Showing posts with label unusual. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unusual. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Video of a 1924 Helica (propeller driven car) in action


found on Autoblog Hungary http://www.autoblog.hu/videok/video_egy_propelleres_auto_1924bol.html
The above car is a 1922 Helica.. might be the same or not... anyway, a good look at a Helica in color

Monday, September 5, 2011

prototype lunar rover... the MTA


This is Frenc Pavlics (the mobility genius) driving the MTA over our “Lunarium” rock field outside of the engineering building. It is controlled with a joystick controller on the right side. The GM Research Labs at the Tech Center donated the same type controller used on the Firebird III. found on http://deansgarage.com/2011/moonmen/#more-4737 

Bruce McCall's Zany Afternoons collection of crazy cars you've never heard of







McCall’s 1982 book, Zany Afternoons, presents a collection of brief articles about an imaginary society from the 1920s to the 1950s, often populated by uber-wealthy and spoiled sophisticates who enjoyed such diversions as autogiro jousts, wing dining, zeppelin shoots, and tank polo

from http://deansgarage.com/2011/1932-kranzler-sturm-roadster/

to buy a copy of this book, http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0394735048/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

the mad world of crazy aircraft found in Major Howdy Bixby’s Album of Forgotten Warbirds on Dean's Garage.com





from Bruce McCall’s 1982 book, Zany Afternoons, presents a collection of brief articles about an imaginary society from the 1920s to the 1950s, often populated by uber-wealthy and spoiled sophisticates who enjoyed such diversions as autogiro jousts, wing dining, zeppelin shoots, and tank polo

found on http://deansgarage.com/2011/bixbys-warbirds/

to buy yourself a copy http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0394735048/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Betcha never heard of an Aerial Truck!

The 1st aircraft of the Fire Dept. Used for recon, but probably not water drops. Cool though, I've never seen of heard of it before, and a first of anything is damn interesting, much less a 1920's one of a kind aircraft

the Centaur, looks like swampy country fun... even floats!



Sunday, February 27, 2011

the "NeverWas Haul" is the name of this vehicle at Burning Man

In the above the cow catcher is missing

http://www.neverwashaul.com/ to see and learn all about it
All three of these were from different sites, and I've posted two of them before, but never together. The middle one is new to me, and from http://megamoto.tumblr.com/
the guy in charge is Major Catastrophe, and is interviewed here about what it's about: http://etheremporium.pbworks.com/w/page/10454244/Neverwas-Haul

the "NeverWas Haul" is the name of this vehicle at Burning Man

In the above the cow catcher is missing

http://www.neverwashaul.com/ to see and learn all about it
All three of these were from different sites, and I've posted two of them before, but never together. The middle one is new to me, and from http://megamoto.tumblr.com/
the guy in charge is Major Catastrophe, and is interviewed here about what it's about: http://etheremporium.pbworks.com/w/page/10454244/Neverwas-Haul

Shelby Comet. Never heard of that, have you? Did you hear of the Shelby Europa? 14 made



Shelby Europa were just getting started by Claude Dubois, who raced a Ford of Antwerp Shelby Gt 350 in Spa in 1967. They came directly from Ford as semi-finished and completed by Dubois. Now it was not very many, 1971 and 72 made a total of just 14 pieces, including two convertibles.

There are eight survivors, three of were in Sweden, then Norway, then to Finland.

Well, so was there a special European-Shelby prototype, GT250, a 1971 Mercury Comet that Claude supplied with a GT40 289 block and heads, that gave the car more than 350 horsepower. It was a couple of years as Claude's own daily driver before being resold.
Claude was in Dearborn when Ford announced the cessation of the Shelby Fords, and so bought the last 34 or 36. He sold them in Belgium, Paris, Istanbul, Geneva and Germany
Read his 2002 interview here: http://www.ponysite.de/sheleur_dubois3.htm
After 1970 Claude proposed a licensing deal, and bought Mustangs from Bob Ford in Detroit, the first was completed in January 1971 and went to the Brussels Motor show. The Shelby parts came from Shelby American. Some had 351's and at least one was a drag pack 429 http://www.ponysite.de/sheleur.htm

Shelby Comet. Never heard of that, have you? Did you hear of the Shelby Europa? 14 made



Shelby Europa were just getting started by Claude Dubois, who raced a Ford of Antwerp Shelby Gt 350 in Spa in 1967. They came directly from Ford as semi-finished and completed by Dubois. Now it was not very many, 1971 and 72 made a total of just 14 pieces, including two convertibles.

There are eight survivors, three of were in Sweden, then Norway, then to Finland.

Well, so was there a special European-Shelby prototype, GT250, a 1971 Mercury Comet that Claude supplied with a GT40 289 block and heads, that gave the car more than 350 horsepower. It was a couple of years as Claude's own daily driver before being resold.
Claude was in Dearborn when Ford announced the cessation of the Shelby Fords, and so bought the last 34 or 36. He sold them in Belgium, Paris, Istanbul, Geneva and Germany
Read his 2002 interview here: http://www.ponysite.de/sheleur_dubois3.htm
After 1970 Claude proposed a licensing deal, and bought Mustangs from Bob Ford in Detroit, the first was completed in January 1971 and went to the Brussels Motor show. The Shelby parts came from Shelby American. Some had 351's and at least one was a drag pack 429 http://www.ponysite.de/sheleur.htm

World War one carrier pidgeon transport trucks


World War one carrier pidgeon transport trucks


1922 touring body by Smith & Waddington in Sydney, Australia ... real unusual, it's called a charabanc


This is built on a truck chassis from White vintage 1922 and the huge body built by Smith & Waddington in Camperdown, Sydney, Australia.

But this body type is called a Charabanc, the same name is also used for buses with open bodywork that was common at this time. This White charabanc had room for 15 people and had been ordered by Mr Day. He used it for New South Wales Tourist Bureau excursions and adventures in the wild Australia.

found on http://svammelsurium.blogg.se/2010/october/fyrfaldigt.html

1922 touring body by Smith & Waddington in Sydney, Australia ... real unusual, it's called a charabanc


This is built on a truck chassis from White vintage 1922 and the huge body built by Smith & Waddington in Camperdown, Sydney, Australia.

But this body type is called a Charabanc, the same name is also used for buses with open bodywork that was common at this time. This White charabanc had room for 15 people and had been ordered by Mr Day. He used it for New South Wales Tourist Bureau excursions and adventures in the wild Australia.

found on http://svammelsurium.blogg.se/2010/october/fyrfaldigt.html