Strange Vehicles.

Just putting Boston's peculiar unidentified machine from 'name that vehicle in here so I can find it more easily:

It's got 'Scorpion' written on it.
We think it's British.
It seems to have had an outboard motor.
It definitely qualifies as a 'strange vehicle'.
(I can't even work out how the wheel arrangement works...)

Just found some more info.. after my amphibious search marathon.. From 'The Observer's Fighting Vehicles Directory of World War II' by Bart Vanderveen The Opperman Scorpion was a private venture, designed to be either a small armoured vehicle or 30-cwt load carrier, It had two wheels in the centre, overlapping smaller ones fore and aft, and a single wheel mid-front and mid-rear. Water propulsion of this most unusual vehicle was by out board motor.

 

A little more digging about the Opperman Scorpion. The company built small horticultural vehicles, and later a couple of small cars. There is a little more information here http://www.isetta-owners-club-gb.com/rare_6.htm

 

A selection from the Dirty '30s



You gotta love the jungle yacht

 

Did some follow up on this fascinating monster. This website seems to have the business. Including film of it in action. Snowcruiser

 

I know, it looks for all the world like a Gerry Anderson model. I Couldn't believe that they actually built and ran it.

 

You'd look stylish in it Adam, sliding across the snowy hills, dreadlocks blowing in the breeze.

 

I hope that ass is not loaded.(wouldn't want an accidental discharge!)

 

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I found this on ww2incolour - the original V-weapon?
Extraordinary!

 

What with the current unrest between certain motorcycle gangs,I hope this doesn't give anyone ideas!

 

Luckily, some things don't get past the drawing board:


A manned pandjandrum! Glad this one never made it to Normany (either)!