He was driving a thing that technically was a car — it had four wheels and a license plate — but looked more like a flying saucer out of a 1950s science-fiction movie. It was 1 p.m. on ...

Flying saucer car: People find vehicle to be out of this world The mostly aluminum rig sits on the chassis of a 1991 Geo Metro. A steering wheel is cut down to resemble an airplane's yoke.