Many people dream of owning a car, but only a few find the strength, inspiration and desire to work hard and painstakingly to create their own dream car. It is these desperate self-taught people who make the automotive world more interesting, saving it from the boredom of assembly line production. It is their creations that sometimes attract the attention of others more than the top models of famous manufacturers.
Today we want to introduce you to the best homemade cars from around the world. Our rating includes truly worthy homemade products that can be sent into mass production even today, without any fear of low demand. Most of the cars included in the rating can easily compete with cars from major manufacturers, but, unfortunately, they will forever remain in a single copy, delighting the public only at various auto shows. However, this is precisely what makes them special, inimitable, unique, and allows their owners to feel like heroes who managed to single-handedly create a truly worthy car. So, let's start.
There are only five homemade products in our rating. It could have been more, but we decided to limit ourselves only to cars that have passed all the necessary certification and are registered, i.e. All participants in the rating are allowed to drive on public roads without any restrictions. This only confirms their quality and uniqueness, and also indicates a real opportunity to compete with production cars.
Fifth place goes to the SUV " Black Raven", built in Kazakhstan. This unique vehicle, created for hunting in steppe conditions, has a threatening and at the same time futuristic design. “Black Raven” could easily star in science fiction films or even act as an army vehicle, but it is used only by its creator – a modest self-taught engineer from Karaganda.
The appearance of the SUV is truly original, a little awkward, but original and brutal. “Black Raven” is a real man’s car with a powerful frame chassis, riveted aluminum body panels, “multi-eyed” optics and all-terrain wheels that are ready to bite even into difficult ground. The “Black Raven” is eager to fight thanks to a powerful American-made V8 engine, working in conjunction with an automatic transmission and a ZIL-157 gearbox located on the rear axle. Excellent driving performance of the SUV is guaranteed by a long wheelbase, wide track, central location of the engine and gearbox, as well as independent suspension with torsion bars from the armored personnel carrier. All this allows the car to maintain stability during sharp maneuvers even at a speed of about 100 km/h and easily overcome potholes and bumps along the way.
The unique homemade cabin is designed for two passengers. The jeep's equipment includes LED brake lights and turn signals, electric windshield windows, an electric hood and a unique chain-driven self-extractor mounted in the bottom. As for the price, the approximate cost of “Black Raven” is about 1,500,000 rubles.
Go ahead. On the fourth line we have first ever Cambodian car- "". Oddly enough, it was created not by a state or private automobile company, but by a simple mechanic, Nhin Pheloek, who decided that at 52 years old it was time to get his own car.
Angkor 333 is a very compact two-seater roadster with very modern features and a rather attractive design, especially for a poor Asian country.
The Cambodian homemade vehicle received a body with streamlined shapes, stylish optics and modern aerodynamic elements. Moreover, the Angkor 333 is a hybrid car equipped with a traction electric motor, a 3-speed automatic transmission and a 45-horsepower gasoline unit designed to recharge the battery. Surprisingly, the homemade roadster is capable of accelerating up to 120 km/h and covering about 100 km on a single battery charge. In addition, the Angkor 333 is equipped with a touch display that acts as an instrument panel, and the doors are opened using a special magnetic plastic card. Even most production cars do not have such functions, so the development of a talented mechanic is worthy of respect.
The first Angkor 333 was assembled in 2003. In 2006, the creator presented the second generation of his brainchild, and in 2010, a modified third-generation car was released, which to this day is hand-assembled in small batches to order in Nhin Pheloek’s garage, providing the retired mechanic with a comfortable old age. Unfortunately, nothing is known about the cost of the roadster.
In third place in our ranking is a car that is most often called “”. This impressive SUV was created by Vyacheslav Zolotukhin from Krasnokamensk, Trans-Baikal Territory. The homemade product is based on a modified GAZ-66 chassis, complemented by converted shock absorbers from KAMAZ, split front hubs and power steering from a Hino truck.
