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4th photo from top looks like a 4 cylinder with flow through water tank cooling...

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I was surprised people raced 4 bangers. It was probably a case of race what you can afford. At first I thought one pic was a straight 8, but I think it's a 6 cylinder. SW

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1930s vintage racers.

V12 Delage

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1939 Peugeot

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1934 Bugatti

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im envisioning amellia earhart on one of her headache days

All terrain rat rod.

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Mass and momentum cancels right of way.

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Getting champagne iced for people to be picked up at the train station.

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Neat resto on this Kurain 1 fire trike.

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Possibly a very early electric? Notice the carbide lamps.

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Auto lite made carbide headlamps for cars. I don't think it was the same as autolite sparkplug inc. I used to have a justrite carbide cave lamp. They have a neat way to ignite the acetylene. You pocket you hand over the bowl and withdraw it using your palm to rotate the striker wheel. Pop! My dad told me that the railroad used the carbide to fill tanks.

I think my grandfather or his father had a carbide generator to make gas to light the house.

Your basic sedan delivery.

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COE ratter

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When I discover what this is, I'll try to get a pic of the engine

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The locomotive look

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Boat tail speedster

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1907 Franklin, Packard, Bohnam?

The red panel delivery is a Chev for sure.
Stumped a bit on the year though- not quite a '53, but still very nice.

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Matching luggage with trunk upholstery was apparently an option in '58.

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Wild design projection from the 60s

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"Wheelie-mobile"

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1953 Pontiac

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53 V-dub split window sedan - not many of those around.

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Must have been a little tight getting in and out of that Beetle with it's 4 tiny doors.
I remember reading somewhere that the small doors were not successful in the north american market. The beetle got turned into a coupe with just 2 longer doors- but they were still a tight fit for me and my six foot frame. My college advisor had a super beetle that I was actually in quite a bit. Short throw shift non-synchro was actually nice to drive. Didn't find better until the Corolla SR-5...

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Another streamline design from the 30s

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Early bicycle type that never caught on.

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"InterAuto" scooter - for people who live where it rains a lot.

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Inline 12 cylinder?

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Early bikers were a tough bunch. There passengers - not so much.

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#4 is a Bugatti.
From what I've been able to find out, all were hand built, and there were not that many of them.
Could very well be an in-line 12...
There was a bit of a movement towards increasing cylinder displacement before the 2nd world war interrupted things.

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Not sure what this is - possibly a Hudson. Plenty of room for friends and family, though!

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First generation navigational aid. Just don't get off the route illustrated.

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I forgot to note what this is other than a go-faster.

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1926 Rolls Royce Phantom interior

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1940 mobile Levis promotion

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Last one is very interesting- quite early 50's by my eye.
There was probably a hulking big generator in the sleeper compartment of the cab-over to power the mechanicals in the trailer.
Looks like a string puppet show in the very center, with the rest being electro-hydraulic motion mannequins.
Would have been nice to see a clip of this in operation...

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San Francisco late 40s, I think.

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V-dub houseboat.

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A one off car somebody made because he could basically.

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Buck Rogers' ride.

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Keeping a crashed car on the street

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To upstage Brit double decker buses, Germany tried a few triple deckers in 1926.

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Porsche F2, 1959

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Found an article about the double wide car shown above. Two limos joined side by side. Center support wheels are hidden. No word if they help steer.


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lotsa room for the hot tub and lawn chairs

Used car lot from the 60s. Seems to be Cadillac oriented, but I see other desirable rides. SW


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Enough fins there for decent soup at the Cadillac Ranch.

Nice '55 bel-air by the sales office.
Color repro is a bit off though.
Those rear wrap windshields on the two door coupes are really sorta cool.

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