What Car Is This?

[healeygal]

Saw this car at the Rodeo Drive Car Show last week - took the picture, but didn't make note of the year, make, model...anybody know what it is?

A picture of the front end is in the Car Show Gallery - it's kinda cute - definitely a secretary's car; not a machomobile.

Sharon

 

[Sherlock]

That's a weird car called... a 1930's Stout Scarab, basically a concept car of sorts

Just web search "Stout Scarab" and it should pull up information.

 

[healeygal]

Thanks, Sherlock - I had a feeling you would come up with the info! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yesnod.gif

Sharon

 

[Steve_S]

Yeah, those were the first minivans before anyone actually wanted a minivan. They steer from the rear wheels so the thing can practically turn on a center axis!

 

[jsneddon]

Wow. When I saw the picture yesterday I figured it was a Dymaxion Car by Buckminster Fuller. Obviously I was wrong... 4 wheels should have been the giveaway.

https://www.washedashore.com/projects/dymax/images/car3.jpg