just seen this described as the worlds worst ever car. http://www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/hoffmann.html video of one here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5mppzvEgsw
Glorious! "Major straight line instability" could only be a net contribution to caution on the roads.
Sherp/ШЕРП: http://sherp.ru/en/ (Which I'm hoping means 'Magic traction control when climbing out of ice') https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j7n00Xx38o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK9bFRNVn80
Specialized "tundra buggies", unique to Churchill, Manitoba. The height requirement is self explanatory.
While looking for Elephants in an attempt to provoke someone into buying one, pottered onto this. Only have a dim recollection of reading about the vehicle... I think... and certainly don't recall seeing pictures on IWM. MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION. © IWM (Q 14552)IWM Non Commercial Licence MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION. © IWM (Q 14545)IWM Non Commercial Licence MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION. © IWM (Q 14546)IWM Non Commercial Licence Several more shots on IWM Collections.
Incandescent tube ignition strange enough ? However did it catch on ? Someone called Beau de Rochas, or Otto, is responsible.
Isn't that like the pre-heat system on the glorious Lanz tractor we recently referred to? http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/60471-id-of-truck/?hl=tractor#entry698880 I suspect having to go through that process at 5AM before a bit of ploughing might engender incandescence of various types.
Even if it is, as seems quite likely, nonsense; 300mph underwater strikes me as... unwise. Homemade 300mph super-cavitating submarine? H I Sutton - Covert Shores
Beemer Schneekrad, and some other snow-related machines just right for when a thin dusting sends much of the UK into a blind panic: (NSFW) dWrenched - Kustom Kulture & Crazy Bikes: dWRENCHED SPECIAL