The Mega Cruiser Russia is powered by a naturally-aspirated 7.5-liter Hino h07D diesel engine, which, during the process of modification, received a KAMAZ air cleaning system. The engine is supported by a 6-speed manual transmission and transfer case from a GAZ-66, in which all bearings were replaced with imported ones. The homemade vehicle has a full drive, with the ability to lock the axles, in which the main pairs were replaced, which made it possible to achieve a smooth ride on paved roads.
The body of Mega Cruiser Russia is metal, prefabricated, attached to the frame through 12 shock-absorbing supports. The “living part” is a modernized cabin of an Isuzu Elf truck, to which is also attached a redesigned “rear” of the Noah minivan. The front part of the body consists of modernized wings from the GAZ-3307, a hood of our own design and a radiator grille made from several copies of the Land Cruiser Prado grille. The homemade bumpers are metal, of our own design, and the wheel rims are “riveted” from GAZ-66 wheels, which made it possible to install tires from the TIGER army jeep.
If you look into the cabin, you will see 6 seats, a lot of free space, right-hand drive, a rather nice interior and a comfortable driver's seat with excellent visibility in all directions.
Mega Cruiser Russia is equipped with a 150-liter gas tank, a gyroscope, an electric winch with a force of 6 tons, an audio system and even a spoiler. According to the author of the homemade product, the SUV is capable of accelerating up to 120 km/h, its weight is 3800 kg, and the average fuel consumption is 15 liters on the highway and about 18 liters off-road. Last year, Mega Cruiser Russia was put up for sale by its creator at a price of 3,600,000 rubles.
The second place in our rating of homemade products is occupied by another unique SUV, this time from Ukraine. We're talking about a car." Buffalo", also built on the basis of the GAZ-66. Its author is Alexander Chuvpilin from Bila Tserkva, Kiev region.
“Bison” received a more modern and more aerodynamic appearance, the originality of which is emphasized, first of all, by the front part of the body. The creator borrowed most of the body panels from the VW Passat 64, but some elements had to be made independently.
Under the hood of the Ukrainian homemade product there is a 4.0-liter turbodiesel with an output of 137 hp, borrowed from the Chinese DongFeng DF-40 truck. He also gave the Bison a 5-speed manual transmission. Together, the Chinese units provided the home-made SUV with the ability to accelerate to 120 kph with an average fuel consumption of 15 liters per 100 km. The Bison has permanent rear-wheel drive, with the ability to connect the front axle, lock the differential and use a low gear.
The car is capable of fording a ford up to 1.2 meters deep, and is also equipped with a tire pressure regulation system with an additional outlet for household needs: pumping up boats, using a pneumatic jack or pneumatic tools, etc.
The Bison's body, mounted on 12 supports, is reinforced with numerous stiffening ribs and a frame frame, and the roof of the SUV is made of 2 mm thick metal, which made it possible to place a drop-down tent on it for overnight stays. One of the features of the Bison is a nine-seat interior layout (3+4+2), while two rear seats, capable of rotating in any direction, can be removed, allowing you to increase the free space of the luggage compartment. In general, the Bison has a comfortable and spacious interior with high-quality finishes, comfortable seats and a front panel with two glove compartments.
Among the numerous equipment installed on the Bison, we highlight the presence of power steering, dual power brakes, a rear view camera, a GPS navigator, an electric winch, special reversing lights and a retractable step for the rear door. Alexander Chuvpilin spent about $15,000 to create “Bison.”
Well, all that remains is to name the winner, which, naturally, could only be a sports car, because a racing car is what every motorist dreams of. A simple self-taught person without a technical education, Chelyabinsk resident Sergei Vladimirovich Ivantsov, who planned to build his own sports car back in 1983, also dreamed about it. A car with a simple name " ISV", consisting of the initials of the creator, was built for about 20 years and during this long journey it managed to survive two prototypes, sculpted on a 1:1 scale, first from window putty and then from plasticine. At the same time, according to the creator, he did everything “by eye,” without drawings or calculations.
