Crazy Canadian Hillbilly Madmax Sportscar

I say “crazy Canadian hillbilly” in a purely complementary fashion, being one myself. This wild one-off creation from rural Waterloo, Ontario was recently posted to eBay although it never generated bids (asking price $9,000). To me it looks like a weird hybrid of a Lancia Stratos, a Lamborghini Countach, a Delorean, and something out of Mad Max. Which is pretty much what I expect when I think of exotic cars with 20ga steel bodies built in a barn. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something endearing about this car to me. Officially it’s called the DKX.

The car is build around a 1973 503 big block V8 Cadillac Eldorado engine (mid mounted) riding on 1985 Corvette suspension, with many of the other donor parts also coming from the Vette. The frame is two and a half inch tube with steel floor, roof, and bulkhead inserts, with 20ga satin coat steel welded and bolted to the frame. Steering is from a 92 Chrysler Daytona. The doors are gullwing, electrically activated with a hydro-electric opening device. It has full keyless entry, air conditioning, and so on, but it still needs a few parts before it’s street legal and fully running (some of the lights, the radiator, etc). Here are some construction photos:

Maybe I’m just a sucker for crazy projects (I’m currently building a V8 snowmobile), but I’ve got a real soft spot for this car!