That's where he says he got the idea.

in 1909 a race with professional/experienced drivers from NYC to Boston was won in 12 hours. Lots of mud, some DNFs,
and one pedestrian fatality.

http://cellar.org/2016/nyboston09.jpg

It wasn't until 1916 the first coast to coast road was built, The Lincoln Highway, and very little of that was paved outside of cities.
Wiki says it started in NYC but it actually started in Boston. A few years later it became US route 30 in most states, the route was
changed to go through NYC and Philly before turning west again.

http://cellar.org/2016/usroads.jpg

It wasn't until the mid 50's that Ike's Interstate System got started.

Spied in the neighbor's driveway a while back:

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It's built on a VW van chassis.

Grav, I had exactly the same thought!



eta:
re: forklift, not vw-flatbed

I found this...thing...out in the county the other day:

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Road/power line/gas line right-of-way trimmer, I reckon...30 feet long, rear-steer, 4wd, extendable boom.:devil:

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And an extremely roll-over-protected tractor. I actually laughed out loud when I saw this. Overkill much?

probably the roll over protection is secondary to the protection from the zinging saw blade at the end of a forty foot boom.

Or perhaps to protect the driver from slapback from tree branches while mowing?

The US Army motor pool in Germany. Wonder what happened to them? Melted down to become BMWs?

Wow. Inside-the-wheel suspension, among other things:

Cool, expensive, but cool.

Very. On both counts.

That must be the limited edition Mitsuzukota Cuttlefish. Sweeeeeet!

Back when Ford among others were conscious of style over gizmos.

I was reminded of cuttlefish, too.:D

I found several vehicular WTFs at a site called Jalopy Journal. They have a "WTF" thread.

Here are a few of them:

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8-Track Supertuner. I've never even seen one of these.

Uncledigr had a '77 Accord with that very same unit. This would've been in the early 80s.

This is the second one I've seen.

So, there I was walking down the street in D.C., when I saw all these binder clips laying on the sidewalk under a storage room window at some law office, and I said "Hey, I can use those to fix the window on my car."...

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;)

Looks sharp!

watch out, you'll catch the Gey from this one, it even says so on the plate. :haha:

I can't see how a Microbus would be stable upside-down in the water.

I'd say it (the boattop) lifts off to use as an actual boat. Handles front and rear, plus it's clamped onto the roof.

You'd need eleven long-haired Friends of Jesus just to paddle the thing.

VW flag at half mast for their ride on their laurels.

Outstanding planter.

I think all of these came from Jalopy Journal:

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Do ya suppose that's a solid tire on the outside (the smaller diameter tire)? In case of a flat?

I don't think so, Jalopy Journal has been a daily stop for years. I suspect they came from The H.A.M.B.

Why Dutch cars didn't become popular. :haha:

yikes.

even the driver can't bear to look at it!

You're probably right. The hierarchy there is a little confusing to me.

Maybe if you hit soft ground, you gain extra traction, handy target on the side.

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The 1979 Porsche 935 raced by Paul Newman, Dick Barbour, and Rolf Stommelen at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, on 6/19/79, to a second place overall finish, is for sale.

First overall at the 1981 24 Hours of Daytona.

First overall at the 1983 12 Hours of Sebring.

This 2006 restoration took Best in Class at the 2007 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.

This is a mystery. A flathead ford Hot Rod with all the right stuff for 1953, but a trick ignition right out of the 21st century. Damifino?

I wonder if Linda had a key?

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Because two-up riding apparently isn't dangerous enough...Photoshop, maybe?

Vintage 'Western Flyer' RV is a Cure for the Summertime Blues

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:driving:

First Shelby Cobra Ever Built Breaks Auction Records at Monterey

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Final price: $13,800,000

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:devil:

Looks like a "B" model Mack.

And now the big question:

Why would you one do all this to a fucking whale???:eyebrow:

Because no one would be intimidated by a trout.

I smell bullshit.
Would VW lie to you? Has VW ever lied to you ?

Perhaps VW isn't using a battery, but has solved the problems with using a capacitator?

There are different drummers everywhere....

...all kinds of beats.

Pfft...Liars.

I'd love to have either of their garages for just one day

Fuckin' A.

I'd take Jay's over Tim's, though. Prolly more weird stuff.

Radical...

Challengers

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No yellow, so they couldn't achieve an actual rainbow gradient.

Worst vehicle color lineup ever! :D

Have a little whoopsie? why bother with expensive repairs, just paint a map on it.

Clever

A 'Where Is This?' challenge?

Mordor.