Forgotten, strange, unusual, rare, cars...

[Conti94]

These are some strange, forgotten, unusual, and rare cars, some that I know of, here are some pics and info, antone else know of any? go ahead and post. Show them to the LVC crowd!!

This is the Stout Scarab built in 1936, very strange what seemed to be early edition of a minivan. They reported 100 were produced, but it is said there are only 9 in existance.

This is the 1963 Studebaker Wagonaire, the wagon version of the popular Lark back then. open air was supposed to be the big craze for this car. But it did not craze really anyone. the rear roof had water problems.

The Mercury Cougar sedan and wagons, anyone remember these from 1980?

The 1938 Phantom Corsair, Built by Rust Heinz, it was supposed to be a supercar, but it only has several vehicles like it in existance.

The 1985 Zimmer Golden Spirit, the answer to the Excalibur, it was based off a then Mercury Cougar platform. Good luck findin one of these.

 

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How about this? The Chrysler Turbine. Talk about ahead of it's time! Huge low end torque, high rev limit, multi-fuel capable, low maintenance and only 55 produced. Looks good too! (body was apparently designed by the guy who did the 1961 Ford Thunderbird - Elwood Engle (or is that Engel? - some books / sources have one spelling and some have the other! Lol)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car

 

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You know, 'ricers' make me laugh - they have no idea about Ford's rich and successful racing history outside of America. Check out this 'bad boy' with it's turbo 4 pot. Evo version used to hold a record for world's fastest accelerating production road car! - Apparently for 12 years!!!

http://www.supercars.net/cars/3554.html

 

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Another interesting and rare car - from the early 90's. The Vauxhall Lotus Carlton / Opel Lotus Omega. Apparently it used to be the world's fastest production 4 door saloon! I like these. Alot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Carlton

http://www.lotus-carlton.fsnet.co.uk/Top10.htm

 

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Ok, here's a very rare (and expensive) 4 X 4 by Lamborghini. (not many people know about this) The LM002.

http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/LM002/index.html

Read this article for a laugh: (if only the soldiers had known about it's $$$ value!)

http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/LM002/UdayHussein.html

 

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I almost completely forgot about Vauxhall, The Turbine car, awesome. Saw one in person at the air and space museum in DC once. They had it there for a Chrysler exibit at the time that had to with there wartime production of airplane engines.

The lambo Hummer, forgot about those. Very rare indeed.

Here's another, the 1960 Edsel Ranger convertible, they only made 76 of them. Nice car, Edsel was doomed to fail, 60 was there last year.

Here's a good one, the 1984 ASC Mclaren Capri convertible. Beautiful car only 433 were built all together throughout production, they were handmade convertible body structures, with the usual V8 power house. Awesome looking car.

Here is a forgotten one, the Mercury LN7 of the early 80's. The Merc version of the Ford Escort EXP.

 

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These are Crosley's, they were americas first real line of economy cars they started back in the 40's and 50's and died out in the late 50's. From top, Crosley Scorpion
Crosley Wagon
Crosley Hotshot
Crosley Pickup
Crosley Convertible
Crosley Coupe

Yes, they are the same people who made appliances for years.

 

[tda13]

These are Crosley's, they were americas first real line of economy cars they started back in the 40's and 50's and died out in the late 50's. From top, Crosley Scorpion
Crosley Wagon
Crosley Hotshot
Crosley Pickup
Crosley Convertible
Crosley Coupe

Yes, they are the same people who made appliances for years.

We had a crosley wagon until about 5 years ago. My dad had a Hotshot many years ago. They were designed small so they could be shipped side by side on a rail car.

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