Stupid regulations

[Dan Thomas]

He looks to have his hand on a tiller and if you extend the tiller shaft to the axle it looks like its connected to an arm of some sort. So my guess its an old style bellcrank steering linkage.

The chassis looks like it came from an ancient truck, turned back-to-front so that the rear wheels are steering. Those old things needed muscle to drive, so I suspect there's a steering wheel off to his left somewhere. I don't think a tiller could handle it.

 

[Salty]

The chassis looks like it came from an ancient truck, turned back-to-front so that the rear wheels are steering. Those old things needed muscle to drive, so I suspect there's a steering wheel off to his left somewhere. I don't think a tiller could handle it.

I thought it looked more like a converted rail car.

 

[Dan Thomas]

I thought it looked more like a converted rail car.

 

[Spring Ford]

What engine is that? Someone here gotta know.

Google [v8 aero engines 1922] turned up an recognizable image right away.

Hispano-Suiza 8 from 1914 on

License produced in US as the Wright-Hisso

140 to 350hp (later I guess)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano-Suiza_8

Original Poster image from The Atlantic -
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2022/09/photos-of-1922/671430/
100 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1922

Maybe a higher res image (depending on PoA behaviour)

From Wiki:-

 

[Albany Tom]

Of all the pictures from that 1922 Atlantic, the air-car is one of the least crazy ones. Lots of wild stuff happened in that decade, that still are affecting us now.