This week in 1971, Apollo 15 became the first mission to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle. The LRV was a lightweight, electric vehicle designed to operate in the low-gravity vacuum environment of the Moon. It was capable of traversing the lunar surface, allowing Apollo astronauts to extend the range of their extravehicular activities. Here, the LRV is pshown alone against the lunar background following the third Apollo 15 EVA.
The U.S. Space and Rocket Center museum, here in Huntsville, has the full-scale EDU (Engineering Development Unit) on display. The tires (tyres) are the ultimate in run-flat in that they are constructed of stainless steel wire mesh, thus being filled with vacuum (and a bit of lunar dust).
So, trying to keep this from being yet another space-themed thread, post an image of a vehicle which evokes to you a particular memory or character. Here's one that won't need any elaboration from me:
dave boling
