The internet is full of bizarre automotive builds, but this one might officially take the crown for the most absurd street-legal project ever insured.If you thought the Peel P50 was the absolute limit of microcar engineering, a Tennessee-based YouTuber just proved you wrong by taking a 1988 Ford Festiva and literally chopping it down the middle.As documented on the Prop Department YouTube channel, creator Tyler Fever has successfully engineered what is essentially a shopping cart-sized, electric-powered Ford that actually handles downtown Nashville traffic.The Liquid Nitrogen and Laser DietThe original 1988 Ford Festiva was already one of the smallest mass-produced cars on the road, but Fever wanted to make it “even smaller and more pathetic looking.”AdvertisementAdvertisementTo pull this off, the team had to completely strip the interior. Instead of spending days scraping out decades-old industrial glue, they used a 500-pound tank of liquid nitrogen, cooling the floorboards to 321 degrees below zero, to freeze and shatter the adhesive.From there, it was time for the surgical cut. Using a powerful handheld XTool metal laser cutter, Fever sliced the entire chassis and rear hatch directly down the middle.The cut was so clean and powerful that it even burned into the concrete floor beneath the car. Once a massive chunk of the center chassis was removed, the two outer halves were sandwiched back together and laser-welded into a ridiculously narrow profile.Solving the Dirt-Bike Powertrain and “Half-Wheel” SteeringObviously, the Festiva’s original engine was vastly too wide for the new shrunken engine bay. Fever completely ditched the Ford powertrain, replacing it with an electric motor pulled from a high-powered dirt bike. To handle the torque for the newly minted 20-horsepower microcar, the team actually built a robust rear-end setup adapted from an NHRA Dragster just to safely put the power down to the wheels.AdvertisementAdvertisementBut the most claustrophobic engineering challenge was the steering. Because the new frame was so incredibly narrow, the stock steering wheel literally blocked the driver from reaching the brake pedal. Fever’s solution? He took a saw and cut the steering wheel in half, creating a futuristic, yoke-style wheel that requires the driver to awkwardly duck their head just to turn the steering column.After 3D-scanning the front end and printing a custom dashboard to hold the essential 12-volt electronics, including headlights, hazards, and horn, the tiny vehicle was fully painted and officially insured with full coverage for the road.And the absolute craziest part? It works flawlessly. The video shows the ultra-thin Festiva effortlessly navigating Nashville traffic, driving over major bridges, completing a mock Uber ride, and slipping into parking spaces that wouldn’t even fit a standard motorcycle. It might be the world’s thinnest car, but it is an absolute heavyweight in terms of pure DIY engineering spectacle.