"Back to the Future" Hovercraft at Auction...

ApS · 11-03-2019, 04:21 PM

You've got less than 24 hours to bid...!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/de...ign=2019-11-03

Cobalt 25 · 11-05-2019, 09:06 PM

Totally impractical but totally cool!

ApS · 11-06-2019, 07:01 PM

Sold >$44K...Somebody must have really wanted it!

Briggs & Stratton power, fake wheels, fiberglass and plywood construction.

'Wonder how it works on ice?

Quote:

"This custom vehicle is based on the design of a Universal Hovercraft UH-13PT and was built by the seller to resemble the flying DeLorean DMC-12 used in Back to the Future II. The seller began construction 11 years ago, and completed it in 2012.

The vehicle is equipped with a custom hover skirt and a single-cylinder Briggs and Stratton engine powering a 24″ lift fan, as well as a 627cc two-cylinder Briggs and Stratton engine at the rear providing thrust via a 36″ fan. The vehicle features gullwing doors, working headlights, and faux wheels and tires canted out at a 90-degree angle like the movie car. This DeLorean-style hovercraft is offered with a matching trailer..."

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