Here's a throwback to 2011 when we got our 1937 Gougeon Streamliner running and took it for a spin! The black and white footage is from the 1950s when the car was featured in a local parade.

The 1930s was an exciting time for an American design with two movements going head to head - the artistic extravagance of Art Deco and the simple clean forms of Streamline Moderne.

The Gougeon Streamliner is one of the best examples of the Streamline Moderne automobile design of this era. Many of the teardrop designed cars of the 1930s focused more on "form" and less on "function." This meant that shape and design of the car was most important - not the fit and utility of the person inside the car. Teardrop automobiles of this era were often called "Land Dirigibles." "Zeppelins," "Streamliners, " "Teardrops" and "Whales."

Ronald Gougeon of Bay City, Michigan designed and built his streamliner in the 1930s. Born in 1910, Ronald was a designer, inventor, builder and entreprencurial businessman. To this end, he designed and built his own house, several boats and one automobile - all stylistic and innovative. Ronald kept his Streamliner until his passing in 1963. The Gougeon Streamliner is built using a series of aluminum panels over a framework of metal tubes. It was originally fitted with a belly pan giving the streamline design nearly full coverage from top to bottom of the car.

The engine is a 1930s Ford Flathead V8 with a 3 speed manual transmission. The original interior used red leather with two seats up front and a bench seat in back. The Streamliner passed through several hands from 1963 until being acquired by Undiscovered Classics" in 2008. Since acquiring the car, the chassis and drivetrain has been restored to running and driving condition with full restoration planned in the near future.