People LOVE making stupid modifications to their cars, taking pictures of them, then posting them on the web. This post is long overdue.
I couldn’t decide between “Awesome car mods”, “Terrible car mods”, or “Stupid car mods”, so I just threw all three together into “Ridiculous car mods”, and I’ll let you sort out what’s what. By the way, there are tons of these out there, so hit Google if you’re looking for more, but these are the weirdest 15 I’ve ever found.
1) Hummer Tank
Somehow, even less fuel efficient than the original.
2) Pig Mobile
3) Redneck Spoiler
4) WTF?
No seriously, WTF.
5) Obese Cadillac
I don’t even know how they did this.
6) Ghetto Racecar
7) Solid Gold Car
Just wow.
Yes, I Need Eight Headlights
9) Makes sense.
10) Picasso’s Baller Ride
11) Turtle Car
12) Improvised Stretch Limo
Because even rednecks deserve to ride in style.
13) WTF part 2
Why?
14) Redneck Spoiler part 2
15) Nintendo Controller Engine
If it breaks down, you can just blow on it.
Related:
Manolith’s article on picking the right ride, where we give you some tips on getting a manly ride and take a look at CarSort, a pretty awesome tool for comparing cars
Comments
Richard Slidewell
August 31st, 2009 - 8:52:46 AM
"If it breaks down, you can just blow on it." That's what she said!
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Sir Nabob
August 31st, 2009 - 9:32:33 AM
Some of these are an ode to human creativity. I would buy number 4.
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Mike
August 31st, 2009 - 10:06:59 AM
#5 is a phat car!
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tom
August 31st, 2009 - 10:07:06 AM
No 9 isn't modified at all. Russian car from the 50s or 60s. Called Victor or something. It's hawt.
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Javier
August 31st, 2009 - 10:32:02 AM
Number 8 is a standard rally light on a subaru Impreza, is MAKES sense when yuo drive at 150kph in a narrow forest gravel track at night.
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Turboki
August 31st, 2009 - 10:35:25 AM
Actually #8 is just a rally Subaru outfitted with a night race light-pod. And, yes, you do need 8 headlights when going 120MPH on a 6ft wide gravel course surrounded by a trees and cliffs.
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Michael Tapp
August 31st, 2009 - 11:19:20 AM
There needs to be a picture of the Obese Cadillac at a McDonals's drive-through.
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Dave
August 31st, 2009 - 11:50:54 AM
The author needs to do more research before calling things "ridiculous mods." #8 is perfectly legit/functional.
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Cee
August 31st, 2009 - 11:54:22 AM
This light pod is on a Corolla, but it illustrates the idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vkCld4V9tk
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Fester Bestertester
August 31st, 2009 - 11:55:02 AM
#2 (the Pig Benz) was modded into a pig for a Greenpeace demonstration against Gas Guzzlers in front of Mercedes HQ in Stuttgart, Germany. #5 is an art object by Austrian artist Erwin Wurm. Look him up, he makes fantastic stuff. And #12 looks a lot like an official Eastern European limousine from the Communist era, no mod involved here.
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HEERO YUY
August 31st, 2009 - 12:03:38 PM
the "redneck spoiler"'s are obviously people just having a bit of fun and joking about car modders. i still don't understand why someone would buy a rubbish car and spend tens of thousands making it into a retard mobile... the japanese are mad crazy about everything, i worry about them sometimes :) (those mental vans)
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bob
August 31st, 2009 - 12:18:41 PM
#4 and #13 will be from Japan. I'm sure there's a name for the practice but I can't remember what it is and the only thing I'm finding via Google right now is vanning.
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vicho
August 31st, 2009 - 2:04:49 PM
#1 is a Hummer/humve's variation for snow, sand and soft terrain
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ronald
August 31st, 2009 - 9:23:51 PM
#15 "If it breaks down, blow on it" ahaha classic!
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Dude
August 31st, 2009 - 10:55:34 PM
I LOVE it when these little backwards-hat wearing jackasses who lean when they drive get huge spoilers for their cars--not even KNOWING what a spoiler does or how the one theyv'e bought affects the car. lol Nothing like seeing a Civic buzzing away from a red light with something that looks like a bookcase on the trunk that does absolutely NOTHING but make the driver look a dope. Love it.
