A Russian engineer tricked out his car with tank tread
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A Russian engineer put his tiny Lada Riva car on tank treads and called it the “Wolverine.”
Shavrin spent six months and 100,000 roubles — roughly $1,300 — to make his hybrid tank-car. At 31 mph, the vehicle isn’t fast, but it does…
A Russian engineer put his tiny Lada Riva car on tank treads and called it the "Wolverine."
Shavrin spent six months and 100,000 roubles — roughly $1,300 — to make his hybrid tank-car. At 31 mph, the vehicle isn't fast, but it does its job of getting around snowy mountains.
Related: Russia's new all-terrain vehicle looks like a life sized Tonka truck
Pavel Shavrin built the all-terrain vehicle to save his chickens and rabbits. He came up with the idea after some of his animals died when he couldn't reach them one Winter. The snowy countryside of Magnitogorsk, Russia, make it difficult to travel during the season.
Behold, this Sputnik video shows the tank-car hybrid in all its glory.
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