One Swoop for the Night (even a swoopy fence) Credit to Artists, Owners, Photographers & Original Posters
From Pebble Beach 2016 Top image is a Chabron-bodied Delahaye. Chabron was featured as a coach builder and Delahaye was a featured marque. These three are another featured marque, the Bizzarrini.
It never went into volume production, but Cadillac offered it on special order in 8, 12, and 16-cylinder forms. I saw one parked at the curb, in tired condition, in a low-rent section of Culver City circa 1964. It was at night, and I didn't yet know about the various engine options, so I didn't look for an indication of which engine it had. Tom, are you sure this is the Chapron car? It looks like the Petersen's Figoni-bodied Delahaye. I've never seen this car before. I think it's great (AND swoopy)!
As a docent, you would know better than me, Tony. No, I am not sure, I made an ***umption from the fact that the Delahaye and Chapron (thanks for correcting my spelling) were displayed together by the water's edge. I ***umed all of those were Chapron. Thanks for pointing that out. I'm glad I found one new to you! The tan Delahaye was very nice as you can see, but I found the grille a bit off-putting. I'll post a front view later.
Kellison was briefly mentioned earlier in this thread. They have such an aggressive looking curvy body. I think they're beautiful, even though they're basically a kit car.
When I was a kid drawing cars in school, I kept trying to draw a car so low that the roof was the same height as the rear fenders. The Kellison came closer to that than any other body I ever saw. It didn't occur to me at the time that peripheral vision would **** if the car were really that low, and you had a bunch of fenders looming up in your line of sight.
Art of Swoopiness http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...l-oval-racers-ever.786959/page-8#post-9056121 Credit to Artists, Owners, Photographers & Original Posters Apologies if already posted
I think I recall two or three streamliners built for Indy in the '50s, but none of them ever started the race in that form. Too bad, I think, because they were cool looking. The rules changed in '64, following the fatal accident that killed Sachs and McDonald, and prohibited full envelope bodies from then on.
Here is a couple of sites on this beast of a machine. I will research this out. However I didn't see mention of it. No doubt it may have been a camera, light,...very aviation inspired all around and for that matter it damn near flew...in 1960 a pretty darn special year for me. 9-Camera Pod http://www.bluebird-electric.net/bluebird_jet_car.htm https://www.wheelsmag.com.au/featur...bell-and-his-bluebird-car-world-speed-record/
Another Wild One For the New Year Credit to Artists, Owners, Photographers & Original Posters Apologies if already posted
The Revs is a little known gem of a place with some of the finest examples automobiles anywhere. Highly recommended.
That thing is the Thorne/***eol Special, and believe it or not, it started out looking like this: Then it looked like this (same as the picture you posted): ...and still later, the top was modified to this: I believe it's currently in the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo, CA.
I like the later versions too, because I like the weird stuff. Those stacked blade bumpers are somewhat emblematic of that sort of '30s/'40s experiment, and easy enough to make - especially today with widespread availability of laser cutting. I wonder when that sort of bumpers were first done: any speculations? The Phantom Corsair had them in 1938. Anyone have anything earlier?
I think this is the only Nash Healey I remember seeing. It was at a car show on Vancouver Island in 2010. Check out those inlets on the rear fenders.
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