Flipping your car over usually translates to a very bad day, but this upside-down truck is actually a kind-of-enviable mode of transport.

The truck was built by mechanic Rick Sullivan over the course of six months. He says the build only cost him $6,000, which seems like a bargain.

The crazy spectacle started out as a Ford Ranger and a Ford F-150. The Ranger became the “guts” of the truck and the body of the F-150 was placed on top, upside-down.

When the truck is moving, its top tires spin as though they’re helping to propel the vehicle along. Although Sullivan gets plenty of attention while riding around in his wacky truck, he says he’ll never sell it.

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Riding around in a convertible with the top down is a great way to enjoy the nice weather. French artist Benedetto Bufalino takes the concept to a whole new level with the Seat Ibiza hot tub.

Made from a formerly-functioning Seat Ibiza sedan, the car has been modified to create a jacuzzi tub. The roof, windshield, and windows have all been removed to open up the vehicle and make it into more of a container.

The seats, steering wheel, and all other controls were also removed and a watertight liner was inserted to complete the transformation.

Bubbles of warm water swirl around to remove your stress while you soak up the sun. Like any other outdoor hot tub, this one looks like it would be an amazing way to spend a few luxurious hours.

As a car, the Ibiza probably held four or five people. As a hot tub, you could probably squeeze in that many – but having it all to yourself would be even nicer.

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We all have our favorite movies, but it takes a special level of dedication to build a real-life replica of an object from one of those movies. Redditor scoodidabop built this crazy Ford Explorer straight out of Jurassic Park. It’s all decked out in the exact colors, configuration, and even contents of the park vehicles from the first movie – and it is truly awesome.

In-car monitors provide maps of the island the park is on, complete with the zones in which each type of dinosaur resides. The map won’t do you much good when the power goes out and the dinos escape, but maybe you’ll get a nice tour before that happens.

The car started out as a 1993 Ford Explorer and took over a year to complete. It was replicated in painstaking detail, though we can’t say whether the seats are hiding night vision goggles under them.

The Explorer’s dashboard even features two plastic drinking cups, presumably to act as an early warning sign when the T. Rex escapes and starts hunting every living being on the island. That probably won’t happen in this replica, but just to be careful we wouldn’t take it into any wildlife safari parks.

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We didn’t think it was possible to make a classic Volkswagen Beetle even more beautiful, but Croatian metalworkers MG Vrbanus found a way to make it so. They started with a 1970 Bug and turned it into a sophisticated, intricately detailed wrought iron masterpiece.

The metal shop started out by sketching a design right onto the body of the car. Step by step, they removed the template and replaced the original body with carefully designed wrought iron pieces.

The skilled craftspeople put more than 3500 hours and 5,000 Swarovski crystals into the re-do. Hundreds or pounds of wrought iron and gold leaf went into the project as well, resulting in a body that exposes the car’s inner workings. The gorgeous vehicle is reportedly available to rent for weddings and other special occasions, which really makes us wish we lived in Croatia.

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Nigerian weaver Ojo Obaniyi has been honing his craft for more than 20 years. He usually sticks to baskets and other traditional objects, but he came up with an ingenious way to advertise his business: he made a wicker-covered car.

Ojo’s Volkswagen pickup is almost entirely covered in raffia palm cane. The car’s body, hubcaps, seats, dashboard and even the steering wheel are all covered in a finely woven layer of wicker.

According to Ojo, his goal was to prove to the world that everyone can make a difference, no matter what their social class or background.

The car is Ojo’s way of showing the entire world that African artisans are talented and creative and able to make a positive impact on society.

After the car’s completion, Ojo attached banners with his name and phone number to the front and back bumpers, giving him a rolling billboard that is also proof of how masterful he is at his craft.

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