From the plasticine model, Sergei made plaster casts of the parts of the future body, after which he painstakingly glued them out of fiberglass and epoxy resin. It is worth mentioning separately that the creator of this masterpiece is allergic to epoxy resin, and therefore he had to work in an army gas mask, sometimes spending 6-8 hours in it. What can I say, the tenacity with which he pursued his dream deserves respect, and the result of his work impresses not only ordinary onlookers, but also seasoned specialists in the automotive industry. From a design point of view, the homemade ISV is ready to compete with many currently produced sports cars, but the final concept of the sports car was conceived about 15 years ago. As Sergei himself admitted, he drew inspiration from the Lamborghini Countach, but if you look closely, you can catch notes of Aston Martin, Maserati, and even Bugatti in the appearance of the ISV.
The ISV is based on a spatial welded frame made of square pipes, and the entire chassis and suspension are borrowed with minor modifications from the Niva. The ISV has only rear-wheel drive, as befits a good sports car. As for the engine, initially the homemade product received a modest engine from the “classic”, but then it gave way to a 4-cylinder 1.8-liter engine with 113 hp. from the BMW 318, paired with a 4-speed automatic transmission. Unfortunately, due to his great love for his brainchild, Sergei never loaded the ISV to full capacity, so we will apparently never know the true speed capabilities of the car. The author of the sports car himself drives quite carefully and does not accelerate more than 140 km/h.
Let's take a look at the ISV salon. Here is a classic sports car 2-seater layout with an interior tailored to the maximum comfort of the driver. And this is not surprising, because the interior was made by hand and was repeatedly modified and redesigned. Here, as in the exterior, you can see an interior design concept worthy of a sports car, some details of which also resemble the styling of cars from famous manufacturers. The ISV has a removable roof, guillotine doors, air conditioning, power steering, a stylish Audi dashboard and an audio system.
It’s difficult to talk about the price of ISV. The creator himself considers his car priceless and, according to some sources, once refused to sell it for 100,000 euros.
That's all, we introduced you to the most interesting and high-quality home-made cars of recent times, approved for use on public roads. Each of them is unique, original and interesting in its own way. But all together, they certainly left their bright mark on the history of the global automobile industry and gave a sea of positive emotions not only to their creators, but also to numerous visitors to various automobile exhibitions and shows. We hope that the number of people who like to create masterpiece cars in their garage will only grow, and, therefore, we will have reasons for new ratings.
If you think that homemade crafts are for kids and bored housewives, we will quickly dispel your misconceptions. This section is entirely devoted to making homemade products from car parts and rubber tires. Almost anything can be made from a tire. From garden shoes to a full-fledged children's playground with swings, fairy-tale characters and elements for relaxation. Finally, ever-busy dads will have the opportunity to show their creative talents and create something useful and beautiful in their own personal plot or backyard.
Car tires tend to deteriorate, especially considering the quality of our roads and sudden temperature changes. Instead of sending an old tire to a landfill, you can slightly transform it and give it a new life on the playground, in the garden or vegetable garden.
We have collected a huge number of examples of how to do car homemade products using tires for various household and aesthetic purposes. Perhaps one of the most popular ways to use a used tire is to create children's playgrounds. The simplest option is to bury a row of tires halfway and paint their upper part in bright colors. The architectural element created in this way will be used by children as a device for walking and running with obstacles, and also instead of “furniture”, because you can lay out sand products on the surface of the tire or even sit on your own, relaxing on a quiet summer evening.
You can aesthetically diversify the exterior of the site by using tires to create fairy-tale dragons, funny bears that will greet your guests at the entrance to the yard, crocodiles and other animals lurking in the garden. For flower lovers, a car tire can replace a full-fledged flowerpot, and plants planted in it will give the yard a well-groomed look.
You can please children by creating a comfortable swing from the best preserved tires. You can leave the shape of the tire in its original form, and, spending a little more time and effort, create an unusual swing in the shape of horses.
Whatever you choose to create a car craft, your children will in any case be delighted to see a homemade car craft in the yard. Inventive children will be able to play new games, and will definitely be proud of their folder, showing off your creation to their friends. And the mixture of happiness and pride for you in the eyes of a child is perhaps the only thing for which you can step on the throat of a long-awaited day off in the company of a sofa, TV and beer.
