No one will deny that Homer Simpson has become one of the most iconic and loved characters in television history. For all of the laughter and joy that Homer may bring into our hearts it is safe to say that he should not be viewed as a role model, nor should anyone who has a crayon lodged in their brain.
Fortunately the people at Porcubimmer Motors disagreed and decided to build "The Homer," the car designed by Homer Simpson in the classic "The Simpsons" episode "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" The car will be entered into the 24 Hours of LeMons race, which bills itself as an endurance race for $500 cars, according to Car and Driver.
The team at Porcubimmer Motors paid painstakingly close attention to detail while building "The Homer" in their San Diego garage; all of the ridiculous touches that Homer insisted upon in the episode are included in the real life car, according to Time.
According to The Simpsons Wiki page the key elements of The Homer are the following:
- Two bubble domes; one for the driver and one for unruly kids.
- An engine that sounds like "the world's coming to an end."
- Three horns that play "La Cucaracha."
- Enormous cupholders.
- A bowler hood ornament.
The real life version has all of these components and more. They even have plush dolls of Bart and Lisa sitting in the back bubble. The engine is labeled "powerful like a gorilla" exactly like Homer required.
On Friday the Facebook fan page set up by the creators of the car mentioned the attention the car received on their way to the race.
"All loaded and gassed up," the Facebook post read. "We seriously caused several traffic jams due to people stopping dead in their tracks to gawk at our car."
In the 1991 episode The Homer carried a ridiculous sticker price of $82,000, adjusted for inflation that price would be astronomical today. Maybe Porcubimmer Motors can find an enormous fan willing to shell out a decent amount of money and buy the car after the race. $82,000 can buy an awful lot of donuts and Squishees.
