Outrageous Motor Trends

Okay, rides like this are called Donks. They usually have really big wheels, are lifted and are generally late 70’s to early 90’s cars.

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Donks can generally be found in more urban areas. I gotta give props to the work and dedication it takes to create a ride like this!

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We probably won’t see cars like this in the U.S. for a bit but the style of these cars are called Bosozoku. They generally have crazy body mods and huge exhaust pipes.

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Cars like this are more popular in Japan right now but I’m sure that we will see more of these type of cars in other parts of the world soon enough.

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Worlds First 3D Printed Car Urbee

Urbee is the world’s first 3D printed car. It looks pretty cool if you ask me. In 2015, the makers of Urbee plan on driving from New York to San-Francisco while only using 10 Gallons of gas!!! That’s around 290 miles per gallon! They plan on traveling at a rate of 70 miles per hour when not faced with traffic jams.

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Just to clarify, only the body panels are 3D printed. The rest of the car is made of normal materials found in cars on the road today.

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Looks kinda like an oversized Go-Cart! I wonder if it’s as fun to drive as it looks?

Okay, I really don’t know of anyone who would actually want to ride in this thing!!! It’s way too low to the ground! You wouldn’t even be able to see this in your rear view mirror. I hope the makers of the Urbee succeed in their goal of traveling the United States on just 10 gallons…I just hope they don’t get crushed by someone in a Hummer along the way! To those driving the Urbee across the U.S….Good Luck!!! And to those of us driving along side of them – be on the look out for this tiny gas sipping Go-Cart…

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Worlds Oldest Running Car

This is the oldest four wheel car in the world (if you consider it a car) that still runs!!! It’s steam powered and had a top speed of 38mph which seems way too fast for a car that was built in 1884. Its actual name is De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout; way too long if you ask me. It seats four people sitting back to back and sitting underneath them is the water tank. It recently sold at auction for 4.6 million and throughout its life has only had four owners!

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Steam exhaust…

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It’s crazy that all these parts still work! They sure don’t make them like they used to…

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I would have killed to be here during this test run!

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De Dion is the creator of the car but his own family didn’t support his experiments. They thought that he was wasting his time and actually filed injunctions on him. Despite his family’s lack of support, he succeeded in his creation and out of all the automobiles that came before and after; his is the one that is still on the road.

For More Info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=riO3UUC9qo0

Volkswagon XL1 261 MPG

The XL1 is a hybrid. and it only weighs close to 1900 lbs. Just for comparison, the average American car weighs in at close to 4000 lbs. .

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It has a very low coefficient of drag which helps increase mpgs. It looks really small next to that SUV in the backgrond…

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VW did a good job making this little car look mean!

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Looks like a mini lambo!!! Love the red!!!

I have doubts that volkswagen will actually sell these vehicles to anyone and instead they will most likely lease them… lets hope not but don’t forget what happened to the EV1…

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More info on the XL1:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_1-litre_car

Rat Rod Scoots

Scoots can be badass too!

Okay, this one is more vintage than rat but I like the look of it anyway!

This is my favorite Rat Scoot! I love the spoked rims!

Lambretta. funny to see clip ons on a scooter!

Its funny how rust can actually make somethings look cool and how it can make some things look really bad!!!

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Fully Iced Over Car

Iced over car at lake Geneva in Versoix, Switzerland .

If I woke up one morning and saw my car like this I would just text a picture of it to my boss and say I’m going back to bed!!! How is that guy in the background walking so nonchalant when there is that much ice everywhere??? He must know something I don’t.

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Worlds Smallest motorized car

okay! So I posted the worlds smallest street legal car here and now I want to post the worlds smallest car that is actually motorized!

Built by Denso, this very tiny car has 24 individual parts including front bumper, rear bumper, head lights, wheels, tires, spare tire, headlights, taillights, axels, bearings, body, number plate, emblem and step. For size comparison, the bumper is thinner than the average human hair!!! It was modeled after Toyota’s first car, a 1936 AA.

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It is powered by a very small magnet motor and when some AC current is passed through its wires it actually drives. It’s top speed is a blistering 5-6 mm per second!!!

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Worlds Smallest Street legal Car “Wind Up”

At 39 inches tall and 26 inches wide it’s hard to believe anyone could drive in this thing!!!

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Fully street legal with lights, windshield, break lights, seat-belt and all the other things to make it road worthy it can go 37mph… that might not seem very fast but in that little thing that’s crazy fast!!! I doubt that guy with the rag could fit in it though… Just saying…

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Its powered by a 150cc engine and is registered as a quad… looks like it has a ton of head room too!!!! 0_o

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Wreck of the Thistlegorm

The Thistlegorm was an active British military merchant ship during WW2 that was sunk by German bombers on October 6, 1941. Its cargo has remained intact and relatively untouched; it has been recognized as one of the top ten diving sites in the world. The ship carried a variety of different vehicles including Norton and  BSA motorbikes, Bedford trucks, two train engines but most of its cargo was ammunition.

more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Thistlegorm

This would be such a cool place to see!

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Nature’s way of re-purposing an old ship = turning it into a home for small fish. I love that a ship of war is now a peaceful place for people to view and experience in a different way than it was first intended to be.

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Imagine one of these turned into a road worthy ratrod…. I know it could never actually happen but just think about it!!!

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Only thing good on that bike is……. um……. Nothing!!! Talk about a basket case!!!

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The only thing that looks remotely preserved on this Bedford are the tires…  They almost look like you could pull them right out and put them to work…

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Over-ly Haulin

Toyota Hilux Mighty-X somewhere in Cambodia.

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I don’t know the story on this one but I would hate to be the guy in that car next to this thing!!!

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All I really have to say is Oh My God!!!

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If you couldn’t tell this is a small truck haulin a SUV…

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