Good idea: Check. Execution: FAIL.

Listed for sale here. This is one of the better views, too! There is no "better side."

"Thingee" is one way to describe it!

It's styled like a Jeep that got it's nose pinched, but it's really just two-wheel-drive and VW powered. And, uh, it's quite ugly. But hey, if ugly is your thing, well, it ought to be cheap.


It actually looks like it was built fairly well. I just can't figure out the why. Find it here on eBay.

No, the lens didn't strech it...

The top really is chopped and it really is a 4x4. Not only that, it's got four wheel steering. Come on, you know you've always wanted something like this!

Goodbye, Don't Bring a Trailer

You might notice some new posts intermingled with original ones on my blog today. Those are the content from my now-defunct "Don't Bring a Trailer" blog. That site was a bit of a parody on the very popular Bring a Trailer website, but those guys felt there were some trademark issues there, so they are buying us out. I can't disclose the financial terms of the deal, but let's just say they are substantial. They have to be, since I can't disclose them. And the coolest thing is I can still keep blogging with those interesting vehicle finds, I just can't associate them with that name any more, so I probably will and just post them here. You'll find all the past content under the "dbat" label. Enjoy.

She's a beauty!

We might be going out on a limb by putting this absolute beauty into our collection, but what the heck:


It's got an opening price of $499. We've seen some working examples of this early 1980's electric car on eBay in the past and we're not sure there's any parts on this thing that are worth $499. It's mostly toast from the sound of things, and these weren't worth much when they were new, let alone now. You can find a lot more scary pictures here. And in case you were wondering, the Electric Boogie by Marcia Griffiths actually came nearly ten years AFTER this lovely beauty above. That makes this thing nearly THIRTY years old. We're not sure which is more annoying, looking at the above car, or playing this video:



But, much like coming to this site day after day, you'll watch the video. We know you will. And somewhere deep down inside, you'll be dancing to it.

We like dune buggies, but...

...this one just doesn't cut it:


Let's see. Last ran when parked seven years ago, most lights missing, interior is sparse at best, tires look scary, and, well, it's just ugly. We wouldn't have spent eBay listing fees on it, we would have had a scrap yard pick it up and thanked them for doing it (assuming they didn't CHARGE us for the privilege!). But maybe we can help this poor seller out by finding him the perfect buyer. If that's you, by all means, go get yourself a deal. On the plus side, you still Don't [need to] Bring a Trailer because it does have that handy tow-bar built in!

Rocket Dragster

Okay, we admit that we want it. And we want it bad:


So why does it make our list here at DBaT? Simple. It's a rocket and it's sold as-is and looks like that. Seriously. Who in their right mind would jump into a rocket that someone else built that they bought off of eBay and think "oh, I can't wait to fire this puppy up!" It's called a death wish, and we don't have one. But if you do, hey, knock yourself out. Literally. Or just use it to do your own tribute to the great Hal Needham and one of his classic movies, like this scene from Hooper (yeah, we're showing our age here):

Reverse Trike

This just wasn't well executed at all:


Reminds us of a Pontiac Fiero in the front, and we're not really sure in the back. We started to post a picture of a Pontiac Fiero for comparison, but then we realized we just don't want to do that to our blog. Anyway, the concept of the reverse trike with side-by-side seating isn't new, and can be done fairly well as evidenced by the Campagna T-Rex:


Now, we admit that even the T-Rex isn't great looking, but it's a lot better (especially without the saddle bags pictured above, which are removable) than the "Trigger Y150" (where did they come up with that jewel of a name?) above. Outperforms it, too, and they're available already in the US for about the same money if you look around. But if you just have to get the Fiero-wannabe, find it here.

Our first submission! Or SCOOBYDOOBYDOOOOOO!!!

Okay, so we're a bit excited about our first reader submission. Here we bring you the Mystery Machine:


We've got a pretty serious soft spot for golf carts, but a Mystery Machine themed one? Someone had way too much time on their hands. They also seem to think their time is worth quite a pretty penny at the $2500 asking price, too! No, they didn't post a great picture, but searching Google Images for Mystery Machine will find you plenty of other not-so-awesome clones. We prefer the original:


But if you just have to have a golf cart that vaguely resembles the van that Thelma and Shaggy and Scooby and the gang all rode around in, find it here on Craigslist. Thanks to John for the submission, and John, if this is your golf cart for sale, well, you've got a LOT of explaining to do.

Doubledecker Limo?

We're not entirely sure what to make of this one:

What we do know is that the exterior is way better than the interior. We don't exactly understand why it has a huge stuffed animal inside, nor why there are pictures of a random box of jumper cables. If you scroll through the photobucket pictures you'll find a video of the engine running and the bus driving around. What you won't find is any mention of how difficult it can be to drive something that's 14'4" tall, and you can certainly leave your trailer at home since the last thing you want is to have something even taller to drag home. But hey, we love any vehicle with a true hot tub in it, and you gotta admit the Vegas wrap is pretty cool. What it is doing in Miami we have to wonder, but hey, it's Miami. Anything goes in Miami. We think you have to be the most interesting man on earth to rock this bus, though:



But if you're that guy, well, you aren't surfing eBay and you certainly aren't reading this blog. But if you want to try to be that guy, well, get a plane ticket to Miami and get to bidding.

