whitwood Monocar 1934-36

Frederick Osborn was an Englishman who began building bicycles and then turned to motorcycles in 1901.

The Whitwood was a two wheeled vehicle that had retractable outrigger wheels operated by a lever similar to a hand brake. It was offered with three engine options from 250 to 1000cc. Apparently only six examples were built.

 

The fire is out

 

1941 Studebaker Commander

 

Hoarders on the move

 

Forrest Robinson's Batmobile

Forrest Robinson began sketching the Batmobile in 1960. He and Len Perham began building the car in the Robinson barn. The build continued into 1963. It wasn't until 1965 that George Barris began building the Batmobile that was used in the TV show.

Robinson's car was built on a 1956 Oldsmobile and powered by the Olds 324 Rocket engine. It was 17 feet long and 83 inches wide. It was originally painted silver. Comic book fans of Batman considered the Robinson car to be more authentic than the Barris Batmobile

Robinson used the car as a regular driver. However, as the Batman series gained popularity it was leased by All Star Dairies as a promotional vehicle. At that point it was painted in Batman colors and badged with official Batman labels.

It toured the Eastern US. In need of cash to start another fabrication business Robinson sold the car for $200. Later it was abandoned in a New Hampshire field where is sat for almost fifty years. Bobby Smith discovered the car in 2008.

Smith sold the car to a dealer in Chicago who in turn sold it to auto historian George Albright. In 2013 it was purchased by Toy Car Exchange and transported to Borbon Fabrications to be restored. The vehicle retains the original frame, engine and parts.

              

Stickered

 

Citroen 2CV ice cream car

 

Urbanina

             

One Piece at a Time

In 1976 Johnny Cash released "One Piece at a Time". It was a song about building a Cadillac from various parts from a variety of years. Bill Patch thought it would be a good idea to actually build the car. He used parts from 1949 through 1970. A bit more information and photos can be seen at streetmusclemag.

 

Two down

 

1920 Packard Model E

Packard produced the Model E from 1916 until 1923. They were powered by a four cylinder engine and could carry 7.5 tons.

British threesome

Built in 1991 as a promotional vehicle for the 1 Day Travel Card advertisements. it utilized a 1970's Daimler Fleetline double decker bus, a London Underground tube car, and  British Rail train cab. 

View one of the promotional videos on YouTube.

1972 Citroen GS Camargue

The GS Camargue was a concept based on the Citroen GS. It was 2" wider and 8" lower than the GS. The body was designed by Bertone. It was introduced at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show.

Cathedral

 The Cathedral is a 1959 Cadillac and I believe it has attended Burning Man on several occasions.