Born of neccessity, the scootmobile was a miniature automotive movement of the 1940s. WWII had seen severe rationing of gasoline and people were finding efficient alternatives to ordinary automobiles. This is one of the more attractive examples.
Credit: Modern Mechanix - July, 1947
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Many touches of auto design from days gone by have faded away over the decades. One of which was the iconic hood emblem. What better way to brighten up an otherwise dull hood than a flying chrome nymph? 
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Need That Car has a new project. Actually, it’s two projects in one. The first part of the project is a 1980 Plymouth Arrow. The truck itself was featured in an earlier post and, well, it just stole my heart. I simply could not let some other undeserving clod have it.
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Need That Car loves station wagons. This 1963 Mercury Colony Park marks the first of a weekly series devoted to the station wagon. Perhaps this particular wagon is not the most auspicious beginning for a weekly series, but station wagons aren’t really auspicious cars, are they?
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There is something about this video. I keep coming back to it. The music selection is what really cements it for me. It is a fantastic collection of vintage auto racing crashes. Be warned, however, that it is difficult to watch. Some of the crashes shown were almost certainly fatal.
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This 1937 Ford Woodie project looks familiar to Need That Car. Perhaps it’s because I once owned it. It’s now here on ebay for the low, low price of…FREE! Well, free if you pay the shop that currently owns it to finish the Woodie conversion, which would set you back only $55-65k.
Hit it to get wood.
If you had to pick the best-looking automotive blog on the web, it would be www.chromjuwelen.com, hands down. Dig just a touch deeper and you’ll find that beauty is more than skin deep. I am excited to announce that NeedThatCar will now be adding its unique touches to their great site.
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Those of us who live in areas with snowy winters have all done it. After a snow storm, perhaps in a rush, you clean only the windows, get in and drive off. This post illustrates (!) the hazards of not clearing the snow from the whole car.
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The Blastolene Decoliner is a one of a kind, hand-made luxury RV/Art piece/streamliner. The craftsmanship is amazing. The styling is excellent. The engineering is impressive. Most of all, the scale of the project is astounding.
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Watch this vintage newsreel video of a midget race in New Jersey from 1946. So far, it is the best video I have found of racing from my midget’s era. Historic Hinchliffe Stadium was the site of the race, but these cars were being raced all over the country. (They were also very popular in Australia.)
Hit the jump for the great video and some interesting tidbits on Hinchliffe Stadium.
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