Strange Vehicles.

Strewth...
More mentalism from the age of the Jet-train, the US version looks even more like something from thunderbirds:
Wacky Races: The Soviet Union vs US Jet Train Race

And a French variant (with some video) :
L'Aérotrain et les Naviplanes

 

Pretty strange:
British Steam Car Challenge

 

I see the Rocket tank is still preserved at Kubinka:
Tank museum, soviet medium tanks and assault guns
Is this the one, being used to obliterate an old WW2 German vehicle?
YouTube - IT-1 - The rocket tank
Interesting article on it:
Translated version of http://armor.yurteh.net/Tanks/Modern/roket/roket1.html

Following an article on the project in CMV magazine I looked for more on the Bizarre 'Object 279' 'Swamp tank', found a clip of it actually moving here, something I'd not seen before:
YouTube - TANK Object 279 -prototype heavy tank(Video)

 

German poster from 1941:
Herr.Vorragend's slideshow on Flickr

What new things will the technology of tomorrow bring?
Today still a venturous plan - tomorrow maybe reality

Technology and economy in the Greater German Reich have gone into an unexpected upswing. The largest network of Autobahn highways has been constructed in just a few years, whole new industries were created and great architectural and urbanistic tasks are about to be realised. Although the war, that was forced upon us, makes it necessary to concentrate our economy on the war efforts, the great plans for the buildup are drawn with the certitude of our victory in mind. Many keen inventions and many thoughts that still seem fantastic today will then be realised. The pictures in this poster show on which branches the engineers are working today and what the technology of tomorrow will bring.




Cheers,
Adam

 

Curtiss-Wright Hovercar (00:27 onwards).

 

Luxury Humvee From Russia | RussianFun.net

While this might look like your average military truck but in reality it was heavily modified to make it more luxurious and comfortable for everyday use. Here is what they did to it:

1. Made changes to gearbox making it switch gears via joystick.
2. Changed the interior and installed soundproofing.
3. Installed new windows & mirrors as well as new seats from Chrysler.
4. Installed a rear view camera, and a heater
5. And of course installed new music, & DVD player with screens for passengers.

 

Russian Bigfoot | RussianFun.net

 

Six wheel hummer in Russia | RussianFun.net

 

I would like to place an order for the last 3 vehicles pictured please.
(Excluding the Humvee, I have no wish to be associated with organised crime...)
Though I want the white truck body on the 6 wheelers chassis.

 

More Russian vehicles...
Home made Bigfoots in Russia… | RussianFun.net

As you already know, the lack of money is compensated by the imagination…

 

More odd Russian stuff.
Something you don’t see very often | RussianFun.net

This truck might be one of a kind, yet it’s on full duty cruising the Russian roads…