“Known in the trade as the ‘Eager Beaver’”
After the Jeep, perhaps the most beloved Army vehicle – at least among those who served in the military – is the deuce-and-a-half, originally built by Reo (as the M34) before the Army awarded...
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Flooded Rambler, turnip-trumped Airflow, Plordolet
Charlie Beesley’s interests don’t just run to old land-speed racers, as one might assume from seeing the pictures of the Kenz and Leslie 777 streamliner that he shared with us last week. Rather, he’s...
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Part car, part boat, all washed up: the 1907 Ravaillier
What’s maddening about this photo of an amphibious automobile from the George Grantham Bain collection in the Library of Congress archives isn’t that it’s presented in the archives without context –...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1962 Amphicar
It’s summertime, and that means it’s time to head to the water. You could go through the expense and trouble of maintaining a boat, a trailer and a truck to haul them with – and that includes storage...
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Paul Satko and his Buick-powered Ark
Images courtesy born1945 on Flickr In 1934, Paul Satko lost his job as a welder and machinist in Richmond, Virginia. Like many other Americans at the time, for months he searched for a job to support...
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Fletcher Flair – a Porsche designed for paddling
Porsche engines have found their way into a number of interesting one-offs and prototypes over the years, perhaps enough to fill an entire book. Should that ever happen, then certainly a few...
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Paul Satko’s Buick six-cylinder engine found?
All images courtesy Michael Sean Sullivan In last month’s story on the Satko family’s Ark, we noted toward the end that parts of the Ark – which not only carried the Satkos over land from Virginia to...
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Another Satko creation designed for land and sea
Our conversations with Michael Sean Sullivan, who believes he may have found the remains of the 1926 Buick engine that motivated Paul Satko’s Ark across the country and up to Alaska, revealed...
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From the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool – Larson Falls Flyer and tow car
Many a Volkswagen has been rebodied in fiberglass. From dune buggies to GT40 knockoffs, we thought we’d about seen everything along those lines, until Greg Gjerdingen posted the above shot to the...
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Four-Links –‘Cuda of the Eighties, mystery moving van, at the car wash,...
* As we learned this week through Rob at Autoholics and the Hamtramck Registry, Plymouth in the 1980s built two L-body ‘Cudas for a production proposal that ultimately got shot down. * We’ve been...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1962 Amphicar 770
Maybe we just haven’t spent enough time among Amphicar enthusiasts, but it seems like every example we’ve come across has either been used for pleasure boating or power parking. This 1962 Amphicar 770...
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Four-Links – aluminum ‘Cuda, 20-passenger Cadillac, father-son fiberglass,...
* Bill Davis of Richmond, Missouri, is in the process of scratchbuilding an entire 1/24-scale 1971 ‘Cuda out of aluminum. He’s started with the engine and chassis and apparently plans to build the...
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Four-Links – Ernie Adams revisited, Maratuech, Atomitron, saxomophone
* While we’re patiently waiting for Jeff Diehl’s full documentary on Ernie Adams’s dwarf cars, there’s this video that’s been making the rounds this week with a closer look at Adams’s dwarf Mercury. *...
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Wet Nellie, the James Bond submarine Lotus, heads to auction
Images provided by RM Auctions. Of the eight white Lotus Esprits used in the filming of the 1977 James Bond flick The Spy Who Loved Me, none actually completely transformed from canyon-carving sports...
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But what about sharks?
Continuing our too-late-for-Shark-Week theme. Spotted at our recent Hemmings Sports & Exotic Show. That is all.
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James Bond’s Lotus submarine, “Wet Nellie,” sells for $967,120
Wet Nellie in action. Image courtesy RM Auctions. Perhaps the world’s most renowned Lotus Esprit, the Series 1 “driven” by James Bond on land and under the sea in 1977′s The Spy Who Loved Me, sold at...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1965 Amphicar
As the name implies, the Amphicar was designed as a multipurpose vehicle, capable of navigating both roads and bodies of water. As a car, its 1147cc Triumph four-cylinder produced a modest 47...
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Bond in Motion vehicle exhibit moves to London Film Museum
The Aston-Martin DB5 used by Bond in GoldenEye. Photos courtesy London Film Museum. After almost three years, the Bond in Motion exhibit at England’s Beaulieu National Motor Museum has come to a...
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Think small: Microcars to meet at the Lane Motor Museum
1956 Mochet CM-125Y Berline, from the Lane collection. Images courtesy the Lane Motor Museum One of our favorite collections of offbeat and obscure cars – and perpetual champions of the automotive...
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Studebaker Drivers Club’s 50th annual meeting to recognize the brand’s...
Studebaker US6 2.5 ton transport. Photo by Pibwl. To fans of the Studebaker brand, models like the Commander, President, Champion, Land Cruiser, Hawk and Lark are well known, but those enthusiasts...
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