Cave News: Ugly car of the week

2-way 1920‘s coupe - perfect setup if reverse gear doesn’t work

There is a steering wheel for each direction.

Found this photo on the Internet with the caption: “Identify that car - what is it?”

December 09, 2019 in Automobiles, airplanes, cycles, ships, etc., Classic, custom and unusual vehicles, Ugly car of the week, Unusual news stories | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Fageol 1950 TC CargoLiner – a trailer without a tractor

This 'trailer without a tractor' must have turned heads when it hit the street in 1950.

Fageol Collection photos via The Old Motor.

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September 20, 2019 in Automobiles, airplanes, cycles, ships, etc., Classic, custom and unusual vehicles, Ugly car of the week | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Domino’s DXP pizza delivery car

The company partnered with General Motors to create a purpose-built pizza delivery vehicle, based on the 2015 Chevrolet Spark minicar (shown below).

The Domino's DXP (Delivery Expert) has everything one could conceivably need for the job--including a built-in warming oven.

Chevrolet dealers will receive special training to service the delivery vehicles once they deploy around the country.

The company said here will be 100 vehicles, operating in 25 U.S. markets. Franchise owners will be able to purchase one for $25,000, but they're not required to do so.

Domino's expects the first DXP delivery vehicles to enter service Chevrolet dealers will receive special training to service the delivery vehicles once they deploy around the country.

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There will be 100 vehicles, operating in 25 U.S. markets. Franchise owners will be able to purchase one for $25,000, but they're not required to do so.

Domino's was said to have made the first DXP delivery vehicles available October 2015.

Have you spotted one in your neighborhood? Me neither.

September 13, 2019 in Automobiles, airplanes, cycles, ships, etc., Classic, custom and unusual vehicles, Food and Drink, Ugly car of the week, Unusual news stories | Permalink | Comments (0)

1931 Shotwell 3-wheeled car

This unique one-off car is powered by an air-cooled four-cylinder Indian motorcycle engine. It was built in 1931 by Bob Shotwell who was just 17-years-old at the time.

This car is now in Jay Leno's vehicle collection.

September 06, 2019 in Automobiles, airplanes, cycles, ships, etc., Classic, custom and unusual vehicles, Ugly car of the week | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Citroen they just couldn’t stop making

The Citroen 2CV was produced for over 40 years. These gangly Citroen’s were built between 1948 and 1990,

The 2CV (deux-cheveaux or ‘two horses’) was originally conceived in the late Thirties as a rugged, useful, affordable car.

Famously, it was designed with very specific requirements, including being able to carry four people and 50kg of goods at 30mph, across muddy and unpaved roads if necessary. In fact, it was suggested at the prototype stage that the 2CV should be able to carry a basket of eggs across a plowed field without whipping up an interior omelette, and also manage something like 80mpg while doing so. That’s one heck of a design requirement, and yet, after quite a few prototypes, Citroen actually managed it.

A pre-war Citroen is shown above

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A modified 2CV ___________________________________

A cusomized 2CV

July 28, 2019 in Automobiles, airplanes, cycles, ships, etc., Cameras and photography, Classic, custom and unusual vehicles, Ugly car of the week | Permalink | Comments (0)

VW UFO car at Black Rock City in 2002

Photos taken at Black Rock City, Nevada during the 2002 Burning Man festival.

June 19, 2019 in Automobiles, airplanes, cycles, ships, etc., Classic, custom and unusual vehicles, Ugly car of the week, Unusual news stories | Permalink | Comments (0)

The 1965 Dodge Deora

This odd pickup is a one-off vehicle that is not a true concept car because it was never intended to go into production. It began life as a 1965 Dodge A100 pickup truck that was heavily customized for the 1967 Detroit Autorama.

The photo above shows access to the front seat.

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It became the prototype for a Hot Wheels car (shown above), and plastic model kits (shown below).

The full size vehicle was sold at auction in 2009 for $324,500.

June 13, 2019 in Automobiles, airplanes, cycles, ships, etc., Classic, custom and unusual vehicles, Ugly car of the week | Permalink | Comments (0)

Thee ‘car fail’ pics generated by an imaginative Potoshop user

June 09, 2019 in Automobiles, airplanes, cycles, ships, etc., Classic, custom and unusual vehicles, Ugly car of the week | Permalink | Comments (0)

This GMC Sierra truck/plane/limo is ready for ‘takeoff’

This GMC Sierra plane limo is massive, measuring 32 feet long. The tail sits 12 feet high, which makes late-night runs for nuggets and fries with a bachelorette party nearly impossible. One of the creation’s most striking features is the front propeller sticking out of the front grille. It sits on ball bearings that allow it to spin freely when it’s being driven.

This monstrosity is currently listed for sale on eBay. There’s just over one day left for the auction, which currently has 15 bids – with the current bid sitting at $10,000. The reserve has not been met.