In 1941, Henry Ford Built a Car with Exterior Made of Soybean Plastic
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1940s, Henry Ford experimented with making plastic parts for automobiles. These experiments resulted in what […]
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Dunkley Motorized Perambulators in England From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1923, Dunkley entered the history books with a fairly unlikely motor vehicle – a motorized perambulator. The […]
Motorcycle Ambulances in World War One
This post was originally published on this siteMotorcycle ambulances were used during World War I by the British, French, and Americans. At the time, the […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of Motorcycle Delivery Vehicles From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 20th century, motorcycle delivery vehicles were a popular solution for businesses that needed a fast, […]
Jackson Three-Wheeler, 1910
This post was originally published on this siteThis car has now been identified by Paul Dunlop as a three-wheeler made by Robert Reynold Jackson & […]
In 1882, the Pentacycle Was Designed by Edward Burstow Specifically for Delivering Post
This post was originally published on this siteIn the heart of ancient Sussex is one of the country’s best displays of sheer enthusiasm and practical […]
Historical Photos of Three-Wheeled Cyklon Cyklonette From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Cyklon factory in Rummelsburg (today part of western metropolitan Berlin) opened in 1901, producing French Werner motorcycles […]
Driving an American Austin Bantam on Cables 120 Feet Across the Pudding River near Barlow, Oregon, 1932
This post was originally published on this siteA 1932 American Austin Bantam that was used for ferry service over the Pudding River in Oregon. The […]
Benjamin Baker’s Human Cantilever Model of the Forth Bridge
This post was originally published on this siteThe Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, […]
The Iconic Aston Martin Lagonda Interior Was Too Cool For Its Time!
This post was originally published on this site The Aston Martin Lagonda combined striking styling with opulent, club-like leather interior, and state-of-the-art instrumentation. It was […]
Citroën DS “Flying Car” That Used in French Movie “Fantomas” (1964)
This post was originally published on this siteThe flying car that Fantomas, a French movie character, used in 1964. It starts out as an iconic […]
In 1991, Mazda Made a Samsonite Suitcase That You Can Drive Up to 30 km/h (19 mph)
This post was originally published on this siteThe Mazda Suitcase Car was a prototype suitcase vehicle created in 1991 by the Mazda company. The suitcase […]
Australian Army Jeep Train Pulling Members of the 24th Infantry Brigade in Borneo, Malaysia, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteManufactured by Willys Overland Motors and mass-produced between 1941 and 1945 for the Allied forces, the iconic, tough […]
Here’s How Cars Stayed Cool Before ‘Real’ Air Conditioning
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1930s, if you wanted to travel in air-conditioned comfort, you needed a “swamp cooler” attached to […]
Historical Photos of Lohner-Porsche “Mixte,” the First Hybrid Car
This post was originally published on this siteJacob Lohner built the Lohner-Porsche Mixte in 1901. The Lohner head of construction, Otto Grünwald designed the vehicle […]
Steel Rocking Chair Designed by Peter Cooper in the 1830s
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 1830s Cooper designed the first steel chair in America, which was a rocking chair. Cooper produced […]
The First Ever X-Ray Image Was Taken in 1895 by Wilhelm Röntgen
This post was originally published on this siteThis might be one of the most famous images in photographic history. The first ever X-ray image was […]
August 28, 1830: Peter Cooper’s Locomotive Tom Thumb Lost a Race Against a Horse-Drawn Railcar
This post was originally published on this siteTom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive to operate on a common-carrier railroad. It was designed and […]
Nevada Northern Railway’s 1939 Cadillac, Executive Rail Inspection Car
This post was originally published on this siteThe Nevada Northern Railway’s 1939 Cadillac is a fascinating piece of history. In the 1930s, the Nevada Northern […]
August 19, 1897: The First Electric Taxis Driven in London
This post was originally published on this siteThe Bersey Electric Cab (also known as the London Electrical Cab) was an early electric-powered vehicle and the […]
Vintage Photographs of Half-Tracks From Europe From the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteA half-track is a civilian or military vehicle with regular wheels at the front for steering and continuous […]
Before Radar Was Invented, Enemy Aircraft Were Spotted Using Sound Locators That Looked Like Musical Instruments
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the invention of radar during World War II, incoming enemy warplanes were detected by listening with the […]
Hubot by Hubotics, Carlsbad, ca. 1984
This post was originally published on this site Hubot is 44-inch tall, 110 pound battery-operated personal robot and when programmed, Hubot will remember how to […]
Robin and His Batcycle Go-Cart in “Batman” (1966)
This post was originally published on this siteAfter Batman and Robin took Penguin, disguised as Commodore Schmidlapp, out of the Batcave, they feign engine trouble […]
L’Obéissante, the First Steam-Powered Road Vehicle, Built in 1873 by Amédée Bollée
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1873 Amédée Bollée, a bell founder by trade, built the first steam-powered mechanically propelled vehicle capable of […]