March 8, 2026 Weird Wheels In the early 1960s Fred “Fritz” Duesenberg, son of the original company co-founder Augie Duesenberg, sought to revive the famous brand. He hired Virgil Exner, père et fils, to develop the Duesenberg Model D, backed by Texas real estate money. Only one was built before the money vanished. Continue reading
March 7, 2026 Weird Wheels 1991 biagini passo, a convertible 4×4 crossover based on leftover golf 1 and 2 parts Continue reading
March 7, 2026 Weird Wheels As seen today at Amelia Island, the (nearly) all-wooden Harmon Splinter Continue reading
March 7, 2026 Weird Wheels The Italdesign Cinquecento (also known as the ID Cinquecento)/Italdesign Lucciola was a 1992 concept car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro as a modern reinterpretation of the classic Fiat 500.Italdesign eventually sold the design to Daewoo. Continue reading
March 7, 2026 Weird Wheels This 1922 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost belonging to Vladamir Lenin was converted into a Kegresse style half-track for use in winter conditions; when fuel was scarce it could also run on alcohol. Today the car is displayed at the Gorki Leninskiye Estate Museum. Continue reading
