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vwdasher, 4 days ago to random

Sleek, chic and dangerous… the pioneering car banned by the Nazis

While the rest of the world was building boxy and upright wind-catching cars, one small Czech manufacturer threw out the design rulebook.

https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/sleek-chic-and-czech-the-car-that-changed-the-world-for-ever/

#WeirdCarMastodon

vwdasher, 7 days ago to tesla

Rematch! Tesla Cybertruck vs. Porsche 911 Drag Race! (This Time It’s Not Rigged)

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/tesla-cybertruck-beast-vs-porsche-911-carrera-t-drag-race-towing-rematch/

#Tesla #Porsche #WeirdCarMastodon #Cybertruck

vwdasher, 11 days ago to random

Spotted a couple rare and vintage Audis today! The red one is a V8.

#WeirdCarMastodon #Audi

Silver Audi 100
Red Audi V8

vwdasher, 18 days ago to random

One of these is a timeless design. The other one looks like a dumpster.

#WeirdCarMastodon

vwdasher, 25 days ago to tesla

Port Phillip council pulls the plug on kerbside car charging

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theage.com.au%2Fnational%2Fvictoria%2Fport-phillip-council-pulls-the-plug-on-kerbside-car-charging-20240429-p5fnag.html

They need to find a way around this, because we have a lot of blocks of flats. And more being built.

#WeirdCarMastodon #Tesla #EV #EVs

vwdasher, 27 days ago to Aviation

We went to the Sale airshow in beautiful Gippsland yesterday, took some photos in between watching the show.

Found a model of this plane, in the military museum on site.

#AVGeek #Aviation #Airshow #SaleAirshow #WeirdCarMastodon #Australia

Grumman-Tracker 2-SG
Model of a Grumman-Tracker 2-SG

vwdasher, 27 days ago to tesla

Facebook cofounder accuses Tesla of being the next 'Enron'

https://www.businessinsider.com/asana-ceo-dustin-moskovitz-tesla-accusations-enron-sec-2024-4

#Tesla #WeirdCarMastodon

vwdasher, 1 month ago to random

I watched what could be the #WeirdCarMastodon ideal film, Drowning Mona, over the weekend. It's filled with Yugos of all things.

https://dustonthevcr.substack.com/p/drowningmona

vwdasher, 1 month ago to australia

Welcome to Modern Motor, December 1969. Published in Australia, chock full of excellent weird car stuff.

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#WeirdCarMastodon #australia

Modern Motor, December 1969 table of contents for this edition.

vwdasher, 1 month ago to roadtrip

Volkswagen are working on a way to avoid collisions with wild life, I hope this works. Kangaroos are notorious for leaping straight at cars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9klRlKoEQk

#WeirdCarMastodon #Roadtrip #Australia #VW #Amarok #RooBadge

vwdasher, 6 months ago to random

Street race ends with 130km/h plunge into canal and narrow escape for teenager

https://www.drive.com.au/news/street-race-ends-with-130km-h-plunge-into-canal-and-narrow-escape-for-teenager/

The hilarious delivery of the reporter about this 😆

#WeirdCarMastodon

vwdasher, 6 months ago to random

Chinese firm unveils six-wheel Tesla Cybertruck clone 😆

https://www.drive.com.au/news/chinese-firm-unveils-six-wheel-tesla-cybertruck-clone/

#WeirdCarMastodon

vwdasher, 6 months ago to random

Just saw my first new Nissan Z car. What a nice homage to the original Z.

#WeirdCarMastodon

Nissan Z in black from the rear
Z badge on the Nissan Z

vwdasher, 7 months ago to random

Subaru unveils two concepts – and one is a flying car

Subaru has drawn on its past as it looks to the future, with an electric sports coupe concept. But there's also something completely new from Subaru.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/subaru-unveils-two-concepts-and-one-is-a-flying-car/

It's vapourware season again!

#WeirdCarMastodon

vwdasher, 7 months ago to random

New Nissan GT-R unveiled as electric Hyper Force concept

Nissan has shocked the world's media at the Tokyo motor show with a concept car previewing a replacement for the 16-year-old Nissan GT-R supercar – with electric power.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/new-nissan-gt-r-concept-electric-unveiled/

It's vapourware season again!

#WeirdCarMastodon

vwdasher, 7 months ago to random

Going through the dash cam, check out this vintage Ford ute spotted a while ago here in Melbourne

#WeirdCarMastodon

vwdasher, 7 months ago to random

P-plate driver busted at 170km/h in a Holden Spark. Wait, a Holden Spark?

A 19-year-old novice driver has been given a huge fine after reaching an unlikely speed in a humble Holden hatchback.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/p-plater-busted-at-170km-h-in-holden-spark

#WeirdCarMastodon

vwdasher, 7 months ago to random

Motorist fined after dog seen behind wheel of speeding car

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-30/motorist-fined-after-dog-seen-behind-wheel-of-car/102920888

#WeirdCarMastodon

vwdasher, 8 months ago to Delorean

I got a new sign for the garage in the mail today

#GreatScott #WeirdCarMastodon #BTTF #Delorean #FluxCapacitor

vwdasher, 9 months ago to australia

Meandered to a Cars and Coffee this morning thanks to @davidwengier letting me know about it. It was packed! So many cars! All marques and eras. Here's some pix.

Located at Bosch, Clayton, Victoria.

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#WeirdCarMastodon #CarShow #CarsAndCoffee #Australia

Pontiac Parisienne
Pontiac Parisienne
Honda N600

vwdasher, 9 months ago to melbourne

Toyota Winterfest is on in Altona tomorrow, excellent and enormous car show

https://www.tccav.org.au/index.cfm?module=event&pagemode=indiv&page_id=1870155

They're a lovely club and welcoming to all marques so I imagine there will be more than Toyotas there

#CarShow #Melbourne #WeirdCarMastodon #Toyota #Lexus

vwdasher, 9 months ago to cars

LandCruiser 'Mudcrab' driven 7km under water across Darwin Harbour

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-30/nt-world-record-darwin-underwater-drive/102665924

#Cars #WeirdCarMastodon #EVs #EV #Australia

vwdasher, 9 months ago to cars

Move over Ford Ranger; here comes the world’s smallest ute!

Just 2565mm long and weighing a scant 290kg, the Cony Guppy is arguably the world's smallest ever pick-up truck. And probably the slowest too.

https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/move-over-ford-ranger-here-comes-the-worlds-smallest-ute/

#Cars #WeirdCarMastodon

vwdasher, 10 months ago to cars

I've seen two learner drivers this morning. One of the had L plates on a Tesla. The other had L plates on a beautifully restored Hillman Hunter. Which driver do you think will learn more about driving?

#WeirdCarMastodon #cars

vwdasher, 10 months ago to melbourne

Petrol's making a jump in price around Melbourne, am seeing it vary from 161 to 209. Just topped two cars up at the cheaper price whilst it's still around.

#Melbourne #Fuel #CostofLiving #Australia #cars