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New Smart ForTwo rises from the sand
Many people maintain that each person is imbued with a talent that sets them apart from the rest. For Russian born Pavel Zasanyok, that gift has won him three sand sculpting world championships and when Smart wanted an inventive way to show off their newest ForTwo, DaimlerChrysler tapped him.
Although Smart's newest city-car offering has been veiled in a cloak of secrecy, the sand architect got specifics from both the company and a matchbox-sized model. This, and other advertising ploys, is all in an effort to stir up excitement before the launch of the new ForTwo later this year.
While it may not be the most lightweight of materials, we can't help but wonder what our own hidden talent may be. Maybe we should reexamine this whole blog thing and explore our first love of Magnum P.I. inspired dioramas.
More pics are posted after the jump.
[Source: World Car Fans]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Davec 2:04PM (9/05/2006)
Anybody remember the Adobe from Saturday Night Live?
Adobe - very unsafe car, with a sticker price of $179; made entirely of clay, it combines German engineering and Mexican know-how
From Wikipedia
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smart 11:44PM (1/09/2008)
Thanks for creating this great article on the smart, I would like to personally invite you to the new smart site just launched.
The new smart website is focused on the 451 smart fortwo ( 2008 smart car ) and its web address is: http://www.451s.com
451s.com was created to help bring together worldwide smart owners and smart enthusiasts. While this site is focused on the 451 smart fortwo sold in America and Canada it is open to all smart's and the worldwide smart community.
http://www.451s.com
Carchops 3:01PM (9/05/2006)
haha wow, not a fan of the car, but those are amazing sand sculptures!
http://www.carchops.com
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farris 3:58PM (9/05/2006)
How in the H3LL did he get the mirrors to stay on?
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Shibby 9:17PM (9/05/2006)
I'm a big fan of the Smart brand. And i think this is great. Hopefully the next version of the ForTwo will look like this. This one looks mean and rough.
I currently drive a 2002 ForTwo. I'd probley be looking to replace it at about 2008-2009 when they release the new version and i'm out of uni
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Mustang 12:51AM (9/06/2006)
Unbelievable detail.
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Dave 2:06AM (9/06/2006)
I finally saw my first Smart car driving in the states. It was yesterday on i 270 about 40 minutes north of DC. It looked so out of place among a sea of large cars and SUVs.
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James Cheung 5:34AM (9/06/2006)
First, a praise for the team that made the Sand-y Smart ForTwo. Really detailed, and looks just like the real thing. I don't want my joke to take away from this accomplishment at all.
Secondly, the first thought that came to my mind seeing this Sandy Smart is that it doesn't look very tough, and maybe quite vulnerable to falling apart. But guess what, even that aspect of the Smart ForTwo is also captured by the Sandy model! Bravo!
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