Golden Age and Pulp Resources: Automobiles, weird and otherwise.

[SSgt Baloo]

The McQuay-Norris Streamliner (http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/strange_vehicles/mcquay-norris_streamliner.html).
Based on a Ford V-8 chassis, this was one of many Cars of the Future built during the '30s.

1937 Nash Lafayette ad. (http://library.route66rambler.com/?p=46)

1940 Nash Ambassador ad. (http://library.route66rambler.com/?p=29)

1938 Phantom Corsair (or "Flying Wombat") (http://www.flyingwombat.com/flyingwombat/index.html)

Videos:
Streamlining automobiles. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ4o9YVcFsc)

1937 Plymouth Theatrical ad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPqfC5SFZfI)

1941 Oldsmobile Special ad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkEPTwc9Qe0)

1941 ad for Oldsmobile Hydramatic transmission. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qul77-xgjOU)

GM Futurama - 1939 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74cO9X4NMb4)

Defense Comes First With Oldsmobile - 1941 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5NxfDS94YA)

1940 Chevrolet Theatrical ad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL8CeHgrH3s&feature=related)

Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion car (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlLZE23EJKs)

Stout Scarab (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYRpzdjENWQ)

1940 Ford (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29EENb3C0yM)

~1938 theatrical ad for Esso gas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cv3x1Z5dxQ)

Rube Goldberg in a Chevy-sponsored short (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3LiXJOQ8I0)

Another Chevy ad from the '40s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCA8oXRZC3M)

Early '30s Ford ad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HOMerrAaKI&feature=related)

Buick Y-Job Concept Car (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiEI-sBMx4c&feature=related)

[SSgt Baloo]

I'm looking mostly for pictures folks. I'll do my best to find more, but if anyone thinks their google-fu is superior to mine, they're welcome to join in.

1938-1940 cadillac V16 (http://www.car-nection.com/cadillacdatabase/dbas_txt/V6srv38.htm)

The Old Car Manual Project (http://oldcarmanualproject.com/)
You may have to do a little searching, but they seem to have a lot of stuff. Examples:


http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=29262&g2_serialNumber=2
1939 Chrysler

http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51768&g2_serialNumber=2
1942 Hudson

http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=75447&g2_serialNumber=1
1940 Willys-Overland

[Lord Liaden]

Try this webpage from an excellent HERO Pulp website: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Realm/6532/auto20.html . Quite a few vehicles of the era, with stats and illustrations.

[wcw43921]

If this wasn't a real 1930s-40s car, it should have been--from the Hot Wheels line, the Xtreemster--

http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/2004/2004_082.jpg


Retro enough to be from that period, futuristic enough to be the signature vehicle of the millionaire crimefighting gadgeteer hero in your campaign.

Also available in gold color with chrome front--

http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/2007/2007_096.jpg

"Ready to fight crime, Golden Boy?"

"You bet, Golden Mask! Those dirty crooks are due for a whipping!"

"To the Golden-Mobile!"