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

2.06.2011

A quick look at the Wally Parks motorsports museum



I've got no idea what a mini dualie tractor is doing here.

the famous TV Tommy Ivo t bucket with the one of a kind Von Dutch signature, I don't believe he signed anything else this way with the feet








Billy Gibbons Mexican Blackbird , last year in the GNRS http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/mexican-blackbird-t-bird-that-finally.html






Unusual custom cycle,


found on http://grinderpreacher.blogspot.com/2011/01/motorcycho-sekis.html anyone know anything about it? LEt me know, I'd like to learn or see more

1.20.2011

Innovation in steering wheel design, that never went into production... the "Wrist Twist" from Mercury


At Mercury, engineer Bob Rumm produced this one-off 1965 Mercury Park Lane convertible with so-called "wrist-twist" steering controls. The standard steering wheel has been replaced by two 5-inch, wrist-operated dials, that the promo claims frees up knee room, improves visibility and makes parking easier.

Skip the first 45 seconds and the male chauvenist attitude, they are both useless


Found on http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/10/what-were-they-thinking-mercurys-wrist.html

1.19.2011

1970 concept design of a Lambo Muira Le Mans was just found in Indiana at an estate sale

Read about it and seee the whole gallery of the as found (horrible) condition at http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/01/ebay-find-luigi-colanis-1970.html

1922 Mitchell F 50

Click on the image for the full size, the writing on the car is a self promotion campaign to advertise the positive attributes of the Mitchell car. Awesome sphinx statue in the background

found on the hamb http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585

1.11.2011

ever seen VW dump trucks?


I'm thinking that the obvious problem is too much weight over the rear
axle, and if they had too heavy a load getting dumped, it might tip this over backwards.

Renard Daimler Road Train - built for the world road transport market in the early 1900's


This probably qualifies as the first ever semi tractor trailer.