Wednesday, 3 November 2010

A few vehicles whose designs have inspired me:

This is one hell of an over-the-top conversion of a truck, but I do like the use of piping all ofer the place. It lends itself to a 'steam-powered' asthetic.

The Bowler Wildcat. One of the fastest sets of 4 wheels in the desert. These are frequently raced in the Dakar rally.

A desert terrain patrol vehicle. Designed by a company in Sweden (should that be snow rather than sand?) uses a  combination of caterpillar tracks and standard tyred wheels for propulsion.

Monster trucks, Texas-style!..... Horny :)

This fantastic piece of truck cab modding comes from Russia, and just looks...well... badass! It's got a wolf-like look, and I really like the 'steamtrain-esq' riveted metal plates and the pilot (the guard at teh front). Very nice.
The ultimate in 'Big Trucks', the Liebherr T 282B truck, a 224 ton monster with a massive 3650-horsepower diesel engine.

I thought that this really seemed to embody the 'chop shop' mindset... Smart car + Monstertruck = SmartMonster! :D

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