custom or factory-- realy short OLD car

put on your'e thinkin' caps... does anyone know if this is a factory job or some ones weird idea,, l like it,,thanks,,,later

 

photoshop?

 

Early prototype of the "Smart Car"

 

SKULL, Isnt that mazoomas avatar?

 

photoshop look at the door gaps

 

no way that is factory. if it is photoshop they did a good job. if it is real I definitly will not be able to use the drivers door to get in and out, and the p***enger side would be difficult at best to get in and out of.

you have to wear a red nose and big funny shoes to drive it.

 

That is Mazooma1's. That is a one-off drawing by "Big Daddy" that I don't think you should be "borrowing"...

 

Jeez man, he's just asking about it not selling T shirts. Lighten up.

 

You don't know the story behind this.

 

joy of google

http://www.desertcl***ics.com/Brauks8.html

 

I agree with 'outlawsteel'. Look at the tire shadows. Apparently, two photos taken at different times of the day. Just my observation. Would be an eye catcher anyway.
Mark

 

now that, that is answered what is the Avatar drama?

 

from the link I posted above





"This green 1937 Brauks 8 five window coupe is a one-off custom-built early car ready to be restored or rodded. This may be one of the first custom "pre-hot rod" cars ever build. The car was created by George S. Brauks, a St. Louis, Missouri foundry pattern maker and carriage builder. The front of the car is a 1937 Hudson Terraplane 2 door coupe. From the cowl back, the car appears to be a sectioned 1936 DeSoto 4 door trunk back wood-framed sedan. The rear door and body were sectioned out, then the front door was shortened. Finally, the entire body was narrowed lengthwise on the centerline to create a narrow body width. The hubcaps is embossed "Brauks 8". For the power train, Mr. Brauks made custom foundry patterns, cast the parts blanks and then machined the one-off straight eight L-head 115 CID 65 HP motor and three speed manual transmission. The crankshaft features a dual 90 degree offset design. Many of the ancillary motor parts are also handmade. The intake and exhaust manifolds are custom fabricated from welded tubing. The cast iron 8 cylinder head is only 22" in length. The motor is out of the car, apart, complete and ready to be restored. The brown fabric interior is all there. The dash is in good condition. The car uses Terraplane gauges, which are in restorable condition. This is an opportunity to own and restore a professionally-built one-off 5 window custom 5 window coupe. It is the only one in the world and likely one of only a few cars ever built with a custom-built power train. "

 

The engine work is more impressive than the body work.

Rich

 

Now that's going traditional. Pouring your own castings!!

 

I'd so roll in thats.

 

Please tell us the story

 

Thanks squirrel. This thread(the avitar drama) reminds me of the human tendency to jump in half ****ed when replying before putting one's mind in gear. Even I have been guilty of that in the past. It's a good lesson..................

 

wanted to know the cars history,, looked real but as you know with good photoshop fakes are every where.. l really thank everyone for the info, ,,,later

 

He was using mazooma1's avatar, which is a picture of a t-shirt Ed Roth airbrushed for him on his 11th birthday in 1961.
Read post 9 here,

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=349490&highlight=mazooma1+shirt

 

Looks like they brake checked a semi with it.

 

That thing was on eBay a few years back....