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Duc Rod – Ducati Powered Concept Model

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We've all heard the stories about cool projects that start with a sketch on a cocktail napkin, well here's a model of a Ducati powered car that started at a Tamiya model club meeting in southern California. Dale King picked up a few incomplete Ducati kits to see what he could put together. He carved a body, scratch built the suspension and came up with a nicely designed Ducati … [Read more...]

Light Car Company Rocket Powered by Yamaha

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Checking in on Jay Leno's website the other day I came across the Rocket from the Light Car Company, which is very, very cool. The car was produced, starting in 1992 by the partnership of race driver Chris Craft and Gordon Murray who designed another nifty car you may have heard of, the McLaren F1. The idea was to build an extreme road car with excellent handling. This was no … [Read more...]

Kawasaki ZX9R Open Wheel Street Racer

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Jamie Chalker likes motorcycles, but then, he likes cars, too. What better way to combine both passions than to create a motorcycle powered street racer like this? Starting in October of 2003 with parts and pieces donated from an '02 Kawasaki ZX9R and an idea in his head, Jamie worked steadily until the car rolled out in June of 2006. So there would be no mistake about the … [Read more...]

Honda 600 Barstool Racer

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Too much time and beer leads to this, a Honda 600 4 cylinder installed in a barstool racer. We've all seen these little machines but the engines are usually something of the Briggs and Stratton variety, this little beast has gone a step further, well actually it's gone completely over the top but when you look closely the workmanship seems to be first rate. Five speed, disc … [Read more...]

Want to Build a Smartuki? Reserve a Smart Car Now

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After all of the articles we've had on the Smartuki over the last couple of years, many of you have asked about building your own. If you're up in Canada or over in Europe, the Smart Car has been available for a long time and Bill Allen can set you up with a kit to create your own little screamer but if you live in the U.S., the Smart Car has been promised for ages but except … [Read more...]

Motorized Monowheels and Dicycles

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Garage builders are a fascinating group, especially when they have time on their hands and a pile of parts or a wild idea about the next big thing. I followed a link a little while ago and found myself looking at all of these kinda crazy but very cool monowheels and dicycles. It makes you want to dig a little deeper into the junk pile and see what you have handy. You might be … [Read more...]