You may be familiar with US comedian Jay Leno's fabulous collection of cars and motorbikes (not to mention the occasional Flxible [sic] bus and American LaFrance fire engine) - and arguably his most famous vehicle is the "Tank Car", AKA the "Blastolene Special" - a barking mad special powered by the 30-litre, air-cooled V12 engine from an M-47 tank.
The Blastolene guys have got another potential showstopper in the works: their website is frustratingly cagey about their latest project, but we do know that it's called "Sneaky Pete". At first glance the concept model looks like a conventional-enough hot rod, with chopped roof and big-'n'-little tyres. But photos of the work in progress show that it's on a different scale...
- and the name and the radiator badge are clues that this is based on a Peterbilt truck. I can't wait to see the finished article.
The Blastolene guys have got another potential showstopper in the works: their website is frustratingly cagey about their latest project, but we do know that it's called "Sneaky Pete". At first glance the concept model looks like a conventional-enough hot rod, with chopped roof and big-'n'-little tyres. But photos of the work in progress show that it's on a different scale...
- and the name and the radiator badge are clues that this is based on a Peterbilt truck. I can't wait to see the finished article.
On a episode of Monster Garage they made a trike out of a Kenworth.