RidiculousRides

CHECK OUT this awesome ride made famous by Tupac Shakur and now reimagined, repurposed and driven by low rider fanatic Lloyd, from Long Beach, CA. The Tupac fan jumped at the chance to own a piece of the late great artist's collection and this 61 Impala is arguably as rare as it gets. The car boasts a 616hp chevy 350 engine, Dayton 13” tires, measures 16ft and weighs a whopping 38,000lbs and of course has hydraulics. Prominently placed in Tupac's "To Live and Die in L.A" hit record, the car clearly turns heads wherever Lloyd drives it. Speaking to Ridiculous Rides, he said: "I’ll drive down the street and someone will roll down the window and go, 'Is that the Tupac Live and Die in La car?' And the conversation starts from there. What makes this car unique is that he passed right after they used it and nobody ever put it back on the street."

THIS double decker mega RV is the biggest, tallest, widest and most luxurious RV in the world. The 1,200 square foot home on 22-wheels, worth $2.5 million, was originally made to order for Hollywood superstar Will Smith. Ron Anderson, from Austin, Texas, is the designer and creator of this two storey designer trailer, which he calls the Studio Mobile Estate. Ron has been making RVs fit for the stars for the past 20 years. He told Truly: “We moved into the film industry through Sylvester Stallone. He told everybody in Hollywood and that’s when Will Smith contacted me and said, ‘Hey - I want something unique’. I said, ‘I’ve got it!’” Equipped with 14 TVs, a 30-person screening room, a private hair and makeup space, and a $200,000 kitchen, this mega RV is designed for maximum comfort and pleasure. Now you can rent this RV and have your very own celebrity experience - but it’ll cost you $9,000 per night...

NOTHING screams the words hot-rod more than the Corvette Stingray. Kyle Kuhnhausen, from Creswell, Oregon and the winner of the Top Young Gun Builder in 2018, has modified this classic car, claiming to have put ‘a whole lot of badass’ into its engine. This Corvette is all 1960’s charm and style on the outside, but underneath the hood it’s got all the power of a modern day race car. For Kyle, the Corvette is like a stateside version of the Aston Martin DB5, the classy vehicle made infamous by Sean Connery’s James Bond. Although this machine has style it doesn’t lack substance and can obtain serious, scary speeds. Kyle told Truly: “I absolutely get scared every time I drive this car, but at the same time it’s a heck of a lot of fun and a really cool payoff.”

YOU wouldn’t believe this car is allowed on the roads. With 2,500 horsepower that was originally designed to beat Ford at NASCAR, the Daytona Charger is a monster. Wally, who built it, says it’s scary to drive. He made his first Daytona in 1991 but one of his big regrets is that he sold it on. Years later he tried to track it down but the new owner refused to sell. And that's why he built this adrenaline-spiking automobile, or as he describes it “the ultimate over-the-top extreme street car."

MORE than $500,000 and a lot of care went into transforming an old Chevy Sedan into a “brutally sexy” mobile. Chad Martin has been turning heads with his custom ’36 Chevy Master Sedan which he and his staff at Chad’s Custom Dreams in Saluda, South Carolina restored. The team at the auto shop began work on the stunning design in 2016, spending two years transforming the old Sedan into a sleek 750hp beast. Chad said: “What makes this car so special is I got to dream it up, design it, build it, paint it and see it all the way through. You can’t get much better than that, to build your dream. The reactions I get are awesome.” The creation now boasts a 24 valve twin-turbo Cummins diesel engine, whIle the entire body has been handmade out of steel. Inside, there’s a leather interior and the gearshift is adorned with a caricature of Chad’s wife – the inspiration behind the car’s “brutally sexy” nickname. Chad said: “I wanted to come up with a cool name and sometimes my wife’s mean to me and she’s pretty so ‘brutally sexy’ is the way the truck works out.” And while the finished product is truly impressive, it took a lot of work to get there. “It started as a '36 Chevrolet sedan, turned into a four-door Chevrolet Dewey,” explained Chad. “I cut the whole back off, turned the cab into a truck cab, then cut it down the middle in half. I then widened it a foot and built the front end, the back end, and started making everything look like a truck. Everything’s custom-made from there.” You can find Chad at instagram.com/chadscustomdreams And his auto shop at facebook.com/Chadscustomdreams/

