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And you thought the Smart fortwo was small: An enterprising 47-year-old fellow named Perry Watkins took a Postman Pat--a popular toy car in Europe--and converted it into a 39-inch-tall, 26-inch-wide vehicle that is known as the World's Smallest Street-Legal Car.

As Autoblog reports, Watkins gutted the toy car, added a steel frame to the fiberglass shell, and then sat the whole thing on a quad chassis. The little car gets its oomph from a 150cc, four-stroke, single-cylinder engine hooked to the rear wheels. To make it street legal, Watkins added working headlights, taillights, windshield wipers, turn signals, and a horn, not to mention a license plate.

Supposedly, the thing gets 70 miles per gallon and can hit a top speed of 40 mph--assuming that you have the stomach for it. I don't think you could get me in this thing if you tried. But that doesn't mean it isn't hilarious--and totally awesome. Short video after the break. (Thanks to Warren W for sending this in.)



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May 16, 2009 1:07 PM

wow, it seems, it has broken tatanano's record,


Posted by: Chloe Wilson
May 17, 2009 5:35 AM

It's very cute but is it safe?

I think my son would love to 'pimp' his kiddies car into something roadworthy. What about you? Tweet me @Ben10Fan.


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May 18, 2009 2:32 AM

Wow! It's the much-vaunted new 2012 Pelosi GTxi SS/RI Sport Edition from Congressional Motors, featured in the sneak preview at youtube.com/watch?v=rAqPMJFaEdY


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