They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure – something anyone involved in the recycling industry would most certainly agree with. After all, what it is that we do is to essentially take what is nothing but trash and transform it into something much more valuable. Maybe not treasure, but certainly more useful than waste.
Nevertheless, there will always be those who take things one step further by repurposing old bits and pieces into items and objects that are nothing short of masterpieces. This seems to be particularly the case in the United States – not entirely surprising given that this is also the country that produces the most annual waste of pretty much every kind every year.
Still, it is at least nice to see that there are some people who remain dedicated to making the most of what’s available to them – a couple of recent examples of this having caught our eye.
For example, while it would normally be considered sacrilegious to do anything with a stunning classic Ford Mustang other than drive it, this particular vehicle was only ever destined for the scrap heap.
Which is precisely why a team under the watch of one Tony Utegaard stripped away much of what made it a vehicle in the first place and converted it into a pool table. Most of the chrome and features in general are all original, which is precisely why this particular pool table will set you back a minimum of $10,000 to purchase.
The only problem with this particular table that takes the shape of the rear end of the iconic GT40 from Ford is that for the most part, it’s largely a recreation. Still, it is made almost entirely using repurpose old car parts and given the fact that it costs somewhere in the region of £6,000, it’s about the closest most are ever going to come to owning an actual GT40. And really – what home or office would this not look pretty impressive in?
How about a delightful couch for the modern home fashioned entirely from the backside of a BMW Z3? Not exactly inspiring by way of creativity but nonetheless an impressive overall result. As can clearly be seen, they have largely chopped the car in half, added a different rear bench and tweaked the suspension so that it remains upright – not bad for £1,500.
Last but not least, this extraordinary beautiful yet undeniably painful work of art is nothing less than a Ferrari F40 that has been crushed into a cube and placed inside a coffee table. The two immediate questions of course being ‘why’ and ‘how much did it cost’? Unfortunately, these are questions only the extremely wealthy owner of the table can answer – he also happened to be the same chap who crashed the thing in the first place!
And there you have it – just a few examples of how scrap cars of all shapes and sizes can be transformed into something quite impressive. For more information on how to safely and responsibly get rid of your own scrap car, get in touch with the Take My Scrap Car team today.
