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In fact, it is rather a winch, as you can see on the attached photo I found in the net:

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A Citroen 11 normale, converted because of the Suez crisis in 1956 by Ets. Louis Libault in Plagny (Nièvre):

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Perhaps the car featured in the first post prior to its accident?

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Another nice one:

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Not sure if coal fuel should be posted here but......

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Yes - please!

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forgot this one:

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A wood gas Bugatti 57!!

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Berliet has built a gazogene version of their 3.3 liter 4cylinder engined car in 1935:

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A german wood gas bus from Rostock in 1933:

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A converted Morris Minor 1000:

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Here´s an ancient chinese version of alternatively powered transportation...

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What a creation  :o
Wow, with this slim tiny single front wheel it must be a torture to drive with all the engine weight on it.
And you´d better not leave the tarmac not to sink in instantly!


Amen to that!  Geez!...and they thought the Gugnot steamer was front-heavy!

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Since it's an "alternative gas engined car" here's a CNG-fueled/powered Batmobile replica (1989 version)


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Here´s the most ecological attempt so far...  :D

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Here´s the most ecological attempt so far...  :D

Not bad at all. 1 ZS (Ziege Stärke) with a spare motor.  And with the opposite concept of today's plug-in rechargeable EVs, they mow the lawn when they're not in use.  Hmmm....I wonder if that ol' boy patented that idea.   :lmao:

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When the last petrol reserves will be emptied we may have to think about this concept.  :'(
On planet earth there are many millions of encaged cattle, pigs etc. and everybody complains, that they do not have enough space to move around.... ;)

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Do ya think that the ACO would allow it to run in the GT1 (Goat Touring) class at Le Mans?   :hah:

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Nice idea...

Here´s a nice Opel:

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Even big and expensive cars have been modded.

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Rio 1943 and the street seem to have been full with converted cars  :o :

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Re: Show us interesting alternative gas engined cars (wood gas generators etc...)
« Reply #46 on: September 07, 2012, 02:51:56 PM »
Ford.


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Re: Show us interesting alternative gas engined cars (wood gas generators etc...)
« Reply #47 on: September 16, 2012, 05:18:02 AM »
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You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

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Re: Show us interesting alternative gas engined cars (wood gas generators etc...)
« Reply #48 on: September 16, 2012, 05:18:46 AM »
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You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

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Re: Show us interesting alternative gas engined cars (wood gas generators etc...)
« Reply #49 on: September 21, 2012, 02:58:46 PM »
Even a yellow Opel Kadett City... :o