Innovative Camera Angle Turns Bad for One ’69 Camaro Owner

We can’t blame people for recording their automotive shenanigans, especially when done from a unique camera angle. While most of these videos turn out just fine, some capture an innovative driver’s camera angle idea gone wrong. Check out the YouTube video below to see where one such driver’s idea went wrong.

The innovative driver is the owner of an immaculate 540cui big block-powered ‘69 Camaro. With an innovative camera angle idea in mind, a tripod and camera was set in the truck of the Camaro and then tied to the trunk lid using a piece of rope. While the idea doesn’t seem so bright, the camera stayed in place when the driver tested his new contraption by driving down his street, so it seemed good to go.

With the camera seemingly mounted well in the trunk, the Camaro is taken to a highway. The driver then proceeds to do a donut on the onramp before accelerating toward the highway. That’s where everything goes wrong. Without any kind of brace against the strong backward force the camera would have to endure at higher speeds, the camera and tripod take a flying leap out of the back of the Camaro.

Upon stopping, the driver of the car finds his tripod in three pieces and his camera smashed to an almost unusable existence.

We applaud this automotive enthusiast for his innovative camera angle idea. However, in the future we would suggest testing the angle and contraption being used to get it in the same conditions it will be used in before trusting the contraption to stay put, especially if it means possibly risking your pristine paint job.

How do you think you could perfect this Camaro owner’s idea to capture the camera angle he was after without causing the camera and tripod’s ultimate demise?