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johnnyapollo
06/08/2007, 12:04 PM
Who needs a VX?

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/qf/c/ScienceAndMechanics/12-1952/med_motor_wagon.jpg

-- John
Dino
06/08/2007, 01:07 PM
:p Those things have radical oversteer as I recall....
TexVeX
06/08/2007, 04:54 PM
Yeah, and a rougher ride than the VX. ;) heheh
orion
06/08/2007, 05:02 PM
do you think they make a lift for it!? :_drool:
PHO2GR4
06/08/2007, 05:13 PM
I look at that and can only IMAGINE the number of class-action lawsuits that would occur today. "Oh, Little Billy lost and arm!" "Oh, Little Billy lost both eyes!" "Oh, Little Billy was horribly crushed by that meth-fueled truck driver, and will forever be a quadraplegic!"

Sometimes I long for the more innocent times...
Chopper
06/08/2007, 05:26 PM
do you think they make a lift for it!? :_drool:
I'm slammin' mine
IndianaVX
06/08/2007, 11:17 PM
i remember boys life magazine had all kinds of plans for these contraptions in the back of the magazine. the one i always thought would be the coolest was the "flying sauceer" made from a vacume motor. im serious, i had dreams of flying this thing to school, and being soooooo cool......thing is, at 11 yrs old, i never considered the mile long extension cord i would have needed, let alone the cord laying all over the neighbors yards, and down the streets all day long while i was in school....... but man, that was the kind of stuff that got a kids imagination going!!!
IndianaVX
06/08/2007, 11:38 PM
lol,
so what do i do???? i google "boys life flying saucer".........
the pic....http://www.canosoarus.com/14AirCar/AirCar01.htm

http://www.canosoarus.com/14AirCar/AirCar02.htm

and heres a link, under more inventions for 155 miles per gallon car YOU CAN BUILD!!!
http://www.canosoarus.com/03CalifCommuter/CalCom01.htm

and, and and heres one, a personal back pac rocket......
http://www.canosoarus.com/07RocketBelt/Rocket01.htm

again, they were pitching this stuff to us when we were kids!!!!

(mom) have you seen david today?
(dad) i saw him earlier heading to the basment with cords, a vacume cleaner and power tools.......

kids now days dont have a clue as to the stuff they missed
Dino
06/09/2007, 12:01 AM
Great links!! Made me waste 15 min and I'm supposed to be at band rehersal!!! :p :cool:

...bass
IndianaVX
06/09/2007, 09:36 PM
do you know how to get a bass player from standing in your doorway???










pay him for the pizza...........lol.....just kiddin...

thats the only bass player joke i know, but i suppose you could insert any profession.....
i first head it on Q95 bob and tom's "bass talk"

yeah, i got into those links for about an hour......daughter is now telling me......."come on dad, lets order the plans for the rocket belt and the flying saucer thing!!!"
hmmmmm, future father, daughter project???
thanks jonny, for posting that, hope i didnt hijack, but that ad you posted brought back some great memories for me.....thanks again!

david
Chopper
06/10/2007, 03:36 PM
About 30 years ago, I was working in the paint shop at a RV facility in Montgomeryville Pa., and a salesman comes in, pushing the fabulous "Rainbow" vacuum cleaner. His demonstration was impressive to say the least...he did dozens of things with this machine...including spray paint, but best of all, he gave big 'ol fat Klaus Haagen a "flying saucer"ride round the shop on it.