Can you guess what this is?

RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,980 moderator
edited May 15, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2011
    Lovely flywheel at the bottom. 15524779-Ti.gif

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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2011
    Is this a reproduction? The original was made by Bernheart Ofenlsauger. It was the prototype of the first and I think only self propelled mobile still.

    It was claimed to produce one ounce of high quality gin like beverage per mile.

    Unfortunately on the maiden 100 mile test run at about mile 37 into the drive the vehicle was observed swerving somewhat erratically and poor Bernheart drove straight off a cliff.

    That was the end of the only self propelled mobile still. :cry

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  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2011
    Looks like a Kerosene fired Steam powered Wagon.
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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2011
    The original eco-friendly car? Laughing.gif
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,980 moderator
    edited May 14, 2011
    redleash wrote: »
    The original eco-friendly car? Laughing.gif
    Sam gets the prize for best answer lol3.gif The rest of you are close: it's generally regarded as the first "modern" internal-combustion engine automobile, built by Karl Benz in 1885 and patented in 1886.
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    It was powered by a single-cylinder, 984 cc engine and had a maximum speed of 10 mph. No cup holders, alas. mwink.gif
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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2011
    Very cool!
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 14, 2011
    That thing is sweet. nod.gif
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  • 1scrappychic1scrappychic Registered Users Posts: 53 Big grins
    edited May 14, 2011
    it's beautiful
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,980 moderator
    edited May 15, 2011
    Thanks everyone. thumb.gif
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