LOL... How awesome is this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.thelifefiles.com/2012/11/26/check-out-this-12-foot-long-driveable-shopping-cart/

I wonder what kind of gas mileage it gets.

I could bust my ass real good with that thing.

It looks like it could pull one hell of a wheelie... all the way over... from the driver's height, I can imagine it would split his skull wide open.

In other words... "You could put an eye out with that thing".

Yomama wrote:I could bust my ass real good with that thing.

It looks like it could pull one hell of a wheelie... all the way over... from the driver's height, I can imagine it would split his skull wide open.

In other words... "You could put an eye out with that thing".

I want one. or at least drive it once. I wouldnt mind doing that for work

Watcher wrote:I wonder what kind of gas mileage it gets.

I had a 350 chevy 4 barrel in an old nova x police car many moons ago, it wasnt that bad on gas. but then gas was cheap back then.

Chrissy wrote:

Watcher wrote:I wonder what kind of gas mileage it gets.

I had a 350 chevy 4 barrel in an old nova x police car many moons ago, it wasnt that bad on gas. but then gas was cheap back then.

That 350 had a belt-driven supercharger. My guess is that it would be TERRIBLE on gas... maybe 2-4 mpg. (But it would be fun... like when I rode my brother's Bultaco motorcycle... whoooweee, what a ride... lost both heels off my boots, but came back with no broken bones and all my teeth.)

Shining example of what happens when a couple of guys get together, with to many adult beverages, to much time and money.

Haven't heard the name Bultaco in decades. Used to be fairly popular on the Enduro circuit.

Markle wrote:Shining example of what happens when a couple of guys get together, with to many adult beverages, to much time and money.

Haven't heard the name Bultaco in decades. Used to be fairly popular on the Enduro circuit.

OI just love it.

Makes me think of a venture for this. The cars of the future.

Shopping cart cars, box of chocolates cars, How about a gint sexy leg with fish net stockings car?

nope still love the cart car.
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voroom varoom

Chrissy wrote:

Markle wrote:Shining example of what happens when a couple of guys get together, with to many adult beverages, to much time and money.

Haven't heard the name Bultaco in decades. Used to be fairly popular on the Enduro circuit.

OI just love it.

Makes me think of a venture for this. The cars of the future.

Shopping cart cars, box of chocolates cars, How about a gint sexy leg with fish net stockings car?

nope still love the cart car.
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voroom varoom

Damn, I would bust my ass -- and likely my noggin' wide open -- roostin' around on that bad boy! Too cool.

riceme wrote:

Chrissy wrote:

Markle wrote:Shining example of what happens when a couple of guys get together, with to many adult beverages, to much time and money.

Haven't heard the name Bultaco in decades. Used to be fairly popular on the Enduro circuit.

OI just love it.

Makes me think of a venture for this. The cars of the future.

Shopping cart cars, box of chocolates cars, How about a gint sexy leg with fish net stockings car?

nope still love the cart car.
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voroom varoom

Damn, I would bust my ass -- and likely my noggin' wide open -- roostin' around on that bad boy! Too cool.

hehe, you could drive me around in it. id act like a big baby, wear a diaper n everything lol just to see peeps faces

Chrissy wrote:

Watcher wrote:I wonder what kind of gas mileage it gets.

I had a 350 chevy 4 barrel in an old nova x police car many moons ago, it wasnt that bad on gas. but then gas was cheap back then.

That sounds like QUITE the sweet ride, girl. Bet it was fun to drive!!

We had a completely rebuilt 1982 Chevy 1/2-ton pickup with a 454 in it w/1-ton axles, and everything a motorhead could possibly dream of. Only downside was that it was an automatic, which I can't seem to drive worth a shit (whenever I get a rental car I always manage to slam on the brakes thinking I'm pushing in the clutch, nearly giving myself a concussion. Oopsie!), and which are sub-optimal for mountain driving unless you have an Allison transmission, which were way out of our price range, but ohhh how I covet their technology! My ex husband and I rebuilt the pickup together, and it was a really fun project. Lots of great memories.

After putting well over $8k into it (that figure only counts from after I began keeping financial records), it still had electrical issues. Major Big Time. After the second time it caught on fire -- the first time both of us nearly got killed (that is quite a story), second time we were over 4-hours away from civilization, way up in the mountains on some no-name road in the back country with no cell-signal for as many miles (good thing we both always carry tools and parts) -- and after much troubleshooting, rebuilding of the wiring harnesses, &c, he put the brakes on putting any more money into it and we sold it and our KX500 to the same guy and bought him an old Toyota pickup and we bought ourselves a new 2004 KLR650.

Neither was nearly as fun, but it's hard to beat Japanese engineering (re: the Toyota) for reliability, and we no longer had the time to spend working on the Chevy because of work. I was sad to see it go. It was a freakin monster, and very fun to drive and whomp around in. Sadly, we didn't get out of it nearly what we put into it or what it was worth because we couldn't hide the burned/scorched areas on the hood interior and on the firewall, although we would have given full-disclosure of it's issue in any case.

Oh, on flat ground the Chevy got MAYBE 6-MPG at best, if you were driving 55-60MPH, which was difficult to accomplish in that pickup! It wanted to go fast. Driving to and from work from our cabin at the top of the mountain, hell, I wouldn't even want to guess. Probably 3 or four. :-E

Chrissy wrote:
hehe, you could drive me around in it. id act like a big baby, wear a diaper n everything lol just to see peeps faces

lol. You *FUNNY* girl. Shoot, then we'd BOTH bust our asses and noggins!

hotos: Couple builds Radio Flyer car
Published : Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010, 8:04 AM CDT

By Mark Thiessen, Associted Press Writer

Ever miss your childhood days riding around in a red wagon?

A Wasilla, Alaska, couple has the answer: A full-sized pickup that has been converted into a giant red Radio Flyer.

Fred Keller and Judy Foster worked on the vehicle for 11 months, using the base of a 1976 Mazda B1600 pickup truck.

The couple got the idea for their to-scale replica of the beloved childhood wagon after visiting a car show in summer 2009 in Oregon, and seeing another Radio Flyer, albeit that one on a hot rod.

"We said, 'We could use the Mazda for that,'" Foster, 67, said of the pickup which had sat undriven for about five years at their home. "We came home from our Portland trip, and about a day after, he was tearing the Mazda apart. No changing my mind."

Keller, a 68-year-old retired telephone worker, had all the expertise in composite construction he needed to convert the pickup. His hobby is building home aircraft, and this wasn't too different.

"The basic structure of the wagon is marine plywood, foam, fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin," he said. "It's a very strong structure."

Many components of the Mazda are still in the flyer: instrument panel, steering column, levels, frame and engine.

Keller completed the frame, added smaller wheels, hubcaps painted white and used old laundry detergent caps for the hubs.

He also constructed the 8-foot tall handle from PVC piping wrapped in fiberglass, which rises from the front bumper high over the windshield.

The steering wheel is also an homage to all things wagons, a wheel that could be used on a wagon or cart. There's no storage space on the wagon, so Fred made an especially wide and deep glove compartment.

The wagon was completed in August after making a few adjustments required by the state motor vehicles department (windshield, mudflaps, more lights) to make it street legal.

Since then, it's been an instant hit whether they're driving around Wasilla or taking the 50-mile trip to Anchorage.

"They wave at us, they honk at us, they give us a 'Hi' sign, a thumbs up. They congregate around us when we park," she said.

Sometimes people follow them for blocks, waiting for them to pull over to get a closer look.

Both Foster and Keller had Radio Flyer wagons growing up — she in Kansas, he in Kentucky. For them, the childhood memories came flooding back in the monthslong conversion project.

Keller says he and his four siblings used to pull each other in their wagon, and he'd sometimes even hook it up to a "lawn mower and things of that nature to get some extra fun," he said.

And now, when people see their giant wagon rolling down the street, it brings back their own childhood memories.

"It's just really happy memories, it seems like," Foster said.

Keller jokes the wagon has another benefit.

When driving one day, he pulled up to two women from his neighborhood to say hello.

"One of them looked down and says, 'Now THAT is a chick magnet there.' So, made my day, you know," he said.

They didn't seek permission from the Chicago-based Radio Flyer to use the logo on the side of the extra large wagon.

"We thought we'd just go ahead and try it," Keller said. "We're not out to do anything for them, or against them or anything like that. We like their product, and we just hope it maybe promotes their product," he said.

A message left after hours Monday evening with Radio Flyer wasn't immediately returned.

Keller said the Radio Flyer is "a very solid ride." They added racing seats to hold them in a little better.

"It holds the road really well on country roads, so you kind of get the sensation of driving a sports car."

One possible drawback for the Radio Flyer, especially in Alaska, is that it's a convertible.

He considered building a temporary top on it for winter use but eventually decided against it.

"We recognize it is a convertible, and to get its true meaning and everything, you really need to keep it such and try to keep it from looking as much like a car as possible," he said.

So it will go into winter storage, but the couple already has big plans for when warmer weather and community parades return.

"We're going to be having a blast with it," he said. "The one thing we both enjoy about the car is just the smiles it puts on people's faces."

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SO cool, hg! I'mma send that to my cousin who lives up in North Pole, AK.

hallmarkgrad wrote:
hotos: Couple builds Radio Flyer car
Published : Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010, 8:04 AM CDT

HG, That wagon car is awesome! I love it.