If you’re in the market for a very special kind of car(ish) or, even better, a one-off build to make you stand one head above the rest, the Cheese-N-Ator was made for you.
Actually, according to older reports, the Cheese-N-Ator was built as a “why not?”-type of project, with stuntman and fabricator Dieter Sturm hoping a big cheese company would come along to offer him a sponsorship and maybe even a paid tour of the country. That didn’t pan out, but the Cheese-N-Ator still exists and, what do you know, it’s still looking for a new owner.
For the third time in the past couple of years (on a cursory count), this jet-powered cheese wedge vehicle is up for sale again in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It’s available on the Facebook Marketplace (hat tip to The Drive) for as little as $16,000, after being offered for $35,000 in 2018 and $24,000 last year.
For this kind of money, you get a kart with a cheese wedge-shaped light body and a jet turbine, in what Sturm claims is the first vehicle of this kind. And you get a swappable body, in case you dread the routine of always driving around in a cheese wedge-shaped vehicle, which transforms the Cheese-N-Ator into a mini monster truck.
“One of a Kind- custom jet powered cheese wedge, with afterburner and flame thrower!” the ad reads. “Fire, smoke, noise!!! Turn Key! Also has 6hp gas engine to drive without jet running.”
In case you’re wondering about how safe this thing is, well, it’s probably not very safe. That said, it’s far less powerful than it seems: as per the aforementioned media outlet, while the jet engine idles at 40,000 RPM, it’s one of a handful built for testing models for hypersonic flight, so it delivers only 100 pounds of thrust without the afterburner and 180 with it on. The Cheese-N-Ator with the afterburner “moves like a city bus,” which is less than you’d expect but still enough to place the daredevil inside it in serious peril, should something go wrong.
One thing is clear, though: the Cheese-N-Ator can help you make quite an entrance. Flip the “Fondue” switch or the “Smoked Cheese” one, and go wild.
Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends. Full profile
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