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Douglas DC-3 Converted to Phone-Toting Road Warrior

LandofMinos,Top Gear Australia sucked, 2 out of 3 hosts MUST DIE — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:25:48 EDT

I saw this thing on the highway once when I was a kid. There's also a truck made out of a boat.

LandofMinos,Top Gear Australia sucked, 2 out of 3 hosts MUST DIE

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dculberson — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:04:14 EDT

@X-Zambian: I flew on a few in Honduras. That was when I learned that a DC-3 apparently has a horn. The pilot honked at another DC3 when he felt it was taking too long in taxiing. I also got the experience of the pilot marching through the plane, looking out the window, then shouting "I'm never flying with this airline again!" (In Spanish, of course.) But really, it's like being in a '62 Chevy Impala in the air. Rough, slow, wallowy, but it'll get you there.

dculberson

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earlofhalflight — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:33:10 EDT

@kfdave:

Oh yeah, Studebakers used to be quite popular here. They even had a factory assembling them in Australia for a time.

earlofhalflight

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Slant- sick of the Camaro — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:47:48 EDT

@X-Zambian: Yup, that's an AVE Mizar, the unholy union of a Cessna (I think) and a '73 Pinto. During a testflight, one of the 3 prototypes "fell apart" in mid-air, and the pilot and AVE's chief engineer were killed in a "fiery crash"- who'd a thunk?

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MOPAR-MAN — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:58:37 EDT

They need to use this for "Joe Dirt 2: More Dirt"

MOPAR-MAN

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X-Zambian — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:56:14 EDT

@slantsick:
Eek! Is that an aircraft sexually molesting a Pinto? Or something? Not that good at identifying small American cars.

X-Zambian

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Slant- sick of the Camaro — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:10:38 EDT

Definitely a better idea than the other way around:

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X-Zambian — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:42:09 EDT

Magnificent madness. Given the chance, I would live in this beast.
Dakotas are iconic. Not much fun to actually fly in though. Interesting experience when you have a blowout on landing, and the plane fishtails down the runway. Only in Africa.
But, think of the possibilities of using aircraft as a basis for weirdass cars. Huey helicopter gunship body sat on a rod chassis anyone? The mind boggles.

X-Zambian

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lascauxcaveman — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:56:38 EDT

@tad49: Cor, Ozzie!

lascauxcaveman

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tad49 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:19:28 EDT

This thing lives not far from me.

tad49

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mwoeber — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:08:43 EDT

If only I were a home owner, I would sell it and live in this thing. This has so much awesome I'm surprised it didn't fry my computer with a bitchin' cool overload.

mwoeber

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NovaloadMissesPolar — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:41:52 EDT

Wow.

Just Wow!

NovaloadMissesPolar

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GrandMarquis_de_Sade — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:36:34 EDT

aerodynamic.

GrandMarquis_de_Sade

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kfdave — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:27:50 EDT

That DC-3 is awesome,but a RHD Hawk?Never new new Studebakers made it to the land of OZ...I want one...

kfdave

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Slant- sick of the Camaro — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:21:44 EDT

@DoctorNine: Extra points for the movie reference, indeed- but, "obscure"?

If every single Jalop the world over doesn't watch It's a Wonderful Life at least once every December, then I must simply despair for the complete decline of civilization...

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Spasticteapot — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:12:30 EDT

Considering the frequency of delays and flight cancellations these days, it would probbably be faster just to drive to your destination in one of these.

Spasticteapot

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Mark Miller — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:41:12 EDT

(Damn, the Google/Jalopnik combo is a bit scary. This post is already indexed!)
@UDMan:
I googled "DC3 truck", and after the Jalopnik link, found the scoop...
[members.ozemail.com.au]
Apparently this 1944 Douglas C47 rolled out onto the road on a International truck chassis, in Australia, way back in 1950.

Mark Miller

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muleshoe — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:41:11 EDT

FLY ME to the MOON. Space cowboy get it

muleshoe

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DoctorNine — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:41:01 EDT

@smalleyxb122: You get extra points for the most obscure movie reference.

DoctorNine

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Mad_Science — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:01:45 EDT

Damn...I'd never considered airplane parts for swappage.

An aluminum fuselage would make a sweet trailer or RV. Maybe make a land-speed racer out of a small corporate jet.

(off to check airplane surplus websites)

Mad_Science

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Dave7 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:43:22 EDT

Now that is absolutely brilliant. Looks great.

Dave7

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Bret — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:39:57 EDT

@smalleyxb122: Well done. [golf clap]

To capture the true uniquness of being airplane-based, it needs a rear mounted radial engine.

Bret

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Rust-MyEnemy is stll out there! — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:13:40 EDT

"If it is powered by an inline 8 (or inline 6 with a blower), I nominate it for JFG."

+1. Although I'd definitely want a Vector W8 based F111 to go with it.

Rust-MyEnemy is stll out there!

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Slant- sick of the Camaro — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:56:43 EDT

@slantsick: "Shouldn't"

Dammit.

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Slant- sick of the Camaro — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:55:48 EDT

@smalleyxb122: Should be a problem with all the telephones around..

Unrelated quote from the greatest film ever:
"Y-y-you-you're crazy, an' you're makin me crazy too!"

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Vipper Of Vipp — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:53:54 EDT

Line it with shag carpet, add a few strobes and shazam! Join the Mile High Club.

Vipper Of Vipp

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Feds — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:45:32 EDT

If it is powered by an inline 8 (or inline 6 with a blower), I nominate it for JFG.

Feds

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smokeydog001 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:37:55 EDT

A converted school bus will never look the same!

smokeydog001

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smalleyxb122 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:36:17 EDT

He should have named it Clarence, because it hasn't got its wings.

smalleyxb122

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goatrope — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:27:37 EDT

If only Boyd Coddington would have loved old phones, too...

goatrope

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UDMan — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:27:05 EDT

The Truck that the C-47 is on is from the Mid 50's or early 60's. The Spoke and rim set up seems to date the truck in that time period. I was trying to get a closeup of the actual hub cap (sometimes they had a raised imprint), but couldn't decipher it. The caps are similar to the ones that Mack used during that time period, or it could have been Diamond-T, or International or REO Speedwagen.

UDMan