We need to use this guy as a contractor. It does say “best prices” how could you go wrong?
Elephant Bar & Grill
After 5 Years She’s made it!
Seriously! I need to build a contemporary version of this. We need to find some disgustingly big motor and put in on rails.
Similar to what was done with this one. After significant engine failure, the car was purchased by a man named Ernest Eldridge, who just happened to have a 21.7-liter Fiat engine originally made to power an airship lying around. He completely rebuilt the car with parts of a London bus chassis and draped new, beautiful bodywork over the top. via Jalopnik
The Cord 810/812 is one of my favorite pre-war cars. This sleek car had many features not common until 50+ years later including front wheel drive & hideaway headlights. It’s elegant body lines uninterrupted by headlight nacels had many streamlined influences and was a blending of automotive and aircraft styling of the time.
Trivia:
- Cords were made in Indiana by the Auburn Car Company.The 810 used a
- Lycoming inline 8 (of aircraft heritage
- The 810 had indipendant front suspension and a semi-automatic transmission
- Dash-plates on the cords gave the owner a factory speed test (up to 130mph)
Ahhhh font humor. Must have been one of the creatives getting snippy. oh wait.
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