Tempo Matador, made 1949-1952 with VW power, and subsequently with other engines. VW stopped supplying components when they introduced their own commercial vehicle. Chassis, showing VW engine and gearbox driving the front wheels. Some background: http://tempohanseat.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-history-of-vidal-sons-tempo-werkes.html
Bob, this reminds me of the "monster" truck that was made out of gold from the old Speed Racer animated series
The last one is the Ghia Gilda, a show car/aerodynamic exercise that had no power plant for the first umpteen years of its existence. It was originally planned to have a turbine engine, and its current owner has apparently equipped it with a turbine. No idea whether it has ever run or been driven.
The top one suggests a relation to Ghia's Selene series: The middle one appears to be a Bond microcar, whose rotating engine/gearbox/front wheel assembly is actually very clever.
The Ghia connection is there: Renault 900 prototype of 1959, the same era as the Selene, and indeed by Ghia. It was to have a 1.7-litre V8 at the rear, doubtless developed from the 845cc Ventoux four. Some background: http://kruzin.frenchboard.com/t5905p90-delires-de-designers
^^^^ How many cars are in this picture? Can you find the hidden stationwagon? ^^^^^ There it is! There are two cars in this picture!
How about this: The most weird thing about it is; it was a prototype that never made it anywhere. Its actualy beautiful.
Volvo "Philip", 1952: This continues Volvo's strange practice of giving prototypes boy's names. The prototypes of the very first Volvo, the 1927 ÖV4, were known as "Jakob". All that came of this project was the B36 V8, which was subsequently used in medium commercial vehicles. It's a pity Renault didn't find a similar use for the abovementioned (possibly) Ventoux V8.
And people thought the60s"counter culture " was the first large scale use of hallucinogens !..man some of those guys were tripping.....and some are DAMN COOL good thread, thanks for starting it Bro
Copying a kaiser, that dosent sound look Volvo, at all. :roll eyes: They dont copy one car, I See things from 5 or 6 cars. But quiet needly put together. But it wasent the only time they did so;
Is that the same Sox from Sox & Martin? I built a model of their Fury based funny car back about 1965.
That is one of the B.A.T. cars. This stood for Bertone Aerodynamica Technical, and the cars were built on Alfa Romeo chassis. There were three of them: BAT-5, BAT-7 and BAT-9, and they were meant to be a 1950s study of airflow control. I think the one pictured is BAT-7, but I'm not sure. All three cars still exist and are often displayed together.
50fraud You are so close that it is correct! First is GMC le'universelle truck. The last is the Cadillac El Camino. I really like the Dodge Deora. Wasent that build by a Hot rodder? I read a long article about it, a long time ago.
The Deora was built by the Alexander Brothers in Detroit in the mid-'60s. The A Brothers were best known for building customs, but they did some hot rods too. I think the Deora was based in part on the cab-forward Dodge pickup of the period, but the windshield is actually the lift gate from a '60 Ford station wagon. The Deora was one of the models offered in the introductory year of Hot Wheels toys in 1968.
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