Ride To Die For: Movie Buff Builds Fearsome ‘Death Race’ Replica Car

Whoa! Check out what certain someones did to a Chrysler 300...

A TEAM of film fanatics have built their very own car equipped with machine guns and an RPG. Inspired by the 2008 movie Death Race, which starred British actor Jason Statham, the car started life as a Chrysler 300. Angelo Zannin, 47, and his team Z Montagen, a group of shop fitters from Braunschweig, Germany, managed to build the vehicle in just a few months. The car conversion cost the dedicated team €20K (£15,754) to build as it was in terrible condition when it arrived at their garage. Similar to its movie counterpart, the car boasts an arsenal of weapons and gadgets and can even emit smoke from the back and has a push button ignition.

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Handmade Ferrari 250 GTO: Man Builds Perfect Replicas Of Classic Cars

A CAR enthusiast has spent five painstaking years recreating one of the world’s most desirable Ferraris. Rod Tempero hand crafted the replica Ferrari 250 GTO in a chicken shed in New Zealand – but the incredible car which has a 4.4 litre, V12 engine could be worth well over one million dollars. Rod and his team specialise in handcrafting cars that otherwise would be unobtainable for enthusiasts around the world. There were only 39 of the original vehicles ever produced by Ferrari and one recently sold for more than $38m at auction...

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The Incredible $10,000 Plane Car

Ok. We're not sure if we're liking this at all. It kinda looks hideous but hey, if you got the money honey, do what you want! We'll give a few points for originality...

QUIRKY car designer Mark Ray is flying high on America's roads - driving a converted light aeroplane. The 56-year-old was the brains behind the Plane Car, a fusion of a 2003 Cirrus SR22 and a Chevrolet Tracker - costing $10,000 (£6,500). Mark, of Atlanta, Georgia, who owns a paper shredding company, was already turning heads in a homemade Boat Car, which made headlines earlier this year. But his daughter Brianna, 17, thought he was getting bored with it and encouraged him to start a new project. It took five months to build with from Steve West of Flex-Fab, Mike Rivera of Rivera's Upholstery and Brandon Geddings of Controlled Motors.

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The Life-size Drivable Cardboard Lexus

A cardboard Lexus? So does that mean some of us can finally afford to drive one? Probably not! Oh well, check out this origami-inspired cardboard Lexus made out of 1,700 recyclable cardboard sheets, powered by an electric motor, with a fully-fitted interior, and even working headlights. The origami Lexus was built by London-based firms the LaserCut Works and Scales and Models, which specialise in creating prototypes and architectural models...

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Man Builds Tractor From Pine Wood

Who needs a dealership when you can get your local handyman to build you a vehicle! Meet 53-year-old Hungarian Istvan Puskás who can build anything on wheels, out of wood! 

He's already made three wooden pushbikes, a wooden motorbike, a wooden car, and even tried his hand at a wooden three wheeled chopper. His latest masterpiece, however, is this life-size wooden tractor complete with a 150cc engine, real tractor tires and loads of hand-crafted pine wood...

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Chop Gear: Carpenter Builds Wooden Street Legal Car

This beautiful wooden car from Patiala, India, took carpenter Amandeep Singh and his son, Mohinder, two months to build by hand, working up to 12 hours a day...

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Applying the Break: Unbelievable 100mph Pool Table Car

Cool idea! With a Pool Table Car, you can play virtually anywhere, anytime with anyone. Think of all the friends you would meet... and the money you could make if you're a pool shark...

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Man Transforms 'Back To The Future' Cars Into Bizarre Creations

Whether you're a 'Back to the Future' fan or not, these crazy but cool creations including a monster truck, a limousine, and a hovercraft by DeLorean-obsessed Rich Weissensel are sure to please!...

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Mechanic Constructs Drivable "Upside Down Truck"

This here folks, is another fine example of what happens when you have too much money, time and ingenuity on your hands... and you're a mechanic...

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