- Rare Car Market
- Posts
- CyberTrucks are rusting, Florida Police winning and more
CyberTrucks are rusting, Florida Police winning and more
highlights of the week
Hey there!
The RCM team has been brainstorming on how we can improve.
Weāll share more soon.
But first - we really appreciate you reading so far!
Weād love to continue giving you content that you WANT to see.
Please vote
Now onto todayās plan
The roadmap š£ļø
Making the Humvee unstoppable
An eight-wheeled Chevy Camaro
Life-sized Lego Ferrari 296
Double win from Florida Police
Fails of the week šæ
EV ā”ļø
a) A fair fight: Cybertruck vs. 911
b) Cybertrucks have started rusting
c) EV Hypertrucks are here!
Weekly memes š
Read time: 4 minutes
Making the Humvee
Even More Unstoppable
It was originally termed the HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) but soldiers started calling it the Humvee.
It lived up to its name though, and earned a reputation on the battlefield for being unstoppable.
However, the owner of this particular Humvee was not satisfied and decided to add tank treads at all four corners.
Was it worth it?
You decide after watching it drive through a pond thatās around 10 feet deep.
Hereās a link to the full video if youāre interested.
Chevy Camaro with Eight Wheels
Big Block + Chevy Camaro + Dually Tires + Ice = FUN.
A lot of fun!
The car was built "as a tribute to old racing Camaros that had a series" in Finland.
Here are some specs:
The engine is a sixth-gen 454 pulled from a 1991 Chevy Suburban
Aftermarket mods allow the engine to make 400 horsepower and more than 440 lb-ft of torque
The dually wheels are homemade and have studs for better traction
The owner of this beast has a YouTube channel documenting the full build.
Life-size Lego Ferrari 296 GTS
Hereās what you need to know about this amazing creation:
It took a team of 10 people and 1,850 hours to build
It has functional headlights and taillights
It sits on original Ferrari 296 wheels, and the interior also sports a real 296 steering wheel
It weighs 4400 lbs (around 1000 lbs more than the actual car)
Double Win from
Florida Police
I want you to look at this vette.
itās gorgeous
And how did the police force acquire it?
After they busted a drug dealer in a police chase.
Gives me vibes from Need for Speed Rivals - great game if you like chasing or being chased in a police pursuit.
And ladies and gentlemen!
We have our first ever ad.
Weāve been writing this newsletter for 5 months with $0.
It feels special to generate our first dollar.
Maximize your credit card rewards.
Check out Kudosārecognized by CardRates as the ā#1 FREE app to multiply your credit card rewardsā. Itās simple, secure, and takes the hassle out of choosing the right card at checkout.
šæFailsšæ
1/ Teen plunges Jeep right into a trailer
Itās unlikely this was the result of letting oneās intrusive thoughts win.
Luckily, no one was injured!
2/ Going into āDriveā instead of āParkā
This is the aftermath of making that subtle mistake.
car driving through a gas pump
This couldāve ended horribly. Thankfully, nobody was hurt.
The gas station employee put out some of the fire (brave) and then the supression system kicked in.
Full YouTube video here
3/ Tesla Model 3, Y, And S crash together
The irony?
All 3 Teslas were supposed to have advanced collision-avoidance tech.
ā”ļøEVā”ļø
1/ Someone finally drag races the Cybertruck vs. the 911
Mr. Elonās claim that the Cybertruck is faster than a 911 was debunked by Engineering Explained.
But that was in theory.
How does it fare in a real-world race?
The guys are Throttle House give us the answer.
2/ Tesla Cybertrucks have started rusting
The whole point of stainless steel is to NOT rust.
However, after just a few days of rain, owners have started complaining about rust on the surface of their trucks.
Tesla did respond by saying that the CyberTruck can develop corrosion under certain circumstances, and they have a procedure to fix it.
The user manual also recommends owners āimmediatelyā remove substances like grease, oil, bird droppings, tree resin, dead insects, tar, and road salt, and ānot wait until CyberTruck is due for a complete wash.ā
I have a simpler and cheaper solution.
PPF the whole truck!
3/ EV Hypertrucks are here!
The Scarbo SV Rover is an off-road monster, and has been dubbed the āworldās first street-legal hypertruckā.
Hereās what you need to know:
It produces a colossal 1000 hp
The design has been inspired by the classic Land Rover Defender 90
The SV was initially designed for Baja and then converted to be street-legal
Itās also available with a supercharged V8
Prices start at $1.5 million
It will be interesting to see how the Scarbo stacks up to the GMC Hummer EV, Rivian R1T, or Tesla Cybertruck, and if itās worthy to be called a hypertruck.
šMemes š
1/ Spot the odd one out
2/ Who doesnāt love a V8?
And you didnāt like todayās newsletter, Iād love it if you unsubscribed.