Background
General spec included
Customer required 1 Ford Fiesta modifying to enable the appearance of driving as one car and then split following an explosion. The car would split in half and carry on driving in two pieces.
General spec included:
- Vehicles had to be reliable as it was a live show
- Had to be capable of driving as a single full car and a two cars split into two
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Design process
Process
UV Design & Engineering conceived a method for converting the cars quickly and cost effectively:
- Vehicle was stripped to a bare bodyshell, fixed to a body jig then cut in half
- All body parts, including doors and windows, were cut as required and reattached
- All standard internal components cut in half and replaced
- Separate engines, steering and control components were used in half
- Vehicle halves held together with electromagnets
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