my current retirement plan is to get a beetle and transform it into an electric cabriolet… I still have a few years to get the skills and money… assuming I can retire some day hahahaha
The University of British Columbia engineering department did that like 15 or 20 years ago. They may have released a bunch of their information that might be useful for when you retire.
Better now probably, it was ahead of its time. It's much more poignant now after the flood of superhero movies.
Edit: Oops I accidentally watched it again. I started it for funsies waiting for the second it got boring to stop, and oops. Watch this movie, it's really good.
At least it has a cool design. These days they all look awful and nearly all cards are black, gray or white. And a pedophile criminal tyrant is starting world War 3. Talking about depressing.
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Jhex@lemmy.world · 82 pts · 37d
honestly, I would LOVE to have the time, resources and skill to just buy this bad boy and restore/mod it
cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 37d
Gotta get it ready for those Whacky Races
Jhex@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 37d
Penelope Pitstop is as good as ours!
CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 37d
Dude same, this is sick as hell
Jarix@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 37d
Exactly the kind of thing I would like to do an ev restomod on
Jhex@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 36d
my current retirement plan is to get a beetle and transform it into an electric cabriolet… I still have a few years to get the skills and money… assuming I can retire some day hahahaha
Jarix@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 36d
The University of British Columbia engineering department did that like 15 or 20 years ago. They may have released a bunch of their information that might be useful for when you retire.
Sounds like a great plan
hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 36d
Yo Dawg
blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 34 pts · 37d
How many gallons per mile does it do?
nao@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 37d
Looks like it could house a fairly large battery
Zachariah@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 37d
or batter a fairly large house
cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 37d
Or a fairly large horse
Apeman42@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 37d
I prefer my houses with breading over batter.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 37d
Um, we call that stucco up here.
Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 37d
If its got a modern drivetrain probably 20ish MPG
negativenull@piefed.world · 30 pts · 37d
The Herkimer Battle Jitney's little brother?
HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social · 21 pts · 36d
JUNK IT
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 36d
Dang it, you beat me to it
RattlerSix@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 37d
I came here to say it looks like an HBJ
Widdershins@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 37d
Here is a link for anyone wondering what a Herkimer Battle Jitney is
Asidonhopo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 36d
Your link doesnt have a time code so it just goes to the beginning of the movie
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 36d
Your point?
Asidonhopo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 36d
I thought maybe it was missing, I will watch it soon. Always thought the trailers looked good!
Widdershins@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 36d
Yeah watch the movie it is still good
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 36d
Better now probably, it was ahead of its time. It's much more poignant now after the flood of superhero movies.
Edit: Oops I accidentally watched it again. I started it for funsies waiting for the second it got boring to stop, and oops. Watch this movie, it's really good.
ryannathans@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 36d
Not available in my country nice
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 36d
A great use of a 3D printer would be HERKIMER badging for cars
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 36d
God damnit I don't need another project
DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 37d
That vehicle is fucking dope.
NoPanko@feddit.uk · 14 pts · 36d
Seems to be a Chevrolet 5100 panel van, what a cool looking vehicle
db2@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 36d
Cab over engine truck modified in to a panel truck. Could have been factory or aftermarket. It wasn't a regular production model like that though.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 37d
WanderWisley@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 36d
Goon-mobile, both types of goon…
pleb_maximus@piefed.zip · 25 pts · 36d
EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 37d
Yeah this is ridiculously dope af.
Love to see that restored, ganged up.
Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 36d
Looks like a car you'd see in a Final Fantasy game
mrmisses@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 37d
I think more like 12-15. 6 or 7 on a bench along both sides facing each other in the back plus 2 up front, three if it's a bench seat.
Maultasche@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 37d
And how many violin cases?
henfredemars@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 37d
Man they need to make chubby cars again. They were so cool.
Poppa_Mo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 36d
If the Jeepers Creepers monster had a vision...
0ops@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 37d
That rig is disgusting... in the best way. So fucking rad
tpihkal@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 37d
That thing is awesome!
brucethemoose@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 37d
Look at that rear tire! Is this a sleeper drag van?
__Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 36d
Definitely something cool under the hood here
Kowowow@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 36d
The vehicle you buy when she says she's ready to call you boss
FryHyde@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 36d
Not nearly as classic as the Herkimer Battle Jitney
Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 36d
Repost that in vanlife. You could have a two bedroom in that beast.
sidelove@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 37d
Thassalotta goons
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 36d
I wanna paint a dieselpunk train engine on that frontend
hOrni@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 37d
Won't this the car those gangsters drove in Whacky Racers?
Exusia@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 36d
I can fucking smell this truck and the layer of oily grime it leaves everywhere.
20k and a bottle of everclear
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 37d
Give that thing a wide berth. Brushing past it is insta death.
DonkeyStar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 36d
Reminds me of the Freeze Truck from Batman.
starik@lemmy.today · -1 pts · 36d
ddplf@szmer.info · 6 pts · 36d
You know how it goes. Opinions are like arses. Everyone’s got one.
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 36d
At least it has a cool design. These days they all look awful and nearly all cards are black, gray or white. And a pedophile criminal tyrant is starting world War 3. Talking about depressing.