Automotive Madness (Funny Pics)

"QUANTUM SHOT" #690
Link - article by Avi Abrams

Extraordinary (Idiotic) Drivers and Their Magnificent Machines

Most of these cars and their lucky owners are from Russia and Eastern Europe... Not that in "Soviet (or post-Soviet) Russia the car gets to own YOU", but perhaps because the people are more desperate to use whatever they got to keep their veteran cars on the road - and we salute their ingenuity!

Get me to the church on time! -

Making the best of a bad situation

Why can't you operate windshield wipers yourself? -

Bravo! Yet another use for the old CD:

Why fix it when you can still drive it? -

Keep it filled up with gas! -

In love with your car? then order special rings:

Marry your bike! Yea, we say, MARRY IT! -

Marry your car in a car church, while driving -

Give it all-around protection:

When the cars finally die, you can still recycle them:

Use tires for fencing:

What's the point of that? -

And you die, then your undying car will keep you company:

(photo by Peter Lawson, Eastnews Press Agency)

Outwardly appearance / automotive beauty

Lovely, cute - and unutterably ugly customs - it's all in the mix:

This Bentley is prepared for anything:

And this Lamborghini means business:

Turbo! You can eat my smoke -

Over-the-top tires:

Over-the-top car audio systems:

An IKEA delivery? Hope he's got the assembly instructions:

Part of Japanese craze of extreme customizing... inspired by popular manga vehicles... or just a product of some very special madness:

Bus transit courtship & romance:

Stickers are always fun:

Look inside: great interior features!

This seems a bit heavy on gadgets and monitoring, but apparently all this stuff is useful in a race: this is the new VW Race Tuareg built for the Dakar Rally 2011 - more info: