[Land-speed] Fw: 1932 Helicron NO LSR but neat..

[Ed Van Scoy]

That must have REALLY been fun driving in the rain............
Ed
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From: John Szalay [mailto:jpszalay01 at insightbb.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:32 PM
To: land-speed at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Fw: 1932 Helicron NO LSR but neat..

> 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 MotorMuseum in Nashville , TN.
> > Hey There is even a youtube video of that one running.. Lord the
pedestrian issues alone, Don,t even Lloyds of London would take the insurance
on this street wise.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dv-gl6RCGc