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12-27-2013, 01:36 PM
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What you see in the above image is a rendering of the Hackmobile Transit Connect Wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/14/2011-ford-transit-connect-xlt-premium-wagon-review-road-test/). What is that? It's a "mobile fabrication and hacking unit" that includes tools for metal- and woodworking, 3D and electronics fabrication, a three-axis CNC machine called "The Fabber," a video projector and screen, an air compressor, an 84x48-inch work surface that folds out like a Murphy bed and oh so much more. When not in use, all of the implements fold neatly into the back of Ford's award-winning van.
But perhaps the more important question is why is that? Because Make Magazine (http://makezine.com/) held an Ultimate Maker Vehicle Challenge in conjunction with Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) in which ten teams created were charged with creating "the ultimate Ford Transit Connect (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/transit+connect/) Wagon for the do-it-yourself enthusiast." Team Twin Cities Maker won the competition with the Hackmobile, and in addition to winning $10,000, Ford has declared it's actually going to build the thing - which is great, because if they can actually engineer a road-legal Hackmobile Transit Connect Wagon as envisioned, the inevitable A-Team movie reboot might need to think about including it.
Check out the video below (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/12/27/ford-build-hackmobile-transit-connect-wagon-video/#continued) for a cheeky walk-through of the Hackmobile, and get all the particulars in the press release below that.Continue reading Ford will build Hackmobile out of Transit Connect Wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/27/ford-build-hackmobile-transit-connect-wagon-video/)
Ford will build Hackmobile out of Transit Connect Wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/27/ford-build-hackmobile-transit-connect-wagon-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 27 Dec 2013 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/9509cbc1a5d73ba633c3b4ba07367800/maker-hackmobile-transit.jpg (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/12/27/ford-build-hackmobile-transit-connect-wagon-video/#continued)
What you see in the above image is a rendering of the Hackmobile Transit Connect Wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/14/2011-ford-transit-connect-xlt-premium-wagon-review-road-test/). What is that? It's a "mobile fabrication and hacking unit" that includes tools for metal- and woodworking, 3D and electronics fabrication, a three-axis CNC machine called "The Fabber," a video projector and screen, an air compressor, an 84x48-inch work surface that folds out like a Murphy bed and oh so much more. When not in use, all of the implements fold neatly into the back of Ford's award-winning van.
But perhaps the more important question is why is that? Because Make Magazine (http://makezine.com/) held an Ultimate Maker Vehicle Challenge in conjunction with Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) in which ten teams created were charged with creating "the ultimate Ford Transit Connect (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/transit+connect/) Wagon for the do-it-yourself enthusiast." Team Twin Cities Maker won the competition with the Hackmobile, and in addition to winning $10,000, Ford has declared it's actually going to build the thing - which is great, because if they can actually engineer a road-legal Hackmobile Transit Connect Wagon as envisioned, the inevitable A-Team movie reboot might need to think about including it.
Check out the video below (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/12/27/ford-build-hackmobile-transit-connect-wagon-video/#continued) for a cheeky walk-through of the Hackmobile, and get all the particulars in the press release below that.Continue reading Ford will build Hackmobile out of Transit Connect Wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/27/ford-build-hackmobile-transit-connect-wagon-video/)
Ford will build Hackmobile out of Transit Connect Wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/27/ford-build-hackmobile-transit-connect-wagon-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 27 Dec 2013 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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