Vintage Car

La Marquise: It is the world’s oldest racing car, as well as the world’s oldest functioning automobile in private ownership and the recipient of numerous major honors.

Norman E. Timbs, a mechanical engineer, designed this stunning buick streamliner in the 1940s, which was the ideal American hot rod in many aspects. Much of the project, including the unique aluminum body and steel chassis, was planned and built by him. It took him almost two years to complete, but the elegant roadster he created was featured on the cover of Motor Trend and in Mechanix Illustrated, Popular Mechanics, and Motor Life.