1958 Golden Sahara II w/ Goodyear Illuminated Neothane Glow Tires r/RetroFuturism

The Golden Sahara II is restored to its original glory Hagerty Media


From years spent as one of America's most famous custom cars touring around the country and drawing massive crowds and hordes of media everywhere it went to.

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This is the Golden Sahara II, a freshly restored show car that claims to be one of the world's first autonomous car concepts. Born in the 1950s, this golden vision was a joint project between.

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The Golden Sahara II brings the past back to life


Golden Sahara II by Jim Street. It even appeared on the TV show I've Got a Secret on June 25, 1962. The five minute spot is absolutely worth the view, as Jim uses his remote control to drive the car onstage, walking alongside it as he moves it into position in front of the cameras and the audience. Rumor has it that the driver of the car in the.

Golden Sahara II rediscovered, and headed to auction Journal


Engine. V8 Lincoln Capri. Dimensions. Curb weight. 1,975 kg. The Golden Sahara II or Concept Goodyear Golden Sahara II is a futuristic concept car designed by American custom car designer George Barris, based on the 1953 Lincoln Capri, presented at the Petersen Motorama show in Los Angeles in 1954 and upgraded to Version II in 1956. [1] [2]

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The Golden Sahara II is remembered as one of the most important custom cars of the 1950s - and it only came to be because George Barris and a friend accidentally drove a brand new 1953 Lincoln Capri Hardtop under the back of a hay truck - guillotining the roof off.

Golden Sahara II l'incroyable conceptcar est à Genève Les Voitures


The car is the Golden Sahara II, which owner James Skonzake, who became known to the car community as Jim Street, put into storage without explanation in Dayton, Ohio. It remained there until being rediscovered after Skonzake's death late last November. The story of the Golden Sahara begins with a highway mishap involving George Barris, who.

Golden Sahara II rediscovered, and headed to auction Journal


Ultimately, the Golden Sahara 2 was able to shine as a star at various car shows, but disappeared into obscurity. Towards the end of the 1960s, Jim Street parked it in a garage. From his estate, the Klairmont Kollection car museum in Chicago was able to acquire the vehicle in 2018 via the auction house Mecum. The long time it had been parked.

Video Restored Golden Sahara II Debuts In Geneva, Switzerland


07 March 2019 Share On paper, the Golden Sahara II would only need the addition of electrified powertrain to seamlessly blend in with the most advanced cars displayed at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. It's equipped with state-of-the-art-technology features like voice commands and sensor-based automatic emergency braking.

Golden Sahara II rediscovered, and headed to auction Journal


The famed Golden Sahara, that futuristic phenom that first shocked and delighted the world at the 1954 Petersen Motorama in L.A. and was once the darling of the traveling show circuit and silver screen before suddenly evaporating from public view in the late 1960s.

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The Golden Sahara 2 towing Jim's 1955 Chris-Craft 21-foot Cobra, one of 56 ever made. Jim's Cobra was equipped with a blown Cadillac engine by sprint legend Henry Meyer. It was also dressed up with quad exhaust, Buick portholes, a Batmobile-style twin-grip steering, and a custom trailer. Photo courtesy of Jim Skonzakes.

Video Restored Golden Sahara II Debuts In Geneva, Switzerland


Goodyear and Klairmont Kollections unveil restored Golden Sahara II on translucent Goodyear tires at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show .In collaborati.

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Jim Street's Golden Sahara II: The Full Story By Gillian Carmoodie Jun 08, 2019 features Check out the full story behind Jim Street's incredible Golden Sahara II concept car The very words 'Golden Sahara' conjure up images of an exotic desert landscape, far beyond what most of us take as our day-to-day normal.

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Conceived as a futuristic dream machine, the Golden Sahara drew crowds on the custom car circuit; it eventually evolved into the Golden Sahara II, which incorporated high-tech features like.

The Golden Sahara II is restored to its original glory Hagerty Media


SUBSCRIBE to Barcroft Cars: https://goo.gl/vbKSU2HIDDEN from public view for over 50 years, in the early 60s, the Golden Sahara was one of America's most fam.

1958 Golden Sahara II w/ Goodyear Illuminated Neothane Glow Tires r/RetroFuturism


In Part One on Jim Street's Golden Sahara we shared the story on how the accident that George Barris had with his personal 1953 Lincoln, eventually led to the creation of one of the best known Custom Cars in the world, the Golden Sahara.