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  1. Eric@Helix

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    #6 Eric@Helix, Jan 13, 2016
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    Now there's a rat rod. Probably like 10 liters of displacement for bonus points. Here's a car that would appeal to both vintage curmudgeons and millennial stance dorks.
     
  2. RallyMini370

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    #10 RallyMini370, Jan 31, 2016
    I remember this beast when I was a kid...[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxMxFE37Sxw"]John Dodd's Beast on Top Gear - YouTube[/ame]
     
  3. Metalman

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    #4 Metalman, Jan 13, 2016
    Chain drive FTW:Thumbsup:
     
  4. Metalman

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    #8 Metalman, Jan 13, 2016
    And..... with what appears to only have rear brakes...

    When men were men...


    And something something something about melting a modern MINI Cooper????:confused:
     
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    #9 Angib, Jan 13, 2016
    You can tell they are real men as they have several degrees of positive camber on the front wheels.....
     
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    #12 Metalman, Feb 10, 2016
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    #2 Crashton, Jan 12, 2016
    Wow that is some real metal art there. Aero engines FTW!
     
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    #3 MCS02, Jan 12, 2016
    Thats great!
     
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    #5 mrntd, Jan 13, 2016
    3000 lbs of torque! You're hanging off the back just holding on.
     
  10. Crashton

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    #7 Crashton, Jan 13, 2016
    Steam punks would be quite enamored with these monsters. :arf:
     
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    #11 Metalman, Feb 1, 2016
    Trans Am fender vents?:D
     
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    #13 Crashton, Feb 10, 2016
    What a beautiful car! :D
     
  13. old81

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    #14 old81, Feb 10, 2016
    Wonderful single headlight. :)

    :)

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  14. 00Mini

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    #15 00Mini, Feb 10, 2016
    Not just a single headlight but a recessed single headlight. I'm guessin' it's nones to illuminating which is really ok since it doesn't have front brakes. For over hundred years old it really is a neat piece of automotive history. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #16 Angib, Feb 10, 2016
    But back then everyone knew that fitting brakes to the front wheels would just cause the car to spin as soon as the brakes were used. It's just so much safer to brake only the back wheels which pull the car straight.

    And this they knew as an absolute fact, not just an opinion. It's a good example of how anything that starts with "Everyone knows..." is usually bunkum, and that's a polite word for it....