Update: According to Jalopnik, the car will.i.am pictured is in fact a Chevrolet powered Delorean he had customized a few years back. The Chrysler connection? Originally, Will wanted a twin turbo Porsche flat six in the rear of the vehicle (the engine for the Beetle is located in the rear, which makes the customization flow naturally with the original design and body work of the car. So what we have here is just one really ugly customized DeLorean with a GM V8. The car was completed some time ago and now it's been impounded by the Los Angeles police.
This car now has shaved rear door handles, making it look more like my favorite car, the Hyundai Veloster. If FDR could see this car today, he'd say, "Gaaaah.
He is genuinely interested in the car and wants to do something with it.
Will.i.am may be missing his car this morning.
We have confirmed that this is Will's car, but it hasn't been "built from scratch." 12:25
A DeLorean.
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14:12 William James Adams (Will.i.am) may be best known for hit singles like "#WHEREISTHELOVE ft. Justin Timberlake, Jamie Foxx, Ty Dolla $ign, Mary J. Blige, Diddy, Cassie, Andra Day, The Game, Tori Kelly, V. Bozeman, Jessie J, French Montana, DJ Khaled, Usher, Nicole Scherzinger, ASAP Rocky, Jaden Smith and a 40-member children's choir," but music is only one avenue in which Will funnels his creative energy.
0:35 Will already has his infamous IAMAUTO Delorean, a car he said was worth $700,000 and originally claimed For the next build, Will went retro. 11:14
It went through countless iterations until Will had finally felt like he had thrown enough money at it.This car is truly a mystery. Will.i.am flashed his awesome new car for Ellen, and told her the interesting story behind it. It also features side scoops, and deep dish rims that seem to be inspired by Tron.I've been saying this for years. You're looking at the most hideous customzied DeLorean. And the car he wanted to base his debut model off of? I may be in excruciating pain, but that is a hip Corvette you have there Mr. 8:32
Will.I.Am popped up from behind his car talking on his cellphone, leaving the amateur photographer in shy giggles at at the unexpected sight of the Black Eyed Peas rapper. He sees something he likes, then keeps changing it for months and years on end. Will went on the Tonight Show, and claimed it was a new vehicle built on a Chrysler platform by his fledgling company IAMAUTO.
Here you have it ... Will.i.am IS the owner of that crazy $900,000 Dick Tracy-from-the-future car ... and to prove it, we got footage of him driving the thing last week. And it has taken forever.Will asked Austin to get it done and would pay whatever it took. In reality, the car is a rebodied DeLorian built by West Coast Customs. Today we get a better look (though the car doesn’t look better) at the Model S via a new video. 2:47 Pissing off DeLorean fans with this gull-winged atrocity.This Country Couldn't Handle Chevrolet Camaro GreatnessAcura's Coolest Sedan In Years Is Rolling Off The LineThis Camper Has A Full Bathroom, Sleeps Six, And Still Fits In A Truck BedAnother 2022 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Secret Has Been ExposedCarrying A Spare Tire Into The Wild Just Got Easier2022 Chevy Silverado Stealing A Cool Ford F-150 FeatureAwesome Mercedes-Benz Cars That Didn't Need Help From AMG Up until now, there hasn’t been any new word about the IAMAUTO line of cars becoming something more than just a One Off Car that nobody else can really afford, or let alone even wants. The Delor.i.am was then impounded by LAPD after he tried to drive it around with no VIN.
You almost can't even cross the street without getting run down by the next vlogger testing out the auto-pilot feature. Rapper Will.I.Am has committed two offenses, but only one is getting him into trouble with the law. William.
A friend had to pick him up when he was left without his prized ride, and he won't be able to get it back until the necessary paperwork can be sorted out.
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