Back
in February it was revealed that Will.i.am had dropped
$900,000 to turn a 1958 VW Beetle into a car that simultaneously looks retro
and futuristic -- today we got our first good look at Will's phunked up auto!
The
car's re-crafting began in 2009 when Will brought the Beetle to Austin Weiss at
The Garage in Stuart, FL. "Will originally wanted a twin turbo Porsche flat six in the back," Weiss
told Jalopnik. Six week into his ride pimping, Will decided he would rather
have something "crazy futuristic," so Weiss tore up a supercharged
LS3 from Extreme Performance and put that chassis in the front of the bug.
Weiss
goes on to document the countless changes the car and Will's mind endured
before he took the car to West Coast Customs, which proceeded to tinker on the
auto for another two years. Which brings us to today, when Will took his pumped
up ride for a spin in Los Angeles.
Looking
like a cross between a car from Dick Tracy and
a something you'd President Snow gliding around in, the end result is
exactly Will.i.am's style: completely over
the top, totally impractical yet visually hypnotic, guaranteeing you
won't stop thinking about it for hours.
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