First, here's a better view of the NSU "Kettenkrad" motorcycle, which could go places no wheeled motorcycle could go...
And then here's the Volkswagen "Schwimmwagen," a floating version of the VW "Kublewagen" (behind), waterproof and complete with propeller...
And, finally, here's the mighty one-cylinder engine of the 1886 Benz, see while turning at 250 rpm. That's why you can't see the spokes of the horizontal flywheel...
I love this stuff, too. And I even cadged a ride on one of the host's vehicles.
I've never grown up, you know.
12 comments:
Cool machinery, scrib. And, growing up is overrated, anyway!
emd -- since I haven't bothered to grow up, I wouldn't know!
Great photos Scrib.
kim -- thanks! I bet you would have been lined up for the rides, too!
I still don't know what I want to be if I grow up.
When machines were art...
Got to have that motorcycle.
Pretty cool..Hey, are you ever going to leave a comment in my journal when you come by???? Sheeesshhh! :)
Waterproof and a propeller?! That's exactly what I need here in Charleston. Put me down for one. In blue camouflage please.
Joan
Joan -- Sadly, the Schwimmwagen seems to have gone out of production in 1945....
Black Cabs are still being built, but I doubt they float very well.
Really neat pictures. :)
Betty
No, they don't. I'll buy a Smart car though if they can promise it floats ::. Can you picture those little things on a flooding street? Joan
I remember seeing a shwimmwagen or something similar when I was a little boy in Colorado. Haven't seen one since until this.
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