Admiral Byrd's Snow Cruiser-What Happened to It?

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In the early 1930’s Adm, Richard Byrd conceived a new motor vehicle for antarctic exploration-it was called the “Snowcruiser”. It was a huge bus-like vehicle, which had enormous tires and was big enough to carry a bunch of men and their gear. Being heated, it was a cool way to traverse the ice cap of Antrctica-only it didn’t work out too well. What happened to it? Was it left to rust in Antarctica?

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Antarctic Snow Cruiser

The Antarctic Snow Cruiser was a vehicle designed from 1937 to 1939 under the direction of Thomas Poulter, intended to facilitate transport in the Antarctic. While having several innovative features, it generally failed to operate as hoped under the difficult conditions, and was eventually abandoned in Antarctica. Rediscovered under a deep layer of snow in 1958, it later disappeared again due to shifting ice conditions.