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In Soviet Russia, screw drives YOU!

Posted April 22, 2008 3:55 PM

From Hemmings Auto Blogs:

I found the following vehicle while browsing the interwebs, and it seemed too good not to pass along: Russian Zil-29061 A quick internet search turned up additional information and photos at http://fulgerica.com/en/?p=167 Pretty screwy, huh? What kind of screwball came up with this one? To pilot this car, you need a screw-driver. OK I'm done....

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04/22/2008 11:49 PM

I like it. It looks like they might have gotten the idea from DaVinci.

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04/23/2008 12:33 AM

True but the propulsion is strictly Archimedes'

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04/23/2008 6:08 AM

Τrue but the propulsion is strictly Archimedes'

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