It didn’t occur to me that it might be electric at the time and I didn’t realize till I looked it up when I got home. The thing that really stood out were the suicide doors (do we still call them that?).
It’s been surprising to see such nice cars is really lousy conditions. I saw that Corvette in the snow and salt a couple weeks ago. Surely these drivers must have a ‘beater’ Escalade, Navigator, GLS, etc.
Apparently they are, although they are less common today.
Although some modern examples like BMW’s i3 and Toyota’s FJ Cruiser are called clamshell doors — slightly different.
“In recent years, rear-hinged rear doors that are held closed by the front doors, and cannot be opened until released by opening the front door on the same side (hinged at the front), have appeared on a number of vehicles. Such doors may be referred to as clamshell doors.”
Today is a bright and sunny day here, and a clean and straight 1973 Chevy El Camino looks ideal on this beautiful day.
Saw a friend’s Aston Martin DB2 yesterday. It was parked next to his Bentley Continental convertible.
Was it an original 340 Duster?
I saw a Dodge Dynasty on the way to the airport in LaCrosse, WI. When was the last time you saw a Dodge Dynasty on the road? And from what I could see it had surprisingly little rust. I’m guessing someone brought it from a southern state. Although it’s probably someone’s winter beater now.
To channel my avatar: “Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time.”
I once had a Dynasty as my rental car on a business trip to Seattle in the early '90s. What an underpowered floatmobile. 
I doubt I’ve seen one in over 20 years.
I looked at that and thought, “Who the hell puts fake wooden siding on a Honda Element?”
No, no, no. It’s a cleverly disguised log.
I was wondering if the owner was Elwood Blues.
Or Elwood P. Dowd (Google it, or go watch all of Jimmy Stewart’s films).
I talked to the guy for a few minutes. He bought it used, already like this and seemed pretty amused by the entire situation.
It’s damn near impossible to try and explain that movie to someone without people saying “Do you mean Donnie Darko, I’ve seen that movie, is that what you’re talking about?”.
Not a car, but I’m putting it here anyway. I was just leaving work and spotted, what I thought was, a glider. A glider landing at this airport would be odd. In all my years I don’t think I’ve ever seen one here. In any case, as it got a little closer, I noticed a prop, but then also noticed a second prop at the back. That’s something I’m sure I’ve never seen before.
I was just starting a thread to see if I could ID it, but I found it on flightaware.
I believe it’s a Rutan 40 Defiant.
No idea if this is the same model, but it’s the best picture I could find.
I don’t know how normal it is for a small plane, but I found a picture of the inside and has side sticks.
I think you put it in the right thread. This is really interesting. I’m wondering how well the prop at the back functions. I am thinking it might be pretty useless without the prop at the front. Could it keep the plane balanced in the air if the front prop stops working? Is it just an assist on takeoff? This will waste my time admirably tonight. 
Both props were spinning when I saw them. Though I had the same thought. I figured they were both for takeoff and they were just windmilling on the way back down. But I doubt that’s the case since it appears to be a ‘regular’ plane, not a glider.
Just found this. Hopefully the designers figured it out before the pilots found out the hard way.
the increased risk to the pilot in the case of a crash or the need to parachute from the aircraft also pose problems
the pilot is in danger of hitting the propeller
I was just on vacation to Aruba and spotted these two in Oranjestad
The first is an early 50s Chevy 2 door:
The second is a late 40s Pontiac convertible:
Cessna Skymaster has a pull push set up. I’ve heard they are very loud in the cabin, but have never been in one.
I found an article that said both props were necessary for takeoff but that one could fly easily on the rear prop alone, once in the air. It also said that the rear prop provided about 50-75 more horsepower than the front prop. This is really a cool plane. Respect. But then, it was by Rutan so, d’oh!
Oddly enough, one of the things that caught my attention is that the front prop (before I even noticed the second one) appeared to be spinning slower than I’d have expected. When I thought it was a glider, I figured it was windmilling. Maybe it was.
A ‘66 Jaguar. Gorgeous car, but needs a lot of work. Only $2000! 