What’s the point of building a replica Stone Aged Flinstone-mobile if you can’t cruise the strip in it?
That’s exactly what happened to Sebastian Trager this past week when police in Germany banned his custom built homage to the popular cartoon from the 60’s. You’re probably wondering, is that the same Germany famous for the 7,965 miles of drive as fast as you damn well please autobahns? Yup, that’s the one.
To add insult to injury, the creator says he works in “car construction” (something was probably lost in translation) and that despite the ruling, he says the vehicle “is perfectly safe.” Unlike the pedal powered version the car was modeled after, this Bedrock replica features a modest 1.3 liter engine under the “hood” making capable of navigating the busy streets.
In the end, the real problem was this die hard fan wasn’t willing to sacrifice the realism of the replica for the lights, windshield, and wipers required to legally register a vehicle. Sadly, the only time this work of art will see the open road is when its being towed from show to show on the back of a trailer.
