Filename says 'Russian Segway':

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Unk! Pull Mangani!!

I wonder if there is more than one of these rigs.
Yesterday on a PDX freeway, I drove along side of one (unloaded) that looked just like that.

There EVERYWHERE, run you can't hide. Save yourself.

And that one is only a baby, don't get between it and it's mama.

Ran into Mama on a little road here a couple months ago. I think she was hauling a transformer for the new gas-fired power plant in Asylum Township...

What could go wrong?

They would have an easier time if they connected 234 to 66 so they could make it a loop.

And so it begins.

I am now sure that my next purchased vehicle will be a self-driving one (currently drive a 2012 model, so plenty of years left, but I drive it 20,000+ miles per year, so not as many years as you might think.)

I've been pondering the automated car vs. jaywalking pedestrian problem. Once pedestrians know a car will stop for them, they will step out in front of it, even if the traffic signals say not to.

So I bet eventually, the cars will also have cameras, and government facial recognition will get to the point that tickets will be mailed to jaywalkers.

Mister Speaker, as the representative of the great community of Wellington, where much of the Governor's loyal support resides, I most strongly object to the burden of this travesty upon our Grandmothers, Mothers, babies, and puppies/kittens.

I would think Google and Apple have enough $ to build their own test loop
and hire 10,000 drivers and 4000 pedestrians to get in their way.

I also wonder how they will handle "real drivers" using hand motions inside their cars
to indicate they are giving/taking their right of way.
... after all that is why the front windshields can not be darkened glass

I guess I'm also just glad you people in the East are the guinea pigs,
and will be the ones who work out/in the kinks [pun intended]

Google has already racked up nearly a million miles in CA, NV, MI, and FL.

I drove alongside one in CA for a block or so.

Because there's no telling how muddy it is at the sematary:

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I once was at a summer program, and a fellow participant was from Miami. He was so impressed that cars would stop if people were in the road, rather than swerve around them, that he wandered into the road just to see them stop.

What could possibly go wrong?

One on right needs some overload springs.

:devil:...Til I look at the front.

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More pics (including the front, unfortunately)

1970 Ford Torino King Cobra prototype, btw...

Pic #2 looks like a Datsun 240Z.

I thought the same thing. A 240Z on steroids.

^^WHS^^

ps, where do the eyelids disappear to?

If you refer to the Torino, I think the headlight covers come off, as opposed to retracting/disappearing. By hand, I assume.

Agreed, there's no sign of anywhere for those covers to go. As a matter of fact there's no obvious attachment points, I wonder how they were held on?

Magic, apparently.

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Magic or magnet. But these were supposed to stay on at 200+ mph so probably a little duct tape too.

I just realized the link to the used cars I posted, is the same dealer that has this Ford on ebay. :smack:

Ah damn....

Mercier 1937 Moto Chenille. 350 JAP OHV Sports engine, kick starter, hand change “Soyer” 3-speed gearbox, hand operated clutch. Hand operated internal expanding brake on the drive wheel of the track. About 40 mph tops.

Hand clutch, hand brake, hand shift...

How the fuck you gonna steer the thing?

While breathing exhaust fumes...

Gets fantastic mileage...

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What did that used to be, an Opel? Maybe a Capri?

Fiat.

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:thumb:

Winner Winner

That is badass. (a page behind I mean the Mercier 1937 Moto Chenille)

:rolleyes:

:facepalm:

Something tells me Mom was involved...

Chevy claims the aluminum F-150 costs an average of $1,755 more and took an additional 34 days to fix the F-150 than the Chevrolet Silverado, following a simulated low-speed accident. Then they put up three utube videos extolling the virtues of steel. Ford sent GM a cease-and-desist letter. GM said, fuck you.

Awesome! I'm not a truck guy, but thats pretty sweet.

Try this truck. :D

In regards to the aluminumier F-150:

If your F-150 has those parking assist sensors, your taillight (<--singular) costs $700+ to replace.

From an 1870 show.

Ever wonder hove they recycle car and truck engines?

Wonder hove? I'm definitely losing it. :smack:

Anyway, I remember these in various forms over the years, from printed in color on like baseball card stock, to Xerox copies. The interweb claims these are printed on the paper they use for checks.

Do not go gentle into that good night...

Observations and opinions from a NYC cab company mechanic. Your mileage may vary. One advantage to cabs is very few cold starts where typically 90% of engine wear comes from. And their hybrids are easy on brakes because of relatively slow speeds and regenerative braking.

Wow. Every 3 weeks! What a beautiful engine.


This is what never changing your oil looks like:
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Actually this is no rims. A semi truck, on railroad wheels, with both a fifth wheel and a coupler, and a sleeper cab. It tows a flat car with a small crane that picks up the old ties to get hauled away.

I saw that once, it was in far eastern UT along I-80.

I've seen pickup trucks like that, but never a semi.

doesn't look like a lot of weight over the drive wheels, does it?

No, it doesn't. Strictly flatland operation, no hills.

Before accidents became a social cause.

Looks like the cure for insomnia.

Hey, is it fast? Nah, it's a dog, man.

Great idea who's time has pasted.

Scary prospect if you piss off nerds.

"The Gray Ghost" has a pretty nice set.

http://i.imgur.com/S4pHfoC.jpg

After I saw that article, I immediately searched for and downloaded the factory manual for our "new" 09 Accord. It's still got a mechanical connection between the steering wheel and tires, so that's good. And there's also a physical connection between the brake pedal and those same tires. Whew. But the throttle connection is an electronic one, and so is the transmission. And it's connected to the XM satellite. I think there is no way to hack the car through the XM radio, so I think I'm OK.

Car companies need to seriously harden their technology, especially if they are going to be pushing self driving cars on us. I don't have too much faith in Detroit getting this right any time soon, but I wonder how Elon Musk has approached this? I have a little more faith in Tesla.

Interesting choice in words though. Faith. Sad that I feel like it requires faith.