Back in the 1930s, William Bushnell Stout had an idea to create a car the likes of which the world has never seen. Using a unitized body structure instead of the time’s usual car construction that ...

LUMBERTON, NC (AP) - Dick Taylor doesn't drive his 1936 Stout Scarab around Lumberton much. But it's hard to miss when he does. The eccentric and visionary Stout Scarab — with its short, stubby nose ...

A 1935 Stout Scarab is one of the gems of the Detroit Historical Society's massive collection of automobiles. The rare bug-like Scarab has been on display at the Detroit Historical Museum for a year, ...

DETROIT -- It's certainly one of the most original cars ever and it's named for a sacred beetle. It's the 1935 Stout Scarab, which is about to go on display again at the Detroit Historical Museum. It ...

Dick Taylor doesn't drive his 1936 Stout Scarab around Lumberton much. But it's hard to miss when he does. The eccentric and visionary Stout Scarab -- with its short, stubby nose and streamlined shape ...

The 1936 art deco-inspired Stout Scarab is considered to be the world’s first production minivan but unlike most modern family haulers, it has a presence that will stop you in your tracks. Only nine ...

William Stout was an American inventor known for his aviation and automotive designs. Roy Schneider, of Milwaukee, shows off his 1936 Stout Scarab, a model often called the first minivan. Photo ...

The annual Art Center Classic at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif., is one of the best shows of the year, with everything from Voisins to a Stout Scarab. This Ferrari was actually a ...

The Scarab had no conventional hood, and the headlamps were set behind fine, vertical-bar grilles. William Bushnell Stout was born in 1880 in Quincy, Illinois, the son of a Methodist minister. He ...