You could argue that the Tesla Model X looks a bit like the X-Wing from Star Wars when it's got the rear doors raised up like wings. However, nobody I know has $100,000 to spend on a special car just for Halloween, so we're going to take a look at how you can turn your beater into an X-Wing on a shoestring.
These guys had the right idea. They took a standard white Nissan 240Z and modified it with a couple of table legs and a kitchen bowl painted to look like R2-D2's round head. The legs are held together by a pair of bars going through the interior, so it's reversible, but a bit dangerous to drive.
Other people had more extreme ideas when it came to turning their own cars into Star Wars space ships. Below, you'll find a video of a Civic Del Sol that also received the X-Wing transformation. It dates back to 2007, so it came out two years after Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.
It's got roughed out body panels, latches, cannons on the side and a much more believable replica of R2 on the boot. Obi Shawn's car fighter looks like it's seen a lot of action with the rebel alliance. We're pretty sure you can find Rebel Alliance logos online too.
The makeover is a complex one, but there are things you can copy. For example, you can find those polished caps at any hardware store, and they're cheap. An imagination and painting skills were also the ingredients used by the guy in the second video, who turned a Nissan 350Z Roadster into a custom Star Wars car. He used pizza pans and baseball bats to finish off his creation that he says gets all the kids excited.
So whether you've got $5 or $5,000, you can turn an average motor into your favorite galactic fighter for Halloween.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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