History Vintage odd ball stuff, super deep channels, weird engines, strange bodies etc...

Because I like weird and oddball stuff let's see some vintage photos or clones of vintage odd balls







Don Garlits replica of his channel 36 Ford coupe he built in 1953

 

Robert, there were a lot of "different" cars here on the east coast. Thankfully most of them have been done over.

 

@tb33anda3rd can fill in the history on this one.

 

Charles Nieman Junior Gow Job 368” V-12 Cadillac engine

 

I don’t know what it is or the story. But it is strange!

 

Sebastian Rubbio's car isn't everyone's cup of coffee but he put half-a-million miles on it

 

Reminds me of the time....Riding the city bus to school,
I was brought off my seat when I spied a load of hoodlums driving a late 30's coupe.
Minus all front sheet metal.
Six years later while rejuvenating the fenders and hood on my 57 at uncle's Gulf sta,
just had to give the neighbor kids somthing to remember, I ran it 'round the block

 

That is Tony Gallichio from Newington, Connecticut.

 

Sebastian was a great guy. I remember one year at Hershey late Saturday afternoon when people who were selling food just outside of the back fence of the event. Sebastian bought out all of the roast beef that one vendor had left and offered it to anyone that was around. that was just the kind of guy that he was. IIRC Sebastian's roadster is now owned by Lenny Biondi from Massachusetts.

 

Once you see it…you can’t unsee it…

 

That's right @nickthebandit ,Lenny Biondi owns it.

 

This could be a very interesting thread.

 

One can’t ever forget the Aurora Safety Car.
They didn’t get much stranger than this. It was reportedly built on a Buick chassis by a Catholic priest.

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https://www.autoevolution.com/news/meet-aurora-the-ugliest-and-safest-car-in-the-world-169087.html

 

Bill Corburn

 

Lloyd Scott's "Bustle Bomb"



Art Wal and Dale Arfons Green Monster 2

Green Monster 4

 

Jeep Hampshire's "Platypus"

 

Emmett Cull dual engines inline Chevy 6 (Wayne 12 port?) and Ford flathead

 

WHAT THE FUUUUU...

 

The ultimate 4 banger !

 

Messerschmidt body ?

 

Yes.

 

Stock 47 Studebaker



Tommy Thornburgh’s Barris built 47 Studebaker.

 

For me the stock 47 Stude looks a lot nicer than the Barris version. But like I say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

The first picture in this post is kind of quirky but nice. Though I think it would look better with a different rear axle. As for the Aurora Safety Car there is UGLY and there is BUTT UGLY. Just spouting off my opinions again.