Top 20 strangest vehicles

Vehicles are not just a run-of-the-mill means of transport for some fanatical fellows. They are not just looking for a vehicle but a trendsetter.

Here is a list of 20 strangest vehicles designed by some crazy guys. Some of them just seem to be impractical, except a few especially designed to put the road on fire...literally.

� Motorized couch

This motorized couch runs on the road the same way other vehicles do. Developed by Mark, the strange vehicle has a couch that rests on a frame while the innards house a motor.

Axle mounting brackets, axle plates, drive shafts, sprocket, drive wheel and disc brakes all are intact in place. Well, he designed this inimitable couch to propose his girlfriend Karen. How strange is this ‘LOVE?’

� Motor in a shoe or a Shoe in a motor

It would be safe to call it my dream machine. I’m not exactly sure if it’s a bike or a race-car (the drag-race variety) but certainly it is one cool set of wheels. The exterior is crafted to look like a sexy red pump that would make men melt. The interiors, done in all black, carry a hint of black suede or even velvet (not sure about this one either) on the seat cover.

� The Pacman car

This one looks like a robot designed especially to swallow up things. Instead, Pacman swallows human beings. Neat make, but looks very bizarre to me. Just imagine how would people look at you when you will take a ride in the Paman through the streets.

� Mini Cooper Limo Features with built-in pool

This six meter long Mini Cooper S limo called the Mini XXL has taken opulence to new heights with an integrated whirlpool into the rear section of the car. With a seating capacity for two, the Mini XXL boasts a retractable flat screen TV, a DVD player, CD and radio, air conditioning, full black leather and a telephone in the rear.

The fantasy cooper has been designed by a specialist coach builder in Los Angeles. How about having a bath on the ride? Sounds cool!

� Surface Orbiter

This is no doubt one of the world’s strangest vehicles ever built. The Dobbertin Surface Orbiter is a hand-built amphibious vehicle crafted by Rick Dobbertin. It can run on land as well as water. One of the pictures above is of the vehicle’s Atlantic cruising.

� Terra Wind RV

The amphibious vehicle features a revolutionary design with the interiors designed from finest hand-crafted materials.

The luxury vehicle comes equipped with on-board computer, 46-inch plasma, digital ‘in-motion’ satellite, 8 jet Whirpool tub and a dining table for two. Terra Wind prices from the $850,000’s.

� The Monotrace two wheeled car

This amazing 2-wheeler was created in France from 1924 to 1930 and a very few survive today. It offered a solution to the problem of coming to a halt without the worry of being falling over by adding two small wheels that could be lowered with the help of a lever.

� Replica of a Star Wars LANDSPEEDER

The vehicle, actually licensed in California was put on sale at eBay. The stunning Star wars Landspeeder replica was built by a professional movie and concept car builder and the design was inspired from the 1988 Ford Escort donor.

‘For a realistic look, it has not been done in a “factory fresh” style but made to reflect the idea that it has been in the desert and in use for decades.‘ Lukara won the unique vehicle with a best offer of £6,500.00.

� The Doubleheader

Hmm...Who is the driver? Where is the rear and where is the front? Is there anyone out there who can answer? Well, two guys named Brian and Bob are the creator of this dire and stupid doubleheader van. The doubleheader van moves in both directions alternately. Why don’t they try to make a doubleheader airplane and show their juggling tricks in the air? That could be real fun. Don’t you think so?

� Hemi Trike

The appealing HEMI Trike is the brainchild of Marcus Braun of Vancouver, BC. With a Hemi place right behind the driver, the trike is balanced by a four-foot front wheel and touts Goodyear racing slicks to gain traction.

� McLean V8 Monowheel

The McLean V8 Monowheel is result of brainchild of Kerry Mclean of Michigan, USA. The powerful monowheel is power-driven by a Buick V8 car engine and has been clocked at 53 mph. they say that 100 mph is theoretically achievable. The MacLean Wheel has been popuklarized by its appearances on many TV shows including ‘Ripley’s Believe it or Not.’

� Tractosaure

This is the vehicle I would never want to see in the real. T

his looks like something from a science fiction or a Hollywood movie showing aliens. I m outta my mind!

� Bombardier Embrio

The Bombadier Embrio was designed as an insight into the future of the vehicles’ design. The unicycle of the future employs gyroscopic technology to balance itself and the rider on one wheel. What about the safety? I have no idea about the top speed of the strange bike but I won’t take a ride on this thing...never ever.

� The Brutale

Created by Thierry Dumaine, this two-seater has engine in each rim and runs on cell phone battery-like fuel tank that accepts everything - the electricity, hydrogen, water, and gas.

Amazingly, its wheels can do 360-degrees turns. Parking problem! Forget it! Leave it to the car as it has a laser that analyses spaces.

� Super Sky Cycle

For more than five decades, science fiction has been tormenting us with hallucination of in-the-air roadways and quickly choreographing sports car-like flying cars. Sadly, we are still caught down in the traffic. But now, a genuine flying motorcycle dubbed Super Sky Cycle has been road-registered and is out for sale to whet your appetite to fly in the sky. Well, you need to shell out $37,195 to be the owner of this wonderful flying motorcycle.

� Batmobile

I don’t know if you have seen the movie ‘Batmobile begins’ or not but I am pretty sure that you must have heard of the Batmobile. The movie makers used 8 different models of the Batmobiles with four of them having the exceptionally swift speeds. The Batmobiles were power-driven by 340 horsepower GM 350 V8’s getting the vehicle to 0-60 in just 5.3 seconds with a theoretical top speed of 220 miles per hour.

� Segway Centaur

This is an interesting make. The inimitable four wheeler uses the gyroscopic balancing for safe activity and it can even move backwards. You can control its forward and backward movements simply by pressing a thumb throttle only. It would be a wonderful experience to ride a wheelie without any real skill.

� Amphibidiver

Created by British inventor Rene Baldewijns, the Amphibidiver has the ability to float on water, run on land, and submerge like a submarine.

The incredible piece of technology has been made of an array of assorted parts like fuel tank of an aircraft, hull of a sailing boat, two bicycles, and what not.

� NAO Design Aphaenogaster

If you are looking for a unique three wheeled scooter that boasts a 350 watt motor under is hood and is able to do 15 mph, you need to get the Aphaenogaster. The rider has to steer the scooter with a simple control stick.

A twist grip on the stick is there to control the proportional throttle and a separate hand lever activates a rear disc brake. Do you think it will ever make its way to the roads legally?

� Tank Car

The Blastolene Special Tank Car has been built by Randy Grubb and is owned by Jay Leno. Claimed to be one of the most powerful cars on the earth, it is powered by a 29 litre WWII M47 Patton tank engine that delivers 1600 bhp @ 2800 rpm and 1600 ft lbs of torque at 2400 rpm. The top speed of the Tank Car is claimed to be 140 mph.