Do you have a car that you designed and built yourself? Then, in order to be able to do so, you need to register it. However, not all home-made cars can be registered, but only those whose maximum weight is no more than 3,500 kilograms. In addition to passenger cars, you can register motorcycles, trailers and semi-trailers.
Procedure
You need to start with the requirements for the design of the car. They are put forward by the testing laboratory. It also issues a conclusion on the conformity of the design of your car. There are certain parameters that must be met. Therefore, we recommend that you first agree on the design of the machine by contacting the Automotive Research Institute. At the same research institute, your vehicle will be tested, after which you will be given a test report.
You are required to present a document that confirms the legality of its acquisition. If you have assembled a vehicle from components of an old car, you must obtain a certificate about this in advance. If you bought your previous car second-hand, attach it to the documents notarized. You will need to present all this to the traffic police.
Once you receive the test report, you need to go to the Highway Safety Institute. This authority will issue you with a conclusion that your car is safe to drive in the city and its design complies with established standards. To receive such a document, you must provide a test report. Certification must be carried out within a month after you submit the corresponding application to government authorities.
After the work has been done, you can go to the MREO. There you will be given a decision stating that your car does not have an identification number. Then you will need to go with this paper to the forensic bureau, where they will prepare a referral to the traffic police for your car. There you will have to present the following documents:
- passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
- opinion from the Institute for Highway Safety;
- conclusion of a forensic expert from the MREO.
The traffic police will assign an identifier to the car and prepare a conclusion about the number. After the number is filled in, you must go to the MREO in your homemade car, taking all the documents received during the procedure. Then your vehicle will finally be registered.
Please note that you will have to pay state fees for each document. After registering the car, you will receive a technical passport. It will indicate “homemade” in the “Brand” column. “Special marks” may indicate which model your car was based on.
Video review of homemade cars of the USSR:
About trailers
If you plan to register a trailer or semi-trailer, the conditions for the procedure change slightly. You will also need to present the purchase receipt to the traffic police. In addition, you will need to provide a technical passport of the vehicle with which the trailer will be used.
A little history
Making homemade cars has become popular for a reason. This was preceded by certain historical conditions. The fact is that during the Soviet Union, cars were not produced that would meet the requirements of a specific group of consumers - only mass models were produced. In this regard, our craftsmen created cars with their own hands, from improvised means.
Then, from three old non-working machines, one new one was assembled. In villages, enthusiasts converted passenger cars into trucks. They independently lengthened the bodies and increased the load-carrying capacity of the vehicles, since at that time trucks were not provided for personal use. Craftsmen even created amphibians that were able to overcome water obstacles. And all in order to simplify your life.
There were also aesthetes who were concerned not only with the technical and operational characteristics of cars, but also with their appearance. They created a wide variety of vehicle options. All these masterpieces were displayed at exhibitions and drove quite legally on city roads.
During the Soviet period, homemade cars were not prohibited. Restrictions appeared in the eighties. They concerned power (50 hp per ton) and dimensions (4.7 m - length; 1.8 m - width). But car enthusiasts of that time used some tricks. For example, they registered them with Rostechnadzor under the guise of tractors. Thanks to the lenient requirements for home-made products, a large number of hand-built vehicles were registered during that period.
Ban on homemade cars
In 2005, registration of home-made cars was banned altogether. This was argued by the need to develop clear requirements and standards for such vehicles. However, the real reason for this, most likely, was the emergence of a new phenomenon in the automobile markets - the sale of “construction sets”. The scheme was simple: to evade taxes, craftsmen imported them into the Russian Federation, and then collected them and registered them as homemade.
But in practice, this ban also affected those who actually made domestic cars with their own hands. However, car enthusiasts did not lose their enthusiasm because of this. This is evidenced by the holding of annual exhibitions “Autoexotics”, at which home-made masterpieces were presented. Unfortunately, these cars did not have license plates, were transported on tow trucks and could not be used for driving on city roads. The most annoying thing is that many homemade products could give odds to some production cars. Later, the authorities nevertheless signed an order, according to which it is allowed to register vehicles manufactured independently.
