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Bikecar movie - anyone seen it?
I keep running into this clip...
Anyone seen the movie?
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12-24-2007, 12:39 AM
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Oh fun! The fast food stop brought a smile  |
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I don't know if they ever made the movie, but this addition to the first video, a couple years later, shows an oddball sense of humor too:
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01-01-2017, 06:14 PM
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It would be a great way to "carpool" if you lived near some friends that also worked for the same company. 
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It was over a decade ago, but some guys in Comox, BC Canada built one of these, and took it in a local parade, along with a couple of other bikes. The parade was a fairly tedious affair, used for practice by many bagpipe bands and cheerleader squads, alternating, with few local floats. Our Premier had recently been busted for a DUI in Hawaii, so I was there in a backpack puppet caricature of him, staggering along near the car, alternately offering sips of my martini to the crowd and the driver. We were the comic relief, and had a great day.
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07-23-2017, 08:00 AM
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07-23-2017, 08:23 AM
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Coming soon to a theater near you! If you have a tardis.
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07-23-2017, 06:07 PM
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Now for a streamlined body shell. Use the paper model plans for your favorite car and do it in Coroplast.
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07-23-2017, 07:07 PM
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Coroplast Finishing Tape
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Originally Posted by Grant-53
Now for a streamlined body shell. Use the paper model plans for your favorite car and do it in Coroplast.
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If you do this, the only tape that will stretch over the seams and stay put is 3M #190. It goes under a different # in large rolls, but I lost that one. For lots of tricks for building a very light, rugged Coroplast body, see https://microship.com/bob-stuart/ It takes a while to load, but the Coroplast article is at the bottom. |
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07-24-2017, 11:46 AM
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Great article! We have had success with the new Gorilla tape as well. I overlap panels and connect with small zip ties. The Coroplast site will direct you to the nearest dealer.
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