- [Reacher] I think we can all agree that there are some
interesting vehicles out on the road.
This is Reacher, and today we found 20 crazy vehicles
you just won't see every day.
Number twenty.
California daredevil Ron Patrick has installed
a 1500 jet engine into the back of his new VW Beetle,
providing it with extreme celeration.
He fitted the massive engine into the back
of the small hatchback at a cost of $200,000.
With the new infusion of power,
the car is able to exceed the 140 mile per hour
maximum speed measured by the cars speedometer.
Patrick says he often enjoys taking his car out
for a spin at night, where it's frequently pulled over
by curious police officers.
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Number nineteen.
By strapping a couple of two-stroke Parajet
motors and propellers to a metal frame,
Colin Furze built his do-it-yourself hoverbike
with no steering, seat, or brakes.
The initial design of the aircraft
has two motors and propellers mounted to
the bottom of the frame, and turning in the same direction.
But after switching to an S-shaped frame,
each propeller was then able to rotate
in the opposite direction.
This counter-rotation of the propellers
seemed to cut down on the gyroscopic spin.
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Number eighteen.
This street legal Viper was built by mechanic Dean Shore.
It was made from a Jeep with a small block
Chevy V8 engine, which is what we expect
was powering the original spaceships.
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Number seventeen.
This Decopod concept is unique to the auto world.
Inspired by the 1930 Henderson Streamliner,
the Decopod is a rideable, one-of-a-kind work of art.
Each one is street legal,
as well as signed and numbered by the artist.
The hand-formed aluminum body is mounted on
a new Vespa Piaggio automatic step-through scooter
for a top speed of 150 miles per hour,
with a body shell that weighs 30 pounds.
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Number sixteen.
For the past few years, 62-year old Zhang Junlin
has been tinkering away at an old warehouse,
building a submarine with his friends.
It seats 20 people, and is supposed to be able
to reach speeds of 15 nautical miles per hour,
and hit depths of around 50 meters.
Made of stainless steel,
the whole thing weighs about 25 tons.
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Number fifteen.
As a child growing up in Muncie, Indiana,
Curtis Hutchinson said that he never had
a red Radio Flyer wagon to pull around the neighborhood
and take his friends for a spin.
Now, after 65 years later, he and his wife and friends
can just sit in one and drive it around town.
With a 350 small-block Chevy engine,
and a turbo transmission, the wagon can hit speeds
of up to 90 miles per hour.
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Number fourteen.
A gentleman from China spent two months
making this wacky creation using metal and an old engine.
The result doesn't quite have the grace and beauty
of a real horse,
however it's quite an impressive accomplishment
from an engineering standpoint.
He was inspired by the story of a Chinese ruler
who allegedly created the first-ever mechanical horse.
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Number thirteen.
To build this high-riding snow plow,
Colorado welder Rex Bailey mounted tires
from an agricultural sprayer onto
an old Dodge 3500 diesel pick-up truck.
Rex used a commercial plasma cutter
to create spokes, axle mounts, and the trucks rear end.
The wheels are 76-inches high,
which allows the truck to drive through
three feet of snow and most offroad terrain.
It even has a tilt gauge to let the driver know
if he's about to tip over.
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Number twelve.
Builder Lars Eric Lindbergh's hot rod
consists of a fiberglass Model T replica
mounted on a frame above a Bonneville Duet station wagon,
powered by a Chevy V8 engine.
Underneath, he installed the tracks and suspension
from an Arctic Cat snowmobile,
allowing the vehicle to cruise across
the frozen lakes of Sweden at 100 miles per hour.
They took about 500 hours to build, at a cost of $15,000.
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Number eleven.
When Rick Sullivan received a call
to transport an overturned Ford Ranger
to his shop, he wasn't looking for his next project.
But when he saw the pick-up truck on it's roof,
with four wheels sticking up in the air, he got an idea.
