1960’s Hover Scooter Prototype

by Scott Beale on May 4, 2009 · 2 comments

December 1960 archival footage of a Hover Scooter prototype on a test run in Surrey, England. From the YouTube description: “Tweed jacket and tie are optional.”

via I Am Bored

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1 Wiredwizard May 4, 2009 at 10:09 am

Paint it black & it’d look like something an old series Doctor Who villain would ride around on.

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2 russell May 4, 2009 at 10:14 am

Another fine British invention that ended up as a lawn mower!

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