Snot Racing Car

So here's a nice little convertible. Do you know Lego? Okay then, check out the headlights.

That's right, the headlights are regular 2x2 slopes, turned so their studs are to the front. They make good headlights like that. The internal cylinder looks like a lens element.

You can also see the windshield is the old double height 6 wide truck windshield, again studs forward.


The tail light configuration, licence plate and bumper all show studs to the front too. Interesting styling, a little square, but still different.


The plan view shows a folded back rag top. Studs on the top of the model this time. There is actually a 4x1 beam with side studs which provide the mounting point for the roof piece.



The bottom view is most telling. You can see the model is built from bumper up (actually I started at the nose). You can see studs just behind the tires. There is also a Technic beam, it has four snap to stud elements in it, and this is the mount point for the seats. You want seats to have a single stud width between them so you can get two minifigs side by side. Two studs is too wide, and no studs means the arms bump into each other. Actually, I find 7 wide cars to be great for two minifigs to share, but are not the easiest build option. One can always just use jumpers (2x1 plates with a single stud in the middle) to get the seats apart, but that is messy.

So this is my first SNOT (Studs Not On Top) car. I have built some small space ships this way before, but cars, this is number one.