Weird transport.

[Marty_d]

3 hours ago, red750 said:

1975 Cadillac Eldorado Fleetwood Custom Limosine.

 

I think that's the one Homer Simpson designed. 

 

1 hour ago, red750 said:

Why???

 

Why not? It was no good as a car, may as well have some fun with it!

[red750]

[onetrack]

When I was about 14, I sighted an FJ Holden sedan locally that had had the rear upper body of an FJ Panel Van carefully crafted onto it, to make a 4 door FJ Holden Station Wagon!

 

I was stunned when I saw it, and couldn't figure out how it had come about - I thought it was a rare FJ Station Wagon prototype. I even wrote to Modern Motor about it, asking if any FJ Station Wagons had ever been built, because I'd seen one! I got poo-pooed by the Editor, he reckon I'd just seen an FJ Panel Van.

 

Strangely enough, I never saw that car ever again, never saw any article about anyone coming across it, and I often wondered if it was totalled somehow, not long after it was built.

 

It was a real work of art, and a masterpiece of panel-beating/body modification. You'd swear it was factory built.

 

Edited September 18, 2023 by onetrack

[pmccarthy]

While sedan and utility versions of the 48-215 (FX) and FJ Holdens were part of the lineup from the start, GM-H never marketed a station wagon until 1957, midway through the FE Holden's lifespan. However, a specialist motor body builder, Stanley Cordell of Hampton, VIC, is known to have produced up to six FJ station wagons. At a price of approximately 40% over that of the FJ Standard sedan, they were a rarity - and a luxury - in their day, and even moreso today. ( quote from motorclassica)

Edited September 18, 2023 by pmccarthy

[pmccarthy]

[red750]

1974 “Fascination” was created by Paul M. Lewis as a “Space Age Transportation Innovation”

 

[red750]

[red750]

[onetrack]

At first glance, I would've said that was a Photoshop effort - but apparently, it is genuine. He cut up 3 Studebakers to make the one unit.

Can't say the styling grabs me - but hey, beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or the fabricator), isn't it?

[spenaroo]

9 hours ago, onetrack said:

At first glance, I would've said that was a Photoshop effort - but apparently, it is genuine. He cut up 3 Studebakers to make the one unit.

Can't say the styling grabs me - but hey, beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or the fabricator), isn't it?

beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

[nomadpete]

10 hours ago, spenaroo said:

beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

For me, there isn't enough beer  in the known universe for that....

[facthunter]

They all look better through the bottom of a beer glass.  Nev

[red750]

[nomadpete]

18 minutes ago, red750 said:

I hope it has skid steer braking - otherwise it won't go around corners.

[Jerry_Atrick]

It has differential braking.

[nomadpete]

So, not photoshop then?

Somebody has too much time on their hands.

(Probably not doing a home reno)

[red750]

Spotted at a motor show.

[red750]

The Persu Streamliner from 1923, designed by Romanian engineer Aurel Persu – the first car designed with aerodynamic principles. It cornered at 60km/h – insanely fast in its day.

With an incredibly low drag coefficient of 0.28 (same as a modern Porsche Carrera) This drag coefficient was far better that the 0.8–1.0 common with automobiles used at that time. This allowed for the fuel consumption to decrease 4–5 times.

It was the first car to have the wheels inside its aerodynamic line, which we take for granted today. This meant that the car could safely negotiate curves at up to 37 mph.

In saying all that, good god what an ugly thing it is.

 

[red750]

? ? ? ? 

 

[facthunter]

WHY?  Nev

[onetrack]

A Kombi for those people who never know whether they're coming or going.

[red750]

[red750]

[red750]

Citreon camper.

 

[red750]