Thursday, April 30, 2020

TALLAHASSEE AUTO MUSEUM, OF COURSE, IT'S A SPOHN!!, 1970 EVINRUDE LAKESTER


Tallahassee Automotive Museum - Florida

Don't hear much about it, but a really great museum with more than just cars!

Elvis is outside the building 



One mans collection!












Trans Am what's your pleasure?












Oh no a wrecked Tucker!! 

If you saw the movie there was a scene where the recreated the roll over of a test car, this Studebaker was stunt double!

Now I feel better!






















Hi there, my name is CARHUNTER, is that Marylin? Nah! 












































Only 15 built to promote new movies at Paramount Theaters, only 5 survive today. 









Yeah it's a HEMI








It's the Bat Wing, get it? 








Viva Las Vegas

Hey there my name is CARHUNTER, is that Ann Margaret? Nah


Like I said not just cars

















Someplace in Alabama a roadside spotting!
This was a  Nova now it's a Na






Nice folks welcomed me in to take out some photos



Kind of a lo-key shop

Don't be afraid it won't hurt you!

About 200 cars were built and everyone was different!



This one was built on a 39 Ford chassis and powered by a Cadillac engine 


Things changed when Veritas, a West German sports car and racing builder teamed up to power Spohn's with BMW engines, later Opel engines 












Prior to WWII Spohn Coachworks of Ravensburg Germany was a body builder for Maybach after the War Spohn took American cars left behind by the military for the chassis and built custom cars to order, sometimes referred to as the George Barris of Ravensburg!  




1970 Evinrude Rooney Lakester


Brooks Stevens penned the design

The boat rolls out and the Dune Buggy has no engine or controls? Oops!  


This might not a safe vehicle on a wet boat ramp!

Never built and did it survive?

Stayed away from posting amphibious cars, but this van actually exists and works! 





1 comment:

  1. What a great collection of antique and classic cars! Damn you are so lucky to see it by yourself

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