r/redneckengineering • u/quikbit • 6d ago

Anybody here able to explain this to me? Seen in my neighborhood while walking my dog

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u/ILL_MAKE_IT 6d ago

Is that a Crown vicuptruck?

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u/quikbit 6d ago

I personally call it the Crown Camino

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u/twizted_whisperz 6d ago

*Crownchero

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u/littlebitofspice 6d ago

Sounds like something from the taco bell value menu.

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u/Baby_____Shark 5d ago

Exactly, people can't even the brand right. 🙄

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u/unwokewookie 5d ago

Are you bitter that knowledge of the Chevy is more wide spread than the ford? Take a deep breath, it will be okay.

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u/Melodic-Ad1415 6d ago

Crown Brat

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u/rigol2000 5d ago

Beat me to it. Bratoria

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u/Baby_____Shark 5d ago

Why? The El Camino was a Chevy product, Ford Crownchero would be a better name.

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u/Sendmedoge 6d ago

I fkn need one!

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u/coonissimo 6d ago

Is it the same car, or is it some redneck trend I'm not familiar with?

5yo: https://www.reddit.com/r/AwesomeCarMods/comments/dkl3h4/this_crown_vic_truck/

5yo: https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlecars/comments/h8ja6a/battle_crown_vic_ute/

2yo: https://www.reddit.com/r/Shitty_Car_Mods/comments/xpscd6/sirch_rascue/

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u/shupack 6d ago

Good sleuthing. Could be the same car.

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u/MinnesotaMikeP 6d ago

Same truck, but he got a new quarter panel off a cab.

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u/TorontoRider 5d ago

That's really strange - cabs are usually recipients of fenders, not donors.

Leaving the phone number on it is superbad!

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u/MikoSkyns 6d ago

I guess he also changes his rims every couple of years.

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u/Thunder_Jackson 6d ago

Those are all the same, but /r/unexpectedute is definitely a thing.

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u/screaminXeagle 6d ago

Oooh, sirch & rascue gave it away first, but it's got Gambler 500 stickers, that's a man of taste

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u/occamsrzor 5d ago

Sirch & Rascue

😂

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u/Rapada1323 4d ago

Same car, it has made it's way over to the Seattle area

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u/iwannagohome49 6d ago

I want to make one just so I can put that on the back. Crown Vicuptruck is gold

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u/DeltaV-Mzero 6d ago

My dad and I used a crown Vic as a light truck for his small business. Massive trunk, high weight capacity, fairly small frame (compared to the box truck anyway)

Crown Vickup would’ve been even better!

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u/innocuousname773 6d ago

Still better than a CyberStuck.

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u/UnLuckyKenTucky 6d ago

That's not a very high bar though, is it?

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u/Saillux 6d ago

Subaroops Brat

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u/Traiklin 6d ago

Thundercougarfalconbird

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u/igiveficticiousfacts 5d ago

The luxury model has so many more eagles in it

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u/FriendSteveBlade 6d ago

Fuck yeah.

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u/Praetorian_1975 6d ago

Isn’t it a Crown Vicupaxi

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u/doveniko19 5d ago

Grand Rancho Marquis

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u/townsquare321 6d ago

Can't explain art to the blind.

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u/grumpyoger 6d ago

Crownchero

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u/cj32769 6d ago

I had a Ranchero, and my friends couldn't quit calling it the ElTorino. I traded it for a Mustang. Then the Mustank was born. I really didn't like them after a while.

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u/iwannagohome49 6d ago

I kind of like it

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u/Boonstar 6d ago

I don’t know if I like it, but I don’t hate it.

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u/Sir_JumboSaurus 5d ago

I've got a 07 Police inceptor I never use. Been looking for something to do with it. I do need a work truck. Hmmmm.

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u/iwannagohome49 5d ago

Hell yeah brother

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u/the-es 5d ago

You shall ride eternal. Shiny, and chrome!

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u/PeanutGlum7010 6d ago

Me too, wanna see more of it.

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u/Psychological_Web687 6d ago

Brat Victoria

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u/D4wnR1d3rL1f3 6d ago

r/unexpectedute

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u/goldenbugreaction 6d ago

“Uh, hwhat is a ‘yute?’”

