This is the ride you’re looking for: Electric XP-34 Landspeeder replica
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Daniel Deutsch is a former Lucasfilm employee, and we want what’s in his garage. Deutsch, in addition to building R2-D2s, has a full-scale functional replica of Luke Skywalker’s XP-34 landspeeder. Instead of a repulsorlift, Deutsch’s speeder is powered by an electric drive system that gives him a 25 mph top speed “several miles” of range off a single charge. We assume that’s enough for him to go out and retrieve Artoo when he wanders away from the homestead. (Deutsch really should slap a restraining bolt on the little guy.) And as for his speeder? Never mind the GEM, that is the ultimate NEV. On the downside, ever since the XP-38 came out, the resale value on these things sucks.
Gallery: Daniel Deutsch’s XP-34 Landspeeder
[Source: Daniel Deutsch via AutoFiends]
