Of the catalogued custom body offerings from Packard in 1940 none is rarer than this Darrin Sport Sedan. One of just two produced, and thought to be the only survivor, it is a rare closed creation from designer Howard ‘Dutch’ Darrin, who was better known for the racy convertibles he created for Hollywood playboys. This rare car is a prototype which never went into production. Two similar cars, the model 730, were also produced without reaching production. The chassis is similar to the Packard 180 with a 138-inch wheelbase, and a 356-cubic inch 160 horsepower engine with a three-speed transmission.…
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Peerless began as a producer of clothes ringers; later turning to bicycles in the 1890s. The firm launched its first car, the single-cylinder Motorette, in 1901. Peerless Motor Cars of Cleveland, Ohio (1900 to June 1931) was the first company to adopt what would become the standard of automobile design, a front-mounted engine driving the rear wheels through a solid drive shaft. The Master 8 Sedan has a Continental Straight 8 engine with 322 cubic inches producing 120 horsepower on a 125-inch wheelbase. There are only 327 Peerless Motor cars still known to exist with just ten known from 1931.…
The bizarre discovery of Ancient Tisulsky princess. The casket coffin contained a pink, transparent, mineral fluid. A thin, beautiful girl of unusually good looks, aged approximately thirty. She is made by spiral stitch and has high skin (about 180 C), European skins and large, open blue eyes. Her hair was dark, shaded brown, with a rose-colored hue. It hung down to the bottom of her stomach. Her hands were soft and had neatly cut nails. The length of the white lace see-through gown was just below her knees. Bright flowers were adorning her short sleeves. She appeared to be asleep,…
A 164-foot crater burst open in a desolate region of the Siberian tundra, according to the Russian news agency Vesti Yamal. Journalists from the publication spotted the crater during an assignment on the Yamal Peninsula in June and rele ased their footage this week. Greg Fiske, a geographer at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, was in Siberia during an unusually hot period — about 90 degrees Fahrenheit — when a strange news story came out. Pilots had flown over the Yamal Peninsula and reported a huge hole in the ground that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, in the…
For decades, disclosure has been one of, if not the most talked about topics in the UFO and alien community. Now, it’s happening right before our very eyes, and most of us seem to be oblivious to the magnitude of what is actually going on. A consultant for the Pentagon U.F.O program is speaking out about retrievals from “off-world vehicles not made on this earth.” Eric W. Davis, an astrophysicist who worked as a subcontractor and then a consultant for the Pentagon U.F.O. program since 2007 told the New York Times he gave a classified briefing to a Defense Department…
The evidence that our planet harbored intelligent life before humans is increasingly evident. Now, one theory could reveal that a comet destroyed an ancient civilization more than 13,000 years ago. A comet would have created a cataclysm similar to the one that destroyed the dinosaurs. Graham Hancock , one of the most controversial researchers of recent years, wrote a book entitled “Wizards of the Gods: The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth’s Lost Civilization.” In it, he mentions an ancient pre-human civilization on Earth and how it was destroyed by a giant comet more than 13,000 years ago. An ancient civilization died out before mankind…
1970 Plymouth Cuda ‘King Kong Cuda’ is one of the greatest street machines ever built in Australia. Behind the scenes, Graeme Cowin is one of the godfathers of the car community; an extremely influential figure in the sports of drag racing and sprint karts. So, it’s no surprise his King Kong Cuda is a big deal… a very big deal. The Plymouth Barracuda, in all its glory, serves as Rocket Industries’ promotional vehicle, paraded at events around the nation and has won basically everything there is to win.– The original plan was to build a ‘street-able’ Hemi-powered version but as…
This tri-five Chevy marries a derelict exterior look with a leather-heavy, almost steampunk interior. The ’55-’57 Chevy has always been one of the most popular platforms for racers and customizers, and it’s great fun to see how builders go about creating examples to stand out from the crowd. From a field in Memphis to the Mobil 1 booth at SEMA this car certainly do that. Retro Designs Speed & Custom in Concord, North Carolina was commissioned by Chevy Performance’s The Block to built this 1956 Chevy Bel Air Sports Sedan. The project is called Boosted Bela and as the name…
This 1970 Plymouth Superbird going up for auction at Mecum auction event this week. This all-original Superbird equipped with a 390-horsepower 440-cubic-inch Super Commando V-8 engine with a six-barrel carburetor and a four-speed manual transmission is headed for the auction block. For those who care about the histories of Mopar and NASCAR, there are few classic cars more iconic and desirable than the Plymouth Superbird. Chrysler’s 1970 Plymouth Road Runner-based follow-up to the original Dodge Charger Daytona, which was developed specially to go racing in NASCAR. Like the Charger Daytona, the Plymouth Superbird featured a sleek, prominent nose cone, an absurdly…
Taking its moniker from one of the ocean’s most generally passive, beautifully contoured creatures, the Corvette Stingray was more than just a beautiful design, much like its namesake. At a stoplight in the early 70s it could have easily been rolled up on by any number of hulking monsters that mistook its gorgeous lines for being “soft.” But, those folks did so at their own peril. As they would quickly discover the Stingray coupe was, indeed – a fearsome animal when provoked. So, picture yourself in a similar scenario at that stoplight, late night in 1971 or ’72, but imagine…
When it comes to engine swap, how big engine is big enough? Bigger is better. Period. Custom builds usually have one thing in common – the engines that power them are not factory engines. But rarely do you come across a build that has a custom-built bespoke engine sitting between the fenders.– Mike Heim from Quality Custom Rides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, fitted his 67’ Camaro with one of the first V12 LS1 engines in the world. This car is Heim’s personal ride, and not only that, but he has owned the car since he was just 19 years old – making it…
For most folks, being ‘dumped’ has negative connotations: fired by a boss; ditched by a lover, but… But for Ben Gatt and his outlandishly low ’39 Lincoln Zephyr, it’s the only way to be. Fads and trends may come and go but old school cool is always in fashion. Just take Ben Gatt’s DUMPED Lincoln Zephyr as a prime example.– Ben Gatt is the rarest of breeds: a drag racer who has been catapulting himself down the quarter-mile for 50 years. A legend that’s still competitive. Ben is a member of the old guard and has certainly paid his dues.…