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You’re looking at one of the finest examples of automotive Art Deco: the 1938 Hispano-Suiza Dubonnet Xenia. Go ahead, stare. Now wipe that drool off your keyboard. Currently on display at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California, the Xenia was based on the Hispano-Suiza H6 heavily modified with independent suspension designed by driver, pilot […]
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Mechanical engineer Norman E. 1948 Norman E. Timbs Buick Streamliner Timbs created this dramatic streamliner in the 1940s. He designed the project himself which included a custom aluminum body and steel chassis. The car was based around a 1947 Buick “Super 8” engine which powered the 2200 lb car to 120 mph. The main chassis was built up from five-inch steel tubes which kicked up over the rear axle. To offer a smooth ride, a modified 1947 Ford suspension was utilized. Road & Track reported…
Mike Clagg saved to art deco automobiles
I've always been a sucker for cars that look like they can go really fast, even when standing still. It's mostly about implied aerodynamics; sleek,...
Brad Alexander saved to Cars and motorcycles
Holland's First Post-War Car. A streamlined roadster with plastic top, it was claimed to be capable of 105 miles per hour with its Ford V-8 engine.

Dave Palmater saved to Cars
The first of Bertone's series of Berlina Aerodinamica Technica ('BAT') cars of the early 1950s, this remarkable car was designed by Franco Scaglione, Nuccio Bertone and Carlo Abarth for the 1952 Turin Motor Show, where it appeared on the Fiat stand due to its Fiat-derived mechanical components. The car ended up in the Packard styling studio in the USA, where it was used as a design study before being presented to Fortune magazine editor Richard Austin Smith, who kept it until his death…

Michael Pollard saved to Stuff to buy
#VW Käfer, Build After the war, with Hanomag Body and Kübelwagen Chassis #vintage #prototyp #classic
Чехи неустанно подбрасывают в мою копилку автомобильного дизельпанка что-нибудь вкусное. Техническая мысль в этом небольшом кусочке бывшей "Лоскутной империи" издавна била ключом. Гаечным. Ещё во времена Австро-Венгерской империи Чехословакия слыла "кузней империи", имея наиболее развитую…

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