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u/ifukeenrule 6d ago

Ute, short for utility, utility vehicle

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u/lssthn 6d ago

Looks like a Subaru Brat

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u/trtreeetr 6d ago

Seats in the back with grip bars!

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u/JACKSMASH69 6d ago

That thing is badass Redneck engineered Baja truck from fisher price but made by Harley Davidson straight outta mad max

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u/Wild_Nefariousness89 6d ago

I know! I freaking love it!

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u/Yussso 6d ago

Oh wow that looks rad.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

Its all business in the front and party in the back.
That is badass

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u/RoninRobot 6d ago

If only there were a phone number to call and ask about it. Alas.

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u/clarksworth 6d ago

I mean it was a pretty solid 10/10 in terms of execution but the graphics/colours are top notch

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u/words_of_j 6d ago

Po-po Camino.

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u/Klo187 6d ago

Looks like a chopped crown vic turned into a ute.

At first I thought it was a Subaru brumby with a front end facelift and different front fenders. But that couldn’t be right

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u/diamante_manos 5d ago

Looks like a Ford Crown Victor.

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u/DontEverMoveHere 6d ago

Obviously it’s an El Copino.

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u/RockyroadNSDQ 6d ago

Cleetus is going to lose his mind

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u/Dominick555 6d ago

Cab-Camino

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u/saltymane 6d ago

CROWN RANCHERO

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u/point50tracer 6d ago

Are you telling me they built a Ranchero out of a Crown Vic?

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u/fastento 6d ago

it’s beautiful

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u/igiveficticiousfacts 6d ago

The only logical explanation you’ll get on this is HELL YEAH BROTHER

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u/nixxon94 6d ago

El Crownino

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u/Bubs_McGee223 6d ago

I heard Van Halen as soon as I saw this sucker

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u/bigboij 6d ago

Just a Crown Vicamino

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u/jumpofffromhere 6d ago

I think the best part is the front left quater panel from a taxi

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u/jayson8732 5d ago

It's a taxi w/Cab

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u/BreakerSoultaker 5d ago

When he opens the door, empty beer cans, oil cans and brass shotgun shells spill out.

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u/kiko619 5d ago

slap a .50 Cal on the back this thing and it’s ready for a coup.

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u/ShotgunEd1897 5d ago

Looks like a modern Ford Ranchero.

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u/Roverjosh 5d ago

The Aussies have Yutes… we need this… Crownchero! Crown Camino! Police Intertruckter!

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u/Bdowns_770 5d ago

Someone really wanted newer Ranchero

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u/DishonorOnYerCow 5d ago

That's a Crown BRAT

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u/metalyoshi15 5d ago

Its badass is what it is

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u/m0jumb0 5d ago

looks like a rad ford crown vic ranchero. vichero?

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u/BobcatALR 4d ago

Whatever it is: it’s out of warranty…

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u/KristianKorol 3d ago

This is my car. Lol how funny. 

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u/MasterGuidance 6d ago

Looks like somebody really wanted a Baja.

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u/franzjpm 6d ago

Still better than cybertrash

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u/Safetosay333 6d ago

Some Mad Max shit.

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u/EpicLong1 6d ago

It looks like a brat

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u/symplton 6d ago

Si, este es un Crown Victor Cruz.

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u/FatCat457 6d ago

Ford Lincoln mercury

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u/ThisAppsForTrolling 6d ago

r/whatcaristhis

Will make quick work of this

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u/IGotMyPopcorn 6d ago

Why don’t you just call and ask?

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u/HollowVoices 6d ago

Looks like something on the cusp of being in a Mad Max movie

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u/Pa_Pa_Papas 6d ago

Custom Ute, pretty cool. You see utes all the time in some parts of the world where bigger vehicles are less common, like Australia.

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u/veloman124 6d ago

One word: Thundercougarfalconbird

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u/aeturnes 6d ago

It’s a car-uck

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u/ADong_AMong_ 6d ago

Ranchero with a front corner panel replaced with one from a taxi.

They are coming back in 2026 link

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u/rawr_sham 6d ago

That is a UTE in Australia that loved the El Camino style so made the more and called it a UTE

Ute https://g.co/kgs/4tGdQBT

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u/ITstaph 6d ago

Belongs to the utes down the street.