MEET the Extra Terrestrial Vehicle that is so futuristic it has people stopping and staring wherever it goes. Mike Vetter, from Sebastian, Florida, has built a sports car that looks like it’s from another planet. Mike has been building ETV’s for over 14 years and loves creating something truly unique, combining his love of cars with his love of outer space. Mike told Truly: “It’s a whole different world when you’re in a vehicle like this, nobody can believe it’s a real car!” The automatic ETV, which has a 2.2L engine, 260 horsepower and is 15ft in length, isn’t just unique to look at but also practical. When Mike and his wife decided to start a family, he realised a two-door sports car wouldn’t be very family friendly, so he decided to build his own! “It makes for a reliable, comfortable and easy drive," Mike said. The car almost always draws a crowd: Mike decided to hide the wheels to create the illusion that the car is floating, along with round porthole windows and a huge bespoke windshield. “You’ve got to be in the

THIS LOBSTER monster truck is the ultimate ride. Greg Winchenbach, from Jefferson, Maine, took his love for the ocean and combined it with his passion for automobiles. Greg has created a “man made monster”, in the form of an 11,300lbs monster truck. He explained to Ridiculous Rides where the idea first struck him: “I spent some time on the ocean fishing, we like to tell everyone we fell off the boat on a rock and then got into monster truck racing.” The larger than life lobster truck has dominated the scene in recent years, crushing cars and wowing crowds across the country. The details that Greg put in makes this ocean-inspired truck what it is: “We tried to keep the whole front as lobster-looking as we could, we’ve got a claw, the beak, the tail.” This ride’s claim to fame is the “tail-dragging wheelie move, we’re known as the wheelie guys.” But how does he know that the project has been a success? “As long as those fans get up and cheer for it, we know we’ve done great”, he said. “This is the ultimate ride because it's a big, giant lobster!”

A US Air Force retiree from Nashville, Michigan has dreamt of converting an airplane into an RV since he was eight years old. And now, Gino Lucci has successfully converted the derelict fuselage of a 1943 'Douglas R4D' aircraft into a fully functioning motorhome he's named 'The Fabulous Flamingo'. It was originally flown by the Navy in South America, and had been on the ground for over 30 years when Gino's son found it in poor conditions. Gino and his sons took three months just to fuse the plane with the chassis of an old delivery truck he owned. Gino told Ridiculous Rides: "The process we used to merge the two was very hillbilly scientific - it was exciting the challenge of it, every day it was just fun." It took a whole year to get the vehicle road-worthy and another two years to fine tune the detail - costing Gino $20,000 in total. The RV can reach a maximum speed of 85mph, and that's as fast as Gino wanted it to go since "the airplane would actually take right off at about that speed." INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/flamingoairtruck/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/RoundEngineAero/

A GENIUS mechanic has spent two years building his very own Formula 1 car from scratch. After attending a car event in Belgrade, supercar fanatic Mišo Kuzmanovic decided to make his childhood dreams come true by constructing his own race-car. Mišo worked long days and nights to complete his passion project, putting in more than 1,000 hours of labour – and spending an estimated £20,000 in the process. And now, Mišo’s efforts have been rewarded as he can drive the vehicle around his hometown, Prnjavor, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, after making it fully road-legal. Videographer / director: Jasmin Brutus Producer: Danny Baggott, James Thorne Editor: James Thorne

A TRUCKING enthusiast has created his very own micro-machines by shrinking the traditional American big rig down to the size of a pick up. Bob Suffern and his all female team specialise in creating the miniature trucks for fans across the world. Bob, originally from Melbourne, Australia, came up with the idea in 1999, and has been selling the kits since 2003. Unusually, the truck customisation business in Nashville, Tennessee, has an all-female workforce. Videographer / director: Penny Adams Producer: Jack McKay, Nick Johnson Editor: Jack Stevens

ECCENTRIC British inventor Paul Bacon has gone 'full steam ahead' on his latest customised car. Dubbed the “Automatron”, Paul’s latest steampunk-style creation is his most expensive build to date and is still not completed. Looking like something out of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Automatron boasts a supercharged V8 engine and uses a switch gear from a Lancaster Bomber to start. The front wheels are from an Austin 7 and he has used the biggest street legal tyres for the rear wheels. Videographer / director: Jack Stevens Producer: Tom Gillespie, Nick Johnson Editor: Jack Stevens

