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There is a craze of every new thing that arrives in the market nowadays. The younger, geeky, generation of today is crazy about every new and trendy invention that comes by. One of the gadgets claiming huge popularity today is the custom car models. It is a passenger vehicle. Hence' it is generally small and the modifications made to it make it speedy at the same time. Modifications are generally possible on two fronts - one is by improving the performance and the other is through additional styling. The first one is accomplished by making changes in the engines or transmission of the vehicle and the second one by getting creative and use of imagination so that it gets an altogether new look from what it appeared while in the factory. Some of the cool creations out of trendy imaginations are given below.
1. Mini Pacman and Space Invaders Cooper
This car model is a modified Mini Cooper as shown in the images above. A Mini Cooper has 1598 cc petrol engine. The design of the Mini Cooper is modified here for styling. The old school gaming add to the features of Mini Cooper. Here, the two gaming designs of Space Invaders and Pacman have been used to bring out that childhood nostalgia to give you back the once-lost experience. The retro colors and patterns glow in the dark. This cute model is available for $12883.
2. Ghostbusters' Ecto
The Ghostbusters' Ecto is modified from the Cardillac Miller-Meteor ambulance by the Universal Studios that promoted the vehicle in one of their movie productions called Ghostbusters. Several parts of the ambulance like the suspension work, brake pads, shocks, brakes, steering box, transmission, lining, rear end and mufflers have been modified in this vehicle. Besides, new rings and (a little) wiring is seen in the new Ecto. This cool and robust model is priced at $15000.
3. X-Wing Fighter Car Mod
This car model is crafted through modifications in the Honda del Sol car. Honda del Sol is a two-seater and front engine car. X-Wing Fighter gives the feeling of the Star Wars' X-Wing Fighter plane. The theme itself is Star Wars, due to which the owner of the car would find one of its characters 'Yoda' seated on the passenger seat of the car. Also, there is Star Wars logo on the hood and steering wheel. There is the famous R2D2 at the back of the car. This rebellious car costs about $18447 in the market.
4. Star Wars Landspeeder
This model is also inspired by Landspeeder, a fictional anti-gravity craft in Star wars. The car is the modified version of USV– 5 Landspeeder which is a medium-sized vehicle. There have been modifications made in the body work, chassis and electronics of the original USV-5 Landspeeder. The side grills are also water jetted with PVC and there is lighting effect put in the engine pods. May be sometime in future, there might be the air intake concept - to make it fly in the air as in Star Wars! The cost of this car is $13880.
5. Pac Man Car mod
This model is inspired by the '80s video game called Pac man. There is a whole lot of craft inspired by Pac man done on the wheels, side doors and bonnet. The painting of red and yellow symbolizes the Pac man video game color. The 'Game Over' indication at the rear plate makes the model look further trendier. A fan of the Pac man video games in America modified his old car into this. This car can cost you anywhere close to $9880.
6. Fat Boy
As the image shows, this model is another one inspired by the Pac man video games of the '80s. It is rather the replica of the life large Mr Pac man himself. It is as cosy as it seems with the open mouth of Pac man acting as the window shield of the car. This model was on display at the Red Bull Soapbox competition in Vancouver in 2008 by one of the crazy Pac man lovers.
7. Zelda Car
This car model is inspired by one of the video games called 'The Legend of Zelda' where Zelda is a fighter or hero of the game. The game is from NES games corporation with NES standing for Nintendo Entertainment System. This 8 bit video game console was rolled out d in 80s' in North America, Europe and Australia. Scenes from the video game are painted all over the car model. As shown in the image above, this car model is modified from a racer car of Nissan.
8. HR Giger Alien Car
This model was modified from the PT Cruiser (a Chrysler automobile) in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The only modification primarily done seems to be the mold of the Dragon Alien attached on the top of the bonnet. Then of course air brushing has been done to a very great extent in order to make it look lively. This model is very beautiful from inside and beneath - same as of course the PT Cruiser, and also has a horrifying look with the dragon alien on top of it. It boasts of an awesome front look that is horrifying enough to keep the thieves away from it. The cost of this monster Alien car is $1100.
9. Circuit Board Car
How wonderful would it be if you are able to make use of the outdated and destroyed Printed Circuit Boards again? This has been done in the case of this car which has been decorated with the PCBs all over its body. Instead of just throwing the basic electronic boards and circuits, the creator of this car made use of them by adorning his old car with the otherwise not-useful boards. This modification also saves fuel as the use of electricity through the semiconductor boards and circuits satisfies the need of the driver in order to hit the road. The cost of this amazing car is $10000 approximately.
10. Carpucino Car Mod
This model is modified from the Maruti Suzuki Car. Ever heard of a car that runs on 2.2 lbs of coffee? The new CarPuchino can run at a speed of 60 mph on 2.2 lbs of coffee! Coffee ingredients constitute chemicals, and this car engine can support any chemical reaction. Therefore, working of the car begins with the splitting of coffee into Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide. Then the gas mixture runs through the radiator type pipes which are attached in an inclined position above the hood of the car as shown in the picture. This makes the mixture cool down a bit. After this, the mixture runs towards the back of the car in the boot, where 2 filters filter the mixture. The two filters are, cyclone filter that removes any unwanted solid particle, and loft insulating filter that prevents tar to enter in. Finally, the clean gas is fed to the engines in front of the car, in order to burn and produce power. This technique is environment friendly and saves on a lot of fuel consumption. The cost of this intelligent car is £11995.
This trend of modification is going on since past many years. The American cars with large engines modified for linear speed were called 'hot rods' whereas the ones modified for styling with video games' ideas were called "street rods." Generally it has been the Customizers versus the Rodders where Rodders are increasingly winning in this cool and trendy generation.
