Rocket car spotted on the streets of LA

Posted by Cory Doctorow, June 8, 2008 11:57 PM |

Dwiff sez, "Custom rocket car surfaces in Los Angeles neighborhood Silver Lake, looking like something straight out of Penelope Pitstop." Link (Thanks, Dwiff!)
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#1 posted by Longboxes Author Profile Page, June 9, 2008 12:19 AM

"Penelope Pitstop" Ha! And I thought I was the only one who remembered that old show! (Though, it is rerun on Boomerang these days, so...) Anyway, cool car. Iz Wantz!!!

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#3 posted by landwomble , June 9, 2008 2:11 AM

Doesn't look like it'd be particularly safe for any pedestrians it hit though: instant kebabs

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#4 posted by Argon , June 9, 2008 3:14 AM

That's just the point of it.

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#5 posted by BritSwedeGuy , June 9, 2008 5:24 AM

May I be the first to say
STEAMPUNK!
STEAMPUNK!
STEAMPUNK!
STEAMPUNK!!!

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#6 posted by JSG , June 9, 2008 5:48 AM

Here's another very elegant bit of steampunkery.

http://www.blastolene.com/b702_f.html

Some of the other cars on the site are very steampunkish.

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#7 posted by CVR , June 9, 2008 6:04 AM

Not only a little dangerous for pedestrians...check out the photo of the cockpit. There isn't a padded surface in sight. But it's and undeniably cool machine.

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#8 posted by holtt , June 9, 2008 7:02 AM

(Much) more info Gizmodo

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#9 posted by Jack Author Profile Page, June 9, 2008 7:46 AM

Was it parked in front of a gold house? Maybe the creator of Itchy & Scratchy got his dream!

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#10 posted by manicbassman , June 9, 2008 10:18 AM

where's Dick Dastardly and Muttley then? and surely this creation has to have fenders to be street legal?

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#11 posted by genglefins , June 9, 2008 10:28 AM

this looks like the steampunk version of the Ace & Gary mobile.

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#12 posted by Xopher , June 9, 2008 10:42 AM

Longboxes 1: In this age of Google, I suppose no one will believe that I actually REMEMBER that it was called "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop" and was a spinoff of an earlier show called "The Wacky Races," but I do.

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#13 posted by Takuan , June 9, 2008 10:49 AM

ah! but I remember:
http://www.cinemaretro.com/uploads/greatrace2.jpg

"Push the button,Max!"

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#15 posted by aes , June 9, 2008 11:52 PM

I saw it parked in front of the Scientology Celebrity center on Saturday night. Interesting.

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