QUIRKY mechanics have created a ‘Topsy Turvy’ vehicle - by fusing two American school buses on top of each other. Brit Steve Braithwaite, 55, and his business partner Tom Brown, 56, from Kalamazoo, Michigan, took inspiration from a famous ice-cream maker for the wacky bus. The mammoth build took more than six months and required the pair to design their own machinery that would allow them to flip one bus on top of the other. Videographer / director: Todd Lewis Producer: John Balson, Nick Johnson Editor: Jack Stevens

A GANG of Japanese car fanatics show off their custom rides and driving skills. Filmed in March 2015, this amazing footage was taken by American petrol head Steve Feldman, 45 in Japan's fourth most populated city Nagoya. Car and motorcycle gangs, also known as Bosozoku, are controversial in the land of the rising sun for their love of loud engines and bright customisations. During his trip, Bronx born Steve met one of the female members who had spent around $50,000 modifying her pink Honda Vamos van covering it in Swarovski crystals and LED lights. Videographer / director: Steve’s POV Producer: Mark Hodge, Nick Johnson Editor: Jack Stevens

GARDENER Kevin Nicks has taken British eccentricity to a new level - by building the world’s fastest shed. The 51-year-old, from Chipping-Norton in Oxfordshire, set the unlikely world record after reaching a speed of 88.086 mph at an event at Elvington Airfield in York. The high octane shed started life as a humble Volkswagen Passat in Kevin’s driveway and took the part-time mechanic seven months to build - costing more than £5,000. The two tonne vehicle has a 2.6 litre V6 petrol engine and boasts a "shed load" of features including a button to open the doors automatically, three cameras for better vision and a dash cam. Bureaucracy and red tape meant that the father-of-one had to wait almost half a year before the shed wasdeclared road legal - evenenlisting the help of Prime Minster David Cameron. Videographer / director: John Robertson Producer: Bunmi Adigun, Nick Johnson Editor: Jack Stevens

WITH a cruising speed of 55mph, this wooden car is acarpentry project with a difference. Created by Romanian Peter Szabo, the vehicletook more than 4,500 hours to build over three years and cost $20,000 in hard ash wood. Nicknamed‘Julia', the vehicle combines the retro lines and old school growl of a classic automobile with modern innovations such as tablet-controlled headlights and music. Now complete, he likes nothing better than driving the unique car around his home village - and receiving admiring waves from his neighbours. Videographer / director: Robert Nemeti Producer: Crystal Chung, Nick Johnson Editor: Jack Stevens

A British inventor has spent $25,000 turning a pick-up truck into an ap-pealing driveable banana.Steve Braithwaite, who is originally from Woodstock, Oxfordshire, spent two years building the vehicle - which has a top speed of 85mph.The 55-year-old, who now lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, came up with the idea for the Big Banana Car in 2009.The expensive concept cost around $25,000 and took Steve more than two years worth of Sundays to create.The finished vehicle is 10ft tall and 22ft long but its302ci Ford V8 engine still allows it to hit impressive speeds. Videographer / director: Todd Lewis Producer: John Balson, Nick Johnson Editor: Kyle Waters

YOU would be forgiven for thinking this is an unreleased scene from iconic sci-fi film Tron.Finnish YouTube stars Stunt Freaks Team have made the Tron races a reality with their latest stunt in which they strapped on LED nights to a motorbike and crosskart buggy while racing in complete darkness on ice and snow. The slick looking video was shot in Imatra, Finland, in sub zero conditions and sees Joonas Salin, 22, who was riding the motorbike, and Antti Leppänen, 26, battle to the finish line. The Stunt Freaks Team have more than 22 million views on YouTube and regularly perform death-defying feats such as driving a snowmobile off the edge of a mountain in Sweden after attaching a parachute to the handle bars. Videographer / director: Stunt Freaks Team Producer: Bunmi Adigun, Nick Johnson Editor: Jack Stevens

AT a whopping $3 million the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento brings a new meaning to luxury driving. Only 20 models were ever made when it went on sale in 2011, with loyal Lamborghini customers the only people to receive an exclusive invite from the company to purchase the vehicle. This rare footage of the car in action was filmed by British car enthusiast David Jeffrey, who documents car culture in Qatar. The Sesto Elemento meaning the ‘sixth element’ in English, gets its name due to the fact that it is mainly made from carbon which has an Atomic number of 6. With the chassis, body, drive shaft and suspension components all made from carbon fibre the car can accelerate from 0 to 60 in just 2.5 seconds. Videographer / director: DlightSwitch Producer: Bunmi Adigun, Nick Johnson Editor: Joshua Douglas

