Saturday, September 1, 2012

Self-made car replicas seen on China, Kazakhstan roads

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Published on Sep 01, 2012

  • A friend of Mr Wang Jian sits in a self-made replica of a Lamborghini Reventon in Suqian, Jiangsu province on Aug 30, 2012. Mr Wang, who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built a replica of Lamborghini Reventon with a second-hand Nissan and Santana. This self-made roadster cost Wang around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, according to local media's reports. Picture taken on Aug 30, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    A friend of Mr Wang Jian sits in a self-made replica of a Lamborghini Reventon in Suqian, Jiangsu province on Aug 30, 2012. Mr Wang, who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built a replica of Lamborghini Reventon with a second-hand Nissan and Santana. This self-made roadster cost Wang around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, according to local media's reports. Picture taken on Aug 30, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • People look at a self-made replica of a Lamborghini Reventon as they drive past it in Suqian, Jiangsu province on Aug 30, 2012. Mr Wang, who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built a replica of Lamborghini Reventon with a second-hand Nissan and Santana. This self-made roadster cost Mr Wang around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, according to local media's reports. Picture taken on Aug 30, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    People look at a self-made replica of a Lamborghini Reventon as they drive past it in Suqian, Jiangsu province on Aug 30, 2012. Mr Wang, who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built a replica of Lamborghini Reventon with a second-hand Nissan and Santana. This self-made roadster cost Mr Wang around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, according to local media's reports. Picture taken on Aug 30, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • A friend of Mr Wang Jian drives a self-made replica of a Lamborghini Reventon in Suqian, Jiangsu province on Aug 30, 2012. Mr Wang, who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built a replica of Lamborghini Reventon with a second-hand Nissan and Santana. This self-made roadster cost Mr Wang around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, according to local media's reports. Picture taken on Aug 30, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    A friend of Mr Wang Jian drives a self-made replica of a Lamborghini Reventon in Suqian, Jiangsu province on Aug 30, 2012. Mr Wang, who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built a replica of Lamborghini Reventon with a second-hand Nissan and Santana. This self-made roadster cost Mr Wang around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, according to local media's reports. Picture taken on Aug 30, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • Mr Wang Jian and his wife sit in a self-made replica of Lamborghini Reventon, in Suqian, Jiangsu province, on Aug 30, 2012. Mr Wang, who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built a replica of Lamborghini Reventon with a second-hand Nissan and Santana. This self-made roadster cost Mr Wang around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, according to local media's reports. Picture taken on Aug 30, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    Mr Wang Jian and his wife sit in a self-made replica of Lamborghini Reventon, in Suqian, Jiangsu province, on Aug 30, 2012. Mr Wang, who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built a replica of Lamborghini Reventon with a second-hand Nissan and Santana. This self-made roadster cost Mr Wang around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, according to local media's reports. Picture taken on Aug 30, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • A man looks at Mr Zhang Jindou's self-made racing car on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province on April 6, 2008. Mr Zhang, the 53-year-old local farmer made the racing car with the help of his son who is a car mechanic. The car is equipped with a rear-mounted motorcycle engine and can achieve 60 to 80kph, according to local media. Picture taken on April 6, 2008. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    A man looks at Mr Zhang Jindou's self-made racing car on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province on April 6, 2008. Mr Zhang, the 53-year-old local farmer made the racing car with the help of his son who is a car mechanic. The car is equipped with a rear-mounted motorcycle engine and can achieve 60 to 80kph, according to local media. Picture taken on April 6, 2008. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • Mr Zhang Jinduo's wife tries on a self-made racing car on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province on May 10, 2008. Mr Zhang, the 53-year-old local farmer made the racing car with the help of his son who is a car mechanic. The car is equipped with a rear-mounted motorcycle engine and can achieve 60 to 80kph, according to local media. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    Mr Zhang Jinduo's wife tries on a self-made racing car on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province on May 10, 2008. Mr Zhang, the 53-year-old local farmer made the racing car with the help of his son who is a car mechanic. The car is equipped with a rear-mounted motorcycle engine and can achieve 60 to 80kph, according to local media. