Drew Scott builds and renovates houses on HGTV’s “Property Brothers,” however he additionally has a love of automobiles and determined to strive constructing a set of wheels as a substitute. The end result, which was featured within the newest episode of “Jay Leno’s Storage,” is definitely distinctive.

Referred to as the Lanark DS, Scott’s one-off construct is an electrical roadster impressed by basic European sports activities automobiles. Scott explains within the episode that the automotive is a tribute to his father, who stoked his enthusiasm for these automobiles. Together with the retro styling, the inside is upholstered in tartan, reflecting the Scott household’s Scottish heritage. And the identify Lanark comes from Scott’s father’s hometown in Scotland.

Regardless of a mashup of styling components together with Corvette-inspired facet scallops and headlights from a contemporary Mini (together with the headlights), the design is pretty cohesive. Beneath the bodywork is a Tesla motor and a customized chassis. The automotive weighs about 2,200 kilos—not dangerous for an EV—however nonetheless has sufficient battery capability for an estimated 300 miles of vary. Scott mentioned he was pressured to skip energy steering for the sake of “authenticity.”

Like the homes he renovates, Scott wished to mix classic appears to be like with trendy know-how. So the spartan inside contains a touchscreen that additionally serves because the instrument cluster. Shifting is by way of pushbuttons under. The seats are bolted on to the inside’s rear bulkhead. And in true European roadster custom the trunk is kind of small and the roof nonexistent. 

Drivability might be a difficulty in a automotive constructed from scratch, however Leno praised the Lanark’s linear throttle response. It additionally has adjustable regenerative braking like many factory-built EVs.

Whereas this was a really private challenge, Scott is not too connected to it. He is contemplating auctioning it off for charity, which might avoid wasting future proprietor a number of bother. The one different option to get a automotive like that is to construct one.