Beautiful Cars & Trucks

[railfancwb]

1 hour ago, DAKA said:

Owned by a little old lady, and only "launched" on sunday mornings at the local drag strip

While they were dating, an uncle’s girlfriend - later his wife - brought home a few drag racing trophies using his Edsel convertible. Its weight as a convertible put it just into a class where most competitors were heavier and slower. 

[pipedreams]

1971 Honda N600.
Honda's first car in America

[DAKA]

1 hour ago, pipedreams said:

1971 Honda N600.
Honda's first car in America

Unfortunate that the basketball hoop seem to be sprouting from the roof!

[pipedreams]

1 hour ago, DAKA said:

Unfortunate that the basketball hoop seem to be sprouting from the roof!

Isn't it amazing what a camera can do.......LOL.

[Borg warner]

5 hours ago, pipedreams said:

1971 Honda N600.
Honda's first car in America

Those cars were kind of like a mini-Cooper. All they needed was a Kawasaki Ninja 4 cylinder to replace the 600 cc twin and a Japanese rising sun flag on the roof.

[Borg warner]

18 hours ago, Borg warner said:

Those cars were kind of like a mini-Cooper. All they needed was a Kawasaki Ninja 4 cylinder to replace the 600 cc twin and a Japanese rising sun flag on the roof.

Here's one with a Yamaha FJ1200:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-honda-n600-6/

 

[Eric]

[Eric]

You can have your Model T in any color you like, as long as it's black.

 

[Schmidt Meister]

1959 Chevrolet Impala 2-Dr. Hardtop And 1959 Reinell Jet-Flight Boat.

[gwalchmai]

11 hours ago, Schmidt Meister said:

1959 Chevrolet Impala 2-Dr. Hardtop And 1959 Reinell Jet-Flight Boat.

I like how the trailer matches the interiors.

[pipedreams]

The transformation of a 1958 Corvette

[pipedreams]

1954 Chevrolet wagon 210

[pipedreams]

1941 Nash 600 Sedan

[DAKA]

1 hour ago, pipedreams said:

The transformation of a 1958 Corvette

 

1 hour ago, pipedreams said:

The transformation of a 1958 Corvette

Terrible choice of wheels

[Schmidt Meister]

1955 GMC 100-Series Half-Ton Stepside Pickup

[Eric]

[Borg warner]

On 10/17/2022 at 3:22 PM, Eric said:

What is that car? it has a beautifule engine. Looks like a V12.

[Eric]

1 minute ago, Borg warner said:

What is that car? it has a beautifule engine. Lookd like a V12.

It's a 1934 Packard. They made some beautiful cars in the thirties.

[Schmidt Meister]

I was recently looking through an old link and found the top photo of the Camaro station wagon and just a very short search led me to the Hemmings photo but somebody did a fairly decent photoshop.

1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS

[Schmidt Meister]

Somebody posted the 2nd photo of this car a while back and I just found another pic and some info.

1966 Ford Mustang Mustero

Beverly Hills Ford (now defunct) secured permission from the Ford Motor Company to turn 1966 Ford Mustangs in to pickup trucks. The name they decided upon was a blending of the words Mustang and Ranchero to create Mustero. Beverly Hills Ford reportedly turned 50 Mustangs in to Musteros with 40 being exported and 10 being sold in the United States. It’s estimated that only 4 are known to still exist in the United States.
Musteros were not particularly good or practical trucks as the beds were small and made out of fiberglass, and not especially economical considering that the Mustero cost $6,500 when for just over $2,000 you could buy a Falcon Ranchero with a 289 V8 and a 427 Shelby Cobra could be purchased for around $7,000.
The rear seat and roof section just forward the rear seat were removed to accommodate a heavy-duty fiberglass truck bed of which they produced in the body shop. The roof line was again matched up with the rear window section giving the Mustang the look of a mini pick-up. The Mustang’s rear end and taillights were a perfect match for the little truck. The driver side and passenger side windows were replaced with custom glass so they would close properly due to the re-shaping of the roof line.
Getting accurate production counts is always a problem with a low production car built 50 years ago by a company long out of business. Several sites mention the same 50 vehicle estimate, while another site seems very definitive in its claim that 79 were made and that only 7 real Musteros are still in existence. I’ve also read that the Mustero’s were made from 1965 Mustangs as well.

[Schmidt Meister]

Also found this while I was digging around:

1965 Ford Mustang Station Wagon

Given the Ford Mustang’s success throughout the 1960s, an independent designer named Robert Cumberford dreamed up a station wagon variant. While giving the Mustang a long roof seems like a wacky idea; Ford considered turning it into a sedan or a pickup truck. While none of these variants ever made it into production, the wagon might’ve been the best one.
According to Hagerty, the Falcon-based muscle car carried a ton of weight on its front end, making it sketchy to drive at times. As a result, a couple of extra pounds in the rear could’ve made a massive impact.
While the Ford Mustang station wagon seemed like a sound concept on paper, it never officially went into production. However, this idea made it onto the roads with at least one finished example. Cumberford came up with the idea of the Mustang station wagon back in the mid-1960s.
According to Hagerty, the Mustang’s body lines made turning it into a station wagon quite easy. Believing in the soundness of his design, Cumberford set about getting this odd machine built. This is where Italian coachbuilder Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica steps in.
According to Hagerty, Cumberford purchased a brand-new 1965 Ford Mustang and commissioned the build. The idea was to take the station wagon concept and sell it as an add-on kit for existing cars. All in all, Hagerty reports that this project cost around $10,000, or about $83,496 in today’s money.
Once Cumberford completed the project, he took the Ford Mustang station wagon and showed it to the American carmaker. Unfortunately, the carmaker wanted no part of this unusual variant. Like the sedan and pickup truck concepts, the station wagon didn’t make it past the concept stage.
Despite this, Hagerty reports that Cumberford still wanted to press on with his creation. Unfortunately, no one showed interest in this Italian-built station wagon. However, it seems the market still wanted this long-roof variant.
That’s because Hagerty reports that a California-based company decided to build and sell the conversion kit. It was called the Hobo, and it is the vehicle shown in the images embedded above. The kit cost around $595 back in the day and would only worth a convertible variant of the muscle car.
Cumberford eventually sold the station wagon concept, only for it to seemingly vanish. As of writing, no one knows where it currently is.
Since there is just one coach-built Ford Mustang station wagon, it might be one of the rarest versions of the muscle car ever built. However, during that same time in the 1960s, Ford commissioned a one-off version of the Mustang built and designed by Italian coachbuilder Bertone.
While the Bertone Mustang served as a part of a marketing campaign, it is also one of a kind. Additionally, like the station wagon, it remains missing today.

