Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics.

**Pinelli** · 8th April 2014, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by DeanoH

Disagree, The FIRST thing you'd do with any old Fiat is drive it into the sea.

Deano

Steady on. One of my favourite cars was an old Fiat Uno that my wife and I dove all around Europe, INCLUDING on the German Autobahn. The old 700cc engine did a great job, as long as we stayed in the right hand lane.

On the one occasion that I did get stuck behind a truck and tried to overtake it, it was clear for at least a kilometre behind me, and in the two seconds it took to pull out into the next lane, there was a BMW on my tail, standing on its brakes, horn going furiously

Certainly got us places in city centres and villages that the Disco couldn't go.

**korg20000bc** · 8th April 2014, 01:44 PM

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw79smKZB9E]GRAVITY - Exclusive Alternate Scene (Redefines Entire Movie) - YouTube[/ame]

**korg20000bc** · 8th April 2014, 01:45 PM

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzYJaQ0h4Dg]Skydiver almost struck by meteorite - YouTube[/ame]

**korg20000bc** · 8th April 2014, 01:48 PM

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm7eSv8whG8]HARRY POTTER DEMENTOR PRANK! - YouTube[/ame]

**korg20000bc** · 8th April 2014, 02:05 PM

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5EwJvnYEgs]Balrog Highlight (Mike Tyson Street Fighter parody) - YouTube[/ame]

**RisingSun** · 8th April 2014, 05:19 PM

I forgot how much of a beast Tyson was.

**V8Ian** · 8th April 2014, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by korg20000bc

Obviously pre-hoon laws.

**JDNSW** · 9th April 2014, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by digger

I disagree, it obviously had traction to get up there...

But would impound it for failure to maintain effective control of vehicle (steering)..

on a serious note, wooden spoke wheels, old steering etc -- how badly broken would this car have ended up after a few years of this!!.

Judging from the background, the vehicle was not all that old when the picture was taken. It is a Ford T, and the high alloy steels used mean that it is unlikely to end up broken. Wooden wheels were in widespread use by US manufacturers almost up to 1930 or even later, although virtually unknown elsewhere after 1914. They were just as strong as any other type of wheel - and were built to the strength needed for the application, same as any other wheel. They were generally trouble free, but especially in dry climates the wood tended to shrink, allowing the wheels to work and squeak. This was usually fixed by removing the clamping plates and inserting sections of hoop iron between the spokes before reassembling.

(I think the attitude is the result of excess load behind the rear axle rather than any hooning!)

John

**korg20000bc** · 9th April 2014, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by RisingSun

I forgot how much of a beast Tyson was.

Pretty scary, huh?

**korg20000bc** · 9th April 2014, 08:55 AM

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