Dusty? Check. Bald tires barely clinging to reality? Check. Giant Cougar helmet slapped on the front? Double check . This relic of WSU’s quirky past just sold for $8,000 at auction—starting bid: $800.

The “Palouse Frankenstein” first appeared on WSU Surplus’s social media feed in July, alongside old laptops and standing desks, immediately inspiring fans to start plotting: tailgate hero? Mobile cheese delivery? Beehive taxi? Flashy mower? Scariest Uber ride of your life? The possibilities were endless.

Enter Andy Largent, co-owner of the Flatstick Pub franchise, a mini-golf and games chain founded in Kirkland now with six locations across the state. Largent, a lifelong Cougar fan, was lucky enough to win the auction. Plans for the car are still in the brainstorming stage: mini-golf

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