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Image courtesy Classic and Performance Car A bully pulpit is by definition a medium abused by its possessor to espouse some sort of self-interested drivel, often to the detriment of the listener or discourse in general. Luckily for you, Hooniverse is a collection of bully pulpits that are built out of DKW fenders and Corvair [...] This is a posting that I have been meaning to bring to your attention from Rich Trusedell over at Automotive Traveler. It is a story of how John Bolstad of Bayview, Idaho spent 12 years turning his dream of owning a Motorama concept car into reality, recreating the famous 1954 Corvette Nomad. Make the jump [...] This is the story of Irv Gordon, a retired science teacher from East Patchogue (Long Island), New York. Over the last 44 years, he and his 1966 Volvo P1800 have covered an incredible 2.8 million miles, giving new meaning to the term “loving one’s car.” Read more after the jump…. Ran across this on the web, and had not seen it before. It looks vaguely like a EXP/LN7 derivative, but with a bit cleaner styling. Probably would have made an unimpressive production car, but as an unabashed fan of open-air motoring, I gotta give this one a hell yeah! The year is 1964. The place: Japan. Our subject is the Prince Motor Company, and they’re not going to take this affront lying down. Porsche’s 904 GTS just defeated Prince’s race-modified Skylines in their own backyard, and instead of getting angry, they’re going to get even. During the 1960s, GM was looking seriously at electric cars. Gas may have cost only about 34 cents a gallon, but Americans were more concerned about potential air pollution than fuel economy, according to a GM overview on the Electrovair. So why did GM abandon the project? Let’s find out. |
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