Measuring more than 20 ft in length, Milton Reeves’ barmy behemoth had 8 wheels and received zero customer orders when it went on display at the inaugural Indianapolis 500. Unable to realize that 4 wheels was the future of automobiles, Reeves made a 6 wheeled SexAuto the following year, which was another flop. Imagine the length of congestion lines today if 8 wheels had caught on as a design concept!
(art by James B. Deneen, images Bob Tate, via)
Also billed as the "Easiest Car in the World on Tires". Easy on tires, perhaps, but certainly not easy to drive! The photo of the man in the image below is of Elbert Hubbard, who actually drove OctoAuto and lived to write an article about it in 1911.
Here is some strangely bloated 1912 racing car from Turin, Fiat S76, rightly called "The Beast of Turin":
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(art by James B. Deneen, images Bob Tate, via)
Also billed as the "Easiest Car in the World on Tires". Easy on tires, perhaps, but certainly not easy to drive! The photo of the man in the image below is of Elbert Hubbard, who actually drove OctoAuto and lived to write an article about it in 1911.
Here is some strangely bloated 1912 racing car from Turin, Fiat S76, rightly called "The Beast of Turin":
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