California wildfires that wipe out cities (I think this is from the Palisades fire) often have this result.... and why don't collectors install fire sprinkler systems with a reservoir of a couple thousand gallons?

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10227660945261412&set=gm.3993236777488367&idorvanity=496619540483459

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10227660945261412&set=pcb.3993236790821699

Another incredible cool hot rodding story, the 'Ballard Special', a twin engine racer, with two Ford 4 bangers, timed 90 degrees out so that they now run in a traditional straight 8 form with a 1-5-2-6-4-8-3-7 firing order ... thank you Doug!

     https://www.handh.co.uk/private-sales/vehicles-for-sale/FordModelA/

what a great and early little hot rod speedster/gow job

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122157851168802634&set=gm.2928488327537350&idorvanity=1037424246643777

1914 speedster... another useful variety of the Model T

I thought I'd posted this 1952 Maverick Speedster, in case I haven't, here's a good look at an impressively good looking design

https://pebblebeachconcours.net/cars/seeking-the-cars-that-will-capture-hearts-at-the-2023-pebble-beach-concours-delegance/

https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/gallery/Sterling-Gladwin-Maverick-Sportster-93014.html

https://www.vaultcars.com/wp-content/uploads/Pebble12-1342.jpg

back in 2010, I posted about the Auburn Cabin Speedster... and I think I just stumbled across a photo of that same car way back in 1932 from

I'm only guessing it's the same one. 

orignally the color photos were posted in https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/woodlight-headlights-number-one-in.html where there are a couple others

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/49339447263/in/album-72157712543534427/ for the black and white photo source, the Gladys O’Donnell Collection, she was a charter member of the 99s

1925 Maxim speedster made from a truck, was on Ebay, but the bidding didn't get to the reserve, of course

This Maxim fire truck was found in Vermont in bad shape. But the pointed fenders, the huge Wisconsin engine that made the reputation of the Stutz racing team in early teens, the magneto, the bucket seats and the hood that retains the unusual shape of the rad made it clear it was a great candidate for a speedster conversion

The engine was pushed back and lowered. The steering wheel angled and pushed back 36". 

The hood was extended and a custom monocle windshield added

Engine is a Wisconsin RBU 5x6 side valves. 471 cu. in. 

 4 cylinders cast in pairs.
Bosch magneto, Zenith Carb
Wheel base : 146"
Wheels : 24"
Tires (6) : 38x7 Bridgestone
Trans : 4 speed

 

If you are the type to plan your days to the minute, my car is NOT for you. Unless you have a museum!

But if you are the kind to never leave without your toolbox, you may qualify 

This Maxim is all but reliable. It will be 100 years old and everything that can leak does, 

Rad, oil pan, differential joints, carb etc...everything drips. 

And gas mileage is calculated by the drum, not gallons, It does not even register on the fuel efficiency spectrum. 

 Other clarification : it would be more exact to speak of "decelarators" when referring to what other cars have what is called "brakes"

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115699116044?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5337851298&customid=597007&toolid=10001&nma=true&si=Zr6z0m%252BuQLBSYqFc%252B7MdYOUW6y4%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

16 k for this 1930 model A speedster in Tucson... I bet that would be a hoot to drive across country, just on the small roads (thanks Doug!)

https://tucson.craigslist.org/cto/d/tucson-1930-model-speedster/7583126152.html

there is a website dedicated to speedsters, of all brands, by someone that wrote a book about the speedster style.

the site includes a lot of brands, like Oldsmobile, Mercer, Stutz, Knox, Stanly, National, etc etc

the site is a side effect of the book the author wrote, and Hagerty did a book review on it https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/the-definitive-book-on-classic-speedsters-requires-a-slow-roll

 

https://www.classicspeedsters.com/blog

the 1917 Locomobile speedsters could be had in several styles, three had interesting names, the Fishtail, the Canoe, and the Gunboat.

 https://www.classicspeedsters.com/blog/2022/6/3/locomobile-and-speedsterism-pt-2

the first Pontiac race car

This rig started life as a regular Pontiac Six. The brand's first-ever model, it was a more affordable version of the Oakland Six. Originally sold by McRorie-Sautter, a New York dealer, as a two-door sedan, the Pontiac spent only a short time with its first owner when a fire destroyed its interior.

The dealership bought back the damaged vehicle and sent it to Willoughby Coachworks, where it was re-bodied into a two-seat speedster. Along with the new body, the dealership also changed the vehicle's purpose. 

Instead of putting it up for sale in its showroom, McRorie-Sautter entered the Six in the 1926 Sherrill New York hill climb.

And not only it won first place in its class, but it also scored a third-place finish in the unlimited displacement category. Thus it became the first-ever Pontiac race car, as well as the first Poncho to win an event.

 

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/the-first-pontiac-race-car-ever-built-pops-up-for-sale-costs-a-fortune-199543.html#

Porsche Speedster history info

The basic 356 Coupe cost $300 more than the Jaguar XK120. 

 Porsche came to cut-down the 356 cabriolet on the same production line as the 356 by removing trimmings and weather protection to save weight and cost – after Max Hoffman in New York motivated Porsche in Germany to get competitive to drive sale - the concept of the Speedster was born.

terrifically simple, simply terrific

https://www.facebook.com/Dr.emporioefikz/photos/a.196748357115580/3300469043410147/

ain't this a beaut!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1111567445695404/permalink/1666571886861621

an American LaFrance Speedster that had it's first life as the Colorado Springs Fire Department's fire engine in 1915, but eventually was abandoned in a Missouri field and not rescued until 2013

Powered by a 14.5-litre six-cylinder and a three-speed transmission delivering power to the rear wheels via chain drive. 37 inch tires



https://www.driven.co.nz/lifestyle/classic-cars/some-like-it-hot-1915-lafrance-speedster/

Ford Model T Mercury Speedster.

 This car is a custom-bodied T speedster with kit made by the Mercury Body Co of Louisville, KY. This particular car includes a complete kit, as well as Ashe wire wheels and a Warford aluminum transmission.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1211889002164076&set=a.1211888955497414&type=3&permPage=1

making a speedster from a roadster, 1916 Motor Age

https://books.google.com/books?id=s1UfAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA24-PA3&lpg=RA24-PA3&dq=June+22,+1915+edition+of+Motor+Age&source=bl&ots=DuEtDQj49H&sig=lKc_LD954cnu1ogHBJrerOUV3N4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3zbf8s4_UAhVr6YMKHVlsCp8Q6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Jerry Miscevich saw a photo of the 1929 Packard Boattail Speedster and spent the next 20 years thinking about it. Finally, he built a replica, the same way they built the original

And Jay Leno interviewed him



Just like Packard, Miscevich got his hands on a 626 chassis and the engine from a Super 8. Then he got to work fabricating the rest of the car, modifying existing parts and using authentic ones where he could for the next 19 years

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/videos/a30491/meet-the-man-who-built-his-own-1929-packard-boattail-speedster/

must have scared the hell out of the passenger

https://www.facebook.com/1545149182397153/photos/a.1564962900415781.1073741844.1545149182397153/1838249726420429/?type=3&permPage=1

1914 Speedster Model T rescued from a farm

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Fordmodelt/