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Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

UnnaClymene — Sat, 10 May 2008 12:48:50 EDT

@tonyola:
Hi, I was the (first) owner of this car. I am trying to find out if anyone knows where I can locate either Peter or Denis Adams? Or if they are even still alive. I can tell you that in 1969 the Probe (15) was the lowest car in the world then. Regards, Mauritz.

UnnaClymene

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

OldElvis — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:15:29 EDT

Typical British car, look at 1:10 for the tray to catch oil drips.

OldElvis

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

carless bought another Mazda — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:09:42 EDT

@nightsky: My sentiments exactly. Just like this:

(car related. honest.)

carless bought another Mazda

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

DSLPWR — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:14:07 EDT

With that compressed video, all I see is Beavis driving an updated flying shingle...

DSLPWR

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

chrystlubitshi — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:37:34 EDT

HOLY F*CK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i need a six inch chrome steering wheel now

chrystlubitshi

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

aesthari — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:32:34 EDT

It's not practical, it's not comfortable, but hey, it's cool as hell!

aesthari

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

Euromobile — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:58:08 EDT

No wonder it's horrendous to drive. It's got a substantially lower COG than an Imp, but you have to put a couple of concrete paving slabs in the boot of those things to stop the front end taking off in high winds.

Euromobile

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

thunder — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:58:30 EDT

Holy Crap!

Sorry; had to be said.

thunder

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

boosted-lego-wagon — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:53:33 EDT

@hairykrishna: Ow! My ankles!

boosted-lego-wagon

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

hairykrishna — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:51:01 EDT

Essentially the SVA test for road legality cares little for driver safety; it's the effect on people you hit that is legislated.
That being said I'm still surprised this made it through.

hairykrishna

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

markov - type gna(R) — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:41:45 EDT

@tonyola: Adams Probe 15, more famously known as the Durango 95 from a certain flick.

[[pagesperso-orange.fr]]

markov - type gna(R)

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

Mad_Science — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:26:47 EDT

Yeah, but can you fit it in a suitcase?

[www.roadraceengineering.com]

Mad_Science

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

nightsky — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:13:37 EDT

Every time the video shows him driving the car, for an instant, my mind says, "Holy Crap! there is a head floating down the street!" Just looks weird

nightsky

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

LuciferV8 — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:11:51 EDT

And I thought the lowest lowrider title would be held by someone from east LA.

LuciferV8

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

2006Jeeptj — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:10:14 EDT

I thought the guys head looked more like a bobble head ornament on the dash of a remote control car. Neat car though.

2006Jeeptj

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

AllenK — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:09:10 EDT

@FreeMan:

Thanks!I'm slow on Monday.

AllenK

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

Mark Miller — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:06:58 EDT

@boosted-lego-wagon: COTD nomination, X 6!
(especially the Clarkson one.)

This American's interpretation of British slang:

Prat: A fool, idiot or objectionable person, (interestingly, probably from the American "pratfall" = to fall on one's bum.)

smart: "looking smart", attention grabbing.

Mark Miller

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

Nurburgringer — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:03:37 EDT

@wookie1901:
"Street Legal? Really?"

Ariel Atoms, Radicals, all sorts of trikes etc have been street legal in the UK for years (jealous!), but this is ridiculous.

Nurburgringer

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

sos10 — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:03:17 EDT

I had a bed like that when I was 10.

sos10

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NovaloadMissesPolar — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:56:26 EDT

He looks like Mr. Potatohead driving that thing!

NovaloadMissesPolar

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

SubyDrew — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:52:43 EDT

I am wondering how in the world he got this past MoT scrutineering. With all the pointy bits, it clearly does not work with the radius testing in England.

SubyDrew

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

readplays — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:51:54 EDT

just to recap, I get the Matra and Ace and Gary can have this as their beach car.

readplays

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

beercheck — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:50:43 EDT

"horrendous" > "horrible"

beercheck

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

Bumblebee — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:48:32 EDT

The air of aloof obviousness he casts about himself when citing his reasons for building this car is flabbergasting.

If I ever cheat on my wife, I want this guy to do the explaining for me.

Bumblebee

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

MagicalTrevor — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:47:02 EDT

Good work on the galleries; now please get a new video player that can work with widescreen (and can actually seek), please. Squishing this video horizontally completely counteracts the point that it's trying to get across-that the car is low.

MagicalTrevor

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

Unevolved — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:45:05 EDT

@boosted-lego-wagon:
Hahahahahah nicely done, sir.

Unevolved

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

tonyola — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:39:43 EDT

Cute, but in 1969 a British designer named Dennis Adams managed a *closed* car (Probe 15) with a height of 29 inches - only 10 inches more than this open pancake. Interestingly enough, it was also based on Imp running gear.

tonyola

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:38:56 EDT

@AllenK: "Flatman and Ribbon"

All fixed now. (you can thank my kids.)

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wookie1901 — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:38:45 EDT

Street Legal? Really?

wookie1901

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devilock138 — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:36:48 EDT

I thought flat meant apartment over there.

devilock138

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

AllenK — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:36:34 EDT

Driven by Flatman and Robin...

AllenK

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tenbeers — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:35:18 EDT

Unavailable for comment

tenbeers

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FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:35:13 EDT

maybe it's just compression artifacts in the crappy video, but in every shot of him driving it he looks like he's wearing a gold-tone papal mitre.

Also, I like the anti-kickback pawls along the inside edge of the cockpits. Handy in case you hit something - after flying forward where there is no windscreen to catch you, one of these will grab you by the ribs to prevent you from flying backwards and snapping your spine on the seat back.

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poxpopulus — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:34:26 EDT

@dolo54:
We can only hope.

poxpopulus

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

Dr.Danger, I run the Death Star — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:32:44 EDT

DUCK!

Dr.Danger, I run the Death Star

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

boosted-lego-wagon — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:31:19 EDT

"it'd be smart to have something that looks like the Batmobile, but call it the Flatmobile."

Smart? Maxwell Smart maybe.

I can't help feeling a tingle of anticipation at the other smart concepts we'll soon be seeing.

The Fatmobile = A Ford Excursion painted pink witha car thong.

The Catmobile = A mercury cougar that's been parked in a feline-infested barn for twenty years.

The Pratmobile = Jeremy Clarkson's Gallardo

The Mattmobile = A car that has sex with Sarah Silverman

The Gnatmobile = every half-assed-tuned Honda Civic with a cannonball exhaust.

boosted-lego-wagon

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

philibuster — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:28:21 EDT

He should make three of them and make them stackable!

philibuster

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

dolo54 — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:28:15 EDT

I dub thee "The Decapitation-Mobile".

dolo54

Flatmobile Is World's Lowest Car, Has Jet Engine For Good Measure

readplays — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:26:59 EDT

cool, but gimme a Matra 670 any day over this.

readplays