I'm surprised no one has discussed the Flip Car from F&F.
3 seater Locost middie with a difference.
Anyone seen any specs or a story on it?
No, this isn't fake at all!
WAIT! Howd that old thing get in here?
I'm surprised no one has discussed the Flip Car from F&F.
3 seater Locost middie with a difference.
Anyone seen any specs or a story on it?
No, this isn't fake at all!
WAIT! Howd that old thing get in here?
Duck billed rat that lays eggs. What are they called?
dean1484 wrote: Duck billed rat that lays eggs. What are they called?
The proper term is ... "Semi-Aquatic egg-laying mammal of action". :-p
Aka.. Platypus
Doobie doobie doobah. Doobie doobie doobah.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_8V1GqCrq4
It was really used. Of course the actual flips were done with an attached rail, the ramp on the front is lower than the front tires, so the first genuine attempt at flipping a car would be somewhat catastrophic.
Jalopnik did a decent segment on it. Lots of proper engineering.
I don't know, but it appears that at least one set of tires in that first pic is on backwards.
look at dem headers!
Car and Driver just had a write up on them.
The headers are sweet 
Wxdude10 wrote:dean1484 wrote: Duck billed rat that lays eggs. What are they called?The proper term is ... "Semi-Aquatic, egg-laying mammal that lacks nipples, has venom that contains backwards (D) amino acids, ten sex chromosomes (none of which ever has the SRY gene that causes male traits in mammals) ". :-p Aka.. Platypus
FTFY
It's all been done before
Deadline Auto Theft, Gone in 60 seconds II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhEd86qI7z0
Not enough protection for my head. That little kick ramp would have to be WAY more substantial.
pinchvalve wrote: Not enough protection for my head. That little kick ramp would have to be WAY more substantial.
Yeah, that pneumatic actuator would obviously never work. It would work if they had used it to actuate a self-locking cam...shouldn't be hard to retrofit.
JoeyM wrote:Wxdude10 wrote:FTFYdean1484 wrote: Duck billed rat that lays eggs. What are they called?The proper term is ... "Semi-Aquatic, egg-laying mammal that lacks nipples, has venom that contains backwards (D) amino acids, ten sex chromosomes (none of which ever has the SRY gene that causes male traits in mammals) ". :-p Aka.. Platypus
Way to take the fun out of it.
So it's an extraterrestrial pet left behind?
The discussion was had here in the F&F6 thread......YAWN
mr2peak wrote: Jalopnik did a decent segment on it. Lots of proper engineering.
Do you have a link?
The first thing I noticed in the movie was that the tires were higher than a ramp so any flips would destroy the tires and wreck the flipper car.
carguy123 wrote: The first thing I noticed in the movie was that the tires were higher than a ramp so any flips would destroy the tires and wreck the flipper car.
what Warren said
Warren v wrote: Of course the actual flips were done with an attached rail,
moparman76_69 wrote:JoeyM wrote:Way to take the fun out of it.Wxdude10 wrote: The proper term is ... "Semi-Aquatic, egg-laying mammal that lacks nipples, has venom that contains backwards (D) amino acids, ten sex chromosomes (none of which ever has the SRY gene that causes male traits in mammals) ". :-p Aka.. PlatypusFTFY
a) I'm to old to have worried about the sanctity of this song (I'd honestly never heard it before this)
b) A conversation is always improved by a discussion of nipples.
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