Man Builds Sports Car From The Dream Cars Of His Childhood

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A MAN with no mechanical experience has fulfilled his childhood goal of building his dream car. Taking inspiration from when he read car magazines in his youth, Moses Ngobeni, has managed to build his ideal car - all by hand. The electrical engineer from Giyani, South Africa, spent three years building the car he had dreamt of for decades. Building the car cost Moses 240,000 ZAR ($12,742) and was made using parts from a variety of different car models.

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00:15Electrical engineer Moses Ungabeni has realised a childhood dream, to build his very own sports

00:22car from scratch.

00:23MOSES UNGABENI

00:24While I was still a boy something came up into my mind to say one day I want to build

00:29my own sports vehicle and I saw those American sports cars like COVID then I said one day

00:36when I grow old I want to build one and nothing can stop me.

00:41It was bend by hand, the body structure, shape and everything was handmade and it's not like

00:47it's a complete workshop but if you are determined to complete your future dream you end up doing

00:53it.

00:54By God's grace I've managed to complete my project so I thank God for that.

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00:59The thrifty engineer used car parts from a number of different models and has only spent

01:03240,000 rands so far, that's just £12,700 or $16,750 US dollars.

01:11MOSES UNGABENI

01:12The engine is a 2 litre engine from BMW 318is 98 model.

01:19The glasses, this small one here is from the Mazda 86 model.

01:23The door glasses are from BMW M3 E46 model 2005.

01:30The front windscreen is from BWKD Baki.

01:34The front lights are from ODTT 2011 model.

01:39The rear fog lamp is from the 318is, it was used as a brake assistance on top of the windscreen.

01:45The taillights are from Nissan Skyline GT-R 2015 model.

01:49MOSES CAN EVEN START THE ENGINE REMOTELY

01:52I'm really proud of him, I know it's a dream come true for him to build this car.

01:57It's his passion.

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01:59And the supercar superfan hopes his new wheels will also make his country proud.

02:03In South Africa we don't have a model that we say it was like manufactured, designed by

02:10South Africa.

02:11I am a South African, I'm not doing this thing for myself, it's for the country and for my

02:16people.

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