Kellison was briefly mentioned earlier in this thread. They have such an aggressive looking curvy body. I think they're beautiful, even though they're basically a kit car.
When I was a kid drawing cars in school, I kept trying to draw a car so low that the roof was the same height as the rear fenders. The Kellison came closer to that than any other body I ever saw. It didn't occur to me at the time that peripheral vision would suck if the car were really that low, and you had a bunch of fenders looming up in your line of sight.
Art of Swoopiness http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...l-oval-racers-ever.786959/page-8#post-9056121 Credit to Artists, Owners, Photographers & Original Posters Apologies if already posted
I think I recall two or three streamliners built for Indy in the '50s, but none of them ever started the race in that form. Too bad, I think, because they were cool looking. The rules changed in '64, following the fatal accident that killed Sachs and McDonald, and prohibited full envelope bodies from then on.
Here is a couple of sites on this beast of a machine. I will research this out. However I didn't see mention of it. No doubt it may have been a camera, light,...very aviation inspired all around and for that matter it damn near flew...in 1960 a pretty darn special year for me. 9-Camera Pod http://www.bluebird-electric.net/bluebird_jet_car.htm https://www.wheelsmag.com.au/featur...bell-and-his-bluebird-car-world-speed-record/
Another Wild One For the New Year Credit to Artists, Owners, Photographers & Original Posters Apologies if already posted
The Revs is a little known gem of a place with some of the finest examples automobiles anywhere. Highly recommended.
That thing is the Thorne/Fageol Special, and believe it or not, it started out looking like this: Then it looked like this (same as the picture you posted): ...and still later, the top was modified to this: I believe it's currently in the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo, CA.
I like the later versions too, because I like the weird stuff. Those stacked blade bumpers are somewhat emblematic of that sort of '30s/'40s experiment, and easy enough to make - especially today with widespread availability of laser cutting. I wonder when that sort of bumpers were first done: any speculations? The Phantom Corsair had them in 1938. Anyone have anything earlier?
I think this is the only Nash Healey I remember seeing. It was at a car show on Vancouver Island in 2010. Check out those inlets on the rear fenders.
It took me awhile but I just found and watched a video and the owner said they were not functional. They were added to simulate cooling for the rear brakes.
...fresh swoop...fresh as in recently captured...last month at the Jam-Up... What's cool is the subject at hand can be found in many forms not always considered...I chose a crop of an image I took to better focus on elements that have swoop and in the case of this image both Customs provide it... I guess regionally many are inundated with shows catering to our vintage interests here...were I live I have to venture out and I did. This show gave and gave...it was a good day...in fact there was an overwhelming supply of quality material...I ran out of juice...smiling...
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