Man builds his own million dollar Bugatti supercar by hand

[Hot Mega]

The Bugatti Veyron is a modern automotive legend. The sleek speedster from Volkswagen boasts a top speed of over 260mph, making it the fastest road-legal car in the world, and it has a stunningly large $1.5 million price tag to match. Because of this astronomical cost of entry, only a few hundred of the vehicles have ever been built, meaning your chances of owning one are rather slim. That is, unless you're Mike Duff, an ambitious 25-year-old from Florida who decided to build his very own Bugatti with his bare hands.

Starting with a complete 2002 Mercury Cougar coupe, Duff set to work transforming the vehicle's entire exterior into that of a world-class supercar. He used fiberglass and composite material to create the Veyron's iconic lines, and laid it all over a tubular steel frame. After a professional paint job and plenty of buffing, the car was ready for the showroom, but Duff wasn't done yet. He then took to the Cougar's interior, covering everything from the seats to the dashboard in genuine leather. When we spoke with him, he said the project took him a full 9 months from start to finish.

The detailed doppelgänger even sports usable back seats, which is something the real million-dollar ride completely lacks. Speaking of price, that's another area where this fantastic fake beats out its original counterpart. Duff currently has the vehicle up for sale with a price of $89,000 — less than 1/10th the price of a genuine Veyron.

Link....

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/man-builds-own-million-dollar-bugatti-supercar-hand-211223675.html

 

[Member442]

that's cool.

 

[No_Man]

Let's not forget that there's a 2002 Mercury Cougar under the body of that thing. That's 170 horses of pure Detroit muscle right there :banger:

 

[Legzman]

by far the best looking mercury cougar I ever saw!

 

[TheOrangeCat]

Man has too much time on hands .. gets pointed and laughed at because, at the end of the day, it's still not a real Bugatti.

 

[Legzman]

Let's not forget that there's a 2002 Mercury Cougar under the body of that thing. That's 170 horses of pure Detroit muscle right there :banger:

Far inferior to the 1001 of the french Bugatti

 

[Mr_Balls]

He should put it on auction.
He might get more than 89,000.

 

[Supafly]

Far inferior to the 1001 of the french Bugatti

German. -> Volkswagen Group :hatsoff:

But the point is not if you can copy the full Veyron package, that is pretty much impossible - it's all just copying and even improving looks and usability

A 4-seating Veyron, that is sweet. Nice family car. Bet his kids would love to be driven to school in that ride :clap:

 

[lurkingdirk]

That man is a hero.

Can't afford one? Build it yourself.

Damned right.

 

[feller469]

How much would he get if he built it by foot?

 

[lurkingdirk]

How much would he get if he built it by foot?

Not as much as if he built it by ass.

 

[D-rock]

It doesn't look like that bad of a job. I'm not a fan of cars that are two colors or even two tones though. Lets also hope nobody wants to look under the hood.

 

[izabelplayer]

good for him. might be cheaper buy one.

 

[Ace Bandage]

I'm waiting for the follow-up story where Volkswagen has him shot for stealing intellectual property. That would be awesome.

He still drives a Mercury.

 

[Hot Mega]

The guy started a project and finished. He seems to have gotten out of it what he wanted....

"...haters gonna hate.."??

 

[STDiva]

I'll take that Mercury anyday.

Fake Veyron > Most real cars.

 

[Hot Mega]

I'll take that Mercury anyday.

Fake Veyron > Most real cars.

Sorta like :boobies: 'Fake' boobs > Most real boobs.

 

[iLoveRachlStarr]

Link....

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/man-builds-own-million-dollar-bugatti-supercar-hand-211223675.html

I would NEVER sell something like that... Rich or poor... that is truly incredible to do something like that and so well crafted, the pic looks identical to the untrained... the only thing id say is lets pop the hood and see how it compares to the real deal...hmm...

 

[D-rock]

I bet the insurance is a lot cheaper on this than the real thing also. :1orglaugh

 

[L3ggy]

I'd build a McLaren F1 instead.