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Black Pearl, A Steampunk Style Motorcycle Runs On Compressed Air

Emporio Efikz — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:35:18 +0000

This bike is not powered by a real steam engine as you can read everywhere, it's actually powered by an air engine.

The Black Pearl is a Steampunk style motorcycle that takes up the design of the old steam locomotive. It was unveiled at the Bigtwin Bike Show in Rosmalen, Holland in 2014. Its builder Rene van Tuil, owner of the Dutch company Revatu Customs, was inspired by Colby Higgins’ Wreck Bike Train published in 2011.

This bike is not powered by a real steam engine as you can read everywhere, it’s actually powered by an air engine. The creator explains it in the video at the bottom of our article. (activate subtitles and machine translation)

The owner of Revatu Custom has been as faithful as possible to the design of the Wreck Bike Train. The final drivetrain, an exposed crankshaft that rotates the rear wheel by means of an eccentric pivot, mimics the engine of a steam train, both mechanically and visually. The addition of a bell and steam horn also does not detract from the spirit of the trains.

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The Stunning XF58 « Ice Princess » Custom – 1950 Studebaker and 1960 Cadillac Mix

Emporio Efikz — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 01:09:59 +0000

Built in 1987 by Richard Fletcher, at first as a sedan, it ended up as this 6-wheeled, 20-foot-long space ship looking ride. The manufacturer’s plan was to create a concept car as if it had been designed by Studebaker stylists in the 1950s. He called it the XF58.

The body was mainly hand-formed using the sheet metal from the Studebaker and a 1960 Cadillac. A later Cad model also provided the engine for the 500 ci.

In 2018, it was sold at Russo & Steele’s auction in Scottsdale, AZ, for $38,500.

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Meet The Custom-Made Automatron Steampunk Hot Rod

Emporio Efikz — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 17:08:11 +0000

The well-known British custom car builder, Paul Bacon, has completed his most impressive steampunk hot rod ever. Named Automatron, it was not only most labor-intensive but was also his most pricey creation to-date. Taking motivation from horse-drawn carriages, Paul started work on this custom car in 2015 and hand-built most of the parts exclusively for it.

The Automatron Steampunk Hot Rod carries a 3.5L supercharged V8 engine that is powerful enough to attain a top speed of 110mph. To complete this one of a kind project, he used 1924 Singer Sport base, switchgear from a Lancaster Bomber, front wheels from an Austin 7, and navigation binnacle from a ship.

It took Paul four and a half years to complete this custom vehicle, and now he is gearing up to take another challenge. To fund his next project, he is happy to sell this one-off steampunk hot rod. The price is still unknown, but I am sure it will wear a hefty price tag.

Image Courtesy : Al Jaxon

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