Rear Viewed » Recreational Vehicle (RV) http://www.rearviewed.com The Vintage Car Blog Sat, 12 Mar 2011 06:14:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en The Stupid Way to Restart an Engine http://www.rearviewed.com/the-stupid-way-to-restart-an-engine/ http://www.rearviewed.com/the-stupid-way-to-restart-an-engine/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 06:48:53 +0000 admin http://www.rearviewed.com/?p=2088

Although its not a bit related but I just had to post this because of the level of hilarity. First you wrongly started your vehicle. Then, when you set yourself on fire, you scram to the gas station to put it out. First question here is: WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU THINKING?! According to the post from Jalopnik, three people got seriously hurt when trying to restart their van by pouring gas from a bucket into a water bottle DIRECTLY into the van’s carburetor. Yes, it started all right and ran. But it exploded right after it stalled. The people from the van was gutted with fire then ran to the gas station. While a woman was ran over by the van.

Call me heartless, but you should have a proper mindset in that kind of situation. Not merely pouring gas on an open bucket and fill it into a bottled water to pour it in the carb.

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A sleek-looking RV was something that was being focused on by the people of Toyota when they created the Toyota RV-2 prototype. I mean, how can you not love how the rear opens? It’s like a Venus Flytrap.
And although the coolness factor kind of dissipates a bit when the tent comes out, it still looks a lot more innovative than other RVs that were produced.

Dubbed the “Idea” car, the Toyota RV-2 was unveiled at the New York Auto Show and the 1972 Tokyo Motor Show. The unique concept was designed using a Corona Mark II chassis and drive train. The RV measures at 186 inches and is able to carry four passengers. Its innovative clamshell canopy (the Venus Flytrap, folks) is able to provide enough space for you to wine, dine, and sleep inside. The beds, tables, and chairs included in the vehicle can be stored neatly once they’re not in use.

However, due to the look of the vehicle (which the public found too quirky), the “idea” of the Toyota RV-2 just never took off. So the only time it ever got to see the light of day was when it appeared in New York and Tokyo. Looking back at it, the Toyota RV-2 may just have been ahead of its time. Too ahead, even.

Sources: Retro Thing, Modern Mechanix


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