Certification standards
In order to do so, you must first be certified. The requirements defining the procedure are approved in the corresponding order of Rostekhregulirovaniya. Now cars are evaluated according to a simplified scheme - as a vehicle that is produced in “small series”. A small series means a single copy of a machine.
This is a little trick of the state, with the help of which it was able to get rid of the import of so-called designers. The number of cars in a small batch is carefully checked. It is clear that the author of a homemade car that he assembled for himself will not produce more than one vehicle of the same type. Thus, it is no longer profitable for someone involved in industrial assembly to work according to such a scheme. It is not possible to go through the certification procedure again.
European requirements
The requirements for home-made cars are no lower than the standards established. There are no “indulgences”; in addition, such vehicles must comply with the standards of the Economic Commission for Europe. True, certification of small batches is carried out according to a reduced list of requirements. However, this is still a fairly serious procedure that not all homemade products undergo.
The video shows a homemade Ukrainian sports car:
In accordance with a document approved by the European Commission, vehicles are checked for compliance with the following requirements:
- traumatic safety;
- braking performance;
- and places of their fastening;
- the quality of glass and glass, as well as the correctness of their installation;
- , light alarm;
- good machine controllability;
- high car stability;
- low level of harmful substances in the cabin;
- low level of harmful substances in the exhaust pipe.
All these requirements apply to passenger cars manufactured independently.
Good news
By sending your car for certification, you don’t have to worry about it being damaged during testing. According to the regulations, individual vehicles are subjected to only those tests that will not cause damage to them. Instead of tests that harm the machine, expert evaluation of the design is allowed.
After all the necessary examinations, the owner of the vehicle (if it complies with the established standards) receives type approval. This document allows him to go to his place of registration. When registering a car, all data is entered into the register.
Video review of a homemade SPACER car:
Restrictions
Self-made cars made from components that were imported into the Russian Federation for more than six months are not subject to registration. They must be provided with appropriate documents confirming the legality of their appearance on the territory of the country. All of them must be certified. If you make any changes to the design of a registered vehicle, including the design of its components, spare parts and additional equipment, you will have to go through the certification and declaration of conformity procedure again.
If you are not certified
If your homemade vehicle does not meet safety requirements, you may be denied registration by the certification authorities. You have the right to appeal such a decision through the court. However, it will be much more effective if you try your vehicle in accordance with the reasons for the refusal. After the changes, you can submit an application again for approval of the refurbishment.
If you re-equip the car in accordance with the issued conclusion, and use the same units that, for example, your friend who received the permit used, then things will go much faster. Of course, if he submitted a similar model for certification. However, do not forget that you can obtain a permit for each car individually. Coordinating mass production of homemade machines will be more expensive.
Video review of a homemade Ferrari:
If you receive a refusal, you can have the vehicle refurbished at or at a repair shop. Of course, you can do this work yourself, but you will still need to obtain a certificate of its completion at a certified station. After conversion, the electric vehicle will need to be certified again for compliance with the requirements and conditions determined by the expert organization. These organizations include testing laboratories that have a valid accreditation certificate in this area. If you are now given a permit, go to the MREO and register your car.
Car lovers should understand that in most cases, building a car is much easier than registering it. Therefore, before registering a homemade vehicle, think about whether you have enough patience and money for it. When going through the certification and registration procedure, you must pay state fees.
But if all this doesn’t scare you, go for it! Now that you know how to register a homemade car, you can start assembling your masterpiece. By the way, it is quite possible that you will be able to do it, because today some models of home-made cars are very popular among lovers of luxury cars.
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Are you planning to surprise others with your car? Unfortunately, this is unlikely to be made into a production model that came off the assembly line of some factory, but a vehicle made with your own hands will undoubtedly attract the attention of the crowd on the street.
A homemade vehicle can evoke two emotions in those around you - genuine surprise at your skill or an undisguised smile at the sight of your invention. If you delve into the issue of assembling your own car, then there will be nothing complicated in the process. The main thing is to learn more about the main parts and components of the car, to understand the features and properties of the vehicle.
