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At least it was half price.
Just remember to wear your seatbelt AT ALL TIMES. Have fun, kids.
Oh nice a new Cabriolet
For the love of God, please let this one be photoshopped
Is the axle for the rear wheels ON the seats?
Best in Show. By a long and wide margin.
Handling must be hell, though.
Hm. It looks absurd, but I suppose it could be half a sedan body sitting on a subcompact (or go-kart) frame.
Well, that’s one way to deal with beer cans rattling around in the back seat.
And back seat drivers.
If I wouldn’t know better I’d say somebody in the former GDR had the really rare chance to “get” a US car for a few banknotes. Then he cut the crushed part off and fixed the rear axe to remaining car body. And then he thought:”Hurra; Ich fahr’ nen Ami-Schlitten!!”
*devil*
But sadly enough the berlin wall was opened a few days later
I’m crying “photoshop” on this one.
Be careful with the rear wheel/armrest.
Somebody just cut the rear axle and mounted half to each side of the floorpan. (notice how it is wider than the door opening)
Probably a simple “L” bracket for photo purposes as the fuel tank was in the part removed. There isn’t room under the hood and you can see it isn’t anywhere else.
Even if somebody did some odd drive conversion that left the drive unit and power source under the hood there isn’t a rear bumper so it can’t be street legal.
Looks fun, ‘tho.
Its front wheel drive so cut the back half off and slap on some wheels and take it to your local go cart track and have fun
Ooh. I wonder if the e-brake works.
Where’s the gas tank go? o.O;
Oddly, this did not result in half off his insurance premiums…
Wonder Woman “Invisible Jet” treatment ||||||||50%……..|
I have the name if it ever goes into production: Megastoppie…
This actually looks like one of the buggy’s they use at Wyotech to teach engine diagnostics. Not road worthy, but it works just fine as a teaching tool.
Plenty of trunk space, though.
He’s actually racing against the back half of the car… and winning 2 out of 3!
Yes, with a front wheel drive you could do something like this, but I’ll say photoshopped in this case. There’s not enough evidence of the frame extending to the back wheels, and certainly no suspension. That would be hella rough ride. Plus I don’t see any tail-lights or rear bumper to make it street legal.
Probably handles better than those crappy “Smart” cars. I test drove one. Worst driving experience of my life.
Ya…. I believe it’s photoshoped…. There’s on bulge on the bottom of the rear tire and where’s the fuel tank?
That car’s not fast, it’s a half-fast (half-fast idea, too).
Handling? What about balance?? If it’s real, one good shot at the brakes and the whole thing dumps forward until the front bumper hits the ground. Hell, would it even maintain balance while stationary? Hope you wear your seat belt AND crash helmet.
well i think it looks cool.
@Fashoom
Help me, people. I got nothing.
that car has a dent in it
An Acci-dent?
This is one of those Dodge Hemi’s, right?
It’s a Dodge Semi
Note to self- Go a little easier on the rubbing compound next time.
It’s looking more like photoshop all the time. That’s a uni-body car there. Its structural integrity would all but vanish after being chopped like that. There’s not enough room for any suspension under where they put the rear wheels. Where’s the gas tank now? Where do you put tail lights, on the back of the seats?
It looks like the perfect car for parallel parking; short wheel base and pretty darned easy to tell where your rear end is.
So THAT’S what happened to my LeBaron after I sold it. I was wondering where it went…. apparentlt to Car Hell where it belongs!
Better hope no-one rear ends you. Can’t see how that would improve fuel economy though.
“Girl, you’ve lost weight! No more junk in your trunk”
@D. As far as you would get driving this thing (legally, at least) you wouldn’t need much of a fuel tank, or tail lights. And, it does appear to be made from a convertible. Wouldn’t that have to have a more substantial frame? Rear hubs could (maybe) be bolted on that frame and hold on well enough for a trip down the alley.
Probably about the same odds that the rear SERVICE brakes work. OTOH, given the weight distribution, I think I’d want a wheelie bar mounted backwards up-front more than I would want working rear brakes.
