Miami man cut a Ford in half, put it back together to make the world's thinnest street-legal car and used it as an Uber

The world’s thinnest street-legal car took things to another level when it started picking up passengers as an Uber.

It looked completely absurd from every angle.

Yet somehow, it was fully functional and ready for the road.

When the car was out in public, that combination made it impossible to ignore.

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Cutting the car was difficult, putting it back together was even harder

The madness came from YouTube channel Prop Department, where the creator set out to build something wildly impractical but undeniably entertaining.

The starting point was a humble Ford Festiva, already known for being small.

That clearly wasn’t enough, so the plan was simple: cut it down even further, right through the middle.

Using a mix of tools that felt straight out of a sci-fi movie, including a handheld laser cutter, the car was sliced into sections and narrowed dramatically.

The interior had to be completely stripped, and even the original engine was deemed too wide for the ultra-slim layout.

In its place, the build switched to a compact electric setup to keep everything tight and manageable.

If cutting it up proved challenging, putting it all back together pushed the necessary creativity ever further.

The team welded the car into its new narrow form, fabricated custom mounts, and engineered a surprisingly sturdy rear end.

At one point, the handlebars ended up wider than the car itself, which said everything about just how extreme the build had become.

Fitting inside the world’s thinnest street-legal car wasn’t easy

Inside, space was almost nonexistent.

The driver’s feet sat right up against the front, forcing a complete rethink of basic controls, like the brake pedal.

Custom solutions and 3D-printed components made the interior usable, even if it looked more like a go-kart than a traditional car.

Despite its bizarre proportions, the finished machine actually drove well.

It accelerated, steered, and stopped like a proper vehicle, just in a much slimmer package.

Out on the streets, it immediately became a magnet for attention, with people stopping to take photos and ask questions.

The biggest surprise came when it was used as an Uber.

Passengers climbed in, squeezed into the tiny cabin, and went along for the ride with a mix of confusion and excitement.

Many compared it to riding in a go-kart, only on public roads.

Is it a practical vehicle? Of course not.

But the project proved one thing: sometimes the most ridiculous ideas end up working.

If you want to check out the world’s thinnest street-legal car for yourself, the full video is below:

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