Wow, Walmart made a great Grinch and Max commercial using the 51 Studebaker Manta Ray. Coolest thing you'll see today, and it's great to see Walton Goggins in a light hearted role for a change, 1st I've seen him do easy going since Worlds Fastest Indian

for photos and info on the the original Manta Ray, https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/07/1952-studebaker-manta-ray-concept-car.html

never seen this one before! It was in the Oct 73 Hot Rod, built by Mark McManus in Massachusetts

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1412810857521326&set=a.445121280956960

First time I've come across the Red Baron in person!

 

The story of the Baron began in 1968 when designer Tom Daniel was asked by Monogram to design a new model kit. Daniel wanted to design a hot rod but not an ordinary hot rod, he wanted to make something wild and unique. He found inspiration for his design within Southern California rodding and surfing culture. In the 1960’s So-Cal hot rodders and surfers wore German WWI helmets as a symbol of rebellion. These helmets were produced and sold by hot rod legend Ed “Big Daddy” Roth. Daniel took one look at those helmets and knew one would look great on top of a T-bucket.

He designed the Baron as a C-Cab T-bucket with a helmet for a body, and a WWI German inline six aircraft engine as the power plant. When the model debuted in 1968 it sold like hot cakes, young boys all over the country saved their dimes to purchase a kit of their own. The model was so popular that in 1969 Monogram worked with car show guru Bob Larivee to have a full scale version built. Larivee commissioned Chuck Miller the owner of Detroit Styleline Customs to undergo this project.

To construct the Baron, Miller used a Model-T frame and fabricated the helmet-shaped body over it. He then gave the car it’s red paint job, added cheater slicks tires and threw on a pair of machine guns in front of the cockpit. Since the power plant of the model was a German Aircraft inline six, Miller didn’t want to use a V-8. Instead he found a 1968 Pontiac OHC Inline Six to use as a substitute. He then attached a zoomie header, as well as a helmet-shaped air cleaner and thus the Red Baron was born.

It’s popularity would sell 3 million Monogram kits by 1972. The car remained on the show circuit throughout the 70’s until it mysteriously disappeared. For years it’s whereabouts were unknown, however, today the Baron can be found in the Smith Collection Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska.

https://www.streetmusclemag.com/news/what-happend-to-chuck-millers-red-baron/

a real no-shit 60s custom is coming to auction, and it's getting really rare to read those words. Joe Bailon's Barber Shop Custom from 1969 (charter member of National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame, inventor of Candy Apple Red)

Joe also built the Olds Toronado-powered Pink Panther car

https://www.mecum.com/lots/1151357/1969-joe-bailon-barber-shop-custom/?aa_id=703964-0

in 1967, a couple guys got a couple vending machine doors, and 55 years later the Coca Cola hot rod is selling for 1/3rd a million dollars if anyone with that much moolah needs this museum piece that much.

Glen Yeary and Steve Tansy made this custom creation, and Yeary is selling it.  

 Yeary and Tansy were provided the two real Coca-Cola vending machine doors, used a bottle crate for the kick board, a pair of bottles for the tail lights, and a lot of polish on the engine. Strange that they didn't use a cooler for the gas tank trunk. The fountain spigot for the radiator ornament is a nice touch though

https://www.racingjunk.com/1960-1979/184453573/1967-chevrolet-coupe-coca-cola-vending-machine-street-rod.html

the Woodlites sure give it a 60s funky look!

 

with the bent over cab, the gold and pink color palate, and the dune buggy nose, the builder NAILED the "groovy" early 60s look of goofy car show only cars like the Roth ones 

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=423419666700371&set=a.203057598736580

the interesting cars in the Disney movie The Worlds Strongest Man

 

notice the Cougar parked on the left

Looks like they disguised the Meyers Manx badge with a 60's flower sticker

1949 Rolls Royce, it was also in the Love Bug! https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-love-bug-scenes-in-san-francisco.html

and what is amazing is that the Rob Reisner Bathtub show car showed up in the scan of Dexter's (Kurt Russell) mind

with the bikini model, of course

someone finally pulled the Uncertain-T out of decades of storage and it's going to be unveiled at the Grand National Roadster Show, and is now part of the Galpin Collection

in late 2023, the car's owner made contact with Boeckmann, and expressed a desire to see the T restored and ensconced in the Galpin collection.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a46496835/california-custom-hot-rod-returns/

Gothic Coach Car

https://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/essen-motor-show-mit-gestrecktem-fuss-a-224690.html

this Challenger of the late show car era, was eventually a contest give away car

for nearly 33 years someone has been storing this useless car... why? It's not a collectible, not an investment piece, not even legally allowed to drive (factory non op) and they've never done a thing with it

and it's on ebay for sale at 3500 British pounds.

It would be a fantastic parts car, but, who really has an old Astra that wants to keep in instead of getting a newer car?

frankly, they are asking too damn much for it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282038080518  Thanks Rob!

the Dodge Yellow Jacket, a special-build triple-black 4.10 4-spd Hemi Challenger that packed the full options list… the promotional show car for the New York and Los Angeles Auto Shows.

https://bangshift.com/general-news/car-features/random-car-review-1969-dodge-yellow-jacket-1970-diamante-concept-car/

https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/48664

This has to be the same car, a decade later

at the Car Craft Street Machine Nationals in Indianapolis in 1979.

http://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-123#post-3012343
http://www.jims59.com/other59s/theultimus/index.html