Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Two stroke Pogo stick, and nitro roller skates, the most unusual things from the mind of Von Dutch



For more of Von Dutch's inventive stuff, see: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/12/von-dutch-expert-mechanic.html
Polar explorers






Free PRoTO tool set by getting subscriptions to Hot Rod magazine, 1967



Monday, December 28, 2009
More about the Megola, 5 cylinder radial engine front wheel drive cycle
This one was found in a basement in New Hyde Park New Jersey, where it had been for decades, and they bough tit for 100 dollars. It took 7 years to restore


It looks like there is a lot on the web about it: http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS326US327&q=megola&um=1&resnum=5&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi



One is in a Swiss Museum, the collection of Joe Hilti, for the eye candy large format up close hi res hi def in color:http://gespannreise.regina-vetter.ch/wp-content/uploads/megola1b-1024x768.jpg
Triumph Trophy Trail or Tiger T100c was Ann Margaret's motorcycle in her Las Vegas show in 1967


For a couple more photos of her 1967-68 act : http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3281885184/nm0000268
Looks like she's still performing too: http://www.ann-margret.com/
Looks like she's still performing too: http://www.ann-margret.com/
When adoration becomes obsession, add money and you get the worlds largest Dodge Powerwagon
filmed by Top Gear, and found on http://www.automotto.org/
Sunday, December 27, 2009
The lunar rover, only wheeled vehicle off the planet

there were actually 3 deployed: http://luminosis.blogspot.com/2009/07/for-sale-one-lunar-rover.html
Above image via: http://www.solarviews.com/raw/apo/as17-147-22526.jpg

Below inage via: http://apolloanomalies.com/images/ALSJ/AS17-137-20979HR.jpg
They are still working on the next generaton of lunar rover tires: http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/06/goodyear-and-nasa-develop-the-next-gen-lunar-rover-tire-its-springy/

I don't consider the toys on mars to be vehicles, since they have no ability to transport people
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