The World's Strangest Vehicles
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 "QUANTUM SHOT" #164The 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?  -------------------------- 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):       ------------ 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  CONTINUE TO PART TWO! -> Permanent Link...  Category: Technology,Funny Pics, Weird Related Posts: Crazy VW Beetle Mods, Scary Trucks |
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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!
really fynny and nice....
I really like your site and I often,
take ideas from you......
jcmoriaud is right. Its definitely a DS.
Another vehicle for your collection: The 24-engine-motorcycle "Dolmette": http://www.dolmar.com/755.php
How could you miss the Couchbike?
BTW— your site is a wonderful way to kill time. Not that it needs killing, but hey.
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...
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.
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.
The white 3-wheeled car in the 29th photo from the top (just above the Metropolitan on skis) is a Davis car from 1948.
Is a mini cooper still a "mini" when you turn it into a stretch limo with a jacuzzi?
the picture with the guy next to the huge ford truck is shopped
ithought our Pink hummer was strange but some of these vehicles on this site arre amazing.
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.
I took a much clearer photo of the high-heeled shoe car a few years back: http://flickr.com/photos/elfsternberg/618863846/
The couch is my favorite..! To much gaming may make your sofa move, great
You should talk about the "killdozer", It is a bulldozer that a man outfitted with steel in order to turn it into a basically a destruction device. Pretty crazy!
http://strangeweaponoftheweek.com/the-colorado-killdozer.html
The most outrageous example of "too much money" I've ver seen was a stretched Porsche 911 I saw in Houston, Texas, c about 1994. Of course, the custom-built Lincoln Town Car pickup conversion was also popular at the time.
The most outrageous car ive seen is the 737 jumbo jet limo in the USA which runs on the running gear from a bus,check out limobob.com for pictures.
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... :)
Me think cars are nice and good to go places. But, I find that cars on this site are bizzard and probably too expencive for my budjet. I like the one made of wood ! Very nice !
Nice blog and collection of great pics too. Thanks for sharing this information.
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