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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Volkswagon Bus Ball

Yes ok there are some strange and wonderful cars in this world we all live in but when it comes to complete utter madness and weird ways, this Volkswagen Bus Ball has to be the craziest. What a piece of art baby.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Weird and unusual car

1. The Zoop Car: Designed by the unlikely candidate of Paris fashion house Maison de Courrèges, this electric car is actually capable of speeds of up to 120mph and can seat three people. It might be eco-friendly and relatively fast, but I don’t imagine driving a lemon is for everyone’s taste.

2. The Parkcycle: Whilst not technically a car, it’s roughly car-shaped and was used to occupy parking spaces for the global event PARK(ing), in which participants turn ordinary parking spaces into public parks. Designed by art group Rebar and with a top speed of around 8km/h, it may not be the most maneuverable vehicle, but it does come with a 5m tree on it!

3. The Live-In Truck: Living Is.be has transformed the bed of a truck into a fully-functional living space. With hatches in the roof to allow natural sunlight and ventilation into the room, it also comes with a double bed, a sink, shower (naturally with running water) and a kitchen stove.

4. The Transparent Car: Similar in color to the Zoop Car, this car is different in that almost all of it is completely see-through. Designed by Swiss manufacturer Rinspeed, this is the perfect car for those that want to be seen both outside of the car and inside the car.

5. Fiat Jolly Panda: It may have a bizarre name, but the more bizarre thing is that this car totally lacks doors! Stylishly designed and with non-toxic and UV resistant materials, its aesthetic impression is one that appeals to those with a taste for the more simple-looking vehicles. Although you do have to wonder if it’s not in danger of being stolen…

6. The Kenguru Car: This is a car that is designed specifically for wheelchair users. There’s no front seat, just an open space for the operator to position their wheelchair, which gets locked in place. The car itself is controlled with a joystick device, and with the option to simply roll in and out without having to hoist yourself into a seat, it’s the easiest car-tech available for wheelchair users.

7. Nissan Terranaut: While a concept-car, the concept alone is pretty cool. Rather than standard RV interiors, Nissan have gone with features and designs that bring to mind aeronautics and maybe even a little sci-fi.

8. Becker Jet Vans: Unfortunately not a jet-powered van as the name might suggest, but instead you get an outrageously luxurious interior which has been heavily influenced by private jets and limousines.

9. The Surface Orbiter: Built from a milk-tanker, taking over 4 four years and costing around $175,000, this was New Yorker Rick Dobbertin’s dream machine, and was constructed to cross both land and sea without any aid from a support vehicle. Impressively, the Orbiter has clocked up over 3,000 miles in the sea and 33,000 miles on land.

10. The Pacman Car: For anyone that enjoys a bit of nostalgia, or even just unusual cars. This was a converted hot-rod drag-racing car made to look like the classic arcade-game character Pacman.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Rocket Car in LA

Car makers can come up with some really attractive designs and concepts, but they surely can never match the wackiness of those who make cars from the dump or in their own garage with the help of few tools and plenty of creativity. Here is another example of exactly that as a wonderfully unique car hits the streets of Los Angeles and this one is not from the stables of Ferrari or the McLaren boys. This one apparently has been crafted by one of the locals and it sure has the spunk and the glam to roar around, if not take flight or blast off!

The car is not really powered by any rocket engine, but it looks convincing enough to be put in to orbit. Someone has built it from scratch and that is a tribute to both their patience and the fact that they have that amount of free time to work with. So it does not escape the atmosphere of the planet, but it sure as hell escapes all conventions of car design and you can bet this is the least of wacky things that can come out of LA or even California!

Some photos: