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Rusted_Busted_Spit SuperDork
6/19/12 11:33 a.m.

I am not sure what happened. Oh well, here is waht I was referring to:

Man stranded in desert builds motorcycle out of his broken car

JohnInKansas Reader
6/19/12 11:34 a.m.

Yep.

mad_machine MegaDork
6/19/12 11:44 a.m.

so awesome we are not allowed to see it

EvanB UberDork
6/19/12 12:02 p.m.

Of course he had to put a license plate on it...

Matt B Dork
6/19/12 12:15 p.m.

I would imagine he has some sort of amazing moustache/beard and has starred in an Old Spice commercial.

Cone_Junky Dork
6/19/12 12:19 p.m.

Watching reruns of MacGyver obviously paid off.

Awesomeness

Gearheadotaku SuperDork
6/19/12 12:20 p.m.

Cone_Junky wrote: Watching reruns of MacGyver obviously paid off. Awesomeness

or the A-Team

Otto Maddox SuperDork
6/19/12 12:23 p.m.

There was no makeshift repair easier than this? I call BS. Still kind of cool, though.

Appleseed PowerDork
6/19/12 12:34 p.m.

Best use of a 2CV ever.

JoeyM SuperDork
6/19/12 12:37 p.m.

Those photos - and the story - made the rounds in 2009 (i.e. back when Murilee Martin used to write for Jalopnik, and I used to read the site.):
http://jalopnik.com/5343163/stuck-in-desert-crazy-frenchman-builds-motorcycle-out-of-busted-citroen-2cv

I have no idea about the validity of the claim.

Curmudgeon MegaDork
6/19/12 1:14 p.m.

http://gizmodo.com/313408/nigerian-man-builds-working-helicopters-from-junk

Looks like he used a Honda Civic engine.

Cole_Trickle Reader
6/19/12 1:23 p.m.

Sweet!

Anti-stance Dork
6/19/12 2:55 p.m.

I call BS on 2CV bike story but it is a pretty cool use of a car.

As for that helicopter, I wouldn't get in that thing for nothing.

friedgreencorrado PowerDork
6/19/12 2:59 p.m.

Was he a model builder before he got stranded in the desert?

fasted58 UltraDork
6/19/12 4:15 p.m.

I wanna see the build thread for that MC

mndsm PowerDork
6/19/12 4:17 p.m.

Anti-stance wrote: I call BS on 2CV bike story but it is a pretty cool use of a car. As for that helicopter, I wouldn't get in that thing for nothing.

Yeah, that thing scares the hell out of me. Good on him if it flies, though.