1910 Octo Auto by Reeves

Traversing Chicago streets, including those with ruts six inches deep, it brought "ease to the passenger and . . .length of life to the auto".

Its tires reportedly should last eight times as long as one might expect because eight wheels carried the load and eased the car in and out of road furrows caused by horse-drawn wagons. With 40-horsepower and a length exceeding 20 feet, this 4-passenger vehicle retailed for $3200.00. " quoted from: http://www.indianahistory.org/library/manuscripts/collection_guides/P0008.html

Via: http://flaviendachet.blogspot.com/2010/09/10-reeves-octoauto.html

OUCH! race them, but don't wreck them! Everybody repeat after me, shiny side up, rubber side down!

For the whole story and photo gallery: http://lowtechblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/down-and-dirty-in-germany.html

barn find duece

This 1932 Ford coupe was bought in 1951 and parked in this garage in 1959. The owner, now 77 years old (so he was born exactly in 1932, looks at coincidence) gave up trying to restore the car one day and decided - thankfully - sell it. That was the first person to come in this garage since 1959, exactly 50 years later.

Check out Nik's blog for the whole story, and lots of other cool car stuff! http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/mais-um-deuce-coupe-50-anos-depois/

beer trucks, cool from the design, form, and function aspects. Cool rolling advertisements too, because at the time, alcoholic ads were illegal

See the whole gallery in Tere's Blog: http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2010/10/bring-me-beer-and-truck-history.html

Pontiac woody restored by another submariner, cool guy.