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-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.
This is the one and only Helicron in
existence, owned by Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, TN.