Tornado-proof car going for $100,000 on eBay

[platinumdude]

http://dvice.com/archives/2011/05/tornado-proof-c.php

I always thought tornados (sic) were cool, until I saw them ripping parts of Alabama to shreds. Storm chaser Steve Green's armored Tornado Attack Vehicle — a car capable of being driven into a tornado without killing you is now up for auction on eBay.

What will the Tornado Attack Vehicle's $100,000 "Buy it Now" price get you? Actually, quite a value. You'll be receiving a Jeep with a 700-horsepower V8 engine, 16-gauge steel panels coated with impact-resistant polyurethane, bulletproof M10 Lexan windows and wheel wells, windshield with three coats of DuPont Mylar film and a hydraulic system that keeps the car from being blown over. It's almost like owning a mini-tank.

The estimated value of the car and its five years worth of upgrades is pegged at over $500,000, so getting a freak machine like this for one fifth of the price could be considered cheap.

Green is selling the Tornado Attack Machine to "draw attention to his plan for harnessing geothermal energy from Yellowstone National Park's caldera." Looks like a good car for a good cause. Head on over to eBay if you want to check out the full details on the auction. You never know when you might need a car for when a tornado strikes out of nowhere.

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[Cebu_4_2]

Wonder how it would do in 50 foot deep flood water?



It obviously floats

[Glass]

I remember watching an episode of Mythbusters and they tested two tornado chasers cars. Neither was this one but the principals look the same. Have a low skirt around the car to stop the wind getting in underneath and lifting the car. No doubt this one can raise or lower itself on it's suspension. One of the vehicles had these hydraulic stakes that it drove into the ground to help hold it down. You don't actually drive these through a tornado. You get in close and then park it until the tornado has passed.

[Dogman]

Be the first on your block to own one! Yea right, If the storm is strong enough being blown over would be the least of my worries, being picked up and then thrown would be. Yes it is heavy, but given the right storm, that truck would be a tinker toy if a funnel center punches it and the storm powerful enough.

But it does look kool!

[willie pete]

how many gallons of gas per mile?

[solid]

I love it! We built this car for "tornados"...yeah right, it's the ultimate zombie vehicle. All it needs is a .50 cal mounted somewhere.

If you need a car to chase tornados, rent one for the day! Much cheaper. ;D

[Awoke]

I obviously floats

Which part?


The bloated corpse of the driver.