This has been on the news here in the Last Best Place the last few days.
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A giant banana recently got pulled over in Montana, and as the Cowboy State Daily put it, it wasn’t its first time.
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The famous 23-foot "Big Banana Car" made headlines in Montana when it was pulled over by the Montana Highway Patrol on Interstate 90 near Billings. Built on a 1993 Ford F-150, the bright yellow, fiberglass fruit features a vanity plate that reads "SPLIT".
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According to the Montana State Police, the giant banana car and its driver, Steve Braithwaite, were pulled over near Billings because part of the license plate was blocked by a container on a trailer hitch carrier. He did not receive a ticket.
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It took Braithwaite and his friends about 2.5 years to build the vehicle, which is crafted from fiberglass and built atop the chassis of a 1993 Ford F-150.
Braithwaite travels full-time by "couchsurfing" and frequently gives joyrides in the Big Banana Car to his hosts and the public to spread "whimsy"
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A giant banana recently got pulled over in Montana, and as the Cowboy State Daily put it, it wasn’t its first time.
Giant Banana Pulled Over in Montana: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s Of Times
For 15 years, Steve Braithwaite has driven a 23-foot banana across the country and, on Wednesday, just like hundreds of times before, he was pulled over…
The famous 23-foot "Big Banana Car" made headlines in Montana when it was pulled over by the Montana Highway Patrol on Interstate 90 near Billings. Built on a 1993 Ford F-150, the bright yellow, fiberglass fruit features a vanity plate that reads "SPLIT".
'The world needs more whimsy': Giant banana car draws attention, and a traffic stop, near Billings
A giant banana car traveling along Interstate 90 near Billings drew the attention of Montana Highway Patrol this week.
According to the Montana State Police, the giant banana car and its driver, Steve Braithwaite, were pulled over near Billings because part of the license plate was blocked by a container on a trailer hitch carrier. He did not receive a ticket.
Man Driving Giant Banana Gets Pulled Over in Montana
The banana, which is based on a Ford F-150, has the license plate "SPLIT."
It took Braithwaite and his friends about 2.5 years to build the vehicle, which is crafted from fiberglass and built atop the chassis of a 1993 Ford F-150.
Braithwaite travels full-time by "couchsurfing" and frequently gives joyrides in the Big Banana Car to his hosts and the public to spread "whimsy"