[WWI] FW: 1932 Helicron: ot but cool! Nice wood Grain

[Rick Geisler]

Subject: FW: 1932 Helicron
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:41:18 -0400
From: JDecker at fortlauderdale.gov
To: rmartin51 at bellsouth.net.









 













1932 Helicron

In the late 1930's this one-of-a-kind Helicron was placed in a barn 
and forgotten. More than six decades later this odd lost little gem 
was rediscovered, rebuilt, and reintroduced to the world. Although 
the manufacturer is unknown, it's believed that this car was built in 
France 1932. Following the first World War it was not uncommon 
for recently displaced airplane engineers to look towards the 
automobile industry for employment.

As in this example, a few entrepreneurs developed propeller-powered cars with the notion that propeller power was an efficient means of moving a vehicle.On this car, when the wooden propeller is spinning at full speed and efficiently, this little 1,000-pound boat-tailed skiff can hit freeway speeds exceeding 75 mph. T his is the one and only Helicron in existence, owned by Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, TN.





























 



 



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