- Title: 'Dragon' on road - Russian mechanic turns Soviet car into fire-spitting machine
- Date: 23rd August 2021
- Summary: 'DRAGON' CAR THROWING FLAMES VARIOUS OF BURNING CAR KRASNODAR, RUSSIA (AUGUST 15, 2021) (REUTERS) DRAGON PICTURE ON CAR FRONT (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) CAR MECHANIC AND CONSTRUCTOR, VAGAN MIKAELYAN, SAYING: "We have fuel tanks in the trunk, the tubes go inside the car. Here we have a beautiful aerography of a dragon, which is linked to fire. Here we have levers for fuel injection, it then goes to the two front lights. You pull the levers and fire bursts out. We have moved the accumulator inside the car for safety reasons. The pipes go under the hood and they are linked to the spots of the front lights. It is simple and elementary." FRONT LIGHTS LEVERS INSIDE CAR (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) CAR MECHANIC AND CONSTRUCTOR, VAGAN MIKAELYAN, SAYING: REPORTER ASKING: "Where can the flame throwing car be used?" MIKAELYAN: "Well, you can grill some meat on a picnic." FLAME THROWER PIT IN FRONT LIGHT (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) CAR MECHANIC AND CONSTRUCTOR, VAGAN MIKAELYAN, SAYING: "It is driveable and registered. You can move around the city, until the road police stop and fine you."
- Embargoed: 6th September 2021 10:54
- Keywords: Russia car flames hand-made
- Location: KRASNODAR REGION AND KRASNODAR, RUSSIA
- City: KRASNODAR REGION AND KRASNODAR, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Europe,Human Interest/Brights/Odd News,Society/Social Issues,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA002ERI3AYH
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Russian roads may be tricky, but nothing can stop you if you are riding a dragon. A car mechanic from Russia's southern city of Krasnodar took to the fire element and installed flame throwers in a classic Lada.
Mechanic and constructor Vagan Mikaelyan has been in the business of car repairs for four years, creating various unusual vehicles.
He has developed a Lada with giant spider legs, a chariot Lada Priora on giant wheels, a chisel car and also a bird-mobile which he tried to fly.
"But there was nothing with flames. And here it comes," Mikaelyan told Reuters in a garage while demonstrating his new creation, decorated with flashy artwork of a dragon.
It took him three days of work and 22,500 roubles (300 dollars) for the car itself and the extra parts.
The fire bursts out of two front lights after a driver pulls down a fuel-injecting lever placed next to the driver’s seat.
"You can grill some meat on a picnic," Mikaelyan said and laughed.
However, his creation found a more suitable use in the end - burning down a losing vehicle at a Krasnodar car battle, a spectacular demolition derby contest organized irregularly outside Krasnodar by Mikaelyan and members of the street racing community.
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