Derby-Miller Racing Car, Brooklands, 1935

Gwenda Stewart (nee Hawkes) with the Derby-Miller front wheel drive racing car. Like other marques of the period, Derby involved themselves in motor sport, with driver Douglas Hawkes's front wheel drive Miller with Derby parts (dubbed a Derby-Miller) acting as a testbed and promotional tool; that it was driven by Gwenda Stewart did not hurt publicity either. He had bought into the Derby factory in 1930, helped by his then father-in-law Charles Kinisson.

Although Stewart had been known to say that she preferred record-breaking to racing as it required less effort, she was nevertheless a quick and skillful racer; she raced at Montlhéry, taking a Land Speed Racing 1.5 litre class record at in 1930, with a standing mile at 118.13mph. She also raced at Brooklands, and twice at the Le Mans 24 Hours, in 1934 and 1935. She was partnered by Louis Bonne and Charles Worth respectively, but retired early both times.

1935 DeSoto Airflow Sedan - Farther Out

If you aren't familiar with this car, then let me tell you first off: it looked like this from the factory in the 1930's.
Its a Chrysler Airflow, (the DeSoto version, to be exact), built from 1934 to 1937. It was one of the first full-size American production cars to use the concept of streamlining to cut wind resistance. The unfortunate thing was that it was too much for the 1930's American car buying public and it was ultimately a huge commercial failure. But, Chrysler made a significant effort at a fundamental change in automotive design with the Airflow and the chain reaction was started; newer car designs took cues from the Airflow and suddenly what was the extreme was the mainstream. Truly, a car 10 years too early.
As I stated in the first paragraph, this slippery customer looks more or less how the factory intended; the real changes are all under the skin and in my opinion, only serve to enhance the exterior.
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- Amazosan