Mercedes flamethrower mod on the boot

[brataccas]

Hello I filmed this footage few months back now, I captured a mercedes that sounds like a V8 and has a strange flamethrower on the boot, would anyone know such a mod like this is legal in UK? and what company does this or is it homemade? I filmed this in Scotland and have never seen anything like it on the roads, here is the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Toa1FMAv3Xo

skip the video to 1:00 minute mark to get to the mercedes

cheers

 

[renault12ts]

Completely legal, to be encouraged and available at your local Halford's store...not.

 

[NDFR]

Sad

 

[fab1975]

If we compare it to that S Class, even the Duke's Cadillac in Escape from New York looks classy and understated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbzhF_G8aXs

PS: you can skip to 0:40 if you want to see the actual car footage.

 

[ash59fifty-uk]

You're seriously asking if a flame thrower coming out of the boot is legal?

Many, many years ago when we were into fast car magazine, max power etc one of my friends had this mod on his exhaust. All it is is unburnt fuel ignited, or there's something you can buy to mod the exhaust to do it. He had ten foot flames coming out of a L-reg red Astra, and would be the big hoo-hah at the weekend Santa pod events. Quite sad when you think back to it

 

[brataccas]

If we compare it to that S Class, even the Duke's Cadillac in Escape from New York looks classy and understated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbzhF_G8aXs

PS: you can skip to 0:40 if you want to see the actual car footage.

never heard of this film or its existance, im always on the lookout for 80s movies with "that" vibe, I bought it off amazon thanks to you cheers

 

[fab1975]

never heard of this film or its existance, im always on the lookout for 80s movies with "that" vibe, I bought it off amazon thanks to you cheers

I think I know what you mean...
If you liked Walter Hill's The Warriors (1979), Escape from New York (1981) has exactly that "early 80s dark vibe"... plus a great soundtrack

 

[camerafodder]

I prefer this more practical application

[YOUTUBE]LQbHnLSasfQ[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Tim203]

I prefer this more practical application


Perhaps if the flame thrower was pointing backwards it could act as as distance control device for when people are driving too close

 

[fab1975]

I prefer this more practical application


Perhaps if the flame thrower was pointing backwards it could act as as distance control device for when people are driving too close

Probably it's only an urban legend, but a few years ago I heard that in South Africa flamethrowers were legally fitted on private cars as an anti-hijacking device. Is there any factual basis for that?

 

[camerafodder]

Probably it's only an urban legend, but a few years ago I heard that in South Africa flamethrowers were legally fitted on private cars as an anti-hijacking device. Is there any factual basis for that?

That's what the video is about.

 

[flango]

No urban legend plenty of people had these fitted in South Africa along with high voltage door handles to prevent car jacking . When you are down there they are proud of what they can do to protect themselves, property and cars. Some of the property defences are even more lethal than the flame thrower

 

[fab1975]

That's what the video is about.

Sorry, I had started writing my post before you posted yours, but then I submitted it later without realising that your video showed exactly what I was talking about