Motor Vehicles
Follies of the Madmen #226
Clunkiest metaphor ever. Garment causing deadly vision obstruction that will be shredded by fanbelt = engine protection.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 02, 2014 -
Comments (7)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Motor Vehicles, 1960s
A Snort History
The takeaway message? Drinking and driving is an eternal fun recreation of humanity, encoded in the genome of the species, and will never cease.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 22, 2014 -
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Category: History, Motor Vehicles, PSA’s, Alcohol
World’s Fastest Lawnmower
Clocked at 116 mph. Although I think a more relevant test would be how fast it can go while simultaneously cutting grass. More info at gizmag.com.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Apr 21, 2014 -
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Category: Motor Vehicles, World Records
Motorized Skates
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 19, 2014 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Motor Vehicles, Chindogu, 1960s
Jenga For The Big Boys
VERY COOL!
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 16, 2014 -
Comments (7)
Category: Motor Vehicles
The Origin of Crash Test Dummies
Not the musical group.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 05, 2014 -
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Category: Death, Motor Vehicles, PSA’s, Puppets and Automatons, 1960s
Tractor Square Dancing
Read the whole story here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 04, 2014 -
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Category: Hillbillies, Country Bumpkins, Ruralism and Flyover Country, Motor Vehicles, Regionalism, Dance
The SkiBee
Invented by Detroit resident Donald Steeg, circa 1970. The SkiBee had an eight-horsepower engine with a 24-inch propellor that served as a propulsion unit for motorized skiing. Anyone who was willing to wear this thing on their back, could enjoy skiing without having to find a slope to go down. During the summer, it could also be used as an outboard motor on a boat.
[Hutchinson News - Feb 6, 1970]
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 26, 2013 -
Comments (7)
Category: Inventions, Motor Vehicles, Sports, 1970s
The Snowmobile Song
It's the start of that glorious season when snowmobilers intersect barbed wire, plunge off cliffs, and crack thin ice over bottomless lakes.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 09, 2013 -
Comments (3)
Category: Motor Vehicles, Music, Seasonal
Something for Nothing
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 01, 2013 -
Comments (0)
Category: Motor Vehicles, Rube Goldberg Devices, 1940s
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