June 25, 2007: Japanese D.I.Y. cars

CharlieG · 06-25-2007, 02:12 PM

Wouldn't be legal in the USA - it doesn't have airbags, and crumple zones and all the other required safety stuff (shoulder belts etc) - heck, I'd be a CAR that sized in the USA would have about 5K worth of safety and anti-smog stuff on it - by law. Heck, starting sometime in the next few years, cars HAVE to have electronic vehicle stability controls

For 60% of what I do, one of those little Cushman carts would work. The police around here use them, but for you and me, they are not street legal

glatt · 06-25-2007, 03:06 PM

Saw this DIY car in the paper this morning, but it's from the Philippines.

Bangued Mayor Ma. Zita Claustro-Valera proudly displays her bamboo embelished car as she promotes her town's bamboo Festival. The festival showcased a trade fair featuring Abra's One-town-One-Product which is bamboocrafts. (Art Tibaldo/DTI-CAR Info)

xoxoxoBruce · 06-25-2007, 03:31 PM

Why does she have a hubcap on her head?

Gravdigr · 06-25-2007, 09:25 PM

The yellow one looks like it's already crashed.

06-25-2007, 03:06 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Saw this DIY car in the paper this morning, but it's from the Philippines. Bangued Mayor Ma. Zita Claustro-Valera proudly displays her bamboo embelished car as she promotes her town's bamboo Festival. The festival showcased a trade fair featuring Abra's One-town-One-Product which is bamboocrafts. (Art Tibaldo/DTI-CAR Info) Attached Images

06-25-2007, 03:31 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Why does she have a hubcap on her head? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-25-2007, 02:12 PM	#1
CharlieG Hoodoo Guru Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 301	Wouldn't be legal in the USA - it doesn't have airbags, and crumple zones and all the other required safety stuff (shoulder belts etc) - heck, I'd be a CAR that sized in the USA would have about 5K worth of safety and anti-smog stuff on it - by law. Heck, starting sometime in the next few years, cars HAVE to have electronic vehicle stability controls For 60% of what I do, one of those little Cushman carts would work. The police around here use them, but for you and me, they are not street legal

06-25-2007, 09:25 PM	#4
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	The yellow one looks like it's already crashed.

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