Aircraft designer builds a Ural for his dog and surfboard

I’ve always had a soft spot for Ural sidecars. Yes, they’re relics from a bygone age, and their reliability is hotly debated in online forums. But they’re also practical and charming, like the old ‘Series’ Land Rover parked next to the Moto Guzzi in my garage. There’s little point in hot-rodding a Ural for speed, and the aesthetics are on-point from the start. But Queensland man Peter Adams has built a sidecar rig we couldn’t resist showing. It’s designed to transport his Boxer dog ‘Argo’ and a surfboard. Peter started his career in boat building, and then moved on to...

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