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« Reply #175 on: March 07, 2010, 12:21:27 pm » |
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Why the goggles..? In case of ADVENTURE!
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« Reply #176 on: March 07, 2010, 02:21:27 pm » |
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Wow! A Messerschmitt! I haven't seen one of those in a long while. One of my uncles had one of those in the '60s - Far nicer than the BMW and Izetta bubble-cars of the time.
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« Reply #177 on: March 07, 2010, 06:46:37 pm » |
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« Reply #178 on: March 07, 2010, 06:54:35 pm » |
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Just wanted this video... what is the flywheel engine off to the side? |
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Why the goggles..? In case of ADVENTURE!
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« Reply #179 on: March 07, 2010, 11:34:00 pm » |
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But the Beemer had that cool door on the front! Yes, but it also had no reverse gear. If you parked too close to a wall or another car, you couldn't escape! |
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« Reply #180 on: March 07, 2010, 11:36:53 pm » |
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But the Beemer had that cool door on the front! Yes, but it also had no reverse gear. If you parked too close to a wall or another car, you couldn't escape! True - a sun roof wasn't really optional! It was required as an emergency exit. |
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« Reply #182 on: March 09, 2010, 06:39:37 am » |
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Just wanted this video... what is the flywheel engine off to the side?
Yes, it's a Lister diesel that we've converted to run on a spark because we run it on woodgas:
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« Reply #183 on: March 12, 2010, 02:56:48 pm » |
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« Reply #184 on: March 12, 2010, 03:22:16 pm » |
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not sure if its been mentioned yet but the mosquito helicopter looks really awesome, while not an autogyro you can't go wrong with a DIY kit for a functional helicopter that... best of all imo... doesn't require any licensing to fly (it qualifies as an ultra-light vehicle so the same rules apply to it as to a dirt bike, which means its not "street legal" but your not exactly on a street now are you  ) |
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« Reply #187 on: April 22, 2010, 10:13:01 pm » |
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This would make a nice project: |
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« Reply #188 on: April 23, 2010, 10:13:24 pm » |
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That would be awesome to fit a drive engine for the rear wheels, but leave the outside the same. It would sure get some attention.
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Just as we had overcome a bad situation, one of the crew said, 'it could be worse'. Then lo and behold it did get worse.
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« Reply #189 on: April 24, 2010, 10:55:30 am » |
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The Helicron 1 (1 being the number of them built): A car which uses an aeroplane engine and propellor to achieve locomotion, the rear wheels being used to turn corners. Apparently it has a top speed in the region of 75 mph. Built in 1932 it spent most of it's life in a barn before being rediscovered and restored in 2000. And it's road legal  |
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Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.
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« Reply #190 on: April 24, 2010, 12:31:15 pm » |
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The Helicron 1 (1 being the number of them built):
I suspect the funding ran out before they could buy the second L for HELLicron... the vehicle appears relatively miserable to drive. love the tailfin tho, thanks very much for sharing |
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« Reply #191 on: April 24, 2010, 01:15:00 pm » |
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'Goggomobiel', was a series of very small cars in the fifties Europe has the best cars... All America ever made were those massive barges with rocket fins... ((Not that I don't have a special place in my heart for the old Chevy's and Pontiacs...)) The Helicron 1 (1 being the number of them built): A car which uses an aeroplane engine and propellor to achieve locomotion, the rear wheels being used to turn corners. Apparently it has a top speed in the region of 75 mph. Built in 1932 it spent most of it's life in a barn before being rediscovered and restored in 2000. And it's road legal O___O I want one. Seriously. When I become a millionaire I'm tracking the owner down. |
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That all is not gold that glitters, and two and two make four
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings limped up to explain it once more."~Kipling; 1919
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« Reply #192 on: May 12, 2010, 03:39:35 pm » |
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« Reply #193 on: May 12, 2010, 07:02:46 pm » |
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I would pay good money to see that thing fire it's main gun while sitting in the middle mof a lake.
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« Reply #194 on: May 13, 2010, 11:08:33 pm » |
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you know, I've had an idea for a steamy vehicle. A steam powered car...just can't quite figure out what to use to boil the water.
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I believe that Steampunk is more than just brass and watchparts. It's finding a way to combine the past and the future in an aesthetic pleasing way. It's living a life that looks old-fashioned, yet speaks to the future.
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« Reply #195 on: May 15, 2010, 08:29:31 pm » |
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Mr. Mattig, there have been a number of sucessful steam-powered cars, including a steam-turbine racecar built by Lear that was disqualified from the Indie 500. Perhaps you might wish to research the Stanley Steamer. Also, there was at least one turn-of-the-century steam-powered motorcycle design that used a naptha flash-burner. The burners aren't nearly as hard to engineer as the boilers....
Delightful pics, Mr. Payphone, especially of the armored train. Armor is one area in which the Russians were real freethinkers. Kubinka is Russia's premier military museum and one place that I WILL visit before I die - there's an excellent WWII armor museum in Finland as well, but I forget its name. Has anyone posted pics of the incredible but true Lebedenko Netopyr' "Tsar Tank" on this thread?
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« Reply #196 on: July 27, 2010, 07:27:02 pm » |
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« Reply #198 on: December 24, 2010, 04:23:38 am » |
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 During early tractor development it was common to offer cabs and hoods that allowed you to use your tractor as a classy coupe for going to town. There were also many traction options available, such as the convertable six-rubber / tracked model, and so this is what you get: A classy tracked towncar. |
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