When World War II halted new car production in 1942, Earl "Madman" Muntz gained his sobriquet from his flamboyant style of selling used cars in the L.A. suburb of Glendale. His was the sideshow-barker ...

Dave Hans thought he'd be crazy to pass up the deal in front of him. There in the newspaper classifieds was the opportunity to buy a creation from the mind of Earl "Mad Man" Muntz - a 1950 Jet. The ...

The combination of steel and aluminum bodywork might make this Muntz Jet tricky to restore, but the end result would justify the expense. The interior of this Muntz Jet was previously redone. Its new ...

1952 Muntz Jet had a top speed of 174 kilometres per hour, making it the fastest American production car. Earl “Madman” Muntz might have been called crazy and other uncomplimentary things, but he was ...

Q: Hi, Greg, and thanks for all the old-time car columns. I really enjoy them and they bring back great memories. I’m now 81 years old and remember a car called the Muntz Jet that was built in the USA ...

Nothing in the life of Earl “Madman” Muntz was routine, boring or low-key. Not the way his never-ending entrepreneurial drive made three fortunes and lost two. Not the way his restless libido reeled ...

Elon Musk is not your usual gray automaker CEO. Whatever you think of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, he’s certainly not boring, lazy or lacking in imagination. And neither was Earl “Madman” Muntz, the ...

Q: Greg I’ve enjoyed your columns on Malcolm Bricklin and Preston Tucker over the years. Another car manufacturer that I remember from the 1950 era was a man called “Madman Muntz” and his Muntz Jet. I ...