Weird Wheels
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Welcome to Weird Wheels, the home of the weird, wacky and the wondrously stupid awful ideas the automotive industry has thought up.
From Motorcycles, Tricycles, Unicycles, One Wheel, Two Wheels or a Monowheel. Ugly, fugly, weird or the endeared! The confusing, cruising or even the amusing.
This community has it all!
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Read Before Posting. Post Rules, the all knowing guide to knowing how to post on this community!
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The first part of your post is the title, people like to look up these wondrous beast so be clear and precise, these cars are also quite rare and barely have a record on the internet so we like to keep our records clean, as they say.
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The title consists of two parts, the type of car is first, time is the second. Put this information in square brackets for a tidy presentation.
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The types of vehicles is simple:
REAL: A vehicle that was put into production.
FAKE: A vehicle from any type of media or an April’s Fools.
MODDED: A vehicle that has been modified, either by the original company or a second party.
CUSTOM: A vehicle that has been scratch made, homebuilt or been so heavily modified that it is wrong to call it modded.
UNKNOWN: Sometimes information can be elusive, this tag is for those cars that have been lost to time, this tag can also be used for the date.
CONCEPT: A vehicle that has been made to prove a point, show what the company could do or what the future could look like.
PROTOTYPE: A car that was planned to go into production but something/ someone stopped it.
You will now have:
[REAL, XXXX]
[FAKE, XXXX]
[MODDED, XXXX]
[CUSTOM, XXXX]
[UNKNOWN, XXXX]
[CONCEPT, XXXX]
[PROTOTYPE, XXXX]
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The Date
Due to some of these weird wonders being so rare, pinning down a date can be hard, always post the manifacture/ release of the vehicle or a rough approximation, for example:
[XXXX, 19th Century]
[XXXX, 1920's]
[XXXX, 1920's/30's] - made in either decade
[XXXX, 1923/8] - either made in '23 or '28
[XXXX, 1923-8] - made between '23 and '28
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We like to keep things up to a standard here, we like to keep things clean which means the main image must be as high quality as possible, below is the yes and no's.
YES:
Clean Screenshot, showing the car cleanly
NO:
SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
EBAY
UNCLEAR IMAGE
THUMBNAILS
DRAWINGS
However we do allow drawings and unclear images if no other source is available.
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In 1993, Consulier Industries spun off their automotive division into Mosler Automotive, which focused on high-performance cars. Mosler introduced the Intruder, an updated GTP with a new 300 hp (220 kW) Corvette LT1 V8 engine modified by Lingenfelter. This car raced at the Longest Day of Nelson 24-hour race in 1993 and 1994, winning both years; like the GTP before it the Intruder was also banned from Nelson Ledges after its dominating 1993–1994 performances. In 1996, a 450 hp (340 kW) Lingenfelter Intruder won Car and Driver magazine's One Lap of America.
Of the four Intruders built, just one was sold. Another was converted into a GT1 racing car, while the remaining pair were converted into Raptors.
In 1997, the Intruder was renamed Raptor after being updated with a V-shaped split windshield that reduced drag.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/11543659
Wouldnt look too out of place today... especially in perspective to when this Concept was released
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Probably one of the rarest vehicles I have ever spotted outside of events. The design in based on the Isetta bubble car.
More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microlino
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The Sachsenring P 240 "Repräsentant" was based on the Horch P 240, a luxury car built in East Germany. Five cabriolets were built in celebration of "20 Years of GDR" in 1969 and used for military parades.
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Info: There is not a lot known about the Manocar from Saint-Ouen near Paris, which was developed by the manufacturer Manom.
The single front wheel and the rear wheels were fitted on swingaxles with typically French rubber band suspension.
The body without doors was similar to the "Brutsch Mopetta" in overall design, but rather larger. It was advertised as bridging the gap between car and scooter.
This 2-seat vehicle had a 125 cc 2-stroke engine that drove power to the front wheel via a chain. Only two pre-production cars were made once the project was cancelled.
