Bartek Ostalowski – The World’s Only Armless Professional Sports Driver
Despite losing both arms in a tragic accident, a motorsports enthusiast has managed to pursue his passion by using his feet to drive cars and even competing against able-bodied drivers in drifting competitions. Bartek Ostalowski lost both his arms in a motorcycle accident in 2006, but that wasn’t enough to kill his dream of one […]
This Carpet-Covered Lada Is the Most Soviet-Era Car Ever Made
There are many Soviet-era remnants scattered all over the Russian Federation, but few as blatant as this old Zighuli car covered in Persian-style rugs that recently went viral on social media. The Zhiguli VAZ was a popular car model produced in Soviet Russia and exported all over the world. Outside of the Soviet Union, it […]
Student Invents Motorcycle That Runs on Swamp Gas
Gijs Schalkx, a Dutch inventor and engineering student, modified his motorcycle to run on methane harvested from roadside bogs and ponds. Aptly named Sloot Motor (sloot means ‘ditch’ in Dutch), Gijs Schalkx’s ingenious vehicle features a modified Honda GX160 motorcycle engine, with a hole into the airbox, through which it receives the methane. The bright […]
This 48 Cylinder Motorcycle Is One of the Craziest Things You’ll Ever See
Known as the Whitelock Tinker Toy, this insane 48-cylinder motorcycle holds the record for the functional vehicle with the most number of cylinders. English motorcycle enthusiast Simon Whitelock is the “madman” responsible for the existence of this outrageous contraption. It is based on the Kawasaki 250 S1, a relatively small bike equipped with a 3-cylinder […]
Big Wind – Probably the Most Powerful Firetruck Ever Built
What to you get when you combine an old Soviet tank with two Soviet jet engines and a lot of water? The answer is Big Wind, a fire truck capable of stopping oil well fires all by itself. In February of 1991, near the end of the Gulf War, the retreating Iraqi army set over […]
Man Uses Lamborghini Exhaust to Cook World’s Most Expensive Skewered Meat
A young Lamborghini owner in China recently got his five minutes of online fame by trying to barbecue some skewered pork with the car’s fiery exhaust and incurring about $80,000 in repair costs. A few days ago a group of men gathered around an orange Lamborghini sports car in an underground garage in Changsha, Hunan […]
Goodyear’s Long-Forgotten Illuminated Tires
American tire manufacturer Goodyear once created tired illuminated car tires that glowed from the inside thanks to multiple lightbulbs. In the early 1960s, Goodyear employees William Larson and Anthony Finelli worked together to create the world’s first neothane automobile tires. Neothane was just a fancier name for urethane, the chemical compound invented three decades earlier […]
Unemployed Man Fasts for 33 Days in Hopes of Winning a Lamborghini
A deeply religious man who became convinced that God would grant him a Lamborghini sports car if he fasted for 40 consecutive days and nights almost died after shunning food for a whopping 33 days. Mark Muradzira, a Youth Leader of the Risen Saints Church in Bindura, Zimbabwe, recently decided to put God’s generosity to […]
This Van Camper Comes With a Second Storey and an Elevator
If you’re in the market for the most sumptuous motorhome money can buy, how about a villa on wheels which comes with a second storey and even a built-in elevator? The Maxus V90 Life Home Villa Edition may look like your everyday modern van camper on the road, but when parked it can transform into […]
You Can Buy This Electric Mini Pickup Truck for Just $2,600
If you’re looking for the cheapest electric pickup truck money can buy, you should definitely check out this bargain on Chinese marketplace Alibaba – an all-electric mini pickup truck for just $2,600. Manufactured in China under the obscure brand “R&Z” this nifty little electric truck sits on 12-inch wheels, has a maximum payload of 500 […]
LumiLor – The Electrical Paint That Lights Up at the Flip of a Switch
LumiLor is the world first and only patented electroluminescent paint, which can light up virtually any solid surface when an electrical current passes through it. Luminescent paint has been around for decades, but it has never looked as cool as the ingenious invention that is LumiLor. Fluorescent and phosphorescent paints only maintain their glow for […]
Thieves Completely Dismantle Mercedes Right In Front of Owners’ House
The owner of a dark grey C-class Mercedes Benz was shocked to find it stripped down to a metal shell last week, after a gang of “professional” thieves dismantled it right in front of his house, at night. When 56-year-old Paul Hampton, of West Bromwich, in the UK, saw his neighbor standing in front of […]
Man Crashes Into Wall While Leaving Dealership With Brand New Car
Buying a brand new car is supposed to be one of the happiest moments in a person’s life, but for one poor motorist the experience turned from a dream into a nightmare the moment he put his foot on the gas at the dealership. A video that shows an Indian man getting ready to drive […]
World’s Most Energy Efficient Vehicle Can Carry a Person Halfway Around the World on One Liter of Petrol
The Eximus IV, a student-built railroad car that has been setting records for fuel efficiency since 2016, has once again proven itself the world’s most efficient vehicle in the annual Delsbo Electric contest. Every year, teams from all around the world travel to a specially-built track in Sweden to test their ultra energy-efficient vehicles designed […]
Unhappy With Service, Russian Man Burns His $170,000 Mercedes to a Crisp
A popular Russian vlogger recently made international headlines after purposely burning his expensive Mercedes-AMG G63, because he was sick of it breaking down all the time. Russian media reported that young vlogger Mikhail Litvin bought his brand new luxury car in December of 2019, for a whopping 13 million rubles, or around $170,000. For that […]