Atomic Punk hotrod video

Coop says:

Another fun little video featuring my pal Aaron's 60's-Big Daddy-style bubbletop custom car, The Atomic Punk. Lots of in-progress shots that show just how much hard work went into building this crazy thing.

Previously:

Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE and Cool Tools. Twitter: @frauenfelder. Come and hear Mark speak at the ALA conference in Chicago on July 1.

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Anonymous

I don’t understand how he can see while driving the car, the engine looks like it obstructs his view.
cooljames

I love how David Lee Roth is cut into the construction snips. He’s my super hero.
Bill Beaty

Wow, I’ve wanted a glass dome car since building that styrene model in the 60s.

Here’s shocking news: the fad was apparently started by Nikola Tesla in pre-1920s era, then spread to Gernsback publications. Here’s one of the drawings from Tesla’s Wardenclyffe proposal:

Tesla future car

http://amasci.com/graphics/tscar.jpg

His aircraft is a bit less futuristic:
http://amasci.com/graphics/tsplane.jpg
monsterflake

2 of my most favorite things, boingboing and the atomic punk!
Anonymous

You uh… can’t see past that engine!