[Schmidt Meister]

And this:

1965 Ford Bertone Mustang

Today’s newest and most expensive muscle cars seem to be those with a million horsepower and enough carbon fiber parts to fill a warehouse. However, back in the 1960s, the Italian-designed Bertone Ford Mustang took a completely different approach to impress. Commissioned originally as a promotional tactic, this one-off Mustang stole the show at the 1965 New York International Auto Show.
However, as Road and Track report, this Italian muscle car seemingly vanished as quickly as it arrived. Despite ambitious efforts to locate it, this ultra-rare machine has been missing for 55 years.
The Bertone Ford Mustang’s story begins in the mid-1960s with Automobile Quarterly founder L. Scott Bailey. Following the successful launch of the 1964 Mustang, Ford was eager to continue hyping up its newest model in the public eye. According to Road & Track, Bailey came up with the idea to create a one-off example designed by Carrozzeria Bertone in Italy.
According to MyCarQuest, Henry Ford II’s affinity for Italian-designed cars helped approve this unusual project. As a result, the American carmaker donated a brand-new red fastback Mustang and shipped it to Italy for the project.
Oddly enough, a 1966 issue of Road & Track states that the American carmaker gave Bertone free rein with this project’s new design. The only condition was that it couldn’t keep its original red color. Additionally, this new variant was mechanically identical to a standard fastback model.
As if this Bertone Ford Mustang project wasn’t unique enough, it fell on the legendary automotive designer Giorgetto Giugiaro’s lap. Keep in mind. This man designed the DMC DeLorean, BMW M1, Maserati Ghibli, and the Ferrari 250 GT.
The Italians finished the Bertone Ford Mustang just in time for the 1965 New York International Auto Show. According to Road & Track, this one-off example carried a price tag of $30,000. Adjusted for inflation, we’re talking about $250,489 in today’s money.
Additionally, the Italian Mustang managed to win the Best of Show award during its debut. From there, it traveled across Europe, visiting various auto shows. However, this is when it vanished from the public eye.
According to Road and Track, the Bertone Ford Mustang vanished somewhere around Turin, Italy, in 1966.

[pipedreams]

[pipedreams]

1931 Marmon Sixteen (V-16) Coupe

 

 

 

[Borg warner]

14 hours ago, pipedreams said:

1931 Marmon Sixteen (V-16) Coupe

 

 

 

Less than 400 Marmon Sixteens were built before the company ceased automobile production in 1933, and of these, roughly 75 remain today, including an estimated six LeBaron-bodied coupes.

Cadillac built the first V-16's but Marmon never referred to their cars as a "V-16" the way Cadillac did. It was simply the Marmon Sixteen. Still, in concept the Marmon and Cadillac engines had much in common. Both were comprised of two straight-eights fitted to a single crankcase. In both cases the cylinder blocks were located at  45 degrees to one another, which in a 16-cylinder engine guaranteed an even firing order. Both employed full-pressure lubrication, overhead valves, dual exhausts, and six-volt electrics.

But there were major differences as well. While the Cadillac used cast iron exclusively, the Marmon engine featured aluminum alloys throughout, including the cylinder blocks, resulting in a considerable savings in weight.

To allay any anxiety on the part of the public, Marmon advertisements proclaimed, "Casehardened, file-hard steel cylinders are used" -- meaning, of course, the cylinder liners. Howard Marmon's long years of research had paid off: the new engine could claim all the advantages of aluminum construction with none of the penalties experienced with the early Model 34.

And there were other distinctions. The Marmon, for instance, used rubber engine mountings. Its cylinder blocks and crankcase were a single casting, while Cadillac cast the three pieces separately. Comprised of an alloy of aluminum and copper, the material used by Marmon was developed by a Pennsylvania foundry.

Like the Cadillac, the Marmon engine was based on a four-inch stroke. But the Marmon's 3-1/8-inch bore was an eighth of an inch greater than that of the Cad, resulting in a slight advantage in displacement: 490.8 versus 452.8 cubic inches. The Marmon's compression ratio-highest in the industry at that time-was 6.00:1, compared to the Cadillac's 5.50:1, and its duplex downdraft carburetor was more efficiency than its rival's dual updrafts. Taken together, these factors gave the Marmon a 35-horsepower advantage: 200, compared to 165 for Cadillac. Additionally, The entire Marmon automobile used aluminum all throughout the car and the entire car was lighter than the Cadillac and had a higher top speed.