Sometimes you just have to work with what you have. Whether it’s a sofa or a building material, your car can often double as a van. It can be a hassle, but it’s better than nothing and it usually goes smoothly as long as you capture everything properly. Don’t forget to tie down your load, I beg of you.
We asked our readers last week about the weirdest things they’ve ever moved in their car. From a huge farm implement repurposed as a costume prop to a jet ski, the comments section was full of responses that checked all the boxes for weird. Before you ask, I didn’t mention the user who replied with bodies. It doesn’t count if your family operates a funeral home. If they don’t, I hope you’re not committing a crime. Without further ado, here are the weird things you have crammed into your vehicle or strapped on top of your vehicle:
Extra large wood, a classic
As a new homeowner, I have transported a lot of wood in my Dodge Stratus. With the rear seats folded down and the passenger seat folded back, it would actually take a little longer. From the passenger floor to the trunk lid there may have been a distance of 2.5 meters or more. I think you could fit 8′ with the trunk closed, and 12′ hanging out the back. I also dragged some paving blocks into the trunk and the floor of each seat in that car and I’m confident I was well over the GVWR.
Submitted by: scoobylicious
Vib for a good cause with a few freezers
When my partner started a food bank in our town, we needed freezers and refrigerators. The look of surprise on people’s faces when I stopped by in a Pontiac Vibe to pick up mid-sized freezers was always quite fun. When the hatch could be closed, they were amazed.
All three times I didn’t need the minibus, which meant it could continue to be used to pick up the food and other goods we needed. That’s similar to the question my partner might ask and answer: “Do you know how many boxes of cereal fit in a Town & Country?”
Submitted by: potbellyjoe
A CRT in a Camaro, what could go wrong?
Maybe not really crazy, but I was able to cram a 36″ CRT TV into the trunk of an ’01 Camaro. Shockingly, I placed it on the front of the TV since that glass was 4 inches thick and the hatch was still closed. It weighed 136 pounds and it was NOT fun to lift it in and out without damaging the car.
Submitted by: Mr. Rik
Caught outside a parrot cage
I needed a new cage for my parrot, so every time I passed a pet store I stopped by to see if they had anything suitable. Most would have lots of small bird cages, but nothing big enough for my bird. One day my husband and I saw a pet store and stopped by to check out their cages and find the perfect cage. It was 90cm wide, 90cm deep and about 40cm high and stood on a rolling stand 20cm high. We bought it and rolled it to my car, a 2011 Smart Fortwo. I drove home, huddled in the steering wheel while my husband sat bent almost in half so we could lean the back of his seat forward. It was the middle of winter and we were both freezing because we couldn’t close the tailgate all the way and had used our jackets as padding to keep the rear window from hitting the metal cage. It was very uncomfortable but worth it because my bird loved his new cage!
Submitted by: George Oeser
Miata and Playskool, fun for all ages
I once transported a children’s Playskool clubhouse in a Miata. I had the top down and drove two hours from Amarillo, TX to Clovis, NM.
Submitted by: Minivan
Stacking furniture in a Fury
On at least two occasions I have moved large pieces of furniture (an antique bookshelf that could not be dismantled and some upstairs kitchen cabinets that could be repurposed as an entertainment center, which also could not be dismantled) in my ’68 Plymouth Fury convertible. Both parts were too big to fit in any of the available hatchbacks (Dodge Daytona, Dodge Shadow, Plymouth Horizon), so I dropped the top and loaded them up. The bookshelf barely fit in the back seat and towered over the head of the windshield, and the other piece had to sit on top of the side panels on either side (there was a separate trip for each piece).
Visibility was an issue, as the bookshelf blocked the rearview mirror and the “entertainment center” took up most of the side mirror – just the driver’s side, of course, because 1968. Fortunately, other drivers let me pull to the right when necessary.
Submitted by: Paul Balze
Driving with a palm tree sticking out of the roof
I transported a 10-foot section of PVC pipe on a KZ440 motorcycle, and I once transported a 6-foot palm tree in a Geo Tracker. My colleague had bought it and I gave her a lift home. I opened the front part of the soft top and she held it on her lap.
Submitted by: Stillnotatonia
A dedication to your friend’s craft
Giant scythe in a 2002 Acura RSX. I met a friend at an anime convention and she was cosplaying Maka Albarn from Soul Eater, complete with her signature giant scythe made of foam and PVC. I had to leave early because I had to work that evening, so my girlfriend asked for a ride back to the hotel she was staying at. Let me run her scythe through the hatch and over the back seat and center console. The blade was barely narrow enough to fit in the trunk and my friend held the scythe handle down so her propeller wouldn’t move and fall apart or damage my car.
Submitted by: Giants
Save the bees with a Camaro
Bees! An entire beehive box (or whatever they’re called) full of live bees! The most surprising thing was that it fit in the trunk of my 1975 Camaro. A friend of mine got into beekeeping and for some reason he had to move this thing as quickly as possible. Against my protests, he insisted that I would be responsible for hundreds, if not thousands, of bee deaths if I didn’t help. I had a bunch of dead bees in my trunk when it was all over, but apparently there weren’t that many compared to how many were in the hive. That’s why I call myself a hero.
Submitted by: Introduction
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