Steampunk Vehicles
I found this beast in the National Museum of Australia:
![](http://www.nma.gov.au/libraries/images/collections_images/buffalo_catcher_with_bionic_arm_max/files/512/buffalo_catcher_slideshow_.jpg)
This is a 4x4 modified to catch buffalo. Buffalo were introduced into Australia in the 1820s but by the 1960s had become a pesky invasive species that also spread bovine diseases to the livestock. So they began to offer a bounty, and some tough ole blokes made this truck to catch them live. In order to do so, they had to make the truck buffalo-proof as well. This picture is from here:
http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/slideshow_2_2.html#slideTop
...and if you have quicktime you can see a movie of it in action here:
http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/now_showing/old_new_land/encountering_australia/
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A modified M62 on the grounds of VNIKTI (Institute for diesel locomotives) in Kolomna, Moscow:
![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2026/1685800834_fb59910ab1.jpg)
From the Much Marcle steam rally... check out the vehicle in the background!
![](http://www.johnnypayphone.net/steam/tractor2.jpg)
Runways need to be cleared of ice, and so jet engines need to be mounted on trucks...
![[(photo](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SndaEpru9LI/AAAAAAABECQ/GfazUh4ou98/s640/133.jpg)
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