Canadian creates fake car from snow; Fools police officers

Here’s something you don’t see everyday: A snow bank moulded to look like a car parked on the side of the road. What prompted Simon Laprise, a machinist from the city of Montréal in the Québec province, to take four hours to construct such a sculpture? His intent was to confuse the parking enforcement officers, as vehicles are not allowed to be parked overnight on the streets in many Canadian cities. This is to avoid hindering snow removal efforts.

The snow is formed intricately enough to resemble a snow covered sports car, complete with window indents and even a bump for the wipers. Not one, but two Dodge Charger police cars showed up to the scene to investigate the “car”, presumably believing it to be an actual vehicle illegally parked on the road.


The officers on the scene did wind up leaving Simon a ticket - But not for a fine. Rather, they left a message that said “You made our night hahahahaha ”. It has since been destroyed by snow plows.


There has been much speculation as to what the vehicle may have been shaped after, but the general consensus is the it resembles a DeLorean DMC-12, the car made famous in the Back To The Future movie series. Others have pointed out that the rear looks like a Toyota Celica Supra. Have an idea of what else it may be? Drop your guess down in the comments.

Update from the creator: This is not based on any one vehicle, but rather a mix of 1980 - 1990s sport coupes. Think of it as a Grand Theft Auto vehicle if you will, with inspiration from multiple sources.


https://www.carthrottle.com/post/vrdpv86/

Yeah looked more like an RX-7/240/Supra to me.

It's a good thing the snow plow didn't just push it into his driveway.

This is literally the coolest car we've ever seen.

• Motor1.com enjoys a wonderful readership that spans the entire globe, but speaking as duly designated representatives of North America, it’s been a brutal winter for those of us in the northern latitudes. Snow has fallen as far south as Florida this year, but that pales in comparison to the sheer amount of white stuff that’s inundated many places in the north. Residents in Montreal are at least a bit more prepared to deal with such snow, including one car fanatic who decided to make the best out of winter’s worst with a terrifically accurate – and massively life-size – Toyota Supra snow sculpture.
  
  The, ah, Snopra was created by a very talented man named Simon Laprise, who looked at a massive pile of snow in the street outside his house and decided it should become a car. Jalopnik came upon the creation, which to our eyes bears a striking resemblance to the A70 Toyota Supra built through the late 1980s and early 1990s. Upon completion of the masterpiece, Laprise found a junk windshield wiper in the road and stuck it in the appropriate location for that extra touch of realism. In fact, it was real enough to have Montreal police actually try and ticket the car for illegal parking.
  
  That’s right – the cops were ready to give this sweet ride a big fat fine, only to find the windshield wiper wasn’t attached to anything but frozen water. The officer even called in backup, but considering the “ticket” left was a good-natured shout out for a well-done joke, we suspect the support was purely for sharing the fun with fellow officers.
  
  See, this is how life should be. A funny, harmless prank enjoyed by one and all, from the rozzers to the mastermind and those of us reading all about. We shudder to think of what might’ve happened had this taken place in Boston.

https://www.motor1.com/news/227695/canadian-cops-duped-toyota-supra/

Ah those Canadiens