A SPORTS car made from cannabis hemp could lead the charge in making carbon neutral vehicles. Made from the chassis of a Mazda convertible, the hemp car is bringing a new meaning to the phrase ‘green machine’ and could soon be seen on high roads around the world. The man behind the car, Bruce Dietzen from Florida, hopes his environmentally friendly automobile could help debunk the taboo behind the cannabis plant and its uses. Bruce was inspired to build the sports car after hearing about renowned industrialist, Henry Ford, using the durable material in 1941 to build the world’s first hemp car. Videographer / director: Quincy Perkins Producer: Mark Hodge, Nick Johnson Editor: Jack Stevens

A NEW all-terrain vehicle capable of floating on water and putting out fires could save lives in rescue missions.The latest car by Romanian manufacturers Ghe-O Motors, could give emergency services the edge they need to tackle some of the toughest terrain and rescue scenarios. Known simply as Rescue - this beast of a car weighs in at 3.2 tonnes and comes equipped with a water pump and a 620L water tank. The brainchild of Romanian businessman Robert Operea, the idea for the car was a result of his experience rescuing people from disaster hit areas coupled with his love of building off-road vehicles for races. Videographer / director: Ghe-O Motors Producer: Bunmi Adigun, Ellie Winstanley Editor: Matthew Hoare

A PETROLHEAD has built what he believes is the world’sfastest shopping trolley, which he has affectionately dubbed the’Shopper Chopper’. The custom creation, made byUS patent office clerk Calvin VanSant, 52, from Pennsylvania,is alsothe world’s only street legal drivable shopping trolley. Thecurrent official record for the ‘world’s fastest shopping trolley’ is 45mph (72kph), set by British-based petrolhead Matt McKeown in 2013, but Calvin’s cart does 50mph on the motorway and hesays it has a high speed of 80mph. At a height of 10ft, the trolley is surprisingly lightweight, weighing in at just 1.3 tonnes - the same weight as a small family car -and has a V8 engine. Videographer / director: Shopper Chopper LLC Producer: Bunmi Adigun, Ellie Winstanley Editor: Marcus Cooper

AN ITALIAN coachbuilder has designed and built two supercars from scratch without the use of a computer or sketches. Moreno Filandi relies solely on his skills as a mechanic to build handmade custom cars from metal work with two incredible supercars already finished. Moreno’s second and most recent creation, the Moreno Ever S, was built on top of a red 1990 Mercedes. Videographer / director: Paolo Patruno Producer: Bunmi Adigun, Ellie Winstanley Editor: Matthew Hoare

TAKE a look at the world’s longest monster truck that stretches for 32 feet and is worth 1 million dollars. The Sin City Hustler stands 12 feet tall and roams the desert of White Hills, Arizona, just 45 minutes outside Las Vegas. Seating up to 12 passengers and weighing around 15,000lbs, the perfect party truck was designed and built by owner Brad Campbell, 38, whose wife Jennifer, 31, plays a key part in organising and running daily tours for people to enjoy inside the truck. Videographer / director: Brad and Jen Campbell Producer: Danny Baggott, Ruby Coote Editor: Joshua Douglas

A MAN with no mechanical experience has fulfilled his childhood goal of building his dream car. Taking inspiration from when he read car magazines in his youth, Moses Ngobeni, has managed to build his ideal car - all by hand. The electrical engineer from Giyani, South Africa, spent three years building the car he had dreamt of for decades. Building the car cost Moses 240,000 ZAR ($12,742) and was made using parts from a variety of different car models. Videographer / director: Anna Nel Producer: Bunmi Adigun, Ellie Winstanley Editor: Jack Stevens

LEADING the way for its innovative aesthetic, the world’s first upside down Chevrolet Camaro racecar has been built. Jeff Bloch is known for creating wacky vehicles and he’s flipped a 1999 Chevrolet Camaro and fused it with an old Ford Festiva to produce an upside down racecar.The car has a horsepower of 60 and can reach around 90mph on a straight road. Videographer / director: Damion Jedlicka, Matthew Williams Producer: Danny Baggottt, Ruby Coote Editor: Marcus Cooper