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1951 Royal Spartanette trailer converted into a hauler

80's Dodge van sno cat

1914 Indian Model F

1954 Willys panel delivery

Browse through the listings of all the unusual and rare vehicles, and race cars

http://bringatrailer.com/

Snowmobiles can fly. Anything that goes farther than the Wright brothers at Kittyhawk is really flying

On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet.

Three more flights were made that day with Orville's brother Wilbur piloting the record flight lasting 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/wright.htm

Levi LaVallee went 361 feet on a snowmobile



From http://autozine.com.br/

home made snow machine

for more http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010/01/28/a-solution-for-many-many-snow/#more-9642

C'mon steampunk inventors, the snowmachine of 1914 needs your recreation efforts

from a postcard found featuring St Petersburg in 1914 http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010/10/05/unusual-soviet-snowmobile-equipment/#more-18818

Necessity, the mother of invention

From http://englishrussia.com/ and http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/

For a gallery of the homemade snow machines: http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010/04/14/russian-homemade-snowmobiles/#more-12333

WANT !

from http://aircooled-village.blogspot.com/2010/12/t1-promotion-pisten-bulli.html via the great http://stipistop.com

Streetcars, were good for more than just public transportation... did you know they were used to plow snow along their route?

read about plowing snow with street cars: http://cincystreetcar.wordpress.com/2009/01/

I like that many were made into little diners. See the inside of one at the Henry Ford museum https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1UQZO7sd3MMJuj-Ui8fz5C2QaJZEf2NCdtyprxzNRWrGulsY1bllM2FEH0G7iJ_2alkbXY2CV4s52KikERLjJj7RdsCD7rB6CZvEEhzp9tW-VuNCzqlRP_ZkO6dmJZ0mtbmRPOk7wK8/s1600/Henry%2520Ford%2520Diner%5B1%5D.jpg it is the nicest I've seen, most are far more simple and less ornamental

Some were made into houses: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/09/street-cars-getting-second-life-as-home.html

And in San Diego I found one diner street car, and two homes made from street cars http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/06/survivors-of-era-i-doubt-anyone-else.html

photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=925

The antarctic Sno Cruiser was driven to Chicago, then loaded on a ship for the south pole, and broke the off-loading ramp, you gotta see the video

full gallery here:
http://www.joeld.net/snowcruiser/snowpics.html

and to watch the 50 second video (in color!) click on the bottom link here: http://www.joeld.net/snowcruiser/snowvids.html

Some photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6023990&postcount=18495

Messerschmitt snow machine... cool!

via: http://megamoto.tumblr.com/post/1707922375

Snow machine, home made fun type!

the motor must be in the wheel hub area... but I don't see how it is steered, unless it's differential engine speeds, it looks chainsaw motors and twist throttles. I don't recall where I was tipped off to this from, for a couple other very interesting home made snow machines: http://parkoffka.ru/item/2010/4/15/samodel_nyi_snegohod_12_fotografii

Columbia Icefield Snowmobile tours old tour bus... it's been replaced by modern busses riding on monster truck tires

I believe this is located on the boundary of Banff and Jasper http://www.explorerockies.com/

top photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/7552808@N04/3501308421/ the bottom photo is one I posted last year

Cool old russian vehicles!

1913 Rus­sobalt Type-Kegresse

1939–1946. Total 33 840 units were pro­duced. This truck is pow­ered by gas gen­er­a­tor that used fire­wood (or coal) to pro­duce gas that pow­ers the engine. Because of this it has low power and speed, it is dif­fi­cult to ser­vice and not so easy to start up. But because the lack of gaso­line in some north regions this truck was indispensable.

Yag -12 all four front tires steer, 1932 to 1941

Pro­duced 1949–1953. This inter­est­ing car is kind of GAZ-M20 Bobeda based six seat mini­van

This is a 1956 4 wheel drive airplane towtruck, and can be switched to just front wheel drive. (only 13 made)

This is a 1956 4 wheel drive airplane towtruck, and can be switched to just front wheel drive. (only 13 made)

Prototype built in 1934. Only one GAZ-Aero was pro­duced by engi­neer Alek­sei Osipovich.

http://www.oldrussiancars.com/

out of season, but crazy racing snowmobiles are always braincandy

Found on http://burstsausages.com/

These must be fun for anyone who's snowbound

Via: http://lecontainer.blogspot.com

There was no info with this image, but it's amazingly large. Anyone know what it is? M Christian Nailed it!

From http://www.sportschrono.com/post/741519021

But for a full gallery, and videos: http://www.joeld.net/snowcruiser/snowpics.html

Looks like a land train, with local fire department paint and letters, and here's why... It's the 1939 Sno Cruiser! Jo Schmo pointed me in the right direction https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBp0Cr9spvqqBfVf2NBGAgdcNuyoTLczuHYIXWWYVcAF9ZUJSbXp_IMxQAImCz32keHgmo2aMPyE2dvjKX08_e_-DXZIDhofhjE-n3ZxZ6NPB6SVCfFGFDM5gNKYyIhn91W3oDcWiKvPg/s1600-h/snow-cruiser.jpg

I posted a cool color photo of it in December http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/arctic-or-antarctic-explorers.html possibly from a post by M Christian a year earlier, an awesome post! http://meinekleinefabrik.blogspot.com/2008/12/for-sale-by-owner.html

Snowblower train in slow motion gettting through 10 foot high drifts

image from http://www.savetheenzos.com/post/342087498/snowblower-train-corvette-forum via http://friendship-classics.tumblr.com/page/15

For something to see happening skip to the one minute mark, for a close up of the blower, skip to the 5 minute mark, for it ot get moving and make progress skip to the 8 minute mark

Another Turbonique application of crazy... the Boss Cat snowmobile, why did it need 1000 hp? Land speed record of course

images via: http://www.bosscatlegacy.com/bosscat1/bosscat1.htm from the post by http://hooniverse.com/blog/2010/01/27/boss-cat-i-1000hp-of-turbonique-fun-in-the-snow/#more-8054

For more about the unreal bolt on 1000 hp turbonique: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/turbonique

Abandoned stuff website

the LeTourneau electric arctic land trains has a great write up recently on http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2009/11/19/54-wheel-drive-the-letourneau-electric-arctic-land-trains-that-put-australian-road-trains-to-shame/

Above, the Kee Bird, which was the subject of an awesome recovery effort when private funding got it up and running, and moving, but old electrical wiring shorted, and the whole thing burned to cinders on film while a documentary was being filmed, it is so worth seeing!

For the story: http://www.rb-29.net/HTML/03RelatedStories/03.03shortstories/03.03.09contss.htm

Check out the stories on all of these at: http://www.artificialowl.net