[JiveTurkey]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technolo...211223675.html

The Bugatti Veyron is a modern automotive legend. The sleek speedster from Volkswagen boasts a top speed of over 260mph, making it the fastest road-legal car in the world, and it has a stunningly large $1.5 million price tag to match. Because of this astronomical cost of entry, only a few hundred of the vehicles have ever been built, meaning your chances of owning one are rather slim. That is, unless you're Mike Duff, an ambitious 25-year-old from Florida who decided to build his very own Bugatti with his bare hands.
Starting with a complete 2002 Mercury Cougar coupe, Duff set to work transforming the vehicle's entire exterior into that of a world-class supercar. He used fiberglass and composite material to create the Veyron's iconic lines, and laid it all over a tubular steel frame. After a professional paint job and plenty of buffing, the car was ready for the showroom, but Duff wasn't done yet. He then took to the Cougar's interior, covering everything from the seats to the dashboard in genuine leather. When we spoke with him, he said the project took him a full 9 months from start to finish.
The detailed doppelgänger even sports usable back seats, which is something the real million-dollar ride completely lacks. Speaking of price, that's another area where this fantastic fake beats out its original counterpart. Duff currently has the vehicle up for sale with a price of $89,000 — less than 1/10th the price of a genuine Veyron.
Unfortunately, while that price will buy you the looks of a barely-legal race car, it doesn't buy you the performance. Under its gorgeous exterior, the "Cougatti" is still distinctly pedestrian, and remains equipped with its original 2.5-liter V6 engine that produces roughly 170 horsepower. This is in stark contrast to the 8-liter 16-cylinder powerplant of the real car, which produces a neck-snapping 1,000 horses.
Still, for the price of a Porsche, there's not much you can complain about when the car is a nearly indistinguishable replica of the fastest road car in the world. Not to mention the fact that some other Bugatti tributes can cost an order of magnitude more, and are never meant to leave your office.

Bugatti replica from the rear



Bugatti replica side shot

[TK-421]

It's a great effort, especially for a lone 25 year old. The only things that first* caught my eye were the tail lights and the bumper fitment line thing

[miiipilot]

Originally Posted by TK-421

It's a great effort

Agreed

...but why? Who has money to do this? And who has money to spend on this?

"The car has a nice reliable 2.5 L V6 motor and Ice cold AC."


miiipilot

[pmeloche]

A for effort but I wonder how much money he sinked in this. Who is vain enough to fork out $90K on a Mercury Cougar that looks like a Veyron? If you are more interested in the container than the content then that's a good deal I suppose.

[Seminole]

Holy balls. He even redid the interior to look like the Veyron. That's something most replica cars don't even bother trying to do:

[Davin]

Truly a great effort!!

[MisterSkiMask]

I just saw this as I was cruzing eBay, what a waste of time... that is the nicest thing I can say

[Sniz]

you've got to be kidding me, he did all that and left a turd of an engine in it?

fail city

[BillLee]

Originally Posted by Sniz

you've got to be kidding me, he did all that and left a turd of an engine in it?

fail city

he probably doesn't care about speed. some people just go for the looks.

I think he did a pretty good job.

[TK-421]

Originally Posted by BillLee

he probably doesn't care about speed. some people just go for the looks.

I think he did a pretty good job.

Agreed, especially after seeing that interior.

[hks786]

Originally Posted by Sniz

you've got to be kidding me, he did all that and left a turd of an engine in it?

fail city

+1 if I was going to do the project and spend 90k then I would do an engine swap too. However, that said, what a great job overall. He has skills.

[SchlauCow]

kid is talented for sure.

[ptack]

I'd rather see him put his talent towards making something original than doing a tribute car.

[UAxDEATH(NYC)]

cmon guys, everybody has to have a first step, - that was one.

and INSANE WORK