Two friends have crossed a Citroen 2CV with chassis and engine of a speedy Ferrari F355 Berlinetta - and produced a bread van which can do a staggering 180mph. The bizarre hybrid took the pair five years and cost more than £150,000 to put together. It goes from 0 to 60mph in less than five seconds.
FOOTNOTE: Van go.
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Quick bread, anyone?
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Some people really do have too much money!!
ReplyDeleteCJ xx
5 years and £150,000 and all they came up with was a bread van???????
ReplyDeleteHa!
Here are some suggested names for their business:
Loaves To Go
Buns on the Run
Money To Burn
No Sense Whatever
Idiots R Us
I'm sorry, I cant stop laughing...
RMxx
If they can build it they will it seems.
ReplyDeleteoh man!?!?!?!? i guess they're planning to deliver their bread HOT!
ReplyDeleteAll we want on the road is a mad bread van driver shooting to 60mph in a minute!
ReplyDeleteSilly kind of hybrid. Is it legal?
Come on people! Of COURSE they did! It is very, very important to have FRESH bread ;)
ReplyDeleteI think I just heard Enzio moan, for he's surely turning in his grave on this one!
ReplyDeleteNow that's a lot of dough!
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