Image Credit: Prop DepartmentA Tennessee YouTuber took a 1988 Ford Festiva, cut it down to a cartoonishly narrow strip of car, and somehow still drove it around Nashville. Prop Department, or Tyler Fever, set out to make what he called the "thinnest street legal car." That's a bold claim for something that looks like it should come with a handle and a grocery cart return.The project started with a small car that was already doing most of the work. A Ford Festiva is not exactly known for being huge, so Fever chose a base vehicle that was already compact before the surgery began. However, apparently regular-small wasn't enough, because the Festiva was stripped, sliced, rebuilt, and painted bright yellow until it looked like a car that lost a fight with a panini press.Fever stripped out the interior before cutting the car down the middle with laser and CNC equipment. The original engine didn't fit the new shape, which is not surprising when the new shape is "hallway with wheels." So, the team replaced it with an electric dirt bike motor and had to rework the rest of the car around that tiny new package.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe result was narrow, strange, and somehow still functional. Fever added lights, mirrors, a horn, and other equipment needed to make the car road-ready, then powered those features with a 12-volt battery. After testing, painting, and climbing into a cabin that looked more like a slot than a seat, he took the tiny car out onto public roads.How the Ford Festiva Became a Thin Yellow Road MachineThe Festiva had to lose almost everything before it could become the final build. Fever removed the interior, cut the shell down the middle, and rebuilt the two sides much closer together. That left him with a vehicle that still looked recognizably like a car, just one that had been reduced to its most committed outline.The steering also became its own problem. The shrunken cabin left the steering wheel in the way of the brake pedal. So, Fever cut the steering wheel in half, which made the car look even more like a prop from a low-budget sci-fi movie that somehow passed inspection.A thin car still needs the boring parts if it's going to leave the driveway. Fever added brackets for lighting, mirrors, and other street-legal necessities. He also included headlights, a horn, and even phone chargers through the auxiliary battery setup.AdvertisementAdvertisementNaturally, the inside wasn't roomy. Fever even fit a small passenger space behind the driver, though the passenger had to crouch inside it. That counts as seating, technically, because someone did fit in the vehicle.What Happened When the Thinnest Car Hit Nashville RoadsOnce the car was finished, it was time to hit the streets. And it immediately looked out of place in the best possible way. He drove it around on public streets, stopped at a gas station, and took it over a bridge into downtown Nashville to extend the test drive. For a tiny vehicle built from a Festiva, it handled the test run better than expected.This was a fun little project, but a joke taken to an absurdly high level of craftsmanship. Anyone can say a car is too small, but Fever built one that looks like it could disappear behind a telephone pole. Just don't get your hopes up that these are entering mass production or anything.If you want more stories like this, follow Guessing Headlights on Yahoo so you don't miss what's coming next.