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prius turned into mobile home

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by rigormortis, Dec 26, 2014.

  1. rigormortis

    rigormortis Active Member

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    No Cookies | Herald Sun

    James Lawler has built a miniature house on top of his car. Picture: MITCH BEAR

    TORQUAY landscaper James Lawler has given himself room to move — on the back of his Toyota Prius.

    Made primarily using scraps scavenged from the tip, the miniature house set Mr Lawler back $150 and took just over a week to complete.

    The abode sports a tin roof with a chimney, a stained-glass window and a letter box displaying the car’s registration plate.

    “There’s a lot of boring camper vans out there. I thought this would be a little bit more quaint and Australiana with a rusted tin roof,” Mr Lawler said.


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    #1 rigormortis, Dec 26, 2014
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    LOL!!! I just LUV it.
     
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    IMkenNY Im just being nosy

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    I wonder if his new house had any effect on the cars original drag coefficient :)
     
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    doesn't seem to be riding too low...
     
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    I was going to say the opposite. Looking at the wheel wells, it appears overloaded.
     
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    maybe its just him siting on the rear bumper making the back end sag a little
     
    #6 rigormortis, Dec 26, 2014
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    A lot. The other photo in the newspaper article has him masking the sag, but gives me the same general impression.
     
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    Minimalist masterpiece. I saw something similar traveling through a small town a few years ago. Wood-shack built on an old 4-cylinder pickup; shingled roof, stovepipe, the whole nine-yards. I love it.
     
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    I wonder if he was inspired by this;

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    Maybe that's his great great grandpa
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    Looking at the construction of it, I'll bet that it leaks like sieve when it rains. Also, appears to use furring strips as the primary structural lumber. :eek:
     
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    I saw one of these built in 1921 at a museum in South Dakota. I believe it made the first trip of its kind across the continent, and the plan was to take it around the world. Quite a feat in those days, before there was much of a road system. I doubt the roof leaked on that on this one; it was a single sheet of lead over the top as I recall.
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    #11 GregP507, Dec 30, 2014
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