It may look like AI, but the car you see above really exists. That Fiat Palio Monster 4×4 is the creation of Brazilian mechanic Rafael Pimentel and caught the attention of internet users after being seen on a beach in Brazil.
In conversation with the website Four Wheelshe explained that the unusual creation came about as a way to please his girlfriend, Angela.
“I’ve always liked cages. My girlfriend and I like to go hiking together, but in the cage there are only two places. As I have two children and she has one, I couldn’t take everyone together”, said Rafael.
“That’s when she started asking me: ‘Shall we get something better? [todo] world'”, recalled the mechanic. With his girlfriend’s approval, he began researching cars to begin his ambitious project.
After considering which vehicle he could use as a “guinea pig”, Rafael found a Fiat Palio that he was the best possible candidate. The car had several documentation problems, was full of fines and had a broken engine.
Rafael only spent about $550 on the car and soon began working on it, with the help of his workshop employees. In the final product, the Palio Even just the body was left.
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While the entire cabin and interior of the car are original and functional, the chassis was made by him, as were the mounting brackets. Under the hood, a 2.0 AP gasoline engine from a Volkswagen Santanawhich produces 100 hp.
The front and rear axles came from one Opalthe exchange rate of a Chevrolet and the steering box of a Gol. The car also received an agricultural reduction gearbox and, of course, the wheels of a pickup truck.
In total, it took three months of work to reach the final result. Rafael spent around $5,500 to achieve his own automotive Frankenstein, which he dubbed “Monster Palio“.
On its first adventure, the car ended up with a broken rear cardan. The damage occurred on a trail in the Cidreirenses sheets, in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil.
O Monster Palio he will be stopped to recover, but Rafael said that he is already thinking about some improvements, which include installing air conditioning and upgrading the off-road system, exchanging the current 16-inch wheels for 20- or 24-inch wheels with agricultural tires.
“I did it to really attract attention. I like really crazy things. I could buy a Jeepfor example, but Jeep no one records video. And the important thing for me is that people really liked it”, he declared.
Photos: Facebook. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
