1969 Hybrid Pinto Vega
The Pinto/Vega bodystyle wouldn’t be my first choice for style and maybe that’s why hybrids didn’t catch on in 1969! Click through to read the old Pop Sci article. – Link
Transportation
HOW TO – Add a LED to an old bicycle headlight…
Here’s a vintage bicycle headlight that has been given a touch of current LED technology… How to and more @ howtofixbikes – Link. Let there be (bike) light: Make a LED Bike light system – Link. HOW TO – Make the ultimate 18v Bike Light! – Link. Tape case bike light – Link. HOW TO […]
Homemade Knight Rider K.I.T.T car…
This homebuilt 1984 Trans Am Knight Rider K.I.T.T car took over 4 years and $40k to make.. and now it’s on eBay… “…features a 2tv dash with real working digital gauges with dual 4” lcd screens….. gullwing steering wheel, upper console, lower console, pod unit …all complete with buttons and displays as they were in […]
Homemade Zamboni – Interview with the maker…
I really like Pop Sci’s podcast series, the latest is an interview with the maker of an awesome homemade Zamboni, Jonathan Coulton writes – “Inventor Damian Renzello has been making portable skating rinks and related accessories for years, so it’s not surprising that it’s come to this: a homemade super zamboni that blows snow, shaves […]
Musique Concrete: Transforming space, sound, and the city through skateboarding
Wow, when you do tricks on a skateboard it composes music in the city you’re in making an urban soundtrack… “Musique Concrete is an interactive performance piece which explores sound and the urban landscape through the physical movements on a skateboard. The result is a musical composition which transforms the skateboarder into a composer. It […]
Maker made transportation, sea batteries, shoe torture tests and more from the past…
Look in to the future, from the past… a few maker-like projects from Modern Mechanix…. Neighborhood Streamliner (Jun, 1950) – Link. Batteries of Robots Scoop Power From Sea With Shovels (May, 1934) – Link. Torture Tests Tell The Truth (Sep, 1938) – Link. NEW ZEALAND BOYS COAST ON MUD (Mar, 1933) – Link. Motor Unit […]
Will it run? Tulsa to dig up car buried for 50 years
What do you think makers, will it run? “Organizers of a coming-out party for a buried 1957 Plymouth Belvedere could use some help. The car, which was buried in brand-new condition under the lawn of the Tulsa County Courthouse in 1957, is scheduled to be unearthed June 15 as part of the Oklahoma Centennial. Promoters […]
