{"id":13165,"date":"2012-07-30T11:17:29","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T15:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/?p=13165"},"modified":"2012-07-30T11:17:29","modified_gmt":"2012-07-30T15:17:29","slug":"20-best-video-game-cars-in-real-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/2012\/20-best-video-game-cars-in-real-life\/","title":{"rendered":"20+ Best Video Game Cars In Real Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah Video Games. We love them. I know I do. Oh god how much I love them. There have always been awesome racing\/car video games that we all know and love – but we don’t ever really think about the cars in real life. Well, Some people do think about the cars in real life, and they actually set out and create them! For our viewing pleasure! Today I have compiled a list of some of the most BADASS Video game vehicles in real life! This will hopefully inspire you to create something unique yourself, whether it be something small from a movie of video game, or huge, like a car! Industrial Design Geeks that make real life tangible stuff should get some creative euphoria from browsing this list. Most geeks will get that good ole video game nostalgia :). Whoever you are and whatever you are doing, one thing I hope it does for all of you – is inspire you! <\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Sweet Tooth’s Ice Cream Truck From Twisted Metal<\/h2>\n

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Probably one of my favorite games growing up – Twisted Metal<\/a>. So much fun. If you have never played it, please fix that right nao! It was probably the first car carnage game where you basically just shot everything until it stopped moving. I remember so many death matches that lasted for a longggg time. Man those wins were so satisfying. (I also enjoyed Vigilante 8 :D)<\/p>\n

Warthog from Halo<\/h2>\n

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Loved playing Halo<\/a>. Epic game. Spent many an hour in multiplayer mode when it came out – but never did I expect the beloved warthog to become a real life thing! That is truly epic! I want one. And a Halo Armor Suit. For no specific reason.<\/p>\n

1938 Phantom Corsair from L.A. Noire<\/h2>\n

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While this car was around before the L.A. Noire<\/a> game actually came out (long before), it is worth mentioning because not many people knew about it until they saw it in the game. Why did no one know about it? Well because it was never actually produced! Rust Heinz planned to put the Phantom Corsair, which cost approximately $24,000 to produce in 1938 (equivalent to about $370,000 in 2010 – WOW), into limited production at an estimated selling price of $12,500. However, Heinz’s death in a car accident in July 1939 ended those plans, leaving the prototype Corsair as the only one ever built. That thing has got to be worth a shit-ton of money right now. Anyway, here is some more from the wiki on it if you are curious (which I know you are).<\/p>\n

The Phantom Corsair<\/a> is a prototype automobile built in 1938. It is a six-passenger coup\u00e9 that was designed by Rust Heinz of the H. J. Heinz family and Maurice Schwartz of the Bohman & Schwartz coachbuilding company in Pasadena, California. Although sometimes dismissed as a failure because it never entered production, the Corsair is regarded as ahead of its time due to its futuristic features and styling cues such as faired-in fenders and a low profile.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Epona from The Legend of Zelda<\/h2>\n

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So yeah, not a car. A Horse! Still counts as a vehicle in a game :D. Everyone loves Zelda<\/a> – especially with Epona! Without that trusty steed you would spend all your time walking, slowly. This is a horse from some Link Cosplay that actually looks pretty realistic and accurate! Kudos! Thanks Epona for all those carrots you ate!<\/p>\n

Go-Kart from Super Mario Kart<\/h2>\n

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\nMario’s Standard Sized Kart – Life Sized!<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nLuigi’s Even More Impressive Bumble V Kart – Life Sized!<\/em><\/p>\n

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