The hot rod scene is best described as peculiar, to say the least. While the National Hot Rod Association are looking forward to electrification, the culture includes everything from fast cars, great-sounding cars, classical models to creatively inspired projects. Today's featured Hot Rod is in the latter category and was at the Pigeon Forge Rod Run in 2016.

Called The Zombie Hunter, this heavily modified 1936 Ford has had the usual modifications done underneath with a big block engine. But the true focus is the aesthetic, and it shares a lot with the hit TV show Roadkill's projects. The car has had all the preparation work done to survive a zombie apocalypse.

Let's now take a closer look at this incredible car.

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From The Front

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Starting at the front makes sense; the most obvious modification is the twin Gatling guns, which, although not loaded, do mimic a firing noise. The front bumper has been replaced by a mad max-inspired spiked grille that would drive through the lower body of the undead. As is mandatory on an apocalypse vehicle, the car has had spikes fitted on the wheels, so striking unsuspecting zombies or battling your way out of sticky chases are made possible.

This Hot Rod has had its bonnet removed, and in its place are eight tall exhaust pipes that run vertically and would inspire fear into the hearts of those in the post-civilization era. As is expected from such a ridiculous build, they spit fire, something that probably doesn't pass environmental regulations.

The car has even done this in the current world; the presenter references the car causing a SWAT incident. For most of us, this is reasonable; not only does the car have twin Gatling guns but also a roof-mounted machine gun like a tank. In keeping with this theme, the car has suicide doors, something that only really makes an appearance on luxury cars like Rolls-Royce vehicles these days, but after the end of humanity, such rules would be thrown away, so there's no reason not to have suicide doors.

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Some Friends in Tow

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The owner of this Hot Rod has gone all out with the Zombie Hunter theme. The 1936 Ford tows a cage with some animatronic zombies that have been captured. The video doesn't go into the lore of the owner's post-apocalypse world, but perhaps zombies are used to do menial labor, a currency, or like animals in Phillip K. Dick's Do Android's Dream of Electric Sheep are a sign of social status.

The cage has a sign that claims that zombie hunting permits are up for sale; they may be an authority in zombie hunting or like hunting and fishing in the twentieth, and twenty-first-century, zombie hunting may just be the new blood sport that occupies the ruling classes. Anyway, the owner has eight zombies in his cage.

It can be seen that wires run from the car to the cage and that the zombies are controlled from within the cabin, but the work looks very well done, safe and professional. Often projects like this car lack in these areas, but like the rest of the build, it has had a large amount of time and money thrown into it. The most amusing feature of the cage is a zombie that vomits blood into a bucket on the outside of the cage.

What Is The Pigeon Forge Rod Run?

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The largest car enthusiast event in Tennesse is a three-day celebration of horsepower and hot rods. Focusing on cars from the era of big engines, loud noise and little concern for pollution. Twenty-five awards are up for grabs for a range of categories and music to any gearhead's ears, as prizes to fund yet more work on their vehicles. The event takes place at the Leconte Centre in Pigeon Forge in both the spring and autumn; the next will be in September 2021, from the 16th to the 18th.

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