1media/Davis Divan Header .jpgmedia/Davis Divan Header .jpg2020-06-30T10:59:06-07:001962 Aguirre X-Sonic6plain2020-08-22T17:40:15-07:00San Bernardino-based custom carmaker Ron Aguirre sits in his 1962 X-Sonic, a radio-controllable vehicle inspired by the design of the 1956 Corvette. It included the first adjustable suspension system, made with hydraulic pumps and valves salvaged from a surplus B-52 Bomber. Aguirre used this equipment to raise and lower the automobile to pique traffic cops who believed it violated a California vehicle code regulation forbidding cars from having any parts closer to the ground than the bottoms of their wheel rims.
1media/Misc_03.jpgmedia/Misc_03.jpg2020-06-30T10:50:36-07:001949 Hall Airway4plain2020-08-27T16:41:21-07:00Like the Davis Divan, the Airway was an automobile designed from the ground up with the budget shopper in mind. Intended for short drives around town, the mini-car had a top speed of 45 miles per hour thanks to its rearmounted 10-horsepower, air-cooled engine. Its extensive use of lightweight aluminum and plastic helped the car travel 45 miles on a gallon of gasoline. Based in San Diego, the T. P. Hall Engineering Corporation only manufactured one coupe (seen here) and one sedan before folding.
