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What does every man want besides the ultimate man cave? How about a unique car so different that you’d never find one exactly like it to put in said man cave? Well, that’s exactly what someone recently got when they bought the life-sized “Whatta Drag” car from Bruce Weiner’s personal Microcar Museum collection. Not technically an American hot rod, but this car is still worth a look.

While the 2000 Whatta Drag can still be found in toy form today, Weiner was the only known person to have ever had a life-size version. Image: Texas Hot Wheels Collectors

Based off of the Hot Wheels Whatta Drag car, the life sized version is everything the child’s toy is and then some, according to Men’s Gear. That’s because instead of having to provide the power and performance sounds, you can actually drive this one, although it may not be very comfortable for long trips.

Commissioned specifically by Bruce Weiner, avid collector of everything revolving around the mini car scene, the Whatta Drag is basically a 1959 BMW Isetta morphed into a one-of-a-kind drag car.

Based off of one of seven of the iconic Hot Wheels made, model number 213 that was released in 2000 to be exact, Weiner’s “Whatta Drag” emulates the toy perfectly, right down to the giant Hot Wheels decal across the top of the car’s massive spoiler.

Behind the mini-car cockpit, you’ll find a 502ci Chevy V-8  crate engine strapped to the single custom tubular frame which supports the car. And if that wasn’t crazy enough, the engine is also supercharged and makes use of twin Holley 750-cfm double pumper carburetors. That gives the tiny dragster a whopping 730 hp, which can be visually seen through the flame-throwing Zoomies headers that stick off the side of the block and throw flames 4-feet into the air.  

Sending all the engine’s power to the pavement is a 2-speed manual gearbox, which is linked to a single custom 13×18-inch wheel in the rear clad in Sumitomo HTRZ II rubber. Adding to the uniqueness of the car is a modified front suspension system from a BMW M3, a single racing seat and a full roll cage, as well as chromed five-spoke front wheels with BF Goodrich G-force shoes.

While fully functional, the official listing for the car on RM Auctions website emphasizes that the car is strictly a show piece and should not be driven on the track or street due to the massive amounts of torque from the engine matched with the light-weight structure of the car. Still, the car sports a dual circuit disc brake system as well as an AP balance bar in case you want to do some burnouts.

Commissioned in 2005, the life-sized “Whatta Drag” has been a part of Weiner’s Microcar Museum ever since its completion by German-based Bayerische Motoren Werke, but now it has found a new home thanks to the mid-February RM Auction of this collection. Sold along side many other 50s microcars, the “Whatta Drag” brought a selling bid of $92,000. Not bad for a life-sized toy!