At first glance, it looks like a red and white
Ford pick-up truck on it's roof,
but it's really a 1991 Ford Ranger with a 1995 F-150 body
placed over the top, upside down,
complete with spinning tires.
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Number ten.
Art Haynes, a designer from Maine,
came up with the idea of building his own solar car.
When he pitched the idea to his local civics group
of having high school students help him build the car,
it was well-received.
He and eight students discussed the project,
and they came up with a list of specifications for the car.
Haynes then designed the solar car's
prototype on his computer,
and the Solar Neighborhoods Electric Car was born.
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Number nine.
Dutchman Arthur van Poppel has created his own drivable
mini F-35, and the plane is awesome.
Sure, it's a scaled-down version,
and it doesn't come with a mini helmet,
but you can actually drive the thing like a car.
And you can't help but admire the amazing level of detail.
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Number eight.
Bob Dollum is a man possessed by a lot of things,
but mainly the drive to build a working replica
of Batman's current-generation Batmobile, the Tumbler.
This recreation has it all, the afterburner,
the huge honking double-barrel wheels,
and the stealthy look on all the edges.
Dollum threw it all together from nothing more
than available photos, and the movies themselves.
He custom welded it in his own garage by himself,
and if you're assuming he has an impressive Bat-suit
to go with it, you're probably right.
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Number seven.
This is the ultimate hipster vehicle.
Retro and tacky, yet awesome.
"Who's worried about a zombie apocalypse?"
That's what you'll be saying if you own
this totally awesome, bugged out tank.
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Number six.
The 1973 Volkswagen Beetle
with half-tracks and missile launchers
that kept America safe for years is now for sale.
The car, which started life as a stock
CC Type One Beetle, was converted in some dramatic ways.
Most obvious are the rubber tracks
replacing the rear wheels, but it also appears
the front has been protected
with the strongest armor known to man, another old VW hood.
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Number five.
When I say homemade, I'm not telling you that for a fact,
because we couldn't find out anything about
this tractor, tricycle, amphibious vehicle,
nor do we know who made it,
and what kind of motor it's packing.
Regardless of that, even from the very first moment
when we came across it, we felt compelled to show it to you,
because we really don't get to see
such great all-terrain vehicles.
This can literally run through bushes,
mud, water, over rocks, you name it.
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Number four.
When it comes to the embodiment of passion and devotion
one has for cars, it doesn't get any better than this.
This incredible replica of the famous American muscle car
also comes with it's own Briggs & Stratton engine.
This little Superbird really has it all,
and after a lot of hard work,
and impeccable precision and details, the designer came up
with the perfect replica of the real thing.
He really did a marvelous job,
and we applaud him for his creation.
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Number three.
A lover of all thing vehicular
has transformed a once-sunken boat
into a road legal, drivable car.
Mark Ray designed and built his dream motorboat
after his wife Robin bet him that he couldn't do it.
He spent a total of $8,000 merging a GMC Jimmy
with a recovered Sea Rainbow Rider.
After stripping the boat of its motor, out-drive,
interior, and floor, he combined it with a car
that has been taken apart, and left with only
its chassis, seat, and motor.
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Number two.
The Maverick LS design has been developed
as an easy-to-operate air and land craft.
It's intuitive and safe to fly or drive
by people in frontier areas of the world,
enabling them to use this unique vehicle
in humanitarian applications and healthcare services,
as well as providing the opportunity
to interact with fellow citizens.
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Number one.
What if there was a do-it-yourself vehicle platform
that was not only affordable, but also street legal,
open-source, and versatile, with the option
for an electric drivetrain, or an integrated hybrid engine?
The Tabby is the original platform,
and it isn't necessarily designed to be street legal,
though it could be made so.
The blueprints and plans can be downloaded,
improved upon, and shared with others.
This could be a great jumping-off point
for creating your own custom vehicle,
or even as an educational tool.
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- Hey guys, this is Cassie!
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