Russian hand-builds world's meanest SLR McLaren

13 years, 4 months ago - 13 August 2011

Russia is Shangri La if you're into crazy men building mean-looking one-off supercars in their garages. OK, supercar might be a bit of an exaggeration, considering this home-built Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR replica probably rides on old Lada running gear, but look at it.

It looks like a resurrected battleship with vengeance on its mind. We have no idea what powers it, but we like imagining an apocalyptic sound from the jagged side pipes decorating this beast's flanks. No high-tech equipment was used to build it, and the guy named the car Valentina after his wife. We doubt she looks nearly so mean...