Tag: Automobiles
Cord In Harlem, 1936
Cord in Harlem, N.Y.C., 1936. Photo by John Gutmann (1905-1998)
Schlörwagen, 1939
The Schlörwagen, a prototype aerodynamic rear-engine passenger vehicle.
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Time to check your tires…
Or something…
27,000,000th Ford, 1939
The 27 millionth car produced by Ford was a ford V8 Deluxe Tudor Sedan, shown here in Poughkeepsie, New York
Lightning Test, 1940s
Westinghouse Electric Corporation testing the effects of lightning on an automobile, where 3 million volts strike the roof of a steel-topped car.
I Can’t Drive… 15…
Peugeot, 1925
This non-amphibious “hybrid” boat-car was made by the French Peugeot company was boat hull mounted on a car chassis with a propeller, but no drive shaft. It was used as a mean of advertising their nautical branch, Peugeot Nautica.
Batmobile 1943, 1949
Black Beauty Through the Years
The first Black Beauty was a 1937 Lincoln Zephyr coupe that appeared in the two Green Hornet serials of 1940. Kato quipped that it could do “better than 200” with its “Chemical Energizer” and the “on demand surge” it provided . The car sounded like a hornet, but could also be switched to “silent running” mode.
1937 Lincoln Zephyr
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