@Demetrius
You are correct. I just looked at the top of the windshield and noticed the chrome piece that denotes a convertible. It would have a (rudimentary) full frame. Gad, that means there’s a possibility that, while still not street legal in many ways, this thing just might be REAL!
Who said it was street legal? Lots of strange things get driven off-road. And all you need is a 2-gallon gas can under the hood and you’re good to go. No need for rear-wheel brakes – I drove a car halfway across Canada once with brakes on the front only. Kids today – “Oooh, it’s odd; must be Photoshopped!”
I’m assuming the front brakes work and not so much the rear ones. How is it that this thing has any kind of front grill left on it at all. Besides, are the rear wheels even touching the ground in park? I would think the second you put your foot on the gas the car would nose into the ground catapulting the occupants out. Good that it has a cup holder.
If there’s an engine under the hood, I’m wondering what’s keeping the back tires on the ground.
Photochop.
You guys do realize that it would take less time for someone who’s handy with a welder and cutting torch to build this than it would to make it as a fake photo on Photoshop, yes?
The result would be rather more fun to play with, too.
It’s a Not-So-Smart Car!
@Brooks
Amen to this. Many of the fixes on this site are not done for practicality but just because they can be done. So what if this car won’t pass California inspection? It sure can be put together in no time and no budget by someone in the right place.
Could you imagine getting your tie / scarf / hair caught up in the real wheel?
I like it. Take some of the now-useless junk out from under the hood (A/C, air handling) and you’ve got plenty of room for a few fuel bottles, if not a small tank somewhere. Seats could use a change, every now and then you find one with seat-mounted shoulder belts and if not, a lap belt would at least keep you in your seat for those inevitable nosedives on braking. You’d need something for a passenger to hang on to, assuming he wants to keep his arms off the fabulously fast moving armrest. There could still be service brakes on the rear wheels, they’re packed far enough inside the wheels that there would be little extra space needed on the “frame” to accommodate them, and could be at least marginally useful. A few chunks of random other heavy junk could be easily added for some weight in the back, and serve as a bumper/taillight mount for those pesky laws threatening our roadworthiness on this fun little endeavor. Most of the exhaust is also gone; straight pipes! Easy burnouts. Redneck+welder engineering at its finest.
i can haz roadster?
@notanengineer
dude thats not funny i feel offended by your comment
Who said it had to be street legal? and
@Scooter
If you hit the gas, it would try and shit weight to the back, trying to lift the front wheels up. if you hit the brake, it would nose over. but if you’re not SLAMMING on the brake, it won’t really tip too badly.
Ever hear of a youtube channel called Daves Farm? He built a THREE WHEELED half car that looks even worse than this one (out of a unibody car) works just fine, loud as hell, beat up as hell, but it works just fine.
I LAUGH so hard at the people thinking it’s a photoshop.
I’ve seen an original Mini Cooper chopped like this(but the whole body shell’s intact). Russ Swift drove it around and it can do stoppies easily.
How much for the rims/hubcaps?
On a more serious note – this look like an ideal toy for spin-outs.
The rear is notably light, so almost zero traction. Pull up, spin the wheel, and the rear end breaks out instantly!
And I’m guessing that’s what it’s meant for.
The front part would be unbalanced cuz it has way much more weight than the back one. The car would bend to the front side.
Be careful that the hostage stuffed in your trunk is not a secret agent…
Would this not have qualified for the wonderful *Cash for Clunkers* program???
“Oh crap, flat tire. Let me go back there for the spar… oh…nevermind. {beep beep beep beep… Yeah, Tires Plus??? Do you deliver?}
if he/she brakes, the car will stop very quickly, due to faceplant traction.
The best part is that if you recline your seat the car will pop a wheelie!
i want to see this thing hit the brakes hard and just nose dive into the pavement.
It’s the new Chrysler LeBaron SuperLeggera!
The gas tank is there…you can barely see it. It’s a beer keg behind the passenger seat.
this is not a everyday see