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • A friend of Mr Zhang Jinduo's son drives a self-made racing car on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province on April 6, 2008. Mr Zhang, the 53-year-old local farmer, made the racing car with the help of his son who is a car mechanic. The car is equipped with a rear-mounted motorcycle engine and can achieve 60 to 80 kph, according to local media. Picture taken on April 6, 2008. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    A friend of Mr Zhang Jinduo's son drives a self-made racing car on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province on April 6, 2008. Mr Zhang, the 53-year-old local farmer, made the racing car with the help of his son who is a car mechanic. The car is equipped with a rear-mounted motorcycle engine and can achieve 60 to 80 kph, according to local media. Picture taken on April 6, 2008. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • A friend of Mr Zhang Jinduo's son drives a self-made racing car on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province on April 6, 2008. Mr Zhang, the 53-year-old local farmer, made the racing car with the help of his son who is a car mechanic. The car is equipped with a rear-mounted motorcycle engine and can achieve 60 to 80 kph, according to local media. Picture taken on April 6, 2008. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    A friend of Mr Zhang Jinduo's son drives a self-made racing car on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province on April 6, 2008. Mr Zhang, the 53-year-old local farmer, made the racing car with the help of his son who is a car mechanic. The car is equipped with a rear-mounted motorcycle engine and can achieve 60 to 80 kph, according to local media. Picture taken on April 6, 2008. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • A man inspects car mechanic Ruslan Mukanov's homemade replica of the Rolls-Royce Phantom in Shakhtinsk town, about 200km south of the capital Astana, on Jan 14, 2010. Mr Mukanov, 24, created the replica out of an old Mercedes, working in his garage from March 2009 till July 2009 and spending almost US$3,000 (S$3,750 before completing it. Picture taken on Jan 14, 2010. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    A man inspects car mechanic Ruslan Mukanov's homemade replica of the Rolls-Royce Phantom in Shakhtinsk town, about 200km south of the capital Astana, on Jan 14, 2010. Mr Mukanov, 24, created the replica out of an old Mercedes, working in his garage from March 2009 till July 2009 and spending almost US$3,000 (S$3,750 before completing it. Picture taken on Jan 14, 2010. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • Mr Ruslan Mukanov, a 24-year-old car mechanic, drives his homemade replica of the Rolls-Royce Phantom in Shakhtinsk town, about 200km south of the capital Astana, on Jan 14, 2010. Mr Mukanov created the replica out of an old Mercedes, working in his garage from March 2009 till July 2009 and spending almost US$3,000 (S$3,750) before completing it. Picture taken on Jan 14, 2010. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    Mr Ruslan Mukanov, a 24-year-old car mechanic, drives his homemade replica of the Rolls-Royce Phantom in Shakhtinsk town, about 200km south of the capital Astana, on Jan 14, 2010. Mr Mukanov created the replica out of an old Mercedes, working in his garage from March 2009 till July 2009 and spending almost US$3,000 (S$3,750) before completing it. Picture taken on Jan 14, 2010. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • Mr Zhao Xiuguo drives a homemade vehicle he claims is modelled after a Formula One car in Tangshan, Hebei Province on Sept 28, 2008. Mr Zhao and his elder brother Zhao Xiushun built the car from scrap metal and said that they wanted to design and build China's first Formula One race car. The car is 3.1m in length, 1.25m in width and 1.1m in height and can reach a maximum speed of 60 kph. Picture taken on Sept 28, 2008. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    Mr Zhao Xiuguo drives a homemade vehicle he claims is modelled after a Formula One car in Tangshan, Hebei Province on Sept 28, 2008. Mr Zhao and his elder brother Zhao Xiushun built the car from scrap metal and said that they wanted to design and build China's first Formula One race car. The car is 3.1m in length, 1.25m in width and 1.1m in height and can reach a maximum speed of 60 kph. Picture taken on Sept 28, 2008. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • Amateur inventor Chen Shungui, 54, drives his homemade solar-powered electric car, which he built in 2008 and can reach a speed of up to 45kph, on a street in Jingjiang, Jiangsu province on Oct 30, 2010. Mr Chen took 13 months and 130,000 yuan (S$26,000) to build the car and recently completed his second solar-powered electric car. The characters on the car read "solar car". -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    Amateur inventor Chen Shungui, 54, drives his homemade solar-powered electric car, which he built in 2008 and can reach a speed of up to 45kph, on a street in Jingjiang, Jiangsu province on Oct 30, 2010. Mr Chen took 13 months and 130,000 yuan (S$26,000) to build the car and recently completed his second solar-powered electric car. The characters on the car read "solar car". -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A friend of Mr Wang Jian sits in a self-made replica of a Lamborghini Reventon in Suqian, Jiangsu province on Aug 30, 2012. Mr Wang, who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built a replica of Lamborghini Reventon with a second-hand Nissan and Santana. This self-made roadster cost Wang around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, according to local media's reports. Picture taken on Aug 30, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

