DAILY DEMONSTRATIONS AT 11AM, FREE WITH ADMISSION!
Englishman Arthur Wall invented an accessory motorized propulsion wheel for bicycles in 1910. In 1914, the A.O. Smith Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, bought the US manufacturing rights to the Wall Auto Wheel. Smith made changes to original design, attached it to an inexpensive, buckboard-style, open-bodies chassis and the Smith Flyer was born. The Guinness Book […]
Smith Flyer Replica with Aerothrust Engine- 1915 Read More »
In 1916, the A.O. Smith Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, introduced an inexpensive buckboard-style cycle car called the Flyer. Driven by a fifth wheel, known as the Smith Motor Wheel, these were simple, open-bodied two-seaters. By 1919, the company sold the patents to engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton, who, a few years later, sold the rights
Auto Red Bug with Aerothrust Engine- 1924 Read More »
Old Town has been making canoes and kayaks in Old Town, Maine since 1898. While the first boats were canvas over a wooden frame, the company soon expanded to all wood and, lately, even three-layer polyurethane – whatever the best material is for the end product that results in light weight, durability, and performance. Even
Old Town Yankee 16 with Aerothrust Engine- 1944 Read More »
If you saw an Urba-anything in Mechanix Illustrated magazine in the 1970s-80s, it was a surely a design by Robert Q. Riley and David L. Carey of Quincy, AZ, doing business as Quincy-Lynn Enterprises. The UrbaCar seen here was their first design for the magazine. Originally pitched to Popular Mechanics, the design was passed to
Italian composites specialist ATR Group, known for producing the carbon-fiber bodies and chassis of supercars such as the Ferrari Enzo and the Porsche Carrera GT, introduced the SLC (Super Light Car) K200 microcar in 2005. Thanks to its carbon-fiber construction, the two-and-a-half meter long K200 only weighs 347 kg (766 lbs). Its 20 hp, two-cylinder,
The SZ, or Sport Zagato, announced Alfa’s return to sporting cars after their acquisition by Fiat. Known internally as the ES-30 (Experimental Sportscar 3.0 liter), the SZ was the result of a collaboration between parent Fiat, Alfa, and the carozzeria Zagato. Based mechanically on the Alfa 75 (Milano in the US), the styling was led
Alfa Romeo SZ- 1991 Read More »
By the mid-‘80s, TVR was on their third owner. Founder TreVoR Wilkinson had left in 1962; Martin Lilley introduced great cars but was a poor businessman, and turned the helm over to shareholder Peter Wheeler in 1981. After 23 years of success, Wheeler left and the company fell into disarray, with periods of no production
The Sabra Sport was Israel’s first foray into the world of sports cars; parent company Autocars Co. Ltd. had been established as Israel’s first auto and light commercial vehicle manufacturer in 1957. Since Israel had had no motoring industry prior to this, a great deal of outside help and parts sourcing was needed – difficult
Sabra Sport Four- 1962 Read More »
