![]() This Stutz Bearcat lookalike might have been constructed by Central Pennsylvania 'bricoleur' and cousin to the chocolate king Milton Hershey and that further improvements came later in the car's life. 1927 Whippet 98A plus readily available spare and salvage parts in the late 1940s. Please Wait for all Pictures to Load - It's Worth It!ĭiscovered at last fall's Hershey swap meet in less than ideal condition and with very little information as to its origins, this six-cylinder 1927 Overland Whippet 98A is definitely an unusual one-off creation constructed from a donor ca. This time at a LOW starting bid and NO Higher Reserve - Bid to Own! Runs and Drives Very, Very Well - Just Had It Out For A Spin Yesterday! Possibly in the Melvin Hershey Collection at one time - Great Stutz Bearcat Looks Currently, the speedster's sitting at $50,000 (reserve not met) with a buy it now price of $149,000.Just Out of a Long Term Collection of Antique and Classic Automobilesĭocumented to have been Constructed in this Configuration Just After World War II Need more convincing? The differential takes 600 weight oil. Spark plugs (six off the distributor, six off the magneto) and all that displacement, you can bet this guy is torquey enough to pull stumps. The six-cylinder powering this particular rat rod is a 14.5-liter inline-six (that's 820 cubic inches) good for 105 horsepower. The speedster just looks like it hails from 1915 (the year which it's coincidently registered). The motor is out of aġ918 type 31-6-75 front drive aerial ladder, while the aluminum cowl comes from another American LaFrance firetruck built between 19. The chassis is fromġ921 type 14-6 short wheelbase firetruck. Even if this particular American LaFrance bucket isn't exactly 100 percent of the period. Where to even start? First of all, brass era cars rule. ![]() As the owner states, "You don't know what 'awesome' is until you drive this car." For certain the two are related in theĬhutzpah department. ![]() And if we had access to a time machine, our very favorite car from say 1933 might just be this firetruck speedster, that's quite possibly a direct ancestor of Blastolene. Two) superchargers bolted to its Detroit Diesel V12. One of our favorite cars from 2009 is theīlastolene Peterbilt hot rod. American LaFrance firetruck speedster - click above for high-res gallery ![]()
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