Homemade cars in history
Mass production of homemade cars began in the Soviet Union. At that time, only certain models were released onto the market, which could not satisfy all consumer needs. As a result, self-taught craftsmen appeared who designed their own cars, in accordance with their desires and financial capabilities.
The assembly of a new car was carried out on the basis of broken down cars; on average, three non-working ones were required for one home-made car. The craftsmen removed all the necessary spare parts and installed them into the new body. By the way, body work was popular in villages; the old body of the car was specially removed and replaced with a more spacious one.
In addition to functional models, vehicles that were simply attractive from an aesthetic point of view were also created, which could not be distinguished from well-known sports factory examples. Such cars were full-fledged road users.
It is worth noting that until the 80s there was no ban on the design and use of homemade vehicles. After the ban appeared, inventors had to get out, many of them registered a completely different vehicle with the traffic police, and then used their invention.
How to build your own car
Before starting assembly, it is necessary to draw up a plan for future work, in which you need to indicate what the car will be like, what features and characteristics it will have. If the car will be used in the future, it is necessary to purchase high-quality materials and parts, assemble a reliable frame and an impact-resistant body.
Important! Depending on what kind of vehicle you plan to assemble, you will need certain materials. In this case, it is unlikely that you can get by with bolts, wheels and scrap metal.
You can learn about the actual assembly process from training videos, of which there are plenty on the Internet.
Drawings of the future car
Imagination and fantasy will help you think through in your head the appearance and structure of the future car down to the smallest detail, however, to implement your plans in reality, you need to draw up a drawing of the vehicle.
It is better to make two drawings of the car: the first will show a general view, the second will show individual components and parts of the vehicle.
Before you start creating a drawing, you should prepare a pencil, ruler, Whatman paper and eraser. First, sketches are made on the sheet with thin lines, which, if necessary, can be easily erased. After all the details have been drawn and you are completely satisfied with the resulting image, the drawing is outlined with a thick line.
It is not necessary to draw a drawing on a sheet of paper; modern designers come to the aid of software that greatly facilitates the process of creating a drawing.
Car assembly
In America and Europe, over the past few years, “kit car” kits have become popular, which are a set of various parts that allow you to assemble a car with your own hands. The parts are universal, so how the finished car turns out depends entirely on the imagination of the owner of the set.
Homemade cars, design drawings for a sports car, such as a buggy.
Vehicle specifications:
engine layout - rear
suspension – independent for four wheels
dimensions
ground clearance – 300 (mm)
weight – 350 (kg)
engine volume – 749 (cm³)
motor power – 24 (kW)
gearbox – VAZ-1113
transmission – VAZ-1113
clutch – VAZ-1113
DRAWINGS OF THREE TYPES OF THE MODEL PRESENTED
Structural elements and components of the model under consideration:
frame
suspension
steering
bottom
FRAME
Welded, the parts will be made from a seamless steel pipe whose diameter is thirty millimeters and the wall thickness is two point seven millimeters. All pipe bends are made using a pipe bender. Small radii can be made by preheating the workpiece with a blowtorch.
The frame design includes the following elements:
security
power
assembly
SUSPENSION
each of the four wheels consists of two levers, upper and lower. The front wheels can be adjusted for camber and toe. We use shock absorbers and springs from Zhiguli and Oka, which we combine into one block.
FRONT SUSPENSION ARM
UPPER
REAR SUSPENSION ARM
UPPER
FRONT WHEEL
REAR WHEEL
REVISED KNUCKLE AND SWING LEVER
STEERING
We use the steering rack and levers from a VAZ-1113. The levers have been slightly modified to suit the design of the car (slightly rotated and straightened).
BOTTOM
Made of galvanized iron sheet, the thickness of which is 1.2 (mm).
We will make the hood, sides and roof from a 1.2 (mm) thick duralumin sheet.
EXTENDED DRIVE SHAFT
ENGINE COMPARTMENT
