Have you ever looked at your pathetic typical American car and wished for more? We all have. It’s only natural to want something better than what you’ve got. For many, money is the only barrier between what is and what could be. So if you’re going to dream, dream big, right? That ideology is perfectly captured by this 1982 Porsche 928 with a slight engine mod — a Boeing Turbine engine crammed into the engine bay.
According to the seller, it’s his daily driver, tops 160MPH, has 360hp and 700 foot pounds of torque. Not to mention, it does all of that while running on straight diesel and managing to net 17mpg. Not bad for a turbine Porsche car, huh? It may not win any stop light races, but it’ll certainly look bad ass with those straight pipes out of the hood.
Interested parties can check out the full list of features over on the eBay listing page. Oh yeah, this baby’s for sale! As of writing, the bid is up to $12k. Not bad for what you’re getting. Better hurry…
Out of all the cool houses I’ve seen (real and concept), this 747 house owned by Francie Rehwald and designed by architect David Hertz tops my list. Before you rush to judgement, just know that this is unlike “normal” houses made out of a plane. Instead of merely leaving the plane intact and furnishing the inside, David Hertz went above and beyond complete creating a full-sized house, effectively recycling the used plane parts. For example, the roof of the house uses the plane’s wings for cover and support. Pretty nifty, huh?
Even more mind boggling however is the logistics. What once was over $200 million brand new was relegated to a mere $35,000 as scrap. Even still, that’s a lot of scrap to transport. Because of that, 5 freeways had to be closed down at night to get the plane’s parts to the build site. But even as scrap, it took 17 agencies to give the OK before the house could be built. Taking it one step further — the house had to even be registered with the FAA so they didn’t think it was a downed plane! It’s by far one of the coolest houses I’ve seen, really.
Step inside for a couple rendered images of the expected final outcome as well as a couple of videos highlighting the house during construction by local news stations…
