Motor Vehicles
Herb Bartlett
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Let us all hail the great American tradition of amateur inventors, personified today by the forgotten Herb Bartlett, whose love for hovercraft extended to making his plans available to the youth of the USA, contacted through his ad in Boys' Life magazine
Original ad here. (Scroll down a bit.)
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 07, 2011 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Engineering and Construction, Inventions, Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Motor Vehicles, 1960s, 1970s
Personal Multicopter
More info here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 01, 2011 -
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Category: Flight, Inventions, Motor Vehicles, Technology, Europe
Ocupación
The artist's concept: to walk in traffic with car horns strapped to her back.
Or, as the translated text from YouTube says: "Occupation of space for the transit of cars with loud support from a portable device with 4 horns (12 v) for cars."
Artist's home page (in Spanish).
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 12, 2011 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Motor Vehicles, Central America
Real-life Clown Car
Is it cheating though if you don't use adults?
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 14, 2011 -
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Category: Motor Vehicles, Children, Asia
Monogram Garbage Truck
Did any kid ever really fantasize about how cool it would be to drive a garbage truck, even with surfboards attached?
Here's one for sale right now! (More vivid picture.)
Original ad here. (Scroll down.)
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 17, 2011 -
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Category: Hobbies and DIY, Motor Vehicles, Trucks, Children, Teenagers, 1960s
Achievement USA
*Sigh* Will such a time ever return?
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 07, 2011 -
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Category: Motor Vehicles, 1950s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
But Where’s The Snow?
A suitable sport in this winter wonderland, but missing one essential ingredient.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 01, 2011 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Motor Vehicles, World Records
Santa in a Hovercraft
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 16, 2010 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Hobbies and DIY, Holidays, Motor Vehicles
Bikes and Cars
Here is a "how-to" video for stopping those annoying and sanctimonious bike riders.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 21, 2010 -
Comments (36)
Category: Accidents, Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, PSA’s
Station Wagon or Limousine?
Posted By: Nethie - Sun Aug 22, 2010 -
Comments (9)
Category: History, Mass Transit, Motor Vehicles, Cars, Transportation, 1960s
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