Some Automotive Fun...

[Michel Van]

Volkswagen has funny commercial

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc12l3BglHU

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlc2l5zYZPU

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWMpHc77qNI

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKMpKY0iJ5U

Spoiler: and total nasty one see on risk

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjnNfo5Spa8

and also this over the top Audi spot

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZLUOvFkTKI

 

[Rhinocrates]

At the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance you'll see the most elegant (or at least expensive) Bentleys, Bugattis and so on... but the same week, you can also see the Concours d’Lemons, where there are... things.

The good, the bad and the weird shine at the Concours d’Lemons

Celebrating the oddball, mundane and truly awful of the automotive world and promising to be ‘bigger and dumber every year’, the Concours d’Lemons has become one of the most anticipated events of the Monterey week. Naturally, we couldn’t resist having a look at the weirdly wonderful automobiles.

www.classicdriver.com

 

[Graham1973]

The history of the iconic 'Yellow Cab'...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrqL1qI-vYI

 

[Graham1973]

The results of two years of hard work...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKe_l0a3kPw

 

[Graham1973]

Unsafe at any speed...

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

 

[Graham1973]

One of those old safety driving films...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPOu-cdz868

 

[GTX]

A few years old but worthy of a repost:

View: https://youtu.be/Ftul7dHKYUQ

 

[Richard N]

Los Angeles THREW AWAY all their RED-LIGHT cameras?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH9dnJ8BmY0

 

[Richard N]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1566577585009598465

View: https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1566577585009598465?s=20&t=-FJJIOs7UgG7zXxnULUwOA

 

[Graham1973]

'Where we're going, we don't need roads...'

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJfZMasVB54

 

[jsport]

Chinese Researchers Test Cars That Hover Over Road Using Magnets

China has tested modified cars that are capable of magnetically levitating (maglev) almost an inch and a half off of the ground on a stretch of highway.

futurism.com

 

[Richard N]

Drag reduction matters!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1570495456177979392

View: https://twitter.com/simonharley/status/1570495456177979392?s=20&t=1BMpJJhcFhiX-U9U53rNJg

 

[Richard N]

 

[Michel Van]

C'était un rendez-vous by

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


Making of by Claude Lelouch in french language
Yes he drove TWICE, one with Mercedes with camera and with Maserati for the sound...
and yes he drive up to 200km/h or 124mph in center of Paris

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHn5Q15kaIA

 

[Grey Havoc]

Fancy a Lamborghini tractor?

Antique farm vehicles are ploughing their way through the world’s auction houses

www.ft.com

 

[jeffb]

The optimism of the 50's...

 

[jeffb]

Customised Chrysler Turbine XL



Found a couple more pics.




The Turbines really were an amazing concept.

 

[Graham1973]

One stolen car + 1970s Yugoslav authorities = Legend...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_h1t9-z7Pg

 

[Rhinocrates]

No comment.

 

[Rhinocrates]

McMurtry, Morgan, or Ariel; which is the craziest small British manufacturer? This one actually has a turbine charging the battery. Jaguar, at one point early in the development of the CX-75 supercar planned to have two small turbines charging its battery, but they shifted to full internal combustion before cancelling it altogether. It's great to see Ariel making it work now.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS2XwsIFVs0&t=2s&ab_channel=TopGear

 

[Richard N]

 

[Grey Havoc]

Douglas DC-4 Skymaster: Dutchman in distress.

In 1 January 1953 this KLM C-54B-1-DC/DC-4 (PH-TDL) suffered a forced landing near Qatif, in the Saudi Arabia desert. Hoisted into this sublime Aramco’s Kenworth 853, the DC-4 was carried thr…

elpoderdelasgalaxias.wordpress.com

 

[Rhinocrates]

 

[Graham1973]

And a video on the technical specs of the 'wireless seat belt'...

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

 

[Graham1973]

Audi, Das Auto since 1932...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEB4QaFtT8k

 

[Rhinocrates]

Actually the Lamborghinoid thing looks like it could be a plausible eVTOL.

AI-Designed Supercars Appear To Come From Nightmarish Dystopian Future

What would future supercars look like? A magazine asked an AI to imagine so and the results aren't the prettiest on the planet but they certainly appear exotic.

www.motor1.com

 

[Rhinocrates]

Putting EVs in context, with math. Some of the things he brings up applies to aircraft such as Eviation's Alice as well. The first point is full life-cycle carbon emissions - which includes manufacture and disposal.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH8ll5VboC8&ab_channel=JayEmmonCars

 

[Graham1973]

What you get when you buy a 'Pig in a Poke'...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6SXMjJ8x20

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKykAK3O8Cc

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXHfdq8BfV8

 

[Richard N]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1577186830516002816

View: https://twitter.com/SkillsLevel/status/1577186830516002816?s=20&t=4Q7XIZ71ZKl6N7QJxLVdzw

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/xvyf61

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/xvyf61/interior_of_a_1988_toyota_camry/

 

[Graham1973]

Vismodding a VW...

1974 Volkswagen Thing

VW Type 181, Green on Tan, Serviced, VIDEO

inventory.chicagocarclub.com

 

[Rhinocrates]

I love to see how crazy one can get in the real world and a lot of new British sports cars are great examples. On the other hand, there are the numerous attempts at microcars. Small town and city cars took off in the conditions following WWII in Europe but nowadays they're not an easy way to make money and occupy very specialised ecological/regulatory niches - think of Japanese kei cars and Citroën's Ami. However, this one has actually made it over the hurdle into production.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNp_M76wIws&ab_channel=FullyChargedShow


Actually this is pretty close to the original brief for the Swatchmobile, now known as the Smart - that is, space for two adults and three crates of beer.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv9MA2fNiCA&ab_channel=BigCar


Unfortunately, the latest Smart is just another big five-door, and manufactured in China.

 

[Rhinocrates]

Also, there's a special body kit that makes it look much meaner.

 

[Richard N]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/e5mO-rRXQLs?feature=share

 

[Graham1973]

Back to fixing up 'old bombs'...

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

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N34QXyr-FY4

 

[Richard N]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1582185207914192896

View: https://twitter.com/stupidity_vids/status/1582185207914192896?s=20&t=30aSQbpy0_DiN_22UWEvng

 

[Hydroman]

No comment.
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To ensure asphyxiation/blackout at the point of impact.

 

[Richard N]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1582721994793299970

View: https://twitter.com/TheFigen_/status/1582721994793299970?s=20&t=mqS3Y1k2_v_JEQzlssJuHw

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv9MA2fNiCA

EDIT: Ack, already posted by Rhinocrates! For some reason thought that was a different video.