This could be the wildest find we have ever featured! This odd looking machine is claimed to have been built in 1958 by the Curtiss Wright Corporation in Woodridge, New Jersey. It is a real hovercraft and the seller even saw it float around the test lots! When I was a kid, I remember reading in a magazine about how we would all be driving these contraptions by now. Luckily we still use wheels today, but the whole hovercraft concept has always intrigued me since then. Find this one here on eBay where the seller is asking a cool $100k. Thanks goes to Brian C for the tip!

Curtiss Wright had been producing airplanes for many years when they started their ground effects program. They built two prototypes and claimed that they could be used for military purposes. Lift was provided by two vertically mounted aircraft engines and the air ducts on the sides and rear made it possible to maneuver around. Top speed was only around 35 mph but it could traverse land and water.

To keep weight low, they were built out of fiberglass and aluminum. This one is obviously not road… er, air worthy? There aren’t any hovercraft price guides around to consult, so I can’t really comment on the value. I’m not sure what someone would do with this thing and I can’t even image what it would take to make it functional again, but you would be the coolest kid on the block if you could pull it off!

Check out this video that the company produced to promote their Air Car. Heck, the project above could be the same car in the film! This may not be our typical fair, but it is always fun to dream a little. If I had the money, I’d try to get it hovering again in timefor the release of the new Star Wars movie next month. Just think about the looks on those kid’s faces when I show up at the theater in this thing!