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Meet Flatmobile- World’s lowest street legal car !

Officially recognized by the Guinness World Records for lowest street legal car, the Flatmobile stands at just 19 inch or 48 cm tall. You can check the build progress of the FlatMoble at the FlatMobile website. The car is rear mounted with a 875cc engine for propulsion. Obviously inspired from Batmobile, Perry Watkins from England is the proud owner of the FlatMobile.

Technical Specifications

Donor car -1963 Hillman Imp
30″ height sectioned out from body
Ground clearance -2″
Height-19″
Length-12′2″
Width-5′ 5″
Combustion Engine-Hillman Imp 875 Sport
Jet engine-DIY gas turbine
Suspension rear-Standard springs and shocks on rear but cut down
Suspension front-Avro shocks with adjustable height 4″ springs
Wheels-Cosmic alloys 10×6J
Tyres-Goodyear Eagles 205 x 50 x 10

Check out more pics and videos of the FlatMobile.

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FLATMOBILE - The build

THE FLATMOBILE - Early days, starting the build
The Donors
Off with the roof
11″ off the mid
That’s more like it
Floor pan
Ready to fit jet
Rear end
With fins
Wheel arches
Suspension
Taking shape
Driving position
Building the jet
Turbo charger
Flame tube
combustion chamber
combustion chamber
Jet rear view
Afterburner
Fitting to car
Testing
Oil tank
Filter,pump,and oil cooler
All plumbed in & ready to go
Protype control panel
Temp Probe
Sensor unit
Fibre optic sensor
Sensor mount
R.P.M. computer
Housing mount
CO2 start up kit
March/April 2007 - Taking shape
Rear lights
Wings with lights
Front on
Polished Afterburner
Taking shape - Side view
Taking shape - Rear view
11th June 2007
Driving position
Toothy grin !
Jag on blocks ?
NO.
Cockpit cover
More cover
Steering column
30th June 2007
Dials & gauges
Finished cover
Tail lenses on
Giz us a go Dad
Paint job soon.
4th August2007
Cockpit
Ready for a test run
Dials ‘n’ knobs
Oh bugger! The jets on fire !!
October 2007 - Next step ‘Off to the paint shop’
November 2007 - In the paint shop
January 2008 - Back from the paint shop
05-03-2008 MOT time

And that’s it built - OK Flatman hit the road.

Perry’s personal methane injector
Perry’s cream bun
Beer
On the way home
Methane injector
05-08-2007 - Oh bugger! The jets on fire !!
09-03-2008 - Testing jet and afterburner.
12-04-2008 - Jet engine demo with commentary by Jack - BLIMEY
Flatman and Blobbins Christmas card 2007
FLATMOBILE ON TELLY MAY 3rd 2008
FLATMOBILE - Out and about - Car 54 where are you?



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11 Comments »

  • MICHAEL J. SCHMITZ said:

    FOR MIDGITS? ONE WOULD HAVE TO GET DOWN ON THEIR KNEES JUST TO GET IN AND OUT. DESIGN WAS BETTER BACK IN THE 40′S, 50′S AND 60′S. NOW IF YOU DESINED CARS LIKE THAT TODAY WITH A FIBERGLASS BODY AND ALL THE UPDATES. PEOPLE WOULD BE MORE INTERESTED AND THE FIBERGLASS BODY WOULD BE EASY ON GAS AND THE UPDATES IN SAFETY AND CONVIENCE IS MUCH MORE INVITING AND FOR CONVERTIBLES MAYBE HARDTOP CONVERTIBLES.

  • notjustshrawan said:

    Micheal..it’s OK..this is just a project car..won’t see the production line..

  • Brian said:

    CAPS ARE FOR MIDGETS

  • Jimmy Trucker said:

    You better be careful, a big truck could run you over without ever seeing you. Maybe you should run a balloon off the back!

  • Harish said:

    thats right jimmy…that guy has to be very cautious

  • SHAUN said:

    SOUND JOB !!!! ALOT OF WORK A?

  • Jay said:

    I love it - mass produce it - please :-)

  • gWallet said:

    Kinda like taking the ‘Bigfoot’ angle and just flipping it on it’s head. Cool project.

  • maryaks said:

    Please correct your title. You're missing an 'l' in world's flattest car. Just an observation.

  • wu623294749@hotmail.com said:

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