I’m undoubtedly a metropolis woman, however that doesn’t imply I can’t recognize one thing as unhealthy ass as a Components 1 automobile fully constructed out of tractor parts.

This chimera of epic proportions comes from the tractor producer the Minsk Tractor Manufacturing unit in Belarus. The corporate calls it the MTZ 50 Components 1, based on the Autopian, and it appears to be like enjoyable as hell. I guess it might sound like a bear trying to swallow a number of pissed off cats complete on the observe. However alas, regardless of Belarus dictator Alexander Loukachenko claiming he drove it at almost 200 mile per hour, it appears the MTZ 50 is merely a present automobile, the Minsk Tractor Manufacturing unit confirmed by way of Fb. (I do know, I’m stunned Loukachenko would lie about one thing as properly.)

Which is simply too unhealthy, as a result of there’s something so satisfyingly strong in regards to the MTZ 50. All of the elements on this F1 present automobile come straight from the manufacturing facility’s precise manufacturing line, which makes its approximation to open-wheeled race vehicles much more astonishing. Minsk Tractor Manufacturing unit received rattling shut utilizing nothing however tractor elements and, whereas F1 vehicles could be fairly and quick, this can be a rig that appears prefer it has to work for a dwelling. The MTZ 50 was first proven again in 2019 at an agricultural commerce present known as Belagro 2019, nevertheless it’s making the rounds once more on the web.

The corporate additionally constructed a bike fully out of tractor elements, although this car is extra clearly only for leisure functions:

It might actually make an fascinating twist for the Netflix present Components 1: Drive to Survive if it had a extra rural, former Soviet bloc sort really feel. Think about Max Verstappen feeding geese after which dashing out to reap a area of wheat quicker than Sergio Perez. The paddocks are simply precise fields the place horses hang around. Pit crews might all be in overalls and flannel, and as an alternative of untamed events, drivers must go to mattress by 8 p.m to allow them to rise up and do the entire thing the following day.