Some Automotive Fun...

[Rhinocrates]

Locomotive by Henry Dreyfus, from nearly ninety years ago.

 

[Rhinocrates]

Also, a toaster.

 

[Rhinocrates]

It's virtually a law of nature that every few months some techbro who's never used a bus reinvents it.

Apart from the banality of the concept and the design, in its present form it's groud clearance is ridiculous. One of the publicity images shows it at a beach (?). I can't imagine that thing dealing with a pothole, let alone going off-road.

 

[Rhinocrates]

Veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher comments.

On the back of her book, mentioned in the clip, she has quotes about her from various tech luminaries. Two are from Musk:

"Well, you are right." -Elon Musk, SpaceX guy, November 2018.

"You're an asshole." - Elon Musk, Twitter guy, October 2022.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ1zE818cU0&t=28s

 

[Graham1973]

The future of the past...

View: https://youtu.be/G9vKzwIKFtg?si=o_rX1tjVjv7pJKCO

 

[Graham1973]

A danger once covered by the 'Mythbusters' TV series.

View: https://youtu.be/STX4Appk2uw?si=Dr9v3pcDl113PWpm

 

[Grey Havoc]

One of the publicity images shows it at a beach (?). I can't imagine that thing dealing with a pothole, let alone going off-road.

Maybe they are planning to use something like MagneRide, or something even more exotic?

 

[publiusr]

Snack run

Traffic Camera Spots 'Cookie Monster' Speeding Down German Highway | Coast to Coast AM

German authorities were understandably unamused when a traffic camera snapped a photo of a driver speeding down a highway while wearing a Cookie Monster mask.

www.coasttocoastam.com

 

[Graham1973]

Drinking and driving can be dangerous even if the drunk is not at the wheel...

View: https://youtu.be/axO8FBuFcoQ?si=O3QaU_C9lBwhLN6V

 

[Grey Havoc]

The most hideous luxury car ever – that you’ve probably never heard of

From its outrageously long bonnet to its decadent, faux Gatsby-era profile, the Panther DeVille was emblematic of 1970s culture

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://youtu.be/kFORmhTE2qo?si=JIxuyRhYl2HSDyxN

 

[Graham1973]

Criminal logic...

View: https://youtu.be/T1B-NS4YiI8?si=qiz2tSlQNjN97Lph

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://youtu.be/QFnYNbZ3hJU?si=XsSz26A5Fv5XwIJy

 

[Rhinocrates]

Well if its crashes then... (see also JG Ballard's novel Crash and its adaptation by David Cronenberg).

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9WgtlgGAgs

 

[Rhinocrates]

Now that's just silly.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp9jEYY2Ch0

 

[Graham1973]

Another case of 'it ran when parked'...

View: https://youtu.be/IzJkD7ZDzgg?si=MQwiJYz8IxgD1byX


...many years ago

 

[Graham1973]

Another crash compliation, this time based on two films based on the same Stephen King story, one of which was directed by the man himself.

View: https://youtu.be/FvNDRJhtMZg?si=5tziiKL0FglbmJBx

 

[Graham1973]

Another reason why drinking and driving is dangerous...

View: https://youtu.be/l0xmcAWxBCM?si=7IcGBAXjI5XJ7Kdg

 

[Grey Havoc]

The Americans are coming! The Americans are coming!

 

[Rhinocrates]

Eh, well, sorta automotive-ish. Following the ethos of other stuff here anyway.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yau7YCGsKjw

 

[Graham1973]

They don't build them like they used to

View: https://youtu.be/C8llekyEHu0?si=G5_ANI7h5O6y5SBM

 

[Grey Havoc]

A smarter ride awaits, as Qualcomm's Snapdragon automovie chips get better AI, new Oryon CPU

xQualcomm brings its Orion CPU, AI improvements to its automotive chipsets

www.yahoo.com

Though this may be derailed by developments elsewhere.

 

[Graham1973]

Anothe case of it 'ran when parked'...

View: https://youtu.be/LbcPJYnf2zc?si=E_UrEAP7IV6vO-4x


...over a decade ago!

 

[Graham1973]

It ran when parked...

View: https://youtu.be/R4fDWiMhsQ8?si=TS0kdxHwr6lX4jUU


19 years ago!

 

[Graham1973]

They say cold preserves things...

View: https://youtu.be/awUo7nUZ1Fw?si=Uds8kkqQYydeuyIq

 

[Richard N]

Junkyard: The Rudi Klein Collection

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyt8ZMZ2c7U

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoRHHLQRSUY

 

[Graham1973]

The truck I posted about earlier when it was being salvaged from the Alaskan wilderness around 2009...

View: https://youtu.be/ihEIk5BBNoM?si=vXZHjN6bSGobdAiN

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkbaAIBzOTU

 

[Rhinocrates]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOj-7xDghOg

 

[Richard N]

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CGe8iKvp-E0?feature=share

 

[Graham1973]

Saving a (Japanese) legend of the Ozzie roads...

View: https://youtu.be/1RS9Zy_Ccug?si=wr4k_ox9HNfPeiSm

 

[Rhinocrates]

Again, but some more close-up, walk-around and driving.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE3FFSegd-8

 

[Graham1973]

Forgotten automotive history...

View: https://youtu.be/9AmETMexzYg?si=O1za_c_gNOCxldAS

 

[Graham1973]

Before the infernal combustion engine...

View: https://youtu.be/Hve5pSjvfeI?si=24oSpX3NJZbOjZl7

 

[Graham1973]

All the new styles of 1948...

View: https://youtu.be/uPBry0e0QuU?si=wFzf9pUsM7zz5O0l

 

[Richard N]

Hertz APOLOGIZES!​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eymzwFq2o1E

 

[Graham1973]

A walkaround of a 'horseless carriage'...

View: https://youtu.be/CMMpLpjLHfg?si=QIyWIuPycyrBvXPW

 

[Graham1973]

A little repowering project...

View: https://youtu.be/-e7kcMhILe0?si=_8F-ULA_cZx95URY

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://youtu.be/LzXddO8eVVc?si=TtHo8GT2gOWqqCo5

 

[Graham1973]

A tale of two auctions...

View: https://youtu.be/3E7r-TiZr04?si=kXTpBrGbVILadopr