Reinvention of the wheel ? (Upd. Still around...)

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Carrick Watson found this photo of an.., ahh, whatdowecallit? Anyway, it was named "The Dynasphere" which was an invention of Dr. J. A. Purves in the early 1930s. Mr. Purves claimed it had great advantages over the ordinary car for work over rough ground. The 10ft wheel was driven by a small petrol motor which, with the drivers seat and shield, runs on inner rails and remains at the bottom.  Steering is done by a system of balancing... like on a skateboard. In this form the wheel was capable of 30 mph! We truly wonder what it would be like to drive it. Does the wheel survive, somewhere, somehow?

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