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The Back Half of your Car: Unnecessary Weight

by Justin Glow (RSS feed) on May 21st 2007 at 8:00AM

Now I'm no mechanic, obviously, but if you were to ask me whether or not a car would still run if the back half were chopped off, I'd probably say no. Faced with the following videos, however, I may have to change my answer. If I were forced to consider how the cars in these videos are able to move at all, I'd probably say something about front-wheel-drive, or auxiliary/re-routed gas tanks -- but again, I have no idea what I'm talking about. Maybe Autoblog can lend a hand -- how do these zombie cars run? They take the term "ghost car" to a whole new level. [More videos to follow]

No, no -- not dangerous at all. Jump in!

Want to cut your own car in half? Here's a tutorial.

Wow, a half-car race!

This one's trying to pull a stoppie.

Here's another tutorial, in case the first one didn't cover everything.

I can't get over how weird these things look driving around -- like a little gremlin.

And finally, meet THE GOOOLE!

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

sunny beach Jul 6th 2008 9:38AM

I would say it's pretty much interesting and amazing. But hilarious?

BTW, I would ride one of these chopped cars , but I would never go backwards.

tsap May 22nd 2007 10:38AM

i did this with my car too, but i used an axe.

sdg May 22nd 2007 5:19AM

i did this with my car too, but i used an axe.

ae May 22nd 2007 7:04PM

...and then there are those who do this professionally...
http://www.lenoxsaw.com/video/lenox_hack_25th.wmv

talentshakes May 24th 2007 2:59AM

Insane videos...but nice to way.

Civisi May 23rd 2007 10:02AM

Ah, "the beauty of all-wheel drive."

Herman Smith Jun 3rd 2007 2:10PM

Back in the seventies when I was a foreman for a Bodyshop....We did cut an old four door Studebaker in
half...removed the back doors and put it back together...painted it and exhibited it at the county fair. it looked like it came that way from the factory but Studebaker never made any two door Larks.
The shop owner gave it to his Teen age son after we were done.

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