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Curious Contraptions

For Sale On eBay: An “Active Suspension” Prototype Corvette ZR-1 From The $27 Million Factory Program

Ben Branch February 15, 2022
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Active Suspension Prototype
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Curious Contraptions

This fourth generation Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is 1 of 25 original “Active Suspension” prototypes. These cars were developed by General Motors in collaboration with Lotus, integrating hydraulically actuated computer-controlled suspension technology from the Lotus Formula 1 Team….

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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 $8,500 USD. Now as with almost any car offered for…

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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 ever built – beating both the Yamaha GTS1000 and the Bimota…

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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 on the off chance you may want to sell your…

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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. In the film Bond is seen piloting a small gyrocopter…

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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 the 27 liter Merlin V12 aero engine from WWII that…

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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 anyone looking for open-wheeled fun with a sub-$9,000 USD price…

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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 and as you can see it’s still carrying the Coca-Cola…

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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 machines then showcasing them here to tell you their unusual…

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