The classic car drawings on these pages were found in patents from the 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s. New vintage car and truck designs are added regularly.
Confused arrow carThis is the most hideous car design I have run across. The arrows seem to be undecided as to which end is the front of the car. 1953
June 6 |
Automobile exhaust shroudA design for an automobile exhaust shroud with rhinestone ornamentation. 1938
June 6 |
Willys-Overland automobile designA 1935 car design for the Willys-Overland Company, which five years later began producing the Jeep. 1935
June 6 |
Schult camping trailerIn 1934 Walter O. Wells and Wilbur Schult produced their first Schult mobile home in Elkhart, Indiana. Today Schult is a builder of manufactured housing. The spacious covered wagon design shown here features a moon roof, dinette and ample storage. 1939
May 30 |
Eldridge camping trailerA classic design for a camping trailer that features a dinette, bench seating and two sinks, which seems an excessive luxury in a trailer of this size. 1950
May 30 |
Wedell rocket carAn odd car design that looks like a rocket-propelled submarine on wheels. 1954
May 22 |
Fire pump truckA pump truck for fighting fires. John Grybos designed a number of fire-fighting vehicles. 1939
May 16 |
Cord sedanThe Cord 810 Sedan fulfilled designer Gordon Buehrig's goal of a car with a sealed hood and external radiators. 1935
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