Two-wheeled Nazi mine-sweeping Vadermobile

This giant, mysterious two-wheeled mine-clearing tank was taken from the Nazis by the Russians at the end of World War II. As Coop notes, "We have achieved total Hell Yeah. It looks like the car Darth Vader drove to high school." Link (Thanks, Coop!)

[#1 posted by NaR , March 6, 2008 12:07 PM]

Wasn't Vader still a good guy in high school?

[#2 posted by theophrastus , March 6, 2008 12:15 PM]

yeah, but he was already a bad actor (y'know, like iran)

[#3 posted by Jack , March 6, 2008 12:20 PM]

Leave it to the Nazis to create a friendly tank that doesn’t inherently scare the shit out of you.

[#4 posted by Bonnie , March 6, 2008 12:28 PM]

i really hope this is a robot in disguise....

[#5 posted by se7a7n7 , March 6, 2008 12:50 PM]

Awesome!!!

What's amazing is that while the Nazi regime was horrible, they still were able to make advancements in science and technology that are still used today!

[#6 posted by flyingdutchman , March 6, 2008 12:59 PM]

Armoured Segway...

/coat

[#7 posted by JJR1971 , March 6, 2008 1:42 PM]

Clearly not true...Anakin Skywalker was still the Podracing Drag fiend in High School. This is Darth MAUL's High School wheels.

[#8 posted by Brouhaha , March 6, 2008 1:45 PM]

That's 2XL on steroids.

[#9 posted by Headgear , March 6, 2008 1:48 PM]

How ethical a society is has nothing to do with how advanced it is. Guns, Germs and Steel and of course the force...

[#10 posted by Kyle Armbruster , March 6, 2008 5:22 PM]

Say what you will about the evils of the Nazi regime, but those guys had the aesthetics of power down.

Best vehicle ever.

[#11 posted by Schizohedron , March 6, 2008 6:33 PM]

Needs some external speakers to blast the Imperial March or, alternately, "Iron Man."

[#12 posted by IronyElemental , March 6, 2008 7:50 PM]

Reminds of a Locust Mech with legs.

http://battletech.wikia.com/wiki/Locust

[#13 posted by Takuan , March 6, 2008 8:31 PM]

Shades of Vaughan Bode and Sunpot

[#14 posted by OM , March 7, 2008 12:26 AM]

...So, how soon before Bryan Ferry buys one? :-)

[#15 posted by Johannes , March 7, 2008 3:38 AM]

IF THAT THING HAD A DICK, I WOULD FUCK IT.

[#16 posted by padster123 , March 7, 2008 4:09 AM]

Life imitates art? NO!

The cool-looking imperial hardware in the Star Wars films is so clearly inspired by Nazi-tech that this new mine-tank thingie's Vaderness should come as no surprise.

[#17 posted by emp357 , March 7, 2008 4:26 AM]

This vehicle has 3 wheels, not 2. The third wheel is simply obscured in this photo. Sorry if that makes it less cool.

[#18 posted by eti , March 7, 2008 6:28 AM]

This is worthy of Jack Kirby. Hey, maybe he saw this while serving as a scout in WWII.

[#19 posted by the Other michael , March 7, 2008 9:06 AM]

I was wondering why it didn't spin around its axis-axle-axis.

[#20 posted by dbsboy , March 7, 2008 11:51 AM]

The end of Mine Sweeper.

[#21 posted by Editz , March 7, 2008 2:18 PM]

Reminds me of something from the 'Code Guardian' movie you can see on YouTube.

[#22 posted by veffekt , March 8, 2008 5:04 AM]

It comes in model size!
http://www.themotorpool.net/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=GasSPE06

The MineWolf is Germany's latest Minenräumer...
Video and Pics here:
http://www.minewolf.com/news-and-media/press.html

[#23 posted by trikitixa , March 11, 2008 2:20 PM]

There is a 2-second clip of this doing its thing in the documentary
"Germany Dada" (1969, d: Herbst)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=136431249953593225&q=germany+dada&total=74&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0