Mar 3 2008Man Mods Car Into Wicked X-Wing Fighter
Some guy in California modded his Honda del Sol into Luke's X-Wing Fighter from Star Wars: A New Hope. As you can see it's got R2 in the trunk, some nice graphics work (burns, Rebel insignia), and laser blasters on the car doors. I swear if you squint your eyes, shake your head and punch yourself in the groin at the same time it really does look like a '94 Honda del Sol with a trashcan coming out of the trunk. In all honestly though, I really do like it and think the guy did a great job. It certainly turned out better than my Ford Taurus X-Wing mod. Yeah, I was going for the look of the fighter when it was in the Dagobah Swamp, so I drove it into a lake. I haven't seen it in awhile, but a catfish I met at the bar told me it looks great down there.
Honda del Sol mod [notcot]
Reader Comments
1. meanmofo - March 3, 2008 2:28 PM
That R-2 in the back is badass!!
2. PB&J - March 3, 2008 2:45 PM
As some one who's owned one of those cars...I have to say that's perhaps the closest that car has ever come to looking slightly manly. Now go turn a Miata into a tie fighter.
3. John - March 3, 2008 3:17 PM
Perhaps this jackass should have spent the money on something more worthwhile, like a hooker so he can finally lose his virginity.
4. guate6 - March 3, 2008 3:58 PM
#2: but miata's are already badass...it'd be hard to put the R2 unit in theback...it'd flip over :p
#3: So this automatically makes the man a virgin eh? Yeah, I guess those of us who are creative in our own ways don't know the warmth of a woman. Good logic...I bet you think politicians all tell the truth too.
5. Justin - March 3, 2008 3:59 PM
Yeah, this is the H-Wing. http://www.shawnandcolleen.com/shawn/Pages/hwing/
6. fred - March 3, 2008 4:01 PM
Hey, if your going to squint your eyes and shake your head, dont punch yourself in the groin. i couldnt see shit for about 10-15 seconds.
7. groonk - March 3, 2008 4:28 PM
this is vintage.
8. bas - March 3, 2008 5:32 PM
I actually saw this guy driving around about 2-3 years ago. Totally forgot about it. How funny that he still has it, good for him I guess.
9. SlowMonkey - March 3, 2008 7:05 PM
I'm holding out for JarJar Binks. Yep, Me & JarJar in the HOV lane.
10. Shoes - March 3, 2008 7:08 PM
I would have sweaty, nerd sex with that man. <3
11. SeaMonkey - March 3, 2008 7:50 PM
Isn't this story about 7 years old? I've seen this car a dozen or more times.
12. Ian - March 3, 2008 11:11 PM
That dude used to work at the Griffith Observatory. He was always parked outside my school. The inside of the thing looks even sweeter than the outside.
13. J3D1GRL - March 4, 2008 12:56 AM
HEY! I KNOW THAT GUY!
It's actually a pretty cool car.
14. BadGurl - March 4, 2008 11:59 AM
I've seen this guy in and around Santa Monica and Marina del Rey actually and the car is kinda cool. It's even better on closer inspection.
15. colin - August 18, 2008 1:20 PM
i just saw this guy over the weekend on the 10. probably the coolest thing I have ever seen, plus he had Yoda riding shotgun.
16. OtakuNoZoku - November 12, 2008 10:31 PM
The vehicle owner is Shawn and has been happily married for several years. He used to work as a Disney Imagineer and also at the Griffith Observatory. He lives in the Marina del Rey/Playa del Rey area just up the road from me. The car got totaled about 2 years ago on the freeway when some jackass pick-up driver ran in to the back of him. He completely rebuilt the car after the insurance company wrote it off. The car appears at a lot of charity events and has raised tens of thousands of dollars for various childrens charities. Laugh all you want but Shawn is shopping for a new car to mod in to an X-Wing and has been offered at least one brand new, top of the line Saturn for free and is currently talking to other dealers/manufacturers about other possible vehicles being donated.
17. Cool Car Modifications - October 13, 2009 11:18 AM
Wow, this car has quite a bit of history. Either way, it's a neat series of car mods.