This “TraɄantмino” is based on the 1987 East German Trant and now looks right at home on Transformers мoʋie.
A Detroit-based photographer and performance artist, Liz Cohen, transformed this 26-horsepower, plastic vehicle into a communist monster. NO Kidding, 26 horsepower!!! The car was now powered by a Cheʋy El Camino engine and the body split to reattach the chassis using hydraulic collectors.
The result is a “Trabantino,” a Trabant that extends the entire length of El Camino at the push of a button.
The car was created by Liz Cohen as part of an exploration of DIY culture and the playful fusion of identities, and had a first place and special recognition awards in the Main Street Showdown Supershow presented held annually in New Mexico.
When she took on the project, Ms. Cohen was not a gifted equipment person, but in the process she was an ecologically literate fabricator, with considerable welding skills. – Besides turning a lemon into a hotrod, Liz Cohen also started dieting to become a bikini model. She was formerly a photographer and during the eight-year project, she took the time to hybridize herself by taking photos, similar to those found in auto magazines, herself in a bikini.
After doing most of the hard work on the car herself, she was able to showcase herself not only as a bikini-clad model but also as the auto mechanic behind the scenes. after the project. You can see more of Liz’s work at Art Gallery Salon94 in New York City.
After watching the video below, you can find another cool transformation HERE.