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Formerly used as a snow plow for the Marburg fire department, the local police bought the shortened VW T1 Bus to save it from the crusher. "Speedy" fits up to 10 people and is mostly used for public events and shows.
More info can be found here (in German): https://polizeioldtimer.de/fahrzeuge/volkswagen-t-1-kurz
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Model A (1949-1951) & MODEL B (1951-1952):
Model C (1952-1956):
Model D (1956-1958):
Model E (1956-1958):
Model F (1958-1963):
Model G (1961-1966):
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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/9638787
Source with more images and info: The Playboy Land Yacht Concept by Syd Mead (1975) - Blog
More images
Main picture without text:
nocturnal view — through the rear window:
Driver Console:
Sleeping Format:
Conversation format:
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More pics and info can be found here:
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/austro-daimler-bergmeister-1198bhp-plug-hybrid
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Source: IMCDb.org: Made for Movie in "Doppelgänger, 1969"
Post with more info: IMCDb.org: Made for Movie 'Straker's Car' on Ford Zephyr chassis in "UFO, 1970-1971"
Archived page with even more info: UFO / Doppleganger Cars
Seen on: Doppelganger
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Source (video 17min): Building an omniwheel bike using hoverboard parts - James Bruton (YouTube)
I love riding hoverboards, so I decided to see if we could use the electronics and wheels from one to make a bigger balancing omni-directional vehicle. Other channels have attempted this, but generally they just made the wheels bigger which result in more velocity and less torque than the hoverboard controller is expecting. I solved this by matching the wheel velocity with the correct belt ratio. In Part 2 I'll be putting thrusters on to make to go forward too!
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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/5290844
Source: Raleigh Vektar Appreciation Society (Facebook)
Bike seen on 1985 Raleigh Vektar (r/RetroFuturism)
Some info from The Raleigh Vektar | The Bike Comes First:
The Vektar, the worlds first computer bike, was launched in 1985 long before we had health and safety laws. Equipped with ‘micro chip technology’ the rider could see how fast they were going, how far they had gone and how long they had been riding for at the touch of a button. The head’s down display ensured that you would ride into the back of your mate or a kerb as you fiddled with the control panel.
If that wasn’t enough you could listen to the radio on one of the three AM preset stations either while riding the bike or parked up hanging out with their pals. Later models came with a MW tuner giving even less crappy sound quality.
The main feature though was the advanced warning and alarm system. Once you had chosen one of the eight sounds from the ‘revolutionary sound generator’ on the top tube mounted control panel, you could use the handlebar mounted controller to terrorise old ladies as you rallied around the housing estate.
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I could not find the original source of the image. Here are some reverse image searches:
Another photo from 1959 Cadillac Cyclone Concept Car | General Motors Press Pho… | Flickr:
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More info on the car can be found here:
https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/wayne-newton-1981-mercedes-benz-380sl-auction-1234616074/
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Source www.laurent-roy.com : blog auto: 1969 Rupp Super Sno-Sport:
Dual tracks, with a Hillborn Fuel injected 308 Ford with Gurney Eagle heads. It puts out 525h.p at 7500rpm. Built by Jim Head and driven by Mickey Rupp himself - this is 1 of 1 Produced.
The world's first snowmobile dragster was the Rupp Super Sno-Sport, a 525 horsepower (at 7500rpm), 308 cubic inch racing research racing. Its top speed was estimaed at 150 mph and braking is by disk brakes on the drive axle coupled with a cable-release parachute. It was conceived by H.E. (Mick) Rupp, 32 year old president of the Ohio company, who havs successfully raced at the Indy 500, Sprint and karting tracks all over the USA. The Super Sno-Sport weights 1,000 pounds and was valued in excess of $50.000.
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Source according to TinEye, the oldest version online:
- 1970s Cars: History, Pictures & Facts - See section "Electric Cars, Trucks and Other Cars in the 1970s"
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Source: Unitractor (by huleeb - ArtStation)
ArtStation profile: https://www.artstation.com/huleeb
RSS Feed: https://huleeb.artstation.com/rss
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More info and pictures of the different bodystyles can be found on Wikipedia:
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