K&N had a clever way to get the point across in this add

wireless, regenerative, compact and simple way to get up hills when biking, or just lower the effort to bicycle around... the Copenhagen Wheel

of course, it's about a thousand dollars... but, that might not deter you if you're faced with a daily commute to work.

Exactly how much assistance it provides can be predetermined by the rider, using an app on their smartphone. That app also allows them to track their riding stats, including distance traveled, calories burned and elevation gain.

It features either a 250-watt or 350-watt hub motor (buyer's choice), a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a range of approximately 30 miles and a top assisted speed of 20 mph. It weighs 12 lb, and is available in 26-inch, 27-inch and 700C sizes.



https://www.superpedestrian.com/
http://www.gizmag.com/superpedestrian-mit-copenhagen-wheel/29994/

genius parking technique invented in Russia, use a small trailer to take your parking spot until you get home at night, never search for parking again

when parking gets hard to find, and old used trailers are cheap and legal.. this was the inevitable conclusion

http://hybridtechcar.com/a-new-way-of-reservation-a-parking-space-in-moscow-yards-3-photos/

oh man, this would be fun until something catastrophic happened, and you know it wouldn't take long for something stupid to kill that airplane pilot trainee

http://otherdrive.blogspot.com/2016/01/bricolos_75.html

interesting and unique Nascar trophies

http://hamptoncreative.com/foldsofhonorqt500/

http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/photos/nascar-trophies-most-unique-victory-lane-celebrations-dale-earnhardt-jr-jimmie-johnson-kevin-harvick/16h3gmzexducg1pftd46dzrojb/slide/337000

Miles the Monster... represents the all concrete mile racetrack at Dover Delaware.

 It may not have as much storied history behind it, like winning a grandfather clock at Martinsville Speedway, nor may it carry the prestige of the Harley J. Earl Trophy for winning the Daytona 500. It certainly doesn't taste as good as a win in wine country at Sonoma Raceway or come with food like the lobster winners get at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. But it's coolest looking.

Martinsville gave away a grandfather clock from Ridgeway Clocks, and then that company was bought by the Howard Miller co, and they are now made in Zeeland Michigan. They are valued at about $11,000. Darrell Waltrip owns 12, Jeff Gordon owns 7

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2079380-the-best-and-worst-race-winning-trophies-in-nascars-sprint-cup-series
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/5/27/krafts-korner-miles-the-monster-dover-unique-trophy.html
http://dracoart-stock.deviantart.com/art/Monster-Monument-3-87668489
https://www.glassdoor.com/Photos/Lowe-s-Office-Photos-IMG35190.htm

wow, this looks like a must have for small shops and garages

Good front bumper... that is sure to be long lasting and never cause you worry when asked to give someone a push

Irony... in the time of chrome bumpers, many people couldn't afford to replace the lousy cheap batteries they made back then, (remember the JC Penny battery fiasco?) or a starter that was needing replacement, so they would get a jump from anyone with jumper cables, or a push so they could pop the clutch, or park near the top of a hill so they could coast downhill and pop the clutch. Most tow trucks had big rubber pads on a huge flat front bumper, so they could push a vehicle off a road (wrecks weren't treated to hours of police analysis back then) or give someone a bump start

ever feel like you need a direct injection of something?

https://www.facebook.com/CathMoncan

a good idea, even today, with the change of just leaving a post it note on the side window, or copier paper under the windshield

one incredible way to improve the looks of a forklift

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1631935880418477/

everything a shore fisherman needs

found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/1631935880418477/

Howard Hughes had this Duesenberg body chopped in half to tow and support his gliders at his El Mirage Soaring School

1947, El Mirage. chassis number 2456 and engine number J-444

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/65803-howard-hughes-duesenberg-at-el-mirage-1947-not-what-you-think/

The Tourster body style were built exclusively by the Derham Body Company in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. A total of eight were originally produced, of which this car is the third.

The original owner of this car was comedian and actor Joe E. Brown. Brown retained the car for seven years. It then passed through a Cadillac dealer, who turned it over to Clement Hirsch. Several months later, when World War II began, Hirsch traded the car to his brother-in-law, Mark Jelmeland, who traded it into yet another dealership, Kal Kam Ford. The Ford dealer sold the car to William Hunter, from whom it was purchased by Hughes Aircraft.

The company of aviator Howard Hughes elected to remove the rear body section, in order to use the Model J to tow gliders aloft. The car's torque allowed it to launch even the largest aircraft, and it continued to serve as a test vehicle for Briegleb Aircraft after it was sold to them in 1945.

McGowan sold the finished car to Otis Chandler who would kept the car for 10 years. Chandler showed the car on a few occasions and displayed for the rest of the time in his private museum in Oxnard, California. During Chandler's ownership, the car was awarded a CCCA National First Prize, followed by its Senior Award in October 1989.

In March of 1996, Chandler sold the car to John McMullen, of Michigan. In Mr. McMullen's care, it earned Best in Show at the Gilmore Car Museum's Grand Experience in 2001 and numerous Best in Class and class awards, including, notably, Best in Class at the 1995 Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance and the Gordon Buehrig Memorial Award for Best ACD Car at the same event the following year.

The car joined the John O'Quinn collection in 2007. In 2013, it came to auction at RM Auction's Amelia Island Sale where it was sold for $825,000 including buyer's premium.

http://www.conceptcarz.com/events/eventVehicle.aspx?carID=14238&eventID=1434&catID=3587

simple parking brake from an old broom handle

fender cover used to keep the sun out of the race car, or the frost off the windshield... whichever it was, I've never seen a fender cover used this way before

http://junkyardwarrior.tumblr.com/post/84322518970

preventing hail damage

I picked up on the fact that some people figured out the car insurance aspect, windshields often are below the deductable, and you might have to out of pocket for them, and cops target them for tickets, but the rest of the car body? Hail damage isn't going to get ticketed, and is immediately over the insurance deductable

https://twitter.com/tblakeholland/status/725110043255918592/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
http://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-residents-extreme-measures-protect-cars-golf-ball/story?id=38711551
http://www.wfaa.com/news/how-north-texans-protect-their-cars-from-hail/154889039

Clever Range Rover "ticket to adventure" marketing idea

If you drown your motorcycle crossing a river, you may be able to get it running again, easily, if you try starting it with another motorcycle