Fascinating Automobile Illustrations by Stan Mott

TheChronicOne · September 23, 2016, 11:57:49 AM

Neat stuff off in here.... if someone doesn't make this land carrier I'll thrash the lot of ya!!!

Stay tuned for the link... there are a bunch of these. All kinds of thing to gather ideas from.

http://www.amusingplanet.com/2010/03/fascinating-automobile-illustrations-by.html

loupgarou · September 23, 2016, 12:20:15 PM

Nice idea having sharks in the carrier's "pool". It will keep the crew on their toes!

I wonder how the aircraft lift problem is solved.

TheChronicOne · September 23, 2016, 01:19:35 PM

There's another tracked contraption in front if it with a giant fan blowing back on the carrier. "Turn 'er into the wind! Er.... Turn the wind on!"

jcf · September 23, 2016, 01:43:58 PM

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TheChronicOne · September 23, 2016, 01:58:27 PM

Quote from: joncarrfarrelly on September 23, 2016, 01:43:58 PM
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Sweet! Thanks!

I hadn't made it to that racing tank yet. Wow!

I wonder if Mr. Mott ever did any model kit box art?

jcf · September 23, 2016, 02:34:23 PM

Quote from: TheChronicOne on September 23, 2016, 01:58:27 PM
Quote from: joncarrfarrelly on September 23, 2016, 01:43:58 PM
Previous thread:

http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,26793.msg396894.html#msg396894

Sweet! Thanks!

I hadn't made it to that racing tank yet. Wow!

Yep, replete in Briggs Cunningham racing stripes and no doubt partly inspired by Cunningham's Le Monstre LeMans Caddy.

jcf · September 23, 2016, 02:47:02 PM

Definitely check out the Stan Mott site linked in Harold(Weaver)'s post:
http://sbiii.com/cyclops/stmott-1.html

History of Tanks entry:
http://sbiii.com/cyclops/stmott-1.html#tankhist

Caption for the Christie-Cunningham:
The Christie-Cunningham LeMans Sportank (1962). The ultimate American sportank, designed by J. Walter Christie and financed by millionaire sportsman Briggs Cunningham, was winner of the 1962 French LeMans 24-hour no-holds-barred classic. Its low profile, heavy armament, and high speed allowed driver Cunningham himself to knock out most of the competition. To put it is his own words: "It was really gratifying to blast all those foreign bastards to hell. I guess I can go home now."

TheChronicOne · September 23, 2016, 03:02:29 PM

Thats hilarious!! I love it.

Thanks for bringing the links over. I have new bookmark.

Those tanks... so flippin' cool.

Oh man, it's worth the trip for the captions..

About the big ol' plane up there... Made world's longest taxi run from the suburbs of Omsk to the Kamchatka Peninsula, where it now serves as world's widest archipelago.