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Dec 31, 2008, 09:06 AM
#1
 Nope, It doesn't make the list!
1932 Helicron Prop Car!
This'll keep the jaywalkers out of your way.
1932 Helicron
In the late 1930s 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-power ed 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. This is the one and
only Helicron in existence, owned by Lane Motor Museum in
Nashville, TN.
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Dec 31, 2008, 10:20 AM
#2
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
Nice story. That would make a great crowd contoller for the riot squad 
Enjoying the "Good Life" in SoCal
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Dec 31, 2008, 12:05 PM
#3
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
That is one of the coolest I have seen, thanks for sharing! 
(I would hate to hit a bird at 70 MPH on the freeway, could be messy! )
"Carelessness, overconfidence and arrogance are our greatest enemies."
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Dec 31, 2008, 01:24 PM
#4
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
Very cool...A small pebble could become a bullet behind that prop!!!
drive that thing through a garden at 75 and put some oil and vinegar in the wiper tank and you'll have one healthy ride!!
gerald
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Silver Quarters 0
Walkers 2
Franklins 1
90% 23
40% 16
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Dec 31, 2008, 08:31 PM
#5
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
UNBELIEVABLE
fOSSIS............
fossil hunter Indian Artifact collector MDer Antique collector
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Dec 31, 2008, 08:43 PM
#6
Hey look ~ I wrote a book!
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
Really cool car, I would have thought the inventor would have seen, or felt, the immediate benefits of mounting the engine in the rear though...
Ohhh~ somebody's got a Florida sailing blog going on... www.southerncrosses.com
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Dec 31, 2008, 09:04 PM
#7
Always huntin' fer somethin'
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
I hope the riders wouldn't be dressed in their Sunday finest and then hit a deer! 
~~~ I am the Prince of Tides ~~~
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Jan 05, 2009, 03:34 PM
#8
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
Awesome go-cart!!
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Jan 05, 2009, 03:40 PM
#9
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
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Jan 05, 2009, 06:36 PM
#10
MR.
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
 Originally Posted by Goober
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang !
Probably a chitty ride too!
The more one learns the more he understands his ignorance. I am simply an ignor ant man trying to lessen his ignorance Those with the most birthdays live the longest
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Jan 06, 2009, 06:17 AM
#11
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
Gentlemen, please... let's give this vintage vehicle its PROP-er respect.
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Jan 20, 2009, 09:14 PM
#12
For that special someone. Can ya diggit?
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
This is the first I've seen this car. What hasn't been tried in car design? Thanks for posting.
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Jan 20, 2009, 09:57 PM
#13
CANE FIELD BANDITS and IRON BRIGADE MEMBER
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
I bet she don't slip into Reverse too easy. 
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals:
TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button
FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Three 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes.
Military Relics:
Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
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Jan 25, 2009, 12:40 AM
#14
CANE FIELD BANDITS and IRON BRIGADE MEMBER
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
Take that baby through a cow pasture and I bet you'd get some Ground Beef.
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals:
TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button
FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Three 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes.
Military Relics:
Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
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Jan 25, 2009, 12:48 AM
#15
Re: 1932 Helicron Prop Car!
Did those guys also develop the WIND shield?
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