When Powermaster’s Brady Basner tipped me off to this rolling disaster area I immediately defaulted in my brain to blaming George Barris, Doesn’t this seem like something he would have done or would do today if given the gumption and cash to make it happen? Hey, the seller of this thing claims that it was built for “parades and transportation for social gatherings” it was also built to kill everyone inside during even a low speed crash. This thing has to be so flexible that putty would ket pissed at it. Think about this for a second. You have a very long car with a very long roof and by removing that roof you have taken all the rigidity out of the chassis. A 20mph crash and this thing folds faster than Chad at a card game.
Outside of the idea of wrecking a good car by lopping the roof off, there’s the whole look to contend with as well. Clearly the inspiration for this was the Surrey Jeep which was a short lived model designed to haul people around resorts and vacation centers while they are on the clock. The roof and seat striping are giveaways on that inspiration. It is so fugly I was thinking, “Barris MUST be behind this!” Obviously he was not a part of this but it looks like he could have been.
We’re not sure what else to say other than, look at this —
CLICK HERE to see this bizarre and bad hockey wagon
Patterned after 1978 Plymouth Volare from Fantasy Island.
See here:
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1049-Plymouth-Volare-1978.html
Looks like a really big Fiat Jolly!
Some things just ain’t meant to be. And this is one.
I’m surprised the guy had the balls to sit in this POS while it was being photographed. Even if all we could see is the back of his head.
This will end up on the scrap pile, because I can’t imagine anyone would buy this heap, unless maybe someone who needs an El Camino front clip or the drivetrain talks him down to a grand or less.
Don’t forget, the wheels are ok & the seats can always be re-upholstered, too. Trade the front clip got GTO sheet metal, replace the doors & you’ve got a Monkeemobile.
Cheer up, sleepy Jean!
“trade the front clip FOR GTO sheet metal”
personally,i’d love to see someone actually tow something with this abomination,like a boat—then hit the brakes–be willing to bet that it would fold up like accordian,with the a pillars and the c pillars touching
I never thought someone who had a 70 Chevelle would look at a Fiat Jolly and say, ” I wish my car looked like that!”
Somewhere out there, someone is converting a Plymouth Cuda into an Amphicar.