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Topic: Crazy Vehicles
RowBaby's photo
Wed 06/09/10 10:28 AM




This one looks like the Element.

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Wed 06/09/10 10:30 AM





This one looks like the Element.


Or Nissan's new Cube?

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Wed 06/09/10 10:35 AM
It is a Nissan. It's a 1989 Nissan Chapeau Concept.

RowBaby's photo
Wed 06/09/10 10:35 AM
Edited by RowBaby on Wed 06/09/10 10:36 AM






This one looks like the Element.


Or Nissan's new Cube?


Yes! More like the Cube!


It is a Nissan. It's a 1989 Nissan Chapeau Concept.


and 20 later they released it and renamed it Cube.

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Wed 06/09/10 11:16 AM
Edited by Torgo70 on Wed 06/09/10 12:02 PM
It's amazing going back and looking at some of the concept cars of the 80's...so many of them look like cars being released today.

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Wed 06/09/10 12:13 PM
Edited by s1owhand on Wed 06/09/10 12:14 PM

RowBaby's photo
Wed 06/09/10 12:53 PM
sweeeeeeet drool

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Wed 06/09/10 01:09 PM


Peugeot Ozone

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Wed 06/09/10 01:11 PM

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Wed 06/09/10 03:44 PM



Peugeot Ozone


I have to admit...I would probably enjoy riding around in that thing.

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Wed 06/09/10 06:21 PM

s1owhand's photo
Wed 06/09/10 06:23 PM
Edited by s1owhand on Wed 06/09/10 06:24 PM

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Wed 06/09/10 06:26 PM

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Wed 06/09/10 06:28 PM



"PETROL MONOCYCLE."
"The picturesque machine shown below was shown at the Milan Exposition by the House of Garavaglia. It was, it appears, a genuine success.
The principle is easily understood by examining the figure. The big tyre with its rim fitted internally with ball-bearings, upon which the fixed frame sits, which supports both the driver of this strange vehicle, and the petrol engine; the rim of the tyre is moreover toothed on the side, and engages with the pinion of the engine; this can be seen at the bottom right of the picture. In sum, the mobile tyre rolls around the built fixed engine.
This arrangement is certainly amusing and jolly, but it is strange to note that this fantastic apparatus is however more perfect (in theory) than the ordinary motorcycle, since it implements direct command, without intermediaries uselessly absorbing power!"

It is however, much less perfect in practice. Note the suspicious-looking wheel out on the left. A stabiliser? Shouldn't there be one on each side?

From " La Vie de l'Automobile " for 23/04/1904 (n°134) p260.

http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/motorwhl/motorwhl2.htm

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Wed 06/09/10 06:31 PM

s1owhand's photo
Wed 06/09/10 06:34 PM
1869


s1owhand's photo
Wed 06/09/10 07:38 PM
BugE


RowBaby's photo
Wed 06/09/10 07:44 PM
Those bikes are death traps! laugh

s1owhand's photo
Wed 06/09/10 07:59 PM
you only touch the road at one point...
not for everybody...

laugh

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Thu 06/10/10 09:10 AM

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