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**Jive-Bomber** · 03-10-2011, 08:02 AM

How about 5th wheel/ spare tire steering for your Cadillac? Makes it easy to slide that large lead sled into inaccessible garages or those pesky, tight parking spots! The announcer says it takes power from the driveshaft, but I wonder if that's to lo...

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TRUCK_RAT · 03-10-2011, 08:20 AM

sign me up ill take one that's genius

**sinticket** · 03-10-2011, 08:39 AM

brilliant....thats really cool

**choptvan** · 03-10-2011, 08:42 AM

To cool!

troy5118 · 03-10-2011, 08:53 AM

Isn't Ford doing something like this now where the car parallel parks itself? This is way cooler.

Shawn M · 03-10-2011, 09:01 AM

I just showed that to my class, too cool!

1950ChevySuburban · 03-10-2011, 09:09 AM

Damn thats neat! I want one!

Tman · 03-10-2011, 09:30 AM

Stay on top of things Jay, yer the 5th person or so to post this

adjustablejohnsons · 03-10-2011, 09:34 AM

It's only cool if it's a bias ply...or so I've been told. I think maybe it would have a NASCAR application, for when the winner does that doughnut thingie.

Nick Flores · 03-10-2011, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tman

Stay on top of things Jay, yer the 5th person or so to post this

I was wondering about that... It is a cool feature though.

Tman · 03-10-2011, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Flores

I was wondering about that... It is a cool feature though.

Yes, it is cool to watch.

Gotta bust jays balls a bit tho

Amazing how these things grow legs online. 2 years after the fact my dad sent our office the VW fanbelt change while running............yes, I gave dad shit as well

Nick Flores · 03-10-2011, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tman

Yes, it is cool to watch.

Gotta bust jays balls a bit tho

Amazing how these things grow legs online. 2 years after the fact my dad sent our office the VW fanbelt change while running............yes, I gave dad shit as well

We're all guilty of that from time to time. Good thing cause the giving shit part is usually the best part!

**Stutz** · 03-10-2011, 09:54 AM

I just got an email with this last week. your not kidding, cool videos spread like viruses.

spot · 03-10-2011, 10:01 AM

Cool! I could use that i my tight driveway.

vonpahrkur · 03-10-2011, 11:11 AM

Pretty cool invention for sure!

**Jive-Bomber** · 03-10-2011, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tman

Stay on top of things Jay, yer the 5th person or so to post this

I gotta say that's the toughest part of doing these posts... Finding something to cover that hasn't already been on the HAMB!!!

1950merc · 03-10-2011, 11:32 AM

Ok, so some people have seen this before and some haven't. I hadn't. But now I'm really curious how this works. The spare doesn't simply fall. It actually lifts the weight of the rear of the car. Not knocking the HAMB, but it is amazing how many different answers you can get for the same question. Let's hear them.

Tman · 03-10-2011, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Jive-Bomber

I gotta say that's the toughest part of doing these posts... Finding something to cover that hasn't already been on the HAMB!!!

I know, I cant count the number of times I was getting ready to send a link to Ryan and I see he has posted on it already!

Tman · 03-10-2011, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1950merc

Ok, so some people have seen this before and some haven't. I hadn't. But now I'm really curious how this works. The spare doesn't simply fall. It actually lifts the weight of the rear of the car. Not knocking the HAMB, but it is amazing how many different answers you can get for the same question. Let's hear them.

Hydraulics

silverdome · 03-10-2011, 11:39 AM

That's pretty cool but you would still have to be mindful of the distance between the car in front and behind. Because as you pivoted your car you would actually take up more space corner to corner. Simple geometry!

03-10-2011, 08:02 AM	#1
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,420	Invention of the week: The Park-Car... How about 5th wheel/ spare tire steering for your Cadillac? Makes it easy to slide that large lead sled into inaccessible garages or those pesky, tight parking spots! The announcer says it takes power from the driveshaft, but I wonder if that's to lo... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

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03-10-2011, 09:30 AM	#8
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03-10-2011, 09:34 AM	#9
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03-10-2011, 09:54 AM	#13
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03-10-2011, 10:01 AM	#14
spot Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: usa Posts: 188	Re: Invention of the week: The Park-Car... Cool! I could use that i my tight driveway.

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03-10-2011, 11:32 AM	#17
1950merc Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 172	Re: Invention of the week: The Park-Car... Ok, so some people have seen this before and some haven't. I hadn't. But now I'm really curious how this works. The spare doesn't simply fall. It actually lifts the weight of the rear of the car. Not knocking the HAMB, but it is amazing how many different answers you can get for the same question. Let's hear them.

03-10-2011, 11:39 AM	#20
silverdome Grenade Inspector Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: McCune, Ks. Posts: 281	Re: Invention of the week: The Park-Car... That's pretty cool but you would still have to be mindful of the distance between the car in front and behind. Because as you pivoted your car you would actually take up more space corner to corner. Simple geometry! __________________ 1 man, 2 doors, 3 gears, 4 tires, 5 windows, 6 cylinders, GO, GO, GO.

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