Which way do we go. double fronted cars

[Dave Mellor NJ]

In my years i've seen many double fronted cars but this is the first Model T. Usually you can tell which is the live end by a tailpipe but not here. Looks like maybe a driveshaft on the left

[AzBob]

I think you are right about the drive on the left.

Looks like I can see evidence of a brake drum on the left wheel. (Pictures left.)

[rocketraider]

[zdillinger]

I believe I see the rear radius rods on the left, and the front axle wishbone on the right, meaning that the "front" should be the right side. 

[Zimm63]

This sign has been by the side of the road in PA for years and years.  I remember seeing it as a kid on the way to my Grandparents house at least 40 years ago  

 

[JACK M]

I enjoy these push me pull me cars.

There is a ratted out 48 or so Chrysler around here that has the body mounted backwards.

Some people just have to much time on their hands.

 

[TerryB]

Hot Wheels has a car in its 2023 line up that is the same concept. Can’t seem to remember what they are calling it.  

[Fordy]

I have seen a "parade car" made up from the fronts of 2 minis. They would split in 2 periodically and drive about independently and then reunite - kids loved it!

[John E. Guitar]

I think they had a Citroen like this in the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy.

 

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[Scott Bonesteel]

For years there was a two-front-end 1950 Pontiac Catalina parked alongside the Catalina Lounge in San Diego/Point Loma, disappeared sometime in the late 1970s/early 1980s.  Wish I had a photo of it, perhaps Keiser or somebody else with some San Diego history can locate one.

[Pfeil]

Edited July 7, 2023 by Pfeil (see edit history)

[keiser31]

1 hour ago, Scott Bonesteel said:

For years there was a two-front-end 1950 Pontiac Catalina parked alongside the Catalina Lounge in San Diego/Point Loma, disappeared sometime in the late 1970s/early 1980s.  Wish I had a photo of it, perhaps Keiser or somebody else with some San Diego history can locate one.

Yep. It was orange or red. I remember it well.

[Scott Bonesteel]

That's right, it was orange.  Wonder where it went to?

[Pfeil]

1 hour ago, Scott Bonesteel said:

For years there was a two-front-end 1950 Pontiac Catalina parked alongside the Catalina Lounge in San Diego/Point Loma, disappeared sometime in the late 1970s/early 1980s.  Wish I had a photo of it, perhaps Keiser or somebody else with some San Diego history can locate one.

[keiser31]

Hudson with two fronts....

[keiser31]

6 minutes ago, Scott Bonesteel said:

That's right, it was orange.  Wonder where it went to?

I DO have photos of it somewhere in my boxes of photos.

[Scott Bonesteel]

I may swing by the Catalina Lounge and see if they have any photos of it there.  I think it has changed hands a couple of times over the years so perhaps not.  Worth a shot.  If nothing else, an excuse to stop into one of the local 'dive bars'.  SMB

[PWN]

As a kid we called them "push me pull mes". Some sort of PMPM sat in front of a gas station in 1970s Gainesville, FL.

[Rusty_OToole]

Bad Boy furniture and appliance store in Toronto used to have a double end 57 Ford out front.

 

This isn't it, but a similar car from Bismark North Dakota.

[Harold]

There was a double-ended '51 Plymouth at (IIRC) the Pioneer Auto Museum near Rapid City, SD.  The proprietor said they built it for advertising purposes in the mid-sixties, and the Highway Patrol promptly ruled it off the road because the car was too confusing to other motorists.

[Gary_Ash]

4 hours ago, keiser31 said:

Hudson with two fronts....

The Hudson still exists though in very sad shape.  It is parked outside of Ed Moore's shop/junk yard on Route 140, just outside I-495 in Bellingham, MA.  Very rusty! Ed's shop is still there but I think all the cars in the junk yard have been crushed.

The double-ended Hudson, Oct. 2019 picture on Google Streetview, but I saw the car there in the last couple of months.

 

Ed Moore's shop with the good Hudsons inside.

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[Paul Dobbin]

A true Double Ender,   Made from two drivable cars with a common braking system.   Was a ball to drive with a trained other end driver.

We each drove a "Front" .   Were hired to drive between races at the St. Petersburg Gran Prix.   

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[Bryan G]

Growing up, small-town parades were loaded with fun stuff, like the local trucking company that would run through with 4 or maybe 6 trailers behind a truck. A favorite was a double-ended mid-60s Chevy pickup owned by a local feed store. The rig still existed into the 90s but I haven't checked in a long time. 

[Dave Henderson]

In the early '50's I often traveled Rt 250 between Charlottsville, Va. and Harrisonburg, Va.  Near Waynesboro on the way  there was a dealership which may have been named Bauger, at any rate a Mopar dealer I believe.  A double ended Airflow was seen there multiple times.  I was also shown a large foreign classic on the order of a Hispano Suissa, but perhaps something else comparable.  Does anyone know what became of them or have pictures?

[Dan Cluley]

We came across this while on vacation in the summer of 1977.  I believe it was somewhere in New Jersey near Philadelphia.  Looks like a '48 Olds.

 

[Donotlift]

How about a double fronted car that can do a crabwalk like the new Hummer? 

[Dave Mellor NJ]

I think that 47-48 Olds is the one that used to sit out on Rt 130 in Bridgeboro across from Frank Hankins' Garage which was a popular hangout for Motorheads.

[Paul Dobbin]

On 7/8/2023 at 11:48 AM, Dave Henderson said:

In the early '50's I often traveled Rt 250 between Charlottsville, Va. and Harrisonburg, Va.  Near Waynesboro on the way  there was a dealership which may have been named Bauger, at any rate a Mopar dealer I believe.  A double ended Airflow was seen there multiple times.  I was also shown a large foreign classic on the order of a Hispano Suissa, but perhaps something else comparable.  Does anyone know what became of them or have pictures?

I've seen that Airflow and I think I have picture of it somewhere.   As a Airflow Driver/Navigator in 9 Great Races, I always notice old Airflows, both Chrysler & Desoto.   Many people thought they were UGLY, but I still like them.   Awesome powerful cars that were light years ahead mechanically and aerodynamically too.   Spent a lot of time in that area with friends in Lexington who were also old car people and great back roads to look for old cars.   Bagged

5 Model T's one year on a single farm, northwest of Lexington.   (Probably in the early or mid 1980's).  Also found a mid 60's 23 window VW Bus in a place called something like Miller's Tavern, that was gone the next time I looked.   

To bad, because it was in much better shape than the Model T's we bought.

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[keiser31]