Bizarre Pickup Truck Has Bare Frame In Front, Cab In Back

Give it a try. When you actually see it in action, it makes a lot more sense.

We’ve seen many unusual cars in our year of writing about cars. These strange machines are either created for fun or “scientific” reasons and always amaze us. This one is from Alaska. It makes sense once you know more about it.

The video below shows a truck, but it’s not an ordinary truck. The front of the truck has a plain frame, and the cab can be found at the rear. Although it looks confusing, we found that the vehicle was purpose-built.

Bizarre Pickup Truck Has Bare Frame In Front, Cab In Back

This customized truck can be used to launch and transport seaplanes. These trucks are used to transport wheelless flying machines into water. The truck can tow, push and haul the winged people-mover, as the truck’s bare frame has hydraulic parts that latch onto the plane’s frame. The video below shows the truck in action. Converting trucks into seaplane launchers is a smart idea, considering their towing capacity. The bed can be removed to reduce weight and retain the power of the stock engine.

Bizarre Pickup Truck Has Bare Frame In Front, Cab In Back

These strange-looking trucks are quite common in Alaska, where seaplanes are very popular. We don’t know if they are highway-legal, but we’d bet they are. This one is at least out of the way. It’s a strange vehicle with a purpose. We wish we could say the exact same thing about the tire-smoking and backward F150 and Lada , a 14-wheeled Lada. It’s difficult to ignore fun in all its forms.