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Curious Contraptions

A Bradley GT Gas Turbine Jet Car For $8,500 USD

Ben Branch February 3, 2022
Bradley GT Gas Turbine Jet Car 10
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Curious Contraptions

This unusual Bradley GT is powered by a Boeing gas turbine engine, and the current owner is selling it for the dangerously affordable asking price of…

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The Ner-A-Car – This Was The Weirdest Motorcycle Of The 1920s

Ben Branch December 12, 2021
Ner-A-Car Motorcycle
  • American
  • Curious Contraptions
  • Motor Scooters
  • Motorcycles

The Ner-A-Car, or Neracar as it was known in England, still holds the record as the most prolifically produced motorcycle with hub center steering…

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A 4×4 Chevolet Corvair Zombie Hunting Van: 100% Road Legal

Ben Branch October 13, 2021
Zombie Hunting Vehicle
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Curious Contraptions

This is the latest in our “Curious Contraptions” series, where we find unusual, offbeat, or downright insane vehicles online and bring them to you…

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For Sale: A Bell 47G Model Helicopter From James Bond’s “You Only Live Twice”

Ben Branch September 24, 2021
James Bond Bell 47G Model Helicopter You Only Live Twice
  • Curious Contraptions
  • Films
  • Planes

This is a Bell 47G model helicopter that was famously targeted by James Bond in a chase scene during the filming of You Only Live Twice….

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The Meteor 27 Litre V12 Special: 1,449 lb/ft And (Theoretically) Capable Of 204 mph

Ben Branch August 20, 2021
Meteor 27 Litre V12 Special 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Curious Contraptions

As its name suggests, the Meteor 27 Litre V12 Special you see here is powered by a Meteor V12 – that’s the non-supercharged version of…

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A Fully-Functional Ferrari 312 F1 Replica – $9,000 USD

Ben Branch August 19, 2021
Ferrari 312 F1 Replica 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Curious Contraptions

There can be little doubt that this car is one of the best pound-for-pound entertainment propositions that we’ve featured here on Silodrome, particularly for…

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Curious Contraptions: The Pulse Autocycle (And It’s For Sale)

Ben Branch July 15, 2021
Pulse Autocycle
  • Cars
  • Curious Contraptions
  • Motorcycles

This is one of just 326 examples of the Pulse Autocycle that was made, this example was used by Coca-Cola as a marketing vehicle…

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Curious Contraptions: A Wooden-Bodied Triumph Spitfire Mark I

Ben Branch July 3, 2021
Wooden-Bodied-Triumph-Spitfire
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Curious Contraptions

This is the first in a new series we’re doing here on Silodrome called Curious Contraptions, we’ll be regularly finding weird, wonderful, and woeful…

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