October 17, 2025 Weird Wheels The forgotten Connaught Type-D (well, I forgot it, anyway) Syracuse GT had a supercharged 2.0L narrow-angle V10 with its cylinder banks set at a crazy 22.5-degrees, so they all fit under a single head. It howled like a banshee. Funding, of course, kept it from advancing, but oh, what if it did! Continue reading
October 16, 2025 Weird Wheels A Sputnik-type car used by the Italian Communist Party during the 1958 Italian General Elections Continue reading
October 16, 2025 Weird Wheels Another Michelotti might-have-been, courtesy of Bertone: The 1953 Dodge Storm Z-250 prototype was developed by Chrysler engineer Fred Zeder to evaluate the feasibility of producing a vehicle that would capture a portion of the growing American sports car market. The board nixed the idea outright. Continue reading