Tag: 50s
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Cheap, unusual classic: 1950 Packard Super Deluxe Eight
Once thoroughly exclusive, Packard moved into more pedestrian cars after WWII. By 1950, the financial wheels were close to coming off and the company would be sold to Studebaker by 1954. Our subject car is one of the more reasonably priced models, but features an inline eight and, from what we can tell, a very…
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Dual-purpose Pontiac?
We’ve never seen this body style: a 1950 Pontiac which the seller lists as Ambulance/Hearse. I guess the hearse part comes in handy if it’s running late on ambulance duty. How can you put a value on this one? We can see it being cheaply fixed up and parked in front of a business. Still,…
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Meatball command? VolvoTP21 Sugga Command car
Volvo had AWD/4WD vehicles long before Judge Reinhold climbed under one in the late 90s. Here we have a Swedish military command vehicle which mostly speaks for itself. Are you a Volvo fan? Might you be a huge fan of the Swedish military? This could be the car for you! The seller claims it doesn’t…
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Rare for a reason? A tale of two Thrif-Ts
Here’s another 50s microcar we never previously heard of. The Thrif-T was a microcar with a 10HP Onan twin engine. See the original ad associated with car #2: the manufacturer claimed three could travel in comfort with luggage. We have our doubts. We also like any ad that includes “It’s the same difference” as something…
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DKW Shnellaster: Perfect parts hauler for Audi driver?
This cool German microvan isn’t seen often, especially here in the us. Of course, we love it and see great potential but this one is a bit of a project, to say the least. These are sometimes thrown in with Microcars, but they don’t appear to be that small. Either way, this would be quite…
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Fly in/Drive home: Messerschmitt KR200
Most of the better known microcars came about in postwar Europe where devastated-but-regrowing economies needed cheap transportation. These were often relatively cheap versus small cars and often were considered motorcycles for licensing and tax purposes. The Messerschmitt KR200 is no exception to the rule and was made by the famous German aircraft manufacturer, who, not…