Giving a new meaning to Matchbox car

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Mitchell Tulk

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What happens if you replace the rubber tread of a tyre with a bunch of matches?

Obviously, this is a question no one is asking, but the YouTube channel Garage 54 set out to find an answer.

If you’re familiar with this crazy Russian, you’ll know he has no limits when it comes to experimenting with cars.

He famously added four engines to a single Lada and replaced a Toyota Kluger's brake pads with iPhones.

Now his team has taken a steel rim, welded some sheet metal around it and painstakingly glued 21,000 matches to it, one at a time.

Fitted to the left rear of a Lada, it was set alight and created a spectacular fireball.

Afterwards, the Lada is taken for a quick spin and amazingly, the matches manage to withstand the car’s weight with the sheet metal proving to be the weakest link.

Garage 54 has put forward this challenge, if the video gets a million likes, matches will be added to all four wheels, before performing some "Ghost Rider shit".

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Mitchell Tulk

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Following a passion shared by his father and grandfather, Mitchell’s love of cars really kicked off with his Godfather’s purchase of a new Mazda RX-8. Exposure to that car changed his world forever, leading to an RX-7 obsession. To feed his automotive addiction, Mitchell decided to become a motoring journalist and made his mark at several high-profile motoring publications before landing at CarsGuide. While he is a rotary loyalist, Mitchell also has a massive love for Aussie muscle cars, and dreams of one day getting behind the wheel of a Charger R/T E49 (if anyone will let him). His other passions include Queensland, and spending Saturdays with the boys.
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