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Old 08-19-2010, 01:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Check out this amazing "boat-tailed" car

The Dirigo project started as an Automotive X Prize car and is completing its first Rally Green as I write this. It is a small diesel reverse trike based on a Kawasaki Mule with a custom bodywork. I has a "boat-tail" made of wooden strips. From the back it looks just like an overturned wooden canoe.

The team has been on a cross country rally with minimal publicity and minimal fan support. They will end the rally in San Francisco tomorrow, Aug 20. I am sure they would appreciate seeing you if you are in the Bay Area.

Dirigo Car | The Dirigo Project In the late spring of 2007 a... | Had, Were, Car, Transmission, Front

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