I so totally love that car!!! I would drive it!!! On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 8:16 AM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Weird Universe <http://www.weirduniverse.net/> > ------------------------------ > > Zippo Car <http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/zippo_car> > > Posted: 04 Aug 2017 04:44 AM PDT > The Zippo Manufacturing Co. built the Zippo car in 1947 by adapting a > Chrysler Saratoga. However, the weight of the lighters kept causing the > tires to blow out. So in 1952 the car was sent to a Pittsburgh garage for > repairs and re-adaptation. It was never seen again. To this day, no one > knows what happened to the Zippo car. > > It reminds me of the tale of the lost Star Wars Celica GT > <http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/star_wars_celica>. > > > > > > In 1998, a replica Zippo car was built — fitted with modern tires that > could handle the weight. > > > > More info: post-gazette.com > <http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2015/05/08/A-reproduction-of-the-1947-Zippo-Car-is-part-of-this-year-s-Vintage-Pittsburgh/stories/201505080107>, > NY Daily News > <http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/zippo-car-turns-65-article-1.1184569>, > Zippo <https://www.zippo.com/pages/zippo-cars>. > > Thanks to hotsauce269 for the photo! > > Follies of the Madmen #322 > <http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/follies_of_the_madmen_322> > > Posted: 04 Aug 2017 12:41 AM PDT > > > Original ad here. > <http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/04/26/page/22/article/display-ad-24-no-title> > You are subscribed to email updates from Weird Universe > <http://www.weirduniverse.net/>. > To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now > <https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailunsubscribe?k=ivdH_fBFKImDEFGpnmJuhFvAL3M> > . Email delivery powered by Google > Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United > States > > > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- brine http://brineb.blogspot.com/ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
