After yesterday’s post on the see-through Pontiac going up for auction, we received the above photo from our friend Bob Cunningham showing a 1950 Chevrolet delivery truck bodied (mostly) in Plexiglas to show off its cargo capacity for the attendees of the 1950 Chicago auto show. Surprisingly, Bob doesn’t have the truck’s entire life story, […]
While we’re on the topic of steam-powered vehicles today, let’s take a look at a recent post over at The Old Motor, in which David Greenlees dug up some information on a 200-mile race through Wisconsin – from Green Bay to Madison – between a pair of steam buggies that took place in 1878. As […]
Whenever fuel prices rise, our inboxes get topped off with press releases breathlessly claiming gains in miles per gallon simply by strapping something to a car’s fuel line, injecting air or water into the engine, splitting hydrogen out of water to use as fuel, or pouring a bottle of additive into your fuel tank. Instant […]