A car enthusiast has transformed his rusty old Volkswagen pickup into a $64,555 (£50,000) jet-powered truck.
Perry Watkins imported the 1958 Volkswagen truck from Oklahoma and has spent five years working on the crazy creation.
The pickup now features a huge 5,000 brake horse-power fighter jet engine, that allows the truck to reach speeds of over 300 miles/hour (482 km/hour).
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A car enthusiast has transformed his rusty old Volkswagen pickup into a £50,000 ($64,555) jet-powered truck
Mr Watkins recently tested the hybrid vehicle, dubbed Oklahoma Willy, for the first time at Santa Pod raceway.
The incredible footage has since gone viral - racking up more than one million views online.
Amazingly the jet-powered truck is completely road legal thanks to the standard engine hidden in the boot.
The 55-year-old single-handed ly built the vehicle in his garage in Buckinghamshire and now hopes it will be recognised by the Guinness World Records as the World's most powerful road registered car.
The pickup now features a huge 5,000 brake horse-power fighter jet engine, that allows the truck to reach speeds of over 300 miles/hour (482 km/hour)
Mr Watkins said: 'It was extremely nerve racking the first time I drove the car under jet power.
'I had no idea how the car would react, it is after all 60 years old and as aerodynamic as a brick.
'The car could have spun out of control, flipped or even taken off as the 5,000 lbs of thrust was applied.
Amazingly the jet-powered truck, which Perry Watkins spent £50,000 masterminding, is completely road legal thanks to the standard engine hidden in the boot
Perry Watkins imported the 1958 Volkswagen truck fr om Oklahoma and has spent five years working on the crazy creation
'As it happens the car handled perfectly and the sensation of the jet propulsion I can only describe as feeling like I was strapped into a giant firework.'
Mr Watkins is no stranger to crazy cars.
He has previously created a host of other bizarre vehicles including a nine foot Dalek and a 24 inch tall replica of the Batmobile dubbed the Flatmobile.
Perry Watkins recently tested his hybrid vehicle, dubbed Oklahoma Willy, for the first time at Santa Pod raceway. The incredible footage has since gone viral - racking up more than one million views online
The 55-year-old single-handedly built the vehicle in his garage in Buckinghamshire and now hopes it will be recogn ised by the Guinness World Records as the World's most powerful road registered car
In 2009, he also secured a Guinness World Record for the world's smallest road legal car called the Wind Up, which was the size of a washing machine.
And in 2010 he claimed another world record for the world's fastest furniture - creating a car made from a dining table and chairs.
The basic car was originally imported from Oklahoma, and Perry Watkins has spent five years working on the crazy creation
In 2009, he also secured a Guinness World Record for the world's smallest road legal car called the Wind Up, which was the size of a washing machine (pictured left). And in 2010 he claimed another world record for the world's fastest furniture - creating a car made from a dining t able and chairs (pictured back)
