WOULD YOU take a ride in this funky 1997 Ford Ranger standing at just 37.5 inches tall? According to its owner Brandon, from Orange City, Florida, this rusty lowrider is not afraid to get down and dirty. Since Brandon started building the truck in 2011, it has had nine engines, which have blown up from doing burnout contests. Brandon said: "I don’t mind if it gets scratched, I don’t mind if kids touch it, I don’t mind if kids climb on it. It was made to have fun." Powder-coated white with a wood roof, the motor is the true definition of a modern rat rod. It is equipped with a 15.5-gallon gas tank that used to be an old Anheuser-Busch beer keg. It also has a 17-inch 1966 AMC Rambler steering wheel and a Unity cop light from the ‘60s. The truck's unique appearance might not be everyone's cup of tea, but to Brandon, it is his way of expressing freedom and creativity. He added: "I like to stand out and show the world that you don’t need to blend in with everyday society."
Producer: Emilia Jiang, Ruby Coote
Editors: Alex Lubetkin
Producer: Emilia Jiang, Ruby Coote
Editors: Alex Lubetkin
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00:00This truck has had nine engines in it. All nine of them have blown up from doing burnout contests.
00:05We wanted it to stand out a little bit. I built it with a few buddies and bare hands.
00:10A lot of sweat, blood and tears. It started out as a stock truck and from there we bagged it.
00:15We body dropped it which would be putting the body on the ground and after that we drove it
00:20for a year and we decided it needed to be lower. The truck stands at 37 and a half inches tall
00:25and I'm claiming lowest in the state of Florida. There's no speedometer in the truck. There's oil
00:30pressure, RPM and engine temp. Those are the only things you need for a good burnout. The exhaust,
00:36we put a flapper on it to keep the frogs out at night. That stinks when the frog burns up in the
00:41exhaust. You don't want that. I like to stand out and show the world that you don't need to blend in
00:47with everyday society. This truck means freedom and a way to express myself and a way to get my ideas
00:53and my skills out there for the world to see. I would say that we leave the competition in the cloud of sparks.