The basement show space a ground under the OEM circus on the L.A. Auto Present is at all times house to some bizarre and wild tuner creations.
However we doubt even the lifted vans and modified Rolls Royces hiding down within the dungeon come near this life-size Barbie automotive in relation to creativeness. What seems to have began life as a Fiat 500 has been remodeled right into a two-seat sport automotive that may nearly cross for a practical Mazda MX-5 rival if it wasn’t for some decidedly whacky particulars.
These particulars embrace star-shaped head- and taillights that seem like they have been modelled on Elton John’s glasses circa-1973, fluffy headrests and rainbow-patterned wheels. However the crowning glory is a pair of doorways formed like swans wings that can produce other drivers passing by considering they’ve simply cashed right into a fairground Tunnel of Love canal.
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Three star-shaped exhaust suggestions and a chunky high-rise spoiler end off the rear, whereas inside it’s principally inventory Fiat 500 from the dashboard down, albeit swathed in pink.
We’re unsure who’s liable for the Fiat’s transformation, but it surely was commissioned by toymaker Mattel to advertise the discharge of the $29.99 Barbie Additional Car. Barbie Additional toys are apparently a part of a distinct vary of Barbies that include further leg articulation and a few bolder gown and make-up choices. Yeah, we all know you didn’t have to know that.
Although it’s not clear from the images, the press blurb mentions a built-in pet pool, presumably situated behind the entrance seats, which it says is the proper place for Barbie’s pet canine to chill off whereas she’s giving the five hundred loss of life down some canyon roads (we’re paraphrasing).
The entire thing is clearly only a little bit of enjoyable, however we will’t be the one ones considering there’s the kernel of one thing genuinely interesting about butchering a Fiat 500 to make a cost-effective sports activities automotive to rival the Mazda MX-5.