Wow....check out this custom ride....

[keiser31]

Interesting vehicle....anyone know the origin of this?

Edited June 22, 2016 by keiser31 (see edit history)

[Chris Bamford]

53 minutes ago, keiser31 said:

Interesting vehicle....anyone know the origin of this?

 

Bad drugs and too little sleep?

[Mark Shaw]

Looks like a Spohn car as seen on Chasing Classic Cars.

[smithbrother]

Proportions, NOT good,

 

Dale in Indy 

[keiser31]

Says here that it is a 1958 Dodge show car called the Tornado....http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2007/07/25/tornado-crossing-the-block-again/

Edited June 22, 2016 by keiser31 (see edit history)

[46 woodie]

No it's not a Spohn. I think someone with a collection of old custom car magazines from the 50's will have an answer. Some of those old customs bring big bucks especially if they were built by a famous builder.

[keiser31]

2 minutes ago, 46 woodie said:

No it's not a Spohn. I think someone with a collection of old custom car magazines from the 50's will have an answer. Some of those old customs bring big bucks especially if they were built by a famous builder.

See the link in post #5.

[TerryB]

No designer would want his name associated with that contraption!  Looks like a good inspiration for a carnival ride.

 

Terry

[1937hd45]

What will steel scrap be worth on the day of that auction ? Bob

[joe_padavano]

10 minutes ago, keiser31 said:

See the link in post #5.

 

Then click on the link within that link:

 

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2006/10/27/not-a-concept-more-an-abomination/

 

Quote

 

First off, this is not a concept car (and Red Baron, the auctioneer, never did make that claim in its press release), nor did Plymouth have a hand in building anything but the chassis that it’s based on.

 

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And let’s look at some hard facts, like the Ford pickup truck hood. Or the Torq-Thrusts that weren’t popular until the mid-1960s (and would have never appeared on a concept anyway). Or the utter lack of mention about this car in reference materials.

 

I'll also point out that the particular Torq Thrust wheels shown in that article are of a design that only came out about a decade ago. 

[keiser31]

2 minutes ago, joe_padavano said:

 

Then click on the link within that link:

 

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2006/10/27/not-a-concept-more-an-abomination/

 

 

I'll also point out that the particular Torq Thrust wheels shown in that article are of a design that only came out about a decade ago. 

Yep....I knew about the newer wheels. I guess I should have gone further into the article and links.

Edited June 22, 2016 by keiser31 (see edit history)

[John_S_in_Penna]

2 hours ago, keiser31 said:

Says here that it is a 1958 Dodge show car called the Tornado....http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2007/07/25/tornado-crossing-the-block-again/

 

Thanks for the sleuthing to locate that link, Keiser!

Actually, that Hemmings log says that it is NOT a concept car,

but rather someone's idea of a custom:

 

"Somebody at some point needs to come clean that this is not and never was a concept car. It’s somebody’s bad idea of a late 1950s custom, that’s all."

 

And wow, did that car deteriorate, evidently in a short time!

[keiser31]

1 minute ago, John_S_in_Penna said:

 

Thanks for the sleuthing to locate that link, Keiser!

Actually, that Hemmings log says that it is NOT a concept car,

but rather someone's idea of a custom:

 

"Somebody at some point needs to come clean that this is not and never was a concept car. It’s somebody’s bad idea of a late 1950s custom, that’s all."

 

And wow, did that car deteriorate, evidently in a short time!

Yeah....I could never believe that Chrysler Corporation would have built it.

[joe_padavano]

2 hours ago, John_S_in_Penna said:

And wow, did that car deteriorate, evidently in a short time!

 

I believe it's called entropy.

 

Unfortunately, rapid decomp of a car isn't difficult.  Do NOT ask me how I know this... 

[BearsFan315]

Looks like something out of a Dr Suess movie/ Book !!

[captndan]

That was an entry in the original Batmobile design contest.  It did not win.

[60FlatTop]

It think the corporate guys at Dodge took a liking to it. Ten years later.

Bernie

Edited June 24, 2016 by 60FlatTop (see edit history)

[MikeC5]

That car was heavily beaten with an ugly stick....

[ScarredKnightfan]

Can't say I've ever seen that before ... oddly cool ... or cooly odd, not sure which.  Either way, wish I could check it out in person....

 

 

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