Amphicar BUYER Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 As you know I love Amphicars. Why? Because they are strange and have a unique" talent". I have always had a passion for the out of ordinary especially cars. My dream car is the Ford Skyliner for it's retractable roof. Another dream car is the 1949 Taylor Aerocar. I finally got to speak with the man who owns 1 of the 4 surviving and the only regularly flying Aerocar left. As luck would have it, he lives here in Colorado and one other Aerocar lives here too. He is rebuilding the engine and soon it will be runnnig again. This is the last one built and the one Bob Cummings owned and was used in his TV show.He said he'd be happy to trade rides between one car with 2 propellors and another with a single propellor! I can't wait!!!!What other weird automotive ideas can you recall? Accessories and vehicles. I remember an automatic cigarette dispensor that would hand you a lighted cigarette from a dash mounted box.This is Ed's Aerocar.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphicar BUYER Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 What? 90 views and no replies? Nobody has any strange accessories to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldsDoug Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Wayll, I was looking for a picture of the Flying Matador from _The Man With The Golden Gun_ but I couldn't find one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Well I was wondering about the hard life that the door has had! (Or is it made of canvas?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skyking Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I always thought the clock mounted in the center of the steering wheel hub of the 57 DeSoto was cool........or the retracting rear window in the 57 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser, which also had a flat-topped steer wheel for better visibility...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest windjamer Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 John, wheres the prop. on that puppy?? With ref. to your retractable,the owner of a foundry here in Binghamton ny bought one brand new. Put the top down and had a heck of a time getting it back up. He got so angry when he finely did get it up he drove the car inside the foundry, never covered it and just let it sit near 40 years. Sold the foundry and sent the ford to the junk man. Car had less that a thousand miles on it. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 This may not be what you are looking for but I always thought the original VW Beetle was the weirdest car ever to hit the big time. It was so totally different in every way from every other car on the market. It is easy to forget or overlook since they were so common. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friartuck Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 If this doesn't qualify as weird, I don't know what would! Anyone got a five gallon bucket of mustard? Imagine powdercoating this? "I think we're going to need a bigger oven." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphicar BUYER Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 The prop on the Aerocar is at the end of the fuselage. It's a pusher type. The door is steel on the Aerocar.I saw a '57 Skyliner in Tooele, UT in the early 80s with the top half up. I stopped in to inquire about it. He had the same problem, got mad and left it as is from 1958 until I saw it. As I recall it has only a few thousand on the clock. Probably there until he died by the way he was still mad when I spoke with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aussie610 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 how about the record players for cars they sold in the 50's, you couldn't play anything unless you were stationary.Or the steering wheel of the Allegro (BMC car). It was a rectangle with the corners rounded off..I am sure there is more, just cant think of them at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fredkanter Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Hi there,This is my first encounter with AACA forum, been an AACA member since about 1964. One thing Ihave to say is there's an awful lot of mis-information on here in general. Fro example in this forum there'sa comment about cr record palyers that only played when the car was stopped. I was car-savvy at the tiem and just because I never heard of one doesn't mean it didn't exist....but I recall and now own TWO original Mopar Hi-Way Hi-Fi record players. The play 16 2/3 rpm ( half of 33 rpm 7" records and they play just as weel driving as staying still. When encountering a big pothole they will sometimes skip, just like a CD player does in a modern car.On the subject of the automatic cigarette lighter that dispenses a lit cigarette on damand, I own several including two new inthe box with directions. Glad to send a copy of directions, give my your mail address. Plugged into lighter, you load 20 cigarettes into the hopper and when you wnt a fresh-lit one, you push a button and a few seconds later it's ready.I don't recall the clock in the steering wheel on a 57 Desoto, but I do have a clock from a 50 or 51 Olds as such. I believe several makes had them in the early '50's, by 57 I don't think they were offered any longer. anyone have any informaiton ?? By the way, I use my real name here, everywhere, and even when I meet people in person. I use dto introduce myself as "battleship_succotash_885764.34" but when giving out autographesd photos the signature took too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Joe Kieliszek Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I don't have a picture of how it appears now, but somebody has motorizedone of the Rocket ride cars from the long defunct Euclid Beach park here outsideof Cleveland. Last summer, I seen this thing ride up and down the streetwith a full load of passengers (minus the suspension cables!)Thanks,Joe <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aussie610 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi there, One thing Ihave to say is there's an awful lot of mis-information on here in general. Fro example in this forum there'sa comment about cr record palyers that only played when the car was stopped. . </div></div>That would be my off hand remark, yes they worked, while the car was going, just not all that great, unless of course your road was boulevard smooth, but dont take things too seriously, it was an off hand remark.