We love great cars, of course, but we also love the strange stuff, and history has seen some very weird cars indeed. So put on your what-were-they-thinking cap, and enjoy this look back at some of autodom’s biggest oddballs.
1911 Reeves-Overland Octoauto
If four wheels are good, eight wheels must be better, right? Milton Reeves thought he could smooth out primitive rutted roads by mimicking the equalizing suspensions used on railroad cars, so he modified a perfectly good 1910 Overland to create this weirdo. Unfortunately, the 20-foot-long car only sat four people, and its price of $3,200 (more than $90K today) certainly didn’t help. Reeves tried building a three-axle version called the Sextauto, but despite its way more