People look at a self-made replica of a Lamborghini Reventon as they drive past it in Suqian, Jiangsu province on Aug 30, 2012. Mr Wang, who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built a replica of Lamborghini Reventon with a second-hand Nissan and Santana. This self-made roadster cost Mr Wang around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, according to local media's reports. Picture taken on Aug 30, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A friend of Mr Wang Jian drives a self-made replica of a Lamborghini Reventon in Suqian, Jiangsu province on Aug 30, 2012. Mr Wang, who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built a replica of Lamborghini Reventon with a second-hand Nissan and Santana. This self-made roadster cost Mr Wang around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, according to local media's reports. Picture taken on Aug 30, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Mr Wang Jian and his wife sit in a self-made replica of Lamborghini Reventon, in Suqian, Jiangsu province, on Aug 30, 2012. Mr Wang, who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built a replica of Lamborghini Reventon with a second-hand Nissan and Santana. This self-made roadster cost Mr Wang around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, according to local media's reports. Picture taken on Aug 30, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A man looks at Mr Zhang Jindou's self-made racing car on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province on April 6, 2008. Mr Zhang, the 53-year-old local farmer made the racing car with the help of his son who is a car mechanic. The car is equipped with a rear-mounted motorcycle engine and can achieve 60 to 80kph, according to local media. Picture taken on April 6, 2008. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Mr Zhang Jinduo's wife tries on a self-made racing car on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province on May 10, 2008. Mr Zhang, the 53-year-old local farmer made the racing car with the help of his son who is a car mechanic. The car is equipped with a rear-mounted motorcycle engine and can achieve 60 to 80kph, according to local media. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A friend of Mr Zhang Jinduo's son drives a self-made racing car on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province on April 6, 2008. Mr Zhang, the 53-year-old local farmer, made the racing car with the help of his son who is a car mechanic. The car is equipped with a rear-mounted motorcycle engine and can achieve 60 to 80 kph, according to local media. Picture taken on April 6, 2008. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A friend of Mr Zhang Jinduo's son drives a self-made racing car on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province on April 6, 2008. Mr Zhang, the 53-year-old local farmer, made the racing car with the help of his son who is a car mechanic. The car is equipped with a rear-mounted motorcycle engine and can achieve 60 to 80 kph, according to local media. Picture taken on April 6, 2008. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A man inspects car mechanic Ruslan Mukanov's homemade replica of the Rolls-Royce Phantom in Shakhtinsk town, about 200km south of the capital Astana, on Jan 14, 2010. Mr Mukanov, 24, created the replica out of an old Mercedes, working in his garage from March 2009 till July 2009 and spending almost US$3,000 (S$3,750 before completing it. Picture taken on Jan 14, 2010. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Mr Ruslan Mukanov, a 24-year-old car mechanic, drives his homemade replica of the Rolls-Royce Phantom in Shakhtinsk town, about 200km south of the capital Astana, on Jan 14, 2010. Mr Mukanov created the replica out of an old Mercedes, working in his garage from March 2009 till July 2009 and spending almost US$3,000 (S$3,750) before completing it. Picture taken on Jan 14, 2010. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Mr Zhao Xiuguo drives a homemade vehicle he claims is modelled after a Formula One car in Tangshan, Hebei Province on Sept 28, 2008. Mr Zhao and his elder brother Zhao Xiushun built the car from scrap metal and said that they wanted to design and build China's first Formula One race car. The car is 3.1m in length, 1.25m in width and 1.1m in height and can reach a maximum speed of 60 kph. Picture taken on Sept 28, 2008. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Amateur inventor Chen Shungui, 54, drives his homemade solar-powered electric car, which he built in 2008 and can reach a speed of up to 45kph, on a street in Jingjiang, Jiangsu province on Oct 30, 2010. Mr Chen took 13 months and 130,000 yuan (S$26,000) to build the car and recently completed his second solar-powered electric car. The characters on the car read "solar car". -- PHOTO: REUTERS

See images of self-made replicas of cars in China and Kazakhstan. The replicas include a Lamborghini Reventon which cost around 60,000 yuan (S$12,000) and can reach a maximum speed of 257kph, a Rolls-Royce Phantom and a Formula One race car.

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