Wonder Wagon

Tom Bates and Gretchen Roosevelt of Tacoma, Wash., took a GEM electric car and dismantled it to its frame, then built a stagecoach on top. They moved the steering column up to the driver's bench and attached horses from amusement park rides. About seven or eight people can sit in the coach, and one of the Wonder Horses can hold a rider.The GEM's batteries are charged by a combination of solar cells and a Honda 3000-watt generator, which also powers a 110-volt lighting system. There is also a propane-powered flame system that shoots balls of fire, and the horses have crowns of fire that light up the night. Bates says that the idea came from a promotional toy stagecoach from Wells Fargo Bank, and the Wonder Wagon has appeared at the Burning Man festival every year since 2008.