Nethercutt's 1930 Ruxton – The Forgotten Front-Wheel Drive Pioneer

This week's episode features a car you’ve probably never seen — because almost nobody has. It's the 1930 Ruxton, one of fewer than 20 ever made, and one of the earliest American front-wheel-drive cars. Designed for style over substance, the Ruxton is a rare Art Deco icon that tells a story of ambition, lawsuits, and Depression-era automotive dreams.

Jay is joined by Cameron Richards of the Nethercutt Collection to take a closer look at this extremely rare, ultra-low-slung luxury sedan with one of the boldest factory paint jobs ever put on a pre-war car — and a shifting mechanism that seems almost experimental.

???? Factory-designed Art Deco livery
⚙️ 100 hp, 286 cu in Continental flathead straight-8
???? Front-wheel drive (sort of)
???? Paint scheme by Joseph Urban
???? No running boards — just step in!

Come for the weird headlights, stay for the lawsuit that led Ruxton to sue... Ruxton.

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