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Created by Californian Jay Eitel, inventor of the cherry picker (the bucket truck), the Tapertail project began in 1941. Inspired by the streamlined Auto Union race cars of the 1930s, Eitel envisioned a rear-engine, aerodynamic car. His initial design was based on a midget racer, with a chassis similar to the belly tank lakesters of
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The Lanham Sport Roadster project began in 1947 when Tom Lanham of Illinois, challenged by a friend, set out to build a custom roadster with his brother Bob. They used a mix of salvaged parts, including a 1933 Chevrolet frame, 1937 Plymouth axles, and a Studebaker engine. Tom’s time serving in the Korean War delayed
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The 1958 Fiat Abarth 750 Spider by Allemano is a rare Italian sports car built on a Fiat 600 Chassis and a distinctive roadster body by coachbuilder Allemano. It was designed for competitive racing but also delivers a stylish, agile driving experience for enthusiasts, highlighting Abarth’s tradition of improving small Fiat cars. The car uses
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The Smart Crossblade is a quirky, factory-built roofless roadster based on the ForTwo model, produced in a limited run of just 2,000 units in 2002 and 2003. With no roof, a small windshield, and unique “blade-like” doors, the Crossblade was designed for those seeking something even more unconventional and impractical than the original smart ForTwo.
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The IMSA Firehawk Endurance Championship, introduced in the 1980s, brought professional showroom stock racing to a new level. As the series name implies, teams were required to race on Firestone’s Firehawk street tires. Notable drivers such as P.J. Jones, Randy Pobst, and John Andretti made their mark in the series, which ran for nearly a
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In 1953, Chevrolet introduced America to an all new, lightweight, fiberglass bodied, two-seat sports car they called Corvette. Corvette was introduced to compete with the overwhelming number of British and European sports cars being imported to the US by veterans of WWII. At the time, it was a gamble. No one at GM knew if
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Beginning in 1994, the Brink Technologies Group began developing a three wheeled vehicle aimed at addressing the issue of traffic and wasted space on the road. The concept of a narrow vehicle was fueled by research showing that the majority of cars in urban areas were used to transport only 1 or 2 people. In
The Snyder ST-600-C was produced by the Chinese manufacturer Dezhour Fulu Vehicle Industry Company and imported to the United States by Wildfire Motors Corporation in Steubenville, Ohio, from 1999 to 2013. This compact three-wheeled vehicle features a rear-mounted 600cc, 2-cylinder engine paired with a 4-speed manual transmission. Designed to seat four passengers, the Snyder ST-600-C
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The 1982 Cub Commuter was produced by Taiwanese company Swi Tong Corporation, specifically for import to the U.S. market via Convenient Machines, Inc. Marketed as the “ultimate in drivability and convenience,” the Commuter’s aerodynamic design and lightweight fiberglass body contributed to its impressive fuel efficiency of 80 mpg and a top speed of 55 mph.
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