When we say Open Source Car, your first thought is probably some hot Linux action on a flatscreen in the dash while you cruise the highway in search of the best deal on crazy amounts of RAM. How about a car that really is open source? From the design down to every last nut and bolt?

This hydrogen powered C,mm,n (pronounced Common) is the worlds first car to take the principles of Open Source into the automobile. The full specs, design, and engineering info you'd need to build your very own are available (just in case you'd been contemplating spending a few hundred million to open your own car factory, but weren't sure where to start). It's not the prettiest car ever designed but, it's functional and, being open source, you're free to modify and expound upon the design as you see fit (just as long as you share back your changes and contributions)

If you ask us, it looks a little bit like the "Homer; The car built for Homer" from Simpsons episode 7F16. Still, it's neat to see the impact that open source philosophy has had over the course of the last decade-and-change.

[via Autoblog]