1948 Davis D-2 Divan Removable Top Coupe

1948 Davis D-2 Divan in The Cases of Eddie Drake, TV Series, 1952

Class: Others, Three-wheeler — Model origin:

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2007-12-07 10:03	I've checked up on this. (According to my encyclopedia of American cars 1930-1980) There were only 17 of these cars made, between 1947 & 1949 (fitted with a 4 cylinder hercules engine 113cid 60hp) said to be the brainchild of Glen Gordon "Gary" Davis (his idea came originally from Howard Hughes 'Tricycle' car). There were plans to build a 7-seater sedan and an 11-seater station wagon.! This didn't come to pass, as mr.Davis was convicted of fraud (although he claimed his innocence) I've added lots of extra pics, as we're unlikely to see another one of these -- Last edit: 2007-12-07 10:17:46
Ray B. ◊ 2007-12-07 11:34	Thanks a lot, Stronghold. I love when someone finds a strange old car. I knew that one, but it's great to find it in a film or TV serie. Here's a link to genuine Davis advertisings. http://chuckstoyland.com/potpourri/coololdcars/#davis
stronghold ◊ 2007-12-07 11:48	I like these unusual cars too Thanks for the great link
Alexander ◊ 2007-12-07 22:10	What a find, Steve! Here are two more sources about the Davis: http://www.3wheelers.com/davis.html http://www.suarezweb.com/davis/ This is one of the production cars from 1948 named 'D-2 Divan'. The Davis Registry shows other cars here: http://www.suarezweb.com/davis/davislst.htm
sixcyl ◊ 2007-12-07 22:38	Excellent Steve!
wrenchhead ◊ 2007-12-08 00:29	Great find You won't see that one everyday!