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December 31 2006

Fan builds Firefly/Serenity inpired car. The 'Capissen 38' is an art car built by Phil Teller. "Chinese characters around the trunk key say: 'Off', 'Danger', 'Extreme Danger'"

Caroline | Fandom&Fun | 12:11 CET | 29 comments total | tags: capissen 38, art car

Oh my goddess. That's fantastic, no pun intended.

gossi | December 31, 12:15 CET

-And I thought I was being eccentric when I started calling my Van a "Midbulk Transport", put palm trees and dinosaurs on the dash and named her Chi-jyu (Jade)! What a Shiny and creative vehicle. With a Capissen 38, though, she'll never get off the ground. :)

TDBrown | December 31, 12:21 CET

Frak, that's amazing!

punkinpuss | December 31, 12:22 CET

I know you shouldn't get into anything with that engine, but gorram it if those dinosaurs don't just inspire trust.

Niels van Eekelen | December 31, 12:31 CET

Where does one find the time to build this?

I'm surprised they didn't even show how it combines with the car next to it, to transform into a 30 foot high Joss Whedon robot.

Edited to wish you all a very happy, safe and shinny new year!

[ edited by alexreager on 2006-12-31 19:47 ]

alexreager | December 31, 12:46 CET

That's pretty incredible. And I'm sure everyone asks about its inspiration.

palehorse | December 31, 13:08 CET

Wow! Just, WOW! :D

mifeng | December 31, 13:40 CET

Although I have a little it-will-fall-right-out-of-the-sky (or road?) fear, this still rocks very hard! ;-)

billz | December 31, 13:47 CET

Who else has dinosaurs on there dash? I do!

Noclaf | December 31, 13:54 CET

A Serenifly car!!!

WhoIsOmega? | December 31, 14:09 CET

Someone has a delightful sense of fun. :)

Meltha | December 31, 14:34 CET

Oh. My. God. It's plain to see that my engine building talents are in dire need though I do like the headers mounted on the hood approach;)

Great find, Caroline, that one knocked me right out of my chair! I'm still laughing in tears!

Madhatter | December 31, 15:19 CET

Oh, that's awesome!

Wonder if they'd be willing to do something with my car... =)

kishi | December 31, 15:44 CET

Better than 'pimp my ride' any day. I would love that car.

More like 'verse' my ride, wonder if it has it's primary buffer panel still?

The Do That Girl | December 31, 15:53 CET

A Whedonesque "Pimp my Ride?" Now, there's a thought....

Madhatter | December 31, 15:55 CET

hmmmm. that's....interesting.

death is my gift | December 31, 15:59 CET

Anyone else thinking of similarities to the Silver Hornet from The Revenge of the Pink Panther. Let's hope it's more roadworthy :-)

commandlinegamer | December 31, 16:05 CET

Oh, I've referred to my minivan more than once as a midbulk transport. It was why I bought the darn thing. It was grey, bought used, and I adore it. Now, how to convince Artcat to do a full-color Serenity magnet large enough to slap onto the side of it...?

Kaele | December 31, 16:48 CET

I'll bet the neighbors know a lot more about "Serenity" than they ever thought they would.

lycoming | December 31, 16:55 CET

Oh man....I want "Verse my ride" for my car!!! Its a boring blue... hmm mmaybe it can be turned into a blue sun vehicle or a vehicle for 2x2 hands of blue??

kurya | December 31, 17:01 CET

The Capissen 38 showed up at the Seattle showing of Serenity this weekend and drew quite the crowd. There was even an old catalyzer to mess with, although it no longer fit the engine. ;) The cannon on the back really does work but the Alliance requires reams of paperwork to set it off in lower atmo'.

Traevynn | December 31, 17:22 CET

Maybe it's just me, but my favorite part of this is the crushed hand of blue on the engine. Heeeeee.

(Oh hey, first time logger-in...er. Woo!)

LiLi | December 31, 21:36 CET

Only missing item -- the Lovebot copilotrix!

FrustratedEnglishMajor | January 01, 02:39 CET

Awesome. Reminds me of a story samatwitch wrote and told to us the other night, I wonder if it could be modified next year to be Santa's Firefly?

"'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the 'verse..."

WryBread | January 01, 04:20 CET

Oh. GOD. Never before this moment have I understood the unholy passion a person can have for a car. I WANT that. I WANT it. It. Is. So. Beautiful.

Also, after months of frustrating silence: first post!

Spoon! | January 01, 16:22 CET

Here are a few answers to some of the questions -
"From the wife of the Capissen 38 creator:
Built in 3 weekends.
He's an artist; he just can't help himself. Neighbors *tolerate* us.
The primary buffer panels have been found but not installed yet. AND Santa is aware of this & previous Art Cars as they have been involved in Santarchy.
Working on adding a Reaver disguise but non-fans might be offended, so it must be removable."

To see previous work, including early pix of Capissen 38:
http://www.addtell.com/ArtCar/index.htm

Traevynn | January 01, 17:56 CET

Um Traevynn, do you participate in the hobby? Or do you stay the hell away? lol(especially when that engine goes on fire lol)

kurya | January 01, 23:53 CET

Incredible is right. Well done, Mr. Teller!

blutortu | January 02, 12:00 CET

alexreager:

Where does one find the time to build this?

I know Phil; this is his thing. This is at least the third art car he's built, to my knowledge. Typically they're bound for Burning Man, but apparently an occasional spin around the 'verse is in order. :)

stuart | January 02, 17:22 CET

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