A fascinating part of the history of Athens, Ohio, make that the history of automobiles. Evidently, Athens has been funky for a long time. Athens’ residents Claud Dry and Dale Orcutt, airplane pilots turned car designers, developed the King Midget as part of their Midget Motors Supply operations in Athens, OH from roughly 1946 and 1970. Check out the funky history yourself. Join the Club!

Features a non-standard Briggs & Stratton V-twin engine (click on image to enlarge)

Midget Motors Corp.. Athens, Ohio

Technical: Freehand digital iPad painting in Sketch Club using an Apple Pencil and a final tweak in iColorama. Here are the stats:

The car depicted above, Lot 55, sold for $10,450, including buyer’s premium, at Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas auction in Las Vegas, NV, on October 14, 2016. https://www.sportscarmarket.com/profile/1962-king-midget-model-3