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Friday, April 20, 2007

The World's Strangest Vehicles


"QUANTUM SHOT" #164


The Opposite of "Soccer-Mom Minivans"!

Sometimes simply getting from point A to point B is not really the point. Some people want to do it in style and with a certain panache, some want to set their vehicles as far apart from the norm as possible (without crossing into the ridiculous). A few of the vehicles depicted here are made only for show, but some appear roadworthy and even...groundbreaking?

Let's start with -
Mini-Cooper Limo with a Pool!!


(Source: Strange Vehicles)


(Source: cars.ign.com)

Surface Orbiter:




"New Yorker Rick Dobbertin built the amphibious Surface Orbiter out of a milk truck in order to cross the world via land and sea. It took him 4 years, $175,000 and 14,000 man hours to complete."
(via Dobbertin Hydrocar)

Dave Major's Aerocar 2 (Propellor Car):






ZZR Made for the 60's movie classic "Out of Site" movie by the Barris company:


(image credit: Barris)


The famous Pacman Car:

(Source: geek24)












Cool photos of a similar bus / RV - here



(Source: Harrod Blank, via)


Citroen DS in the movie "Fantomas":















Mafia Car?


another steering wheel variation:



Two-wheeled cars!

This page documents various two-wheeled oddities
(via Weird Daily)




(image credit: Kohler AG)



Still, they are not as weird as this futuristic car from 1918:



"Davis Motor Corp." car from 1948:
















(Source: Uberreview)


Stout Carab, 1936:



Is this for real?


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Unusual Bikes

Beer-table bike for the Harley Davidson Convention Members:

(created by Eric Staller)


















(Source: cars.ign.com)











BRP EMBRIO Concept (read more here):



















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More creative means of transportation:













Finally, perhaps the strangest - Ski-lift Bus!
(used on Mt. Hood, Oregon between Government Camp and Timberline Lodge)


(image credit: VintagePhoto)

Send us the photos of strange vehicles you spotted around the world, and we will continue making next parts with your submissions. Good Hunting!

Sources: UberReview, Strange Vehicles, Karaul

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COMMENTS:

22 Comments:

Blogger jcmoriaud said...

Nice images, as always... but if I may... it's not a "Citroën DC" but a "DS". Which sounds like "déesse" which means "goddess" in french!

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Blogger exastal said...

really fynny and nice....
I really like your site and I often,
take ideas from you......

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Anonymous Carsten said...

jcmoriaud is right. Its definitely a DS.

Another vehicle for your collection: The 24-engine-motorcycle "Dolmette": http://www.dolmar.com/755.php

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Blogger B. Durbin said...

How could you miss the Couchbike?

BTW— your site is a wonderful way to kill time. Not that it needs killing, but hey.

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Anonymous Zola said...

weird yet interesting range of vehicles.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

backlink from http://jaylake.livejournal.com/:

Automotive wrongness, some of it so wrong it emerges on the far side of the veil as a new kind of right...

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great stuff, one thing I noticed is that drawing from 1918..Is it really from 1918? Then it's a remarkable drawing really, if you look at the cars in those days and the contoures on the drawing.

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Anonymous LiMo said...

great images!! where did you find all of these? it must have been a long time.. but the blog looks great now!

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Ski-Bus was used for a few years on Mt. Hood, Oregon between Government Camp and Timberline Lodge.
They used old city buses, including the motor. A new road brought the end of this private venture.

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Anonymous sock.monkey said...

The white 3-wheeled car in the 29th photo from the top (just above the Metropolitan on skis) is a Davis car from 1948.

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Blogger Limousine said...

Is a mini cooper still a "mini" when you turn it into a stretch limo with a jacuzzi?

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Surface Orbiter is the best!
It would be cool to get this kind of limousine in NJ NY area.
Imagine this - rolling in this vehicle around Manhattan... Hopefully cops wouldn't consider it as a security issue and start shooting... :)

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Anonymous Javier said...

the picture with the guy next to the huge ford truck is shopped

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Anonymous Limo Hire said...

ithought our Pink hummer was strange but some of these vehicles on this site arre amazing.

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Anonymous Limo Hire Derby said...

This website has some awesome vehicles. the tank is my favorite.

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Anonymous Limo Hire East Midlands said...

If you want style then look no further then our Super Range Rover Sport Limo, You will be amazed with its looks and comfort. Uk`s most exotic limousine on the market for hire for all occassions. We at midlands limos will travel anywere in the uk with this Range Rover sport limousine.

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Anonymous Limo Hire Nottingham said...

these vehicles are excellant, but some would not be aloud on the roads. Some are very funny and but are very nice..

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Anonymous Limo Hire Birmingham said...

only in amercia, this would happen, they like them big and long..

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Anonymous Limo Hire Leicester said...

Limousines have come along way in the automotive industry, thay are common vehicles to use for special events...

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Anonymous Limo Montclair said...

Amazing collection of funny cars!

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Blogger Elf Sternberg said...

I took a much clearer photo of the high-heeled shoe car a few years back: http://flickr.com/photos/elfsternberg/618863846/

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Anonymous Limo Hire said...

Really Great images. I like the collection!

Seeing is not believing, I believe if you want to have the real fun and idea. You must try a ride. Even you can try hiring rather than going to buy one. :)

Even a limo could be hired :)
Babur Schah

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