The car was found at a barn in 2000, and was sent to restoration, the wood frame was sandblasted and treated to mint condition, the steering gear was rebuilt, and the interior was upholstered.

The car's Rosengart chassis was flipped 180 degrees, which meant significant modifications were required.

The Helicron uses a 1980-spec Citroën GS flat-four engine to power the front propeller.

[3] In the good side of things, he mentioned the car was a great way of making complicated vehicle construction much simpler, like having no transmission and just a throttle.

At the opposing spectrum, he mentioned that at any speed you're in, it always feels dangerous, and that hitting pedestrians up front and center with the propeller will kill them.

Torchinsky demonstrated hitting a pedestrian by letting a Jalopnik employee throw sausages towards the propeller.