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Offline burmashave

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Jet Powered Sinclair C5
« on: June 18, 2007, 09:04:38 AM »
Mebbe some of the Brits here remember the C5; I don't recall hearing about it.  The C5 (See Wikipedia) was a funky one-seater, three-wheeled, pedal, electric vehicle produced in small numbers during the mid 1980's:



Because it moves, someone should put a jet engine on it, and this gent has done just that:



He did a very good job of documenting the build.

And of course, there are videos.  For those of you who remember The Prisoner show, you'll appreciate the first one: The Videos
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Re: Jet Powered Sinclair C5
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2007, 09:38:23 AM »
Thanks for that, Burma. Pretty cool. Seems it would be weird steering like that though.

I must applaud his selection of music in the third video. "The Main Monkey Business" from Rush's new album "Snakes and Arrows."  ;D 8)
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Re: Jet Powered Sinclair C5
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2007, 04:02:03 PM »
Boy I bet that gets hot under the seat in BOTH ways!!! ;D