Video: How low can you go? This Fiat Panda roof is actually driveable
Italian inventors have taken the trend of lowering cars to a new level by creating an optical illusion with the roof and bonnet of a humble Fiat Panda hatchback.
If you think the lowered Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons at your local McDonald’s car park struggle to get over a speed bump, spare a thought for the driver of this floating, skateboard-like ‘Fiat Panda’.
In a video uploaded to Instagram, Italian car modifiers Carmagheddon showed off the bonnet, windows and roof of a Fiat Panda hatchback driving around a car park – though without any visible wheels and no logical space for an engine.
The group uploaded two separate videos to YouTube, detailing the process behind turning Italy’s best-selling car into a driving optical illusion.
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The project started with the group fabricating a custom ‘chassis’ to support the Panda’s roof and bonnet, while retaining enough space underneath to mount an two-stroke lawnmower engine and three wheels – two at the rear and one up front, controlled by a handlebar setup.
Despite appearances, there’s also room inside for a driver, with a GoPro camera on the roof sending live video back to a smartphone so they can see where they’re going.
The end result is a ‘car’ which looks like a technical glitch in a video game, though it fails to meet the Fiat Panda’s original design brief to carry four people plus luggage.
Carmagheddon isn’t the only group of garage inventors building wacky cars, though few can top the exploits of Jeff Bloch – also known as ‘speedycop’.
The US man has previously build an upside-down Chevrolet Camaro race car and an on-its-side Volkswagen Kombi van for events such as the ‘24 Hours of LeMons’ comedy racing series – plus an old Cessna plane fuselage powered by a Ford Focus ST engine.
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