This is a 1923 Model T snowmobile

It would appear the 1920s modifying scene was less cochlea-destroying bass and taste-defying chrome spinners, more practical motoring for the dandy chap about town. A snowy town.

We are basing this purely on the picture you see above. It is a picture of a 1923 Ford Model T, pimped in a manner that Top Gear approves. As you can clearly see, it's got skis on it.

And it's going up for auction in a few days time in the good ol' U S of A.

Virgil D White is the man responsible. This intelligent chap was apparently a Model T dealer and servicer. He was also an inventor, and spotted a gaping hole in the market of 1913: skis on cars. He invented and built a Snowmobile conversion kit for the T, which he sold for $400. Complete vehicles went for $750.

He started rolling it out in 1923, and this is one of the best preserved examples from the original production run of 75. The paint, top and interior are all believed to be original and untouched, while the rest of the car is said to be "remarkably well preserved".

It also sports its standard wheels, proper original skis and original metal tracks for snow and ice. It was apparently last used in the snow several years back, but is said to run superbly and shows very little wear.

Want it? It's expected to go for around $60,000 - around £39,000 - when it goes under the hammer, and is, by all definitions, pretty ruddy amazing. A Model T Snowmobile! It's like Top Gear in the 1920s, via a Pathe newsreel.

This, and much more, is up for offer at RM Auctions' Hershey sale, in Pennsylvania. Click through for some highlights...

Gaston Chevrolet, together with his brothers Arthur and Louis (the latter of which co-founded Chevy) created Frontenac, a modifying outfit specialising in racier Model Ts. They became famous for their ‘Fronty Fords', one of which you see above.

You all know dinosaurs roamed the earth many millions of years ago, but did you have any inclination there used to exist a truck specifically built to be a mobile popcorn vending machine?

Ladies and gentlemen, this is a Mobile Popcorn Vending Machine Shaped Like A Truck That Actually Moves. It's got dual eight-ounce popcorn poppers - now electrified for ease of use - and comes complete with popping pans.

Those keen of eye will note, this is not an American car. But it is a Ferrari, so hush. It's got a 255bhp 3.0-litre V8 mounted in the middle, a five speed box, independent suspension and is red. It is a red Ferrari with a removal roof panel.

Most importantly however, it is the same model of Ferrari that Magnum used. Magnum's Ferrari*! Invest in some questionable clothes and become inexplicably hirsute.

Note: stick-on moustache not included in sale

Reckon this Austin Healey could whup a modified 306? Perhaps, perhaps not. Whatever, it is quite a nice little slice of British motoring, with a 2.9-litre straight-six wrapped up underneath a splendid Gerry Coker-designed body, 124bhp and rear wheel drive. Splendid.

This massive hunk of purple steel was the first front-wheel-drive car from General Motors, and is therefore a history lesson and leviathan wrapped up in a very heavy package.

It's got a 7.0-litre (425cu) V8 with 385bhp. It weighs the same as a BMW X5 and it could top 135mph. In 1966. Also comes with Power Steering! Air Conditioning! Brakes!

This is a steam-powered quadricycle, is capable of 38mph, can run 20 miles on a tank of water and at 127 years old, is considered to be the world's oldest running motor car.

This is ‘La Marquise', and it is reckoned to be one of the most important cars...in the world.

This is an authentic M38 war wagon, and comes complete with a M2 50-calibre machine gun (equipped with a simulated firing mechanism and ‘realistic flame blasts'), 10 dormant grenades, three bayonets, two M1 Garand training rifles, various ammo cans, duffel bags and a 48-star ‘Merican flag.