But, the yellow beauty isn't at Disneyland or in some kind of Disney museum, it's the pride and joy of an ultimate Autopia fan, who's able to get behind the wheel anytime he likes.
"That car every weekend allows me to be a 9-year-old again," said owner Peter Menotti, who spent years building his dream car.
Autopia was there at the beginning when Disneyland opened 70 years ago, and it's endured all this time, one of only a handful of such rides. For millions, driving on the winding track was their first experience with wheels and an engine -- Menotti included.
"That was the first car I drove, and it stuck with me because that car is so iconic," Menotti said.
Disney rarely sells off any used equipment, but Menotti lucked out when the park was changing the bodies on the cars, retiring the Mark VII design used from the late '60s through the late '90s. From a third party, he was able to purchase an authentic Autopia body... but only the body. The rest had to be done from scratch.
Menotti recounted the details of his build. "The frame was hand-fabricated based on the blueprints. The engine is the same engine; they used an 8-horsepower four-stroke. I tried to keep the ride, the height, the rake, everything identical, because I wanted it -- if nothing else -- when you look at it, it has to look perfect," Menotti said.
The remarkable thing about the car is all the small details. It helps that Menotti is skilled in 3-D printing as part of his business. Everything is exactly the way it was when so many of us drove these things around that Autopia track from the padded steering wheel, to the leather safety strap, to the Autopia MKIV emblem on the rear. Even the tires, sourced from golf cart and trailer supply houses, have "Goodyear" stenciled on the sidewalls, just like the originals.
With about $60,000 invested in the vehicle, he never lets anyone else drive it, but he loves to give rides. Eyewitness News' Dave Kunz was happy to jump into the seat beside him.
Riding in it was quite surreal, Dave said -- being in the car, and hearing the engine humming away, yet not being inside Disneyland, or anywhere near it.
Neighborhood kids get rides on select weekends, and Menotti never gets tired of playing with his creation. After all, he's living a childhood dream, as a fortunate adult who had the right timing, right skills, and perseverance to create something so indelibly cool.
"It's magical. No car is like an Autopia car. It makes you a kid. It makes you a Disney fanatic. It makes you... insane," said Menotti with a laugh.
But of course, in a good way.
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