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Showing posts with label unique. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Rolls-Royce Phantom II (Star of India)

S6 / 7.668 cc / 145 PS / Vmax: 92 mph (148 km/h) / one-of-a-kind collector piece (built for H.H. The Thakore Saheb Bahadur Maharajah of Rajkot at Thrupp & Maberly, named after the largest sapphire in the world)(click images for a larger view)

Rolls-Royce Phantom II (Star of India)

S6 / 7.668 cc / 145 PS / Vmax: 92 mph (148 km/h) / one-of-a-kind collector piece (built for H.H. The Thakore Saheb Bahadur Maharajah of Rajkot at Thrupp & Maberly, named after the largest sapphire in the world)(click images for a larger view)

Friday, December 31, 2010

Zaniest thing I've seen in a while, the Jade Warrior from 1985

Skip the first 30 secondsLearned about it from http://zelastchancegaragedu78.blogspot.com/ information from http://www.dragzine.com/news/the-jade-warrior-a-truly-insane-and-one-of-a-kind-ride/The creation of British motorcycle racer Angus MacPhail, who built it himself in his garage, it's called the “Jade Warrior,” did the quarter mile in under 8 seconds a quarter century ago without the use of

Monday, December 20, 2010

One big honking vehicle, the TC-497 Overland Train, Obsolete the day it was finished

Above image from Big Lorry Blog, where there are a couple more photos and the info that one is restored and at Ft Yuma Arizona http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/2010/10/more-le-tourneau-overland-trai.html#more In the 1950s the LeTourneau company developed several overland trains, essentially oversized semi-trailer trucks that could travel over almost any terrain. Their intention

Friday, December 17, 2010

Unique method of loading a forklift on a trailer

from Caradisiac http://www.forum-auto.com/automobiles-mythiques-exception/section5/sujet225087-3780.htm you can read a post and see a 4 photo gallery here http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/2010/11/ancient-austins-and-unusual-pi.html#more

Thursday, December 16, 2010