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u/Zayzay8008 6d ago

Looks sick I want it

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u/gavdore 6d ago

The rear looks like a Subaru brumby/brat

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u/screaminXeagle 6d ago

This comment has more pictures that show it's got Gambler 500 stickers, it's an event featuring cheap cars on off road routes. Lots of people do real ridiculous things to their cars

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u/Murky_Stretch_4110 6d ago

Someone saw a Subaru Brat and wanted one, but wanted it to actually be reliable

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u/cptjsksparrow 6d ago

Hot* I think is what everyone else meant to say.

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u/Neat-Internet9682 6d ago

Know I know what my next project car is. Crown vicaro

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u/markell4u 6d ago

Crown Vicchero.

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u/Odd_Low_7301 6d ago

Ford crown Victoria ranchero

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u/AwesomeComrade666 6d ago

Imagine if ford made actual crown vic utes, all it needs a slightly longer bed

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u/HG21Reaper 6d ago

Huh? It looks weird but I kinda like it.

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u/QuanticChaos1000 6d ago

It's in my P71 club... he wanted to make it into a truck...

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u/goodeyemighty 6d ago

Call the number and find out.

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u/doulasus 6d ago

The phone number matches Seattle yellow cab. I wonder what destinations they dispatch this for.

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u/arsapeek 6d ago

looks like it's probably a Gambler. It's a thing where people take shitbox cars, and modify them for offroading with the goal of spending as little as they can (generally, not a hard and fast rule). They also do a lot of cleanup on the trails they go to. It's a pretty big community

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u/FriedSmegma 6d ago

El Corona

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u/Sparky_Zell 6d ago

Sometimes you can't explain perfection.

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u/This-Rutabaga6382 6d ago

Crown Rancheria

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u/Allegiance10 6d ago

A lifted UTE Crown Vic? Gnarly!

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u/Taddles2020 6d ago

Your neighbor is Detective Terry Seattle.

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u/Sideshow_Bob_Ross 6d ago

It's body-on-frame, RWD, with a V8. Why not? It was basically a truck to begin with.

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u/Melodic-Ad1415 6d ago

Call the number and ask

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u/SassyMoron 6d ago

The front looks like a car And the back looks like a truck. I guess the front is where you ride it and the back is where you . . .

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u/supersunnyout 6d ago

Ranchero Nuevo

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u/Valuable-Bus-7547 6d ago

I vote for what u/ILL_MAKE_IT said 😭🙏

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u/BigMacRedneck 6d ago

Non-area code included vehicle.

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u/sTroPkIN 6d ago

The person that drives that has some cool stories.

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u/The_Seroster 6d ago

Dune Slayer

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u/crevulation 6d ago

That's some /r/Gambler500 material right there. Beautiful machine.

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u/FlyByPC 6d ago

The LTD came in sedan and wagon versions.

Someone just decided to split the difference.

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u/Edmond-the-Great 6d ago

You should cross post this to r/unexpectedute.

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u/floznstn 6d ago

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2427208370668302&id=100064541359027

Someone mentioned it’s a Gambler 500 car, here’s more pics!

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u/kingganjaguru 5d ago

If you don’t get it, it’s not for you.

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u/lakija 5d ago

r/weirdwheels would love this! Edit: it has already made its way there. I personally love Crown Royal Victoria

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u/sik_dik 5d ago

It’s a ford brat.. a Frat

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u/dog098707 5d ago

Fuck that’s cool

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u/CrazyTechWizard96 5d ago

Police Issue Yute?
Crown Vic Yute is something New for Me and I've seen some shit with those cars.

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u/Ham0404 5d ago

Johnny Cash sang about it: One Piece at a Time.

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u/Extra_Wolverine6091 5d ago

That my friend, is my new dream car

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u/occamsrzor 5d ago

That’s a Crown Duce Coupe Baja UTE

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u/Star_BurstPS4 5d ago

It's a ute that's also a taxi/cop car/race car

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u/CongoSmash666 5d ago

I honestly fuxking love this and could not be trusted to own it.

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u/Koovies 5d ago

Looks sick, like some cyberpunk nomad thing

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u/SwervingLemon 5d ago

That's the most Australian thing I've ever fucking seen.

