1948 Panhard Levassor Dynavia

found on http://www.cardesign.ru/forum/diskussii/obschenie/1352

1959 Curtiss Wright model 2500

photo from http://www.cardesign.ru/forum/diskussii/obschenie/1352

info from http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/1960-hovercraft-lineup/
the 1959 Curtiss-Wright model 2500 “Bee”, (AKA “Air-Car”) prototype.

http://www.aerofiles.com/ 
Experimental 2p passenger air-cushion hover-car, built in test form (lower photo), anticipated market in ag application and as swamp buggy; 85hp Continental with 6′ two-blade prop (projected multi-blade props with two 180hp Lycomings) width: 8′0″ length: 28′0″. Michael Cutler et al. Total “flight” time in mid-July 1959 was about 25 hours, albeit only inches AGL; top speed: 35. Displayed at Fort Eustis Transportation Museum, Colonial Williamsburg VA.

C-W experimented in the field of hovercraft with high hopes that the new technology would save their moribund company, and these hopes caused them to issue news releases and drawings of the new product long before the engineering department was ready. I have seen footage of some of the test ‘flights.’ First, the cars looked nothing like the drawing — that sweetheart was a marketing department dream, not reality. What they actually tested was bigger than a Ford Excursion, but still only seated two. It was a big plenum chamber with controllable shutters all along the perimeter for thrust, braking, and control. What the footage shows, however, is that the car was just barely controllable, even over smooth pavement in good weather. The noise was truly awesome, as well. To complete the dismal picture, hover height was only inches, and there was no flexible skirt — it had less off-road capability than an average sedan of the period. It was a wonderful dream, but to have spent millions on it was typical of a management team that took Curtiss from the biggest in the industry to bankruptcy.”

Some cars seem to have emotional features, this one looks mean, like a gremlin from the movie

Think it was accidentally made to look this mean? read about it here http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/14/veritas-rs-iii-to-officially-debut-at-london-salon-prive/
photo from http://www.cardesign.ru/forum/diskussii/obschenie/1352

Cool custom design elements

http://ottonero.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-have-touched-you.html

The variety pack... a bit of this and that

Bitchin gadgetry instead of a boring gas cap

1952 HD WR750...1 of 8 in 1952, this one is owned by Leonard Anders, who tuned 7 out of 24 bikes that won the Daytona Beach Race

A US Paratooper bike from France 1944 Via: http://trawler-rider.blogspot.com

The Hanson brothers with a set of wheels... and that is all it takes to win me over ( watch the movie Slap Shot with Paul Newman, 1977... good movie)

Elegance, and a great photo composition

I'd buy a set

Hells Angels are working on a bus... that is cool

The tools, as art. I dig it.

The con rod as art, and even the architecture design for the Museum of Modern Art

Via: http://churchofchoppers.blogspot.com/ or http://motorizedmagazine.blogspot.com/

The beauty of the design

Via Pixdaus

1949 Moto Major 350

Torinese engineer (or is it Turin) Salvatore Majorca created the revolutionary Moto Major straight after WWII. Apparently it was an engineering rather than styling exercise. The style is unmistakably good looking... but what you do not see is the engineering feat that is the suspension between the rim and the hub.

Single running prototype, made in 1948-49

http://www.bikeexif.com/1949-moto-major-350

Thanks to Nik ( http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/ ) he finds the coolest stuff!

It is also posted here: http://pour15minutesdamour.blogspot.com/2010/05/cheval-de-fer_31.html

Reminds me of http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/02/1937-bmw-r-7-when-design-was-bit-of.html