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A school bus big enough for social distancing

The 1929 Zaschka 3-wheel German car that could be taken apart in 20 Minutes

Well known German engineer Engelbert Zaschka invented this "midget" automobile which is designed for speedy dismantling for storage purposes. The car can be "knocked down" in 20 minutes into three main sections which eliminates the necessity of a garage for storage.

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The sections can be stowed away in hallways or basements. The "come-apart" car is a three wheeler which was priced at just $300.

It was capable of speeds from 25 to 30 miles an hour.

An article featuring this unusual folding car appeared in a 1930 ussue of Modern Mechanix magazine.

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Modified 1931 Ford Cabriolet made into a winter mail carrier - revisited

This 1931 Model A Cabriolet was modified in 1941 for winter mail delivery duty in Montana.

It has a truck differential and custom fenders to accommodate the 24″ tractor tires.

Do rural mail carriers really need to use something like this during Montana winters?

The postman would be up so high he would need to get out of the vehicle at each mailbox.

...license plate art by Caveman

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Egg-shaped egg truck photo

This "Co-op Eggs" truck is a modified International D-300 truck operated by the Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association. This 1941 photo was taken in Spokane, Washington.

The Birds Eye collapsible pea car

This pea-shaped car with with a go-cart chassis was custom made for a 2005 Birds Eye Peas TV commercial.

The actual Birds Eye commercial is shown above.

The car was built by Asylum a London-based company.

Subway sandwich shop avocado car

A boxcar that doesn’t run on rails

This 1958 Chevy Impala is like no other!

A 1958 Chevy Impala supporting a two story camper? Can it be real?

The photo of this monstrosity had to have been generated by an imaginative Photoshop user! Probably trying to win a Photoshop contest.

A camper van made from a Douglas DC-3 fuselage

A DC-3 that crashed in the bush was recovered and turned into a unique camper van.

It's got the unmistakable nose and body of a plane but has no wings.

This unique camper van is occasionally seen on roads of south-east Queensland, Australia.

On the night of March 26, 1947, a DC-3 was brought down by a lightning strike on a flight from Sydney, Australis to Jakarta, Indonesia. All six people on board survived, and the cargo was undamaged.

It took six weeks to get the plane out of the bush and to the main road where it could be towed.

A full report of the plane-turned-camper can be found here.

Is the Vanderhall an automobile or a motorcycle?

This motor vehicle appears to combine the automobile and motorcycle. Some say it’s neither while others say it’s both. Others look the other way and say it’s a backasswards looking nondescript three-wheeler - with the single wheel in the rear.

We wonder why this unique three-wheeler hasn’t become more popular.