Behold, Jalopnik's Jason Torchinsky, the Emperor of Mars, as he parades the streets of Los Angeles in a homemade rocket car. This car looks way too out of place on the streets of LA, and would probably do better cruising around some sort of hip space town.

Built by local LA artist and sculptor Baron Margo, the car uses a standard, air-cooled VW Beetle's suspension and mechanicals, but everything is radically different, right down to the small, silver shift knob in the shape of a bearded man's head.

Because the car is hand built, each component rattles and shakes to its own rhythm, but since it has survived for this long, Jason reckons that it's okay. To see the car in action, check out the video.

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