Vehicles & Transport
21 catalogued entries
A vehicle has to move, and moving punishes width more than any other property. Everything in this section is therefore an argument that was won: some engineer made the case that the payload, the drum, or the hull mattered more than the drag, and was believed. The cement mixer is the pure form of this and remains the section's founding subject.
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Airbus Beluga
A large-capacity cargo aircraft manufactured by Airbus SE, distinguished by a fuselage so dramatically widened above the main deck that the forward…
2026-10-17 -
Volkswagen Beetle
A compact rear-engined automobile of the Volkswagen marque, characterized by a continuously curved roofline that swells from hood to trunk without a…
2026-10-14 -
Porsche 911
A rear-engined German sports car whose hindquarters, observed from astern in any quality of light, present a silhouette so rounded and deliberately…
2026-10-13 -
Airstream Trailer
A travel trailer of riveted aluminum construction, distinguished by a bullet-shaped fuselage whose rear elevation rounds outward with a confidence…
2026-10-03 -
1959 Cadillac
An iconic American automobile known for its elongated tail fins, which give it the appearance of perpetual motion, even when parked.
2026-09-20 -
Fiat 500
An Italian city microcar whose rear quarter, viewed at any angle that is not directly head-on, presents a silhouette of surprising conviction: the…
2026-09-10 -
Citroen 2CV
A French economy car produced by Citroën from 1948 to 1990, distinguished by a rear silhouette of surprising amplitude relative to its modest…
2026-09-07 -
Vespa
An Italian motor scooter of compact wheelbase and disproportionately generous bodywork, characterized by a monocoque steel shell that curves outward…
2026-09-05 -
Mini Cooper
A compact British motor car whose rear wheel-arch blisters and pronounced rump account for a disproportionate share of the total visual weight; the…
2026-09-01 -
BMW Isetta
A West German microcar produced from 1955 to 1962, notable for a front-opening single door that constitutes the entire forward face of the vehicle, a…
2026-08-14 -
Nissan Figaro
A Japanese kei-class convertible produced by Nissan in 1991, styled in deliberate retro-European idiom, whose rear quarter panels billow outward with…
2026-08-12 -
Chevrolet Bel Air
A mid-century American automobile produced by General Motors from 1950 to 1981, celebrated for a rear quarter-panel silhouette of such pronounced…
2026-08-03 -
Corvette Stingray
A two-seat American sports car whose rear haunches flare outward from the cabin with a conviction that the front half of the vehicle is merely a…
2026-08-02 -
Buick Roadmaster
A full-size American automobile produced by Buick from 1936 to 1958 (and briefly revived 1991-1996), distinguished by a rear quarter so generously…
2026-07-31 -
Plymouth Barracuda
A two-door American pony car produced by Chrysler's Plymouth division from 1964 to 1974, distinguished in its first generation by a fastback roofline…
2026-07-28 -
Three-Wheeled Piaggio Ape
A compact Italian three-wheeled cargo vehicle manufactured by Piaggio since 1948, characterized by a narrow front wheel and a rear cargo bed so…
2026-07-12 -
Plymouth Superbird
A classic American muscle car distinguished by its elongated nose and comically oversized rear wing, originally built for NASCAR homologation.
2026-06-08 -
Rubber Tire
A toroidal casing of vulcanized rubber, mounted to a wheel rim and inflated to bear the weight of whatever it was assigned to carry, though on the…
2026-05-22 -
Aston Martin DB11
A British grand tourer whose rear haunches swell outward from the roofline in a single, unbroken arc, producing a hip-to-quarter-panel ratio that…
2026-05-09 -
Ram 3500 Dually
A heavy-duty pickup truck of substantial posterior breadth, distinguished by dual rear wheels per side and an aggressively flared bedside that reads…
2026-04-29 -
Hot Air Balloon
An unpowered aircraft consisting of a large inflated envelope suspended above a wicker basket, and distinguished by a silhouette that is widest at…
2026-04-13