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Giant Banana Pulled Over in Montana: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s Of Times
(cowboystatedaily.com)
this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2026
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I like his slogan: "The world needs more whimsy". You see it even here in this thread where half the comments can't focus on how amazing and hilarious the banana car is and instead make it about their disdain for police.
It would be awesome if more people did this and the world looked more like Richard Scarry's books!
There's always room for more disdain for police!
And disdain for colonial plantations! Let's leave no fun unspoiled!
Bananas themselves use cHeMiCaLs to grow. Some of those chemicals have been found in kids' snacks.
I'm hearing bananas are evil and gay. Except for the chemicals, those are cool.
i mean what kind of evil? i'm always down for a little evil.
gay chemicals? we need those siloed off for my personal use. but evil needs to be shared for public consumption
And disdain for plantains!
You mean shitty bananas?
The reason it is whimsical and fun is because it's unique. I'm sure its also a huge pain in the ass when it comes to just owning it. Parking. Painting, Maintenance, etc. Then there's safety to consider when it comes to things like accidents. I'm sure most of these custom cars are death traps for the occupants in any situation other than just fender benders.
Do I love seeing them on the road, yes. Would I drive one myself or enjoy living in a world full of them? No.
Bender benders.
I don't have an art car like this banana, but I have an old weird Japanese 4x4 and... Yeah. You're kinda right. When you hit the brakes it doesn't always stop straight. There is considerable slack in the steering. It sways. It's slow. It gets surprisingly bad gas mileage. It has an auto-locker, so it clicks going around corners. It has solid axles at both ends, and leaf springs. At both ends. It has no airbags, and there is nothing in the door except the exterior sheet metal for protection. No airbags, no ABS, no traction control, no stability control, no rear camera, just a steering wheel more or less connected to the front wheels. It's dangerous to drive and it's objectively horrible to drive.
But it's so much fun. And it's completely unstoppable on a trail.
Well said. Someone needs to come out with a Burger car now. XD
Would you still love me if I was a worm? Driving an apple?