A V8 RWD Geo Storm? Well, almost.

Just needs a few small details ironed out to get her running:


Now, we like "sleepers" just as much as the next guy, and if this was a finished and running car it might not grace our precious web space. But you can't just get part of the way done on a project like this (a "mock up" motor?) and then expect to get any kind of money out of it. Yes, the wheels appear to be worth more than the current bid of $152, but it's not at reserve and we're quite confident it won't make it there, and that's without any idea what the reserve really is. If you are hurting for more projects of your own that you'll never finish (like this guy), find it here.

Mobile "Dance" Club

No, seriously:


We at the DBaT offices are unsurprised that such a creation exists, but we have never spent one single minute inside a moving "dance" club. Not one. *cough* This seller claims some lofty prices for what they have invested in this little beast, but we're unimpressed with the painted windows and the general appearance. And I suppose the idea is to be too distracted by "the show" to care that those seats look pretty darned uncomfortable. And there can't be many states where it's legal to be selling alcohol for consumption inside something like this, can there? And where does the "dancer" go when the show is over? And where do the patrons go to relieve themselves? Do you just have the driver make regular stops at McDonalds? We want more details on how this business venture can work! Or, uh, no we don't. But we do want to make sure you get to see the video of the cool light show inside this thing:



And if you're so inclined to get more info, you can just head on over here and place your bid now!

PeopleMoving is Big Business

Well, it might be big business, but even this isn't likely to meet reserve:

This auction made us ask a lot of questions. First, who would spend $80k on something that looked like this originally? Second, why does a church own it (look at the listing ID) if it's not even street legal? Third, why wouldn't it be street legal? Looks to have lights and wipers and all that jazz and it's powered by a drivetrain that appears to have been out of something street legal (and fairly efficient, no less). Anyway, if you have to have an unattractive peoplemover that isn't street legal, this just might be for you.

We're full of hot air.

And so is this thing:


So what we have here is a hot air balloon that seems to be a rainbow tribute to a mace:


I mean, here at the DBaT offices we can appreciate a big bag of hot air as much as anyone, but this thing is one of the least attractive hot air balloons that we've seen. But if you've got a hankering for a big medieval weapon themed balloon, find it here.

H3 hits the links

The good news here is that this is probably just as off-road capable as a real H3, if not more:


So if Hummer owners are "compensating for something", what are owners of Hummer-clone golfkarts "compensating" for? A poor golf score? Or something, err, worse. We're actually very impressed at the level of detail this builder puts into these, but at the same time we just can't help but ask "why?" It's like a Power Wheels for adults:


Look, even the Power Wheels version is more off-road capable than the real thing! But if you already own a real H3, a Power Wheels H3, a 1/10 die-cast H3, and just have to add the golfkart version to your stable, you can find it here.

The color is good.

Past that, well, not so much.


But you'll have to change the color and a decent amount more to turn this into what it should have been, and that's a replica of the car from the old TV show, The Munsters:


Outside of a Munsters tribute, we're really not sure what else you might do with this thing. But if you have a compelling desire to try, you can find it here on eBay. It isn't at reserve, but if it isn't too high perhaps the 283, TH400, and 9" Ford posi will end up worth the hammer price by themselves. It's a shame because it looks like some quality work is hidden by poor aesthetic design with no clear way likely to fix it. But it does have a lot of side area for advertising!

A "buffer" still can't make this look like a 917!

We've seen these around before, but never quite so compared to a Porsche 917. You'll note in the ad for the car that a rear picture does have a 917 logo on the rear, which made me throw up a little bit in my mouth. For reference, here is a real Porsche 917:

We do admit there are similarities, but none significant enough to try to pass the first one off as a clone or anything with the numbers "917" in the name. Anyway, find the real ad here, but please, only for a chuckle. As always, Don't Bring a Trailer.

Gem Car gets a lift?

Okay, the golf cart lifting craze we sort of get, but a Gem Car?

For those unaware, the Gem Car is an electric car that's sort of golf cart sized but actually comes with a title and can be legally registered for road use in many states, but only on roads with a speed limit of 35MPH or less. The creator of this little beast replaced the electric drivetrain with his own custom gas powered unit. We're not really sure why, especially since his asking price isn't that much more than what a used Gem Car in running condition goes for now. Another eBay "gem" found here.

The Whip

Oh, it's definitely "The Whip."

This is not only a vehicle, but in the back you'll find a complete amusement park ride. It appears to just ride you around in circles, and maybe the little cars spin, we can't tell. What we can tell you is that we've been to a lot of carnivals and we never wished we would have seen something like this. And we doubt Disney is beating this guy's door down to build them some of these. Find it on eBay here.

Nomad? NoJeep?

We don't know what to call it, but here at the DBaT offices we like it.


Sure, you can make a case that someone wasted a perfectly good Nomad, but we're sure that wasn't the case. Certainly the donor body was missing the center section already in some hideous accident where it was hit by an errant projectile from a failed ballistic missile test or something. Find it here on eBay.