MOP
12-27-2008, 08:51 PM
This'll probably keep the jaywalkers out of your way.
1932 Helicron
In the late 1930s this one-of-a-kind Helicron was placed in
a barn and forgotten. More than six decades later this odd
lost little gem was rediscovered, rebuilt, and reintroduced
to the world. Although the manufacturer is unknown, it's
believed that this car was built in France 1932. Following
the first World War it was not uncommon for recently
displaced airplane engineers to look towards the automobile
industry for employment.
As in this example, a few entrepreneurs developed
propeller-powered cars with the notion that propeller power
was an efficient means of moving a vehicle.On this car, when
the wooden propeller is spinning at full speed and
efficiently, this little 1,000-pound boat-tailed skiff can
hit freeway speeds exceeding 75 mph. This is the one and
only Helicron in existence, owned by Lane Motor Museum in
Nashville,
1932 Helicron
In the late 1930s this one-of-a-kind Helicron was placed in
a barn and forgotten. More than six decades later this odd
lost little gem was rediscovered, rebuilt, and reintroduced
to the world. Although the manufacturer is unknown, it's
believed that this car was built in France 1932. Following
the first World War it was not uncommon for recently
displaced airplane engineers to look towards the automobile
industry for employment.
As in this example, a few entrepreneurs developed
propeller-powered cars with the notion that propeller power
was an efficient means of moving a vehicle.On this car, when
the wooden propeller is spinning at full speed and
efficiently, this little 1,000-pound boat-tailed skiff can
hit freeway speeds exceeding 75 mph. This is the one and
only Helicron in existence, owned by Lane Motor Museum in
Nashville,