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Mis-information is for village idiots. Check your facts <span style="font-style: italic">thoroughly</span> before you utter word one. I've seen at least three '56-'58 DeSotos with the clock in the steering hub. And if you think the Turnpike Cruisers are full of their share of oddities, check out <span style="font-style: italic">this</span> little piece of Merc-work.TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 On 2/4/2007 at 3:59 PM, fredkanter said: By the way, I use my real name here, everywhere, and even when I meet people in person. I use dto introduce myself as "battleship_succotash_885764.34" but when giving out autographesd photos the signature took too long. Back in '06 there seemed to be some carryover from the CB radio days and people signed on with a "handle". I did, eventually, manage to get my name and location in my signature. But this is car stuff and no need to work in the shadows. However, in another area I go by Owen Cornelius Dalton We will be incorporating under the name of The OCD Group once I get the paperwork organized. Bernie... err.... Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) Even in the dark daze before the Internet I've always been just "Padgett" except when additional characters were required. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Group ? Have been known to resemble that remark. BTW one of the oddities of the internet is that in many places a question will languish like an orphan but propose an answer and people will come out of the woodwork to prove you rong - and some may even be rite. ps back in CB days I used the handle "Water Buffalo" but that was for the bike I was riding. Edited February 7, 2017 by padgett (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I will go by Xander Wildeisen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) On 04/02/2007 at 1:59 PM, fredkanter said: I don't recall the clock in the steering wheel on a 57 Desoto, but I do have a clock from a 50 or 51 Olds as such. I believe several makes had them in the early '50's, by 57 I don't think they were offered any longer. anyone have any informaiton ?? They were offered on 1955 DeSotos for sure, and it was made by Benrus. http://www.arizona-classic.com/nos_benrus_steering_wheel_clock.htm Craig Edited February 7, 2017 by 8E45E (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 On 24/01/2007 at 11:02 AM, Amphicar BUYER said: I have always had a passion for the out of ordinary especially cars. My dream car is the Ford Skyliner for it's retractable roof. I no longer find them 'out of the ordinary' with their resurgence in popularity; especially the number of European manufacturers now offering them. The '57 Ford is somewhat 'archaic' as nearly all the new offerings allow the trunklid to be opened in a regular fashion for loading and unloading of goods, which explains their appeal now. One no longer has to load/unload them from the sides. As a side note, I had to correct the curator/tour guide at the Lemay Family Museum in Washington. He tried to tell us the '57-'59 Skyliner was 'Ford's only retractable hardtop'. I reminded him Ford offered an Escort in Europe and Australia from 2006-2011 as a retractable. (Escort C-C) Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Say, How many noticed that this post is over 10 years old according to post #1. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdang Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 How many remember when it was first posted? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Dandy Dave said: Say, How many noticed that this post is over 10 years old according to post #1. Dandy Dave! Good eye, Dandy Dave, I for one didn't notice the misplaced decade. Well, for me, that misplaced decade was the 1960s, but that's a hole 'nuther story. Anyway, it looks like all of the posts through Post #14 have lost a decade somewhere along the line. Could this be some sort of a computer glitch, or is the "Mother Ship" lurking nearby? Of course we can see that the Original Poster is from "Northern Colorado" which is only some 500 air miles from Roswell, New Mexico. Need I say more? Cheers in 2017(?), Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Yep....I love a resurrected thread. Here's just to show the odd ones are still being built. This appears to be a mobile wedding chapel or mobile funeral home.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 9 hours ago, Dandy Dave said: Say, How many noticed that this post is over 10 years old according to post #1. Dandy Dave! Never paid attention, as its still a relevant topic. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Keiser 31, Where and when did you see that thing? To your knowledge, is it still on the road? My initial impression was that it's one of the ugliest cars I've ever seen, but then the workmanship looks pretty good. Even though perhaps misguided, that took a lot of talent and $weat to do. Cheers, Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 1 hour ago, capngrog said: Keiser 31, Where and when did you see that thing? To your knowledge, is it still on the road? My initial impression was that it's one of the ugliest cars I've ever seen, but then the workmanship looks pretty good. Even though perhaps misguided, that took a lot of talent and $weat to do. Cheers, Grog Oh yeah....it's still around. I found it on FaceBook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I am wondering if John and Ed finally got together and traded rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I'd like to test drive one of Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion cars. 3 wheels, 2 in front driving and one in back steering. He thought he had something, was it really better than other cars? For a while I was fascinated with the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Can anything equal the Reeves Octoauto ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Then....there's this....so sorry if it causes eye damage.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Looks like a gathering of the 'Van Clan'. Different than I remember. Which I don't remember very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Don't forget Lady Penelope's pink Rolls Royce in Thunderbirds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphicar BUYER Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) 16 hours ago, Bill Stoneberg said: I am wondering if John and Ed finally got together and traded rides. Sadly we haven't... yet. But I did buy a 59 Skyliner,,, and since sold it, Edited February 9, 2017 by Amphicar BUYER (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 So the Octoauto is still in production ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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