Solar Car in Columbia Heights
02 June 2009 10:16 PM | By Prince Of Petworth in Random 
car, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.
Totally wild. Thanks to a reader for sending. The reader writes:
“This was from Friday evening…maybe after 7 or 7:30 in front of Staples.”
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03 June 2009 12:17 AM | Anonymous Said:
That looks like a University of Michigan car… anyone know?
03 June 2009 8:51 AM | Hoodrat Said:
huh? What the hell is that? looks too small to fit, you know, a person. Unless said person was laying down?
03 June 2009 8:54 AM | Jamie Said:
I give that thing a life expectancy of about two weeks in Columbia Heights before it’s crushed like a bug. How the hell are you supposed to see it from inside another car? There is no way that is street legal.
03 June 2009 9:04 AM | Anonymous Said:
University of Michigan car? How can you tell, did it come in last in some kind of solar car race?
03 June 2009 9:09 AM | IntangibleArts Said:
Jamie: Visibility does not matter. Most folks don’t drive with eyes open anymore.
03 June 2009 9:19 AM | oldmanclem Said:
Only a matter of time before some kid comes by and knocks it over. Or takes it for a joyride down 4th street.
03 June 2009 9:50 AM | Amelia of Gradually Greener Said:
Rad, but how on earth does a normal-sized human fit into that? It looks like you’d have to be jockey-sized to drive it.
I can’t tell from the photo – is it a three wheeler?
03 June 2009 10:16 AM | Jay Said:
How do you get inside? Teleport?
03 June 2009 10:17 AM | Jay Said:
Oh, and it is 3 wheels, you can see two in the front.
03 June 2009 10:21 AM | labgirl Said:
How the hell do you get in/out? Climb in through the top?
03 June 2009 10:23 AM | RD Said:
the car is not flying. ergo, this is not the future.
03 June 2009 10:28 AM | IrvingGreen Said:
7:30?? I bet the driver was desperate to get home before dark so they wouldn’t have to push it the rest of the way.
03 June 2009 10:31 AM | Jay Said:
This may be the car in the center of the pic. It was the winner of the Dell-Winston Solar car race….
http://www.winstonsolar.org/challenge/
03 June 2009 12:00 PM | Alicia Said:
I also saw that driving on the 50 near Rosslyn around the same time. it was going about 45 and is very weird looking
03 June 2009 1:34 PM | Sunny Florida Avenue Said:
Well played Anon 9:04.
03 June 2009 10:54 PM | Wallace Said:
I saw someone taking a pic of this car in front of the Washington monument on tuesday