1939 Steyr 55 Coupe

Around Europe in the late 1930s, research into aerodynamics and efforts to build affordable 'people's cars' coincided. In Austria, Karl Jenschke created an advanced small car, the Steyr 50. With a solid unitary body structure, the 25-horsepower four-cylinder 'boxer' engine powered the car to a comfortable maximum speed of 60 mph. This Steyr was in the Imperial Palace Collection in Las Vegas for many years. Prior to that, it was one of the only European vehicles in the Brucker Brothers Movie World Cars of the Stars Museum in Buena Vista, California. Cult pinstriper Von Dutch was employed by the Bruckers for many years. In fact, for a time, he lived in their parking lot in his bus.

This model 55 produces 25 horsepower at 3,600 RPM. It utilizes a one-barrel Solex carburetor, a three-speed manual transmission, and drum brakes. It has twin transverse leaf springs in front and swing axles with trailing arms and leaf springs at the rear.