This is the World's Smallest Roadworthy Car

A man from Phoenix, Arizona, United States, has listed his name in the Guinness World Records as the creator of the World's smallest roadworthy car and meet the traffic laws (is fully drivable, licensed and registered). He is Austin Coulson managed to create a mini car with a height of 63.5 cm (25 inch), a width of 65.41 cm (25.75 inch), and 126.47 cm (49.79 inch) length, or beating the previous record that held by Perry Watkins mini car from England.

Austin Coulson made it into the "Guinness Book of World Records 2014" with the world's smallest roadworth car. (Picture from: http://www.usatoday.com/)

Coulson mini car use a 57′ Chevy Bel Air mockup, while the colors and paint designs inspired by P-51 Mustang aircraft that ever flown by his grandfather while served in World War II. As reported by Oddity Central, the 29-year-old man was admitted that his modifications talent grew as the time he was 16 years old and  he bought an old Bronco that had a blown transmission. "I bought the repair manual, and I had to learn from scratch how to take everything apart, put it back together. I've just been building ever since." he said.

Austin Coulson's mini car compared with the normal sized car. (Picture from: http://www.odditycentral.com/)

Coulson attach windshield size 22.86 cm (9 inch) long and 7.62 cm (3 inch) wide, mini wipers, headlights and turn signal, mirrors, seat belts, even the horn also works well. Everything is intended to qualify the vehicle roadworthy. For a distance of 72 km (44.74 miles), the car is only consumed 3.8 liters of gasoline and can go up to 53 km per hour (32.93 mph). Finally, the state of Texas granted the request of the legality of the car and issued a special unique license plate reads "I'M BIG".

"I always wanted to have a Guinness World Record certificate and automotive hobby of mine since childhood. So I always went home and thought I could beat the record of the previous mini car," he said. Well, if any of you who are willing to break the Coulson record? *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ODDITY CENTRAL | USA TODAY | JAYA MAULANA | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 20092013]

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