No Cookies | Herald Sun James Lawler has built a miniature house on top of his car. Picture: MITCH BEAR TORQUAY landscaper James Lawler has given himself room to move — on the back of his Toyota Prius. Made primarily using scraps scavenged from the tip, the miniature house set Mr Lawler back $150 and took just over a week to complete. The abode sports a tin roof with a chimney, a stained-glass window and a letter box displaying the car’s registration plate. “There’s a lot of boring camper vans out there. I thought this would be a little bit more quaint and Australiana with a rusted tin roof,” Mr Lawler said.
A lot. The other photo in the newspaper article has him masking the sag, but gives me the same general impression.
Minimalist masterpiece. I saw something similar traveling through a small town a few years ago. Wood-shack built on an old 4-cylinder pickup; shingled roof, stovepipe, the whole nine-yards. I love it.
Looking at the construction of it, I'll bet that it leaks like sieve when it rains. Also, appears to use furring strips as the primary structural lumber.
I saw one of these built in 1921 at a museum in South Dakota. I believe it made the first trip of its kind across the continent, and the plan was to take it around the world. Quite a feat in those days, before there was much of a road system. I doubt the roof leaked on that on this one; it was a single sheet of lead over the top as I recall.
