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Mecum Kissimmee is coming up soon and they have some great cars in the auction.  This 1932 Packard Twin Six is the nads.    https://www.mecum.com/lots/1135882/1932-packard-905-twin-six-coupe-roadster/        1 of 311 Twin Six cars built on the Series 905 142-inch wheelbase chassis      Purchased by Don Miller of Ludington, Michigan in the 1960s      Miller performed cosmetic restoration and kept the car for more than 50 years      Joe Crea of Cleveland, Ohio acquired the car from Miller about ten years ago      Crea commissioned Straight Eight in Troy, Michigan to perform some cosmetic work and entered the Packard in concours d’elegance and touring events over the past decade      Recently acquired by a private collector      445.5 CI L-head V-12 engine with 160 HP      Synchromesh 3-speed manual transmission      Ride Control      Burgundy and Black two-tone exterior      Tan leather interior

The 1931 Hudson Great Eight Speedster was very cool.  These pictures are from Lynchburg Virginia outside Mark Smith's showroom. #hudson

Bombardier Snowmobile.  1940s. #snowmobile

To me,  the coolest business coupe post 1940 are the 1941 Mopar variants.  Here is a picture of the 41 Desoto 3 window.

Never new Toyota made something like this.  Japanese market only, Gullwing doors are cool!    https://www.tomlaferriere.com/listings/1993-toyota-sera/

Yes, there is a full size version of the "Fabulous Thunderbirds FAB1".   Click here for all the details:    https://www.petrolheadism.com/2017/11/come-along-parker-what-happened-to-fab-1.html #FAB1

The 2nd American car to carry a turbo Charger was the 1962 Chevy Corvair with the "Monza" option.  For 422 bucks (a lot of money in 1962) you got a 150HP Turbo Pancake six engine.   Read more about it here:    https://www.audrainautomuseum.org/engineering-design-passion-begovich-collection/1962-chevrolet-corvair-monza-spyder

A super cool piece of land speed history is being sold at RM Moda Miami at the end of Feburary.    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/oldies-and-oddities-the-bonneville-jet-wars-46415359/    https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/mi25/lots/r0008-1965-spirit-of-america-sonic-i/     1965 Spirit of America Sonic I     Offered from the Collection of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum        Developed by land speed record legend Craig Breedlove and driven to a remarkable, record-setting 600.601 mph on 15 November 1965 on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats—the fastest run of Breedlove’s career      Incredible specification; fuselage-like body over 34 feet in length built to house a GE J79 turbojet engine with afterburner      Additionally driven by Breedlove’s wife, Lee, to the women’s land speed record of 308.506 mph      Acquired by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum in 1975 and available for private acquisition for the first time ever        $500,000 - $1,000,000 USD     Offered from the Collection of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum        Developed by land speed record legend Craig Breedlove and driven to a remarkable, record-setting 600.601 mph on 15 November 1965 on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats—the fastest run of Breedlove’s career      Incredible specification; fuselage-like body over 34 feet in length built to house a GE J79 turbojet engine with afterburner      Additionally driven by Breedlove’s wife, Lee, to the women’s land speed record of 308.506 mph      Acquired by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum in 1975 and available for private acquisition for the first time ever #landspeed #breedlove

Very seldom seen these days if ever.  A Windsor White Prince.  Windsor was the top of the line for the Moon Motor Car company in the 1920s. #moon #windsor