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Dude
August 31st, 2009 - 10:57:04 PM
The spoilers here reminded me of these little backwards-hat wearing jackasses who lean when they drive get huge spoilers for their cars--they don't even KNOW what a spoiler does or how the one they've bought affects the car. lol Nothing like seeing a Civic buzzing away from a red light with something that looks like a bookcase on the trunk that does absolutely NOTHING but make the driver look a dope. Love it.
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plozing
August 31st, 2009 - 11:15:10 PM
http://www.siquieropuedo.com
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smarterthanyou
September 1st, 2009 - 6:45:48 AM
#9 is a Volvo
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Thomas
September 1st, 2009 - 11:59:08 AM
Oh yeah the redneck spoilers are the best!
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Bader Hasan Alrayyes
September 1st, 2009 - 8:59:55 PM
The turtle car is rocks LOL
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crispyxb
September 3rd, 2009 - 7:34:11 PM
The vans are BOSO style vans in JAPAN, its a huge deal there, the amount of work and money to build those is incredible, I would love to build one myself. Japan is so far ahead of us in the car scene, its crazy. the vans are sick.
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humor jokes
September 11th, 2009 - 11:53:18 PM
The vans are really... cool... hahahahha
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senopati
September 12th, 2009 - 7:28:33 PM
nice modifications yaooo.....
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senopati
September 12th, 2009 - 7:29:58 PM
http://1st-autoholic.blogspot.com
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desing
September 23rd, 2009 - 9:53:01 AM
where are the whistle tips? bubb rubb and lil sis are gonna be pissed.
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Tom
September 24th, 2009 - 9:08:49 PM
The Japanese Art Trucks are called "Dekotora", they're pretty nuts! I'm pretty sure the Vans are called "Vanning" and the cars are "Boso"..? I THINK that's what they are, I may be wrong! But yeah the Japanese are so wild in their diverse styling! From stunning looking JDM style, to their insane over done wild styles!
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jal33l
September 30th, 2009 - 12:15:03 PM
terrible article
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JT
October 1st, 2009 - 9:45:19 PM
#1 is Mattracks, you can get them for just about any truck or SUV, there is an economy cost since the gearing drops your speed 40%. You can get them for quads as well. Once I have enough money that 5 grand is disposable, I will have some on my Jeep.
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Uncle B
October 27th, 2009 - 7:05:32 AM
Fools! Stop wasting! Plant food, preserve it! Build survival shelters! The great depression, World Wide! is upon mankind! Even China cannot stop it! America in denial! the U.S.S.R. gone! fallen! aisia on the brink! world's economies flattened! Run for the hills! End times at hand!
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Casper
January 21st, 2010 - 6:21:45 PM
no4 and no13 are Bosozoku style from Japan, roughly translates into "Violent Running Tribe", used to be all about crazy modded bikes but now it seems to be cars, MPVs and trucks. These 2 aren't even that crazy compared to what's out there in the Bosozoko world, kinda cool tho!
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Anonymous
February 27th, 2010 - 8:19:22 PM
@Sir Nabob ...You would.
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pax27
February 28th, 2010 - 8:18:10 AM
Number 9 looks awesome! And the fat Caddie made me laugh hard.
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Anonymous
March 1st, 2010 - 6:46:13 PM
Mercedes-Benz =/= ghetto
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galatea
March 2nd, 2010 - 12:20:30 AM
You forgot...every art car that has ever been at Burning Man.
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aenon44
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:26:46 AM
111111111111111111111111111111111111111i'll save you some time it's turtles all the way hands down 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
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bob
March 9th, 2010 - 9:46:00 AM
Since when do people blow on NES controllers if they stop working? It's not a cartridge engine mod..
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hi
March 10th, 2010 - 2:59:10 AM
Um.. number 1... the hummer tank... that's a radio control hummer that radioshack sells that has detachable wheels and tank tracks... the picture is just at a weird perspective that makes it look bigger but you can see the plastic in the tank tracks lol
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dave
April 5th, 2010 - 3:29:51 PM
the scuby needs the headlights you twat for rallying!!!
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amy
June 13th, 2010 - 11:24:53 PM
this is great! my three and four year olds are going to love it!
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TripleM
June 14th, 2010 - 1:52:27 PM
I personly admired the Solid Gold Car and the Hummer Tank
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Dark Asasin
June 27th, 2010 - 1:22:42 PM
bRaVo
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emmadahoo.com
August 15th, 2010 - 6:54:19 AM
i want to sale my bmw cars
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tania
April 26th, 2011 - 9:02:27 AM
de ras =)
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