This picture shows the man driving his topless van on the road. [Photo/Sina Weibo]

Man rolls through streets in 'van convertible'

A man was spotted driving a topless van made by himself on the street in Chongqing on Friday, qq.com reported.

According to the report, the man wore an orange helmet as he drove at speeds of up to 129km/h in his 'convertible'. He even removed one of the side doors of the van to make it look more 'authentic'.

The hand-crafted van and its owner got many likes online as the photo was posted on the Internet by netizens. One netizen said, "Cool! It could be our country's first home-made convertible"

However, traffic police said that these kinds of car modifications are illegal and are not allowed on the roads.

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