This is what happens when you put a turbo engine in Barbie's toy Mustang

This is what happens when you put a turbo engine in Barbie's toy Mustang

This is souped-up Barbie car is not your ordinary miniature Mustang!

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Miniature cars are the choice toy of the rich and famous. After all, what's more fun than watching your child zip around in a cute little car?

They think they are adults on the road when they get behind those toy wheels - it's adorable. But what do you do once your child outgrows their miniature vehicle?

For Ethan and Edwin of Grind Hard Plumbing Co on YouTube, the answer is "put a big ol' engine in it!". The two men, known for being car enthusiasts who will put almost any "crazy contraption" to the test, put a 240cc dirt bike engine into a pink Barbie Ford Mustang. 

The results were as dangerous as they sound.

The driver squeezed himself into the car (the seat was customised to just about fit a full-grown human) and raced around in the gravel. And it was a very impressive run - until he almost took the tiny car right over a cliff!

Everyone was safe at the end of the experiment, but this was certainly nothing like your uncle's favourite episode of Top Gear!

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