Beer Cans Turn into Cars in New Zealand

Ever since you set foot in a driving school's HQ, somebody there feels it's up to them to let you know what you are and what you are not allowed to do while behind the wheel of the car. Among the big “don'ts” (probably the biggest) is drinking. As in alcohol and driving/driver/car do not mix.

But for Sandy Sanderson, a trained draughtsman and respectable fellow now living in New Zealand, alcohol and cars do mix. In fact, everything and anything that comes in a can mixes, morphs and transforms in the hands of the let's call him beverage container sculptor into amazing miniatures.

Sanderson has a passion for collecting, cutting and reassembling cans. He calls it recycling, but the name has no importance whatsoever. The result of his work, however, is impressive. As you can see in the gallery below.

For the trained eye, the creations quickly stand out not as replicas of real cars, because they are not, but as stand-alone designs. For comparison, the models are at about 1:10 scale and, according to Sanderson, the miniatures have no working features whatsoever.

Luckily for those of you who like what you see, Sanderson is selling his products and he even takes orders. Not for drinks, but for the cars you would like him to make from cans. The downside is that the cost for one of these can go as little as $1,500.

Upon request, the beer can cars can also be fitted with tire valves, wheel nuts, suspension components, brake hoses, lights, instrument dials and switches, hand brake and gear lever, foot pedals, carburettors with fuel lines and linkages, distributor and plug leads, oil filler, exhaust system... Find out more here.