Reply With QuoteA waste of money and time?Originally Posted by altiain
OK... what is this thing?
I've seen this thing driving around my neighborhood once or twice, but I've never had a camera ready when I saw it.
What the hell is it? I vaguely remember some kind of very, very limited production "car" like this for sale in the '80s, but I can't for the life of me remember what it is. What it definitely isn't is a motorcycle or a trike with fairings - if you get up close to it, you can see that it was built like this form the ground up.
Any ideas what it is?
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
A waste of money and time?
Could it be the new WB33 News Copter?
looks like a spaceship on wheels
No more Miata
Nope... it was water logged in the Houston storm. It seems the propellor was made of papier-mache!Could it be the new WB33 News Copter?
TCB Space shuttle?
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Sell! Sell now while you still can! Move away!!!
Maybe 4 wheels aren't so bad after all... wickett.org
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Looks like a thing I rode in once, in the early 80's, in Mt Pleasant. My third cousin had a dealership. Not sure he ever sold one. It was the only time I ever met him.
- motorcyle powered
- loud
- unwieldy - 2 or 3 wheels on the ground at one time
- rough
- body parts flapping around
- expensive
No idea what they were called. Amazed there's still one around. If the guy's name is Rose, do what TC said.
Out in Granbury I used to see one EXACTLY like that driving around pretty often.. Maybe he used to live out there and moved and its the same guy? idk? either way.. its commonly refered to as "the space shuttle car"
1990 Red Turbo, Granbury TX..
It's probably the same guy. You can't see it in the pics, but there is some guy's name with Granbury, TX underneath it printed below the cockpit window on the left hand side.Out in Granbury I used to see one EXACTLY like that driving around pretty often.. Maybe he used to live out there and moved and its the same guy? idk? either way.. its commonly refered to as "the space shuttle car"
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
So THAT'S what happened to Craig Breedlove...
S.
hahaha ^^^^
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague longing for something salty" - Peter Egan
the one in the carport looks like a kit car of some type.
Yeah, I saw it. It looks like some long-forgotten kit Lamborghini that never got beyond the "primer the body lanels" stage.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
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