http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/26/planting-the-stars-and-stripes-in-the-antarctic/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:44:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/26/planting-the-stars-and-stripes-in-the-antarctic/comment-page-1/#comment-1075280 Bendarr Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:22:22 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/26/planting-the-stars-and-stripes-in-the-antarctic/#comment-1075280 A nice YouTube video concerning the snow cruiser can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0kALB4Bpmk A nice YouTube video concerning the snow cruiser can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0kALB4Bpmk

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/26/planting-the-stars-and-stripes-in-the-antarctic/comment-page-1/#comment-1054630 Odon Sat, 10 May 2008 05:08:50 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/26/planting-the-stars-and-stripes-in-the-antarctic/#comment-1054630 The article should have started: "SPINNING uselessly in the snow and ice with its treadless ten-foot tires..." The article should have started: “SPINNING uselessly in the snow and ice with its treadless ten-foot tires…”

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/26/planting-the-stars-and-stripes-in-the-antarctic/comment-page-1/#comment-724594 Neil Russell Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:23:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/26/planting-the-stars-and-stripes-in-the-antarctic/#comment-724594 I had almost forgotten about the "Snow Cruiser", it has to be about the only one of the futuristic machines that would grace the pages of these magazines that actually got built. There's a neat article about it and it's subsequent abandonment and loss here: http://www.thule.org/snowcruiser.html There's thought that the Russians came and pinched it, if so, I hope they cleaned it up and kept the cool paint job. I'd love to see it made roadworthy, or arctic-plainworthy, or something I had almost forgotten about the “Snow Cruiser”, it has to be about the only one of the futuristic machines that would grace the pages of these magazines that actually got built.
There’s a neat article about it and it’s subsequent abandonment and loss here: http://www.thule.org/snowcruiser.html
There’s thought that the Russians came and pinched it, if so, I hope they cleaned it up and kept the cool paint job.
I’d love to see it made roadworthy, or arctic-plainworthy, or something

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/26/planting-the-stars-and-stripes-in-the-antarctic/comment-page-1/#comment-439619 Village Idiot Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:35:29 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/26/planting-the-stars-and-stripes-in-the-antarctic/#comment-439619 How dare those Russians do this very same thing to the North Pole! How dare those Russians do this very same thing to the North Pole!

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