Who said Imports arent cool....

[chicane67]

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We get this a lot. A police officer picking at his nose while trying to figure out what to charge me with. Notice the hopeful anticipation of us on the right. We're rooting for him and offer suggestions but unfortunately, the California Department of Motor Vehicles did not anticipate such a vehicle so he's out of luck. Hmmm, the car has two engines making the car a hybrid so maybe we can drive in the commuter lanes along with the Toyota Priuses.

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I have an e-mail with the full story and some pretty interesting photos along with some other great stories. Let me know and Ill forward it to you.

[speedster]

That is just plain insane....
Nothing like 140 dB next to your head.
Wow.

[vintageracer]

Now THAT"S a fart can!!!!

[Steve1968LS2]

These pics are SO going into PHR for the Factoids section.. lol


Great for tailgaters.. just melt thier front bumper.. lol

Forward me the email addy and info.. [email protected]

[chicane67]

Sent..... to Steve. Note that the following quote from the article says the response from HotRod is slow....

I just love this quote from the full article:


"Car was built to look as if VW delivered the car this way. It handles fine and is safe. I was thinking of putting it into an import car show but the promoter told me that it looked too plain and recommended that I put some decals on it, lower it, and put on some aftermarket wheels. Sure kid, put on some flimsy wheels won't take a curb and don't center on the hubs, lower the car so the tires rub and get cut by the body using springs that bounce me all over the road, and advertise for companies that couldn't engineer themselves out of a paper bag. I would have thought the 14" diameter tailpipe was enough for him but I guess it wasn't. Response from the hot rod magazines has been slow. One editor told me that is because I didn't use anything they advertise. But the response to driving it on the street and going to the hot rod shows (San Francisco Custom Car Show, Grand National Show in Pomona, and the Detroit Autorama) has been fantastic. This car attracts crowds better than any '32 Ford, '69 Camaro, or decaled Honda."

[CarlC]

That is a nicely engineered piece of equipment. Too bad the pics did not come through in the email.

Any way to fit that in some long-bodied car for the full-stealth look, or does the exhaust cone require a lot of air circulation?

[David Pozzi]

I'll bet that interior is CLEAN! it get's vaccumed regularly!

[chicane67]

Too bad the pics did not come through in the email.

Tell me if they came thru this time.....

Also check to see if your e-mail browser has a "Click here to show pictures". G-mail and some Internet Security Suite software have self executable, .gif, .jpg and .avi blocking.

[Kenova]

Any way to fit that in some long-bodied car for the full-stealth look, or does the exhaust cone require a lot of air circulation?
A Caprice perhaps?
Ken

[Elusive R]

I saw pretty much the same engine installed in a Mitsubishi Eclipse (2001-ish?) at the Pavillions in Scottsdale a couple of weeks ago and whoever built the car put much more thought into it. The whole engine was inside the car and the exhaust was routed to exit inbetween the taillights through a rectangular duct. It's absolutely useless in a practical sense, but still pretty cool!!

Ryan

[TonyL]

here's a write up on it. click here (http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/street-legal-jet-powered-vw-beetle)

a Video of said bug (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2006/04/30/MNGJGII7BB1.DTL&o=0&type=printable)

[Damn True]

There's a guy down the street with a '56 Chevy pickup that has flamethrowers in the exhaust. That kinda takes it to the next level.

Flamethrowers? Pffft, I've got AFTERBURNERS!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

thats some shizz there..

[6'9"Witha69]

Somebody watched TOP GUN one too many times . . .

[rob07002]

Someone watched "HOOPER" too many times!