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.
FLATMOBILE – The build
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THE FLATMOBILE – Early days, starting the build
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The Donors
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Off with the roof
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11″ off the mid
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That’s more like it
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Floor pan
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Ready to fit jet
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Rear end
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With fins
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Wheel arches
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Suspension
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Taking shape
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Driving position
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Building the jet
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Turbo charger
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Flame tube
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combustion chamber
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combustion chamber
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Jet rear view
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Afterburner
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Fitting to car
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Testing
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Oil tank
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Filter,pump,and oil cooler
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All plumbed in & ready to go
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Protype control panel
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Temp Probe
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Sensor unit
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Fibre optic sensor
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Sensor mount
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R.P.M. computer
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Housing mount
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CO2 start up kit
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March/April 2007 – Taking shape
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Rear lights
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Wings with lights
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Front on
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Polished Afterburner
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Taking shape – Side view
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Taking shape – Rear view
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11th June 2007
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Driving position
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Toothy grin !
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Jag on blocks ?
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NO.
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Cockpit cover
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More cover
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Steering column
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30th June 2007
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Dials & gauges
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Finished cover
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Tail lenses on
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Giz us a go Dad
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Paint job soon.
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4th August2007
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Cockpit
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Ready for a test run
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Dials ‘n’ knobs
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Oh bugger! The jets on fire !!
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October 2007 – Next step ‘Off to the paint shop’
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November 2007 – In the paint shop
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January 2008 – Back from the paint shop
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05-03-2008 MOT time
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And that’s it built – OK Flatman hit the road.
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Perry’s personal methane injector
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Perry’s cream bun
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Beer
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On the way home
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Methane injector
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This is low.
Wow this is a seriously low car, No need to overtake lorries in this, could just go straight underneath them!
I think it is tired to drive this car!
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Please correct your title. You're missing an 'l' in world's flattest car. Just an observation.
Kinda like taking the ‘Bigfoot’ angle and just flipping it on it’s head. Cool project.
I love it – mass produce it – please
SOUND JOB !!!! ALOT OF WORK A?
thats right jimmy…that guy has to be very cautious
You better be careful, a big truck could run you over without ever seeing you. Maybe you should run a balloon off the back!
CAPS ARE FOR MIDGETS
Micheal..it’s OK..this is just a project car..won’t see the production line..
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.