3 Nigerians Who Have Built Cars by Themselves Without Much Support From People
Young Nigerians are showing the world that no matter how unconducive their environment could be, they are ready to compete with the world in the automobile industry.
Despite being saddled with many insufficiencies in terms of money, materials, and institutional support, they created automobiles that held people spellbound.
In this report, Legit.ng will be looking at three young Nigerians who have shown the world their mechanical skills.
1. Jerry Isaac Mallo
The young Nigerian gained massive media attention in 2019 when he built a sports car made from "carbon fibre". According to him, he had to sell his phone when he needed money.
During the car's test drive in 2019, many people gathered around him. It was a big launch as people were amazed by it all.
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2. FUTMINNA final year student
A video went viral about a Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA) student who constructed a car that looked like an Escalade as his final year piece.
Source: Instagram
In the short clip, the man and his friend cruised the vehicle on campus as people were full of many questions.
3. Ibitoye Olajide Micheal
Some days ago, Ojajide was on many's lips when he revealed it took him four years to build a sports car.
The young man added that because there was no support from anyone, he had to fund the project with savings he made from his service allowance.
Man built motor-house
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the video of a man, Randy Grubb, who built a vehicle-house that can move anywhere like a normal car went viral on Facebook.
He named the creation Decoliner. Speaking to Ridiculous Rides, Grubb said he spent 6,000 hours of 18 months building the vehicle. What makes the vehicle so amazing is that it can be driven from the roof.
Experience of a lifetime
This is not just a motor but a luxury that can be taken around. The man revealed that he and his wife already enjoyed cruises with it.
The vehicle which cost the builder hundreds of thousands of dollars to create was sold for $500,000 (N205,815,000) to Mike Jahns who said that he had seen the Decoliner many times on the TV.
Source: Legit.ng
