The Local Motors’ Rally Fighter from the 2012 Gumball 3000 is for sale on eBay. Not only a cool unique ride, its being sold intact with all the Gumball Wrap!
You are bidding on a Limited Edition, Local Motors Rally Fighter. This Rally Fighter is LMRF0002. This Rally Fighter was formally the Personal Rally Fighter of the Local Motors CEO. Recently this Rally Fighter was re-wrapped, and entered and finished the 2012 GUMBALL 3000. Starting on May 25th and ending on the 31st, the Rally Fighter finished all 3000 miles of the epic GUMBALL journey. Driven by R. Clariond and S. Aberi, both highly regarded GUMBALL veterans. This Rally Fighter will be sold as is with all of its Gumball branding intact. Perfect for anyone that wants a piece of Local Motors, and GUMBALL 3000 history. This Rally Fighter was the first Rally Fighter to participate and finish in the GUMBALL 3000.
After seeing the pics of this usual ride, especially mixed in with the Gumball 3000 bunch, some might be saying, “What the F*# was that??” In all seriousness, Local Motors has built this monster with the input of their peers rather than the sole design process being left to one person. Not only making a statement visually, Local Motors is new, fresh and forward thinking.
While at Harvard, ex-Marine Jay Rogers formulated a business plan to harness the creativity of the world’s underemployed car designers. The idea won the school’s annual business-plan contest and soon after, Rogers formed Local Motors to put it to the test.
The company held contests wherein designers submitted sketches that were voted on by the online community. Instead of one designer giving a few options, the worldwide mob provided over 10,000 cars, and the coolest ones rose. That’s how a student at the Art Center College of Design, Sangho Kim, turned the fever dream of an off-road P-51 Mustang fighter plane into a rolling reality called the Rally Fighter.
The car employs a steel-tube frame, composite bodywork and two available engines—a BMW twin-turbo diesel from a Chevy LS3 small-block V8. The V8 is not as novel as the BMW oil-burner, but has the advantage of 50-state emissions compliance. And 430 hp, to the BMW’s 265. Rogers says the diesel could still be available for someone who wants it, but right now the momentum is with the V8 powertrain.
If the Rally Fighter is for you, why not get the Gumball 3000 proven Rally Fighter. Pretty cool.
