We are registered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a convertible passenger vehicle and can legally operate on public roads in all 50 of the United States (this means we have lots of fun).
The shopper chopper started out as a project for a local parade. We quickly decided to go full-on hot rod and started gathering parts and bending steel tube. Thousands of hours and many dollars later, we had the greatest shopping cart ever built. And it all glows-in-the-dark!
Height: 9' 2"
Length 12' 3"
width 6' 6"
Curb weight: 2950 lbs.
Seating capacity: 6
Custom built, mandrel-bent frame and basket (MIG welded mild steel DOM tube)
Basket capacity: 112 cu.ft. or 146 paper bags
Chrome, polished aluminum and over 800 LED lights tucked in everywhere make the cart impossible to ignore.
Custom machined "nuts" cap off the polished shock towers
Engine: 340HP Small Block Chevy 350, Edelbrock carb and intake, Dougs Headers, March performance serpentine accessory drive
Transmission: GM TH350 3-speed automatic
Rear: Chrysler 9.25" posi with 4.56:1 gears
Custom 4-link rear suspension with Ride-tech Shockwaves.
Custom Foose “Injector” wheels - 17” x 8” on the front and 20” x 15” on the rear.
aluminum independent front suspension (Crown Victoria) with RIDE-TECH Shockwaves.
Built in Lancaster County, PA by Brent Musser and Cal VanSant
We use Optima YellowTop batteries to start the small-block Chevy and provide some extra amps to the audio system amplifiers.
Ten coaxial speakers, four subwoofers and 3000 watts of super-efficient amplifiers (all marine-grade) provide great-sounding tunes wherever we roll.