15 STUPID and UNIQUE Vehicle Ideas - what were they thinking?

The most interesting and perhaps stupid vehicle ideas they've ever thought of. Which vehicle in today's video would you most likely want to drive? Let us know in the comments!

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[topfives]

Which one of these cars would you like to drive the most?

[jackmino]

First thing, school buses with no seatbelts? I have never been on a school bus that had seatbelts (because they were all public buses. The private ones used for expeditions had seatbelts)

[koriw]

19:12 I *loved* my automatic seat belts in my Saturn '92! It was comfortable and only caused a problem if you were leaning forward; the seat belt came flying out of position and pulled your head into the wheel well and it was very hard to get out of that position. But it was easy to deal with. All you had to do was not lean forward whilst opening your door.

[Todd]

I had a 89 Ford Thunderbird that had automatic seatbelts. When I started driving, there were no seat belt laws where I lived, so when they passed the law, a lot of people hated it. I did not mind, but forgetting to put it on was a thing. When I got the Thunderbird I was excited that I never had to even consider putting it on as it was automatic. I loved that car, motor was junk, but everything else about the car was great.

[travisyayes]

I've never understood no seatbelts on busses in Ga. You'd think my little Ga town would have them after a new driver accidentally let the tires fall off the edge of the road resulting in a roll over crash. As the bus slid on its side to a stop you can imagine what happened to a young teenage boy who unfortunately went feet first out the window while dragging to a stop. Pulled out, flattened, and ground up (like a roach under a shoe) for any other young passengers to witness helplessly. Congratulations Georgia on your brilliant law making.

[andreabell]

Hey! I rode around in a Bricklin when I was a kid. It was cool...it was the 70s!! 🤷‍♀️

[danhamilton]

You call these vehicles stupid. I think they were unique and wonderful ideas that people developed out of desire.

[rodyates]

The Dymaxion car deserves more credit than this. Looked at within its context, it proposed an alternative to the form of the shape of a horse ( as motive power) out the front of a carriage, which dominated vehicle design at the time. What he (BF) recognised was that a shape moving through air, could resemble something more sensible than blocks pushing against a resistant force. On top pf this, he innovated a suspension rather like a scissor, that counterbalanced the engine and the passengers. This was really very interesting.
I especially went to the car museum in Reno, Nevada to see one of the originals, and it was very thought provoking. The bodywork is surprisingly primitive, consisting of fabric over a timber frame, as was typical for the time, but you can't escape the brilliance of the thinking involved. Sir Norman Foster, architect, evidently appreciated the thinking involved, and created a replica. I hope he improved the seating. The accident you refer to was apparently not the fault of the Driver, or the car itself, but another vehicle that had the advantage of looking more conventional.

[bboynln]

the n°10 looks like the lego cars I built when I was young lmao

[coolnvigilantoutreach]

I like the puma, the rinspeed, the Autobow is fire.

[joeylawn]

Related to #1 was the seat belt/ignition interlock. It was used in mid '70's cars for a short time. The car wouldn't start without the seatbelts latched in. But everyone would just bypass the interlock, and it was quickly discontinued.

[rogerthat-]

#12 It look's like the "Manufacturers" got the name wrong, & as for "Epitome" I think you got it mixed up with the pilots that had to fly it, they said, "Oh pity me". #13 Was that the same guy that built Katy Price? he fugked that up as well.

[rizenpanther]

I'd drive the ENV. Be able to park anywhere!

[davidlalremruata]

The Puma is a beauty in shape alone but the size was really off!

[coolnvigilantoutreach]

Years ago, my dad's mercury tracer had an automatic seatbelt.

[jimh]

7:30 You literally designed a car for the exclusive purpose of drinking and driving.

[rogerthat-]

#15 & #1 Before "Seatbelts" there were almost no cases of "Whiplash", most people were thrown through the windscreen & killed, but there were very few cases of "Whiplash". That's progress for you.

[Kanamit.]

Those automatic seatbelts were a BIG pain in the arss.

[Leedzth]

Ain't sbarro a pizza joint at rest stops?

[thewalrus]

Wow! Someone's cranky. Can you say stupid one more time?