Bosnian man makes his own Cybertruck from Ford F-150 Raptor

  • This Bosnian man was a big fan of both Tesla and Ford
  • He didn’t want to wait for the Cybertruck to come to Bosnia
  • They made him one using a Ford F-150 Raptor

Published on Nov 15, 2024 at 2:25 PM (UTC+4)
by Ben Thompson

Last updated on Nov 15, 2024 at 5:27 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Tom Wood

This Bosnian man got so impatient waiting for the Cybertruck that he built one himself out of a Ford F-150 Raptor.

Igor Krezic is a business owner in Bosnia and Herzegovina who is a big fan of both Ford and Tesla.

However, he didn’t want to wait around for the Cybertruck to make it to his country – it was set to arrive in 2021, which was a year off at the time.

Fortunately for him, his employees were on-hand to make a car for him.

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Building a Cybertruck out of a Ford Raptor

In all, it took eight months for the IT specialists at Krezic’s Stark Solutions to transform a Raptor into a Cybertruck.

It was a process that involved disassembling the former vehicle into its smallest parts and then reassembling them into something that resembled a Cybertruck.

As impressive as it looks, there’s still one big difference – this imitation Cybertruck is not electric as its Tesla counterpart would be.

As noted by autoevolution, the F-150 replica also isn’t as polished as an original.

It was also not legal to drive on the streets, as a Bosnian law prohibits vehicles with such sharp surfaces driving on the streets.

That doesn’t stop the car getting a lot of attention, as you might imagine.

This isn’t the first time a Tesla imitation has been made

According to carwow, a Cybertruck costs $80,000, which is quite pricey for many people.

It’s no wonder then that quite a few people have resorted to making their own in a bid to cut costs.

One Tiktoker called Rauno Märtsoo created one using a 1991 Lada as a base.

In total, it cost him $700 to do and took him five nights to complete – not too bad at all.

Admittedly, it’s not got the sleekness of an original but is still an impressive effort.

Another homemade Cybertruck got a lot of people’s attention, but probably not for the best reason.

Once video of it moving down a highway made it online, internet users had jokes aplenty to make at the car’s expense.

“Cybertruck – Wish version,” one user quipped, drawing parallels between the ‘replica’ vehicle and the less-than-authentic products found on the website.

“I think bro ordered his on Wish dot com,” another user joked.

“China starting to make Cybertrucks now!?!!” a third exclaimed.

They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery.

Elon Musk must be feeling very bashful right about now.

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Ben Thompson is a Senior Content Writer at supercarblondie.com. Ben has more than four years experience as a qualified journalist, having graduated with a Multimedia Journalism degree from News Associates. Ben specializes in writing about Teslas, tech and celebrity car collections.