I opened the paper the other day and was surprised to see an article about Mr. Taylor and his Stout Scarab. I had met him a few years ago and he told me about the car which then was still in the process of restoration. We talked a lot about the other cars in his collection and his being the last Studebaker dealer in Lumberton, North Carolina. He was also a Simca dealer. When Studebaker went out the automobile business he sold Toyotas. He has been a very successful insurance man for many years.
On top of his automotive exploits Mr. Taylor was quite the track star when he attended the University of North Carolina. Later he donated a lot of money for the track and field facilities at Chapel Hill.

Here is the story: https://www.fayobserver.com/Articles/...03/963373.aspx

I had no idea what a Scarab was

I saw one in the Petersen Automotive Museum a few years ago; what an amazing art deco piece. It looked like the grandfather to the minivan to me.

That is cool! I love art deco design. It does look like the grandfather of the minivan...if only minivans looked more like that now.

These always put me in mind of R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion car from 1928 (or so). The Scarab was much more practical but some of the design concepts are similar (certainly the basic shape). Here's a link to a pic. This is pretty good for me instead of leaving it to someone else to find the pic!

https://www.maxmatic.com/Dymaxion/dymaxion_pics.htm

Dan