RidiculousRides

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

An expert car customiser has transformed a 94 Corvette into a stunning replica of the Mach 5 from the iconic 1960’s cartoon Speedracer. Jerry Patrick, who owns car replica extraordinaire AKA Junk, has been transforming cars into classic cartoon and movie vehicles for over a decade. After falling in love with the Mach 5 in the 60’s, 51-year-old Patrick had to fulfil his lifelong dream of driving the real deal. Videographer / director: John-Paul Steele Producer: Hannah Stevens, Ruby Coote Editor: Marcus Cooper

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