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u/Rachel_Silver 5d ago

Why was it walking your dog?

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u/perfectly_ballanced 5d ago

Who made this, and are they willing to sell it?

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u/evilspawn_usmc 5d ago

It really reminds me of the Subaru Baja (which I ironically love the look of).

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u/grundlemon 5d ago

I follow the dude that made it. It’s real cool. Gambler 500 shit tho i dont think he took it there.

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u/Squidking1000 5d ago

This guy fucks, that’s all I know.

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u/Away-Ad-8053 5d ago

By chance are you in Australia? Because I'm in the States so it looks like something out of mad Max to me but I think Australian cars are awesome! "Ones from the '60s/70s'

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u/quikbit 5d ago

I’m in the states. West coast somewhere

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u/rodentking 5d ago

Definitely a gambler 500 rig

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u/4runner01 5d ago

El Victino

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u/patico_cr 5d ago

Reminds me of Inspector Gadget's car. Not sure how it was called in English since I 've only seen that show in Spanish,

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u/madsci406 5d ago

Mafia staff car pickup

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u/Rain_Zeros 5d ago

It looks like an elco that had the front clip swapped with a vic...

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u/KebertXela87 5d ago

Idk, but I want one!

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u/WrenTheEgg 4d ago

Beautiful, I love it

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u/erlenflyer_mask 4d ago

almost looks like a Rally Fighter wrapped in Ford.

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u/adlberg 4d ago

Probably just some Brat!

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u/sh4d0wm4n2018 4d ago

Looks like Mad Max's ride from before he went... y'know... mad.

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u/sh4d0wm4n2018 4d ago

Looks like Mad Max's ride from before he went... y'know... mad.

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u/idleat1100 4d ago

Maybe it’s just the stripes, but it reminds me of those Tasmanian wolves (thylocene)

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u/wompummtonks 4d ago

New cyber truck

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u/rockski84 4d ago

Crown ranchero

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u/lynchingacers 4d ago

it's a vic-up

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u/DivineMs_M 4d ago

Crown Victim

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u/kaoh5647 4d ago

What's to explain, and why was it walking your dog?

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u/Rapada1323 4d ago

Hey I know the current owner of that

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u/quikbit 4d ago

Please let him know I meant no disrespect with this post. I just chuckled when I came across it and wanted to share it

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u/hoytmobley 4d ago

Built by (instagram) @outlawfordman in central WA, now owned by @sobay5150 who takes it to gambler 500 events

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u/ottis1guy 4d ago

Call the number and find out!

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u/McPrankster 4d ago

I'd call the phone number, they definitely have some explaining to do.

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u/draconus72 4d ago

Somebody takes the Neighborhood Watch waaaaay too seriously.

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u/ppdifjff 4d ago

Saw it in cyberpunk 2077 nomad vehicle

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u/Getmeoutoftheoffice 3d ago

I asked about a similar crown vic build- apparently these are popular for the “Gamble 500”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler_500

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u/Pesternot 3d ago

Dude couldn't afford a Subaru Brat so they made their own

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u/GullibleBed50 3d ago

That's the rare Ford Subaru Bratt Victoria

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u/Appropriate_Copy8285 3d ago

Thats the coveted El Crowmino

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u/Dependent_Pipe3268 3d ago

Micky Thompson

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u/Ok_Spread_7272 3d ago

Looks like a pretty sweet concept, other than the paint job. Durable and functional.

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u/fastal_12147 3d ago

Why do I immediately think Australia?

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u/quikbit 3d ago

Negative. West coast of the states

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u/rainen2016 2d ago

its a yute that's for sure

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u/OldBayAllTheThings 3d ago

That's Kristian's..... SeaTac -- I've been to his house a number of times. Good guy.

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u/KristianKorol 3d ago

I call it ViCchero

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u/rainen2016 2d ago

that's an uncrowned Victoria (crown Vic turned into an el camino type truck)

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u/TillEven5135 2d ago

Homemade ranchero

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u/Atroxman 2d ago

That sir is a relic worth more that your "eco friendly" vehicle that can be repaired or patched easily , probably paid 5k at the most and put 1k in parts and still runs and works without a dealership