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Carcosa Wacky Races: some pictures
By way of background, inspiration and, you know, just in case you don’t know what a Zil is and are afraid to ask: here are some pictures…

Zils through the ages. The 1940s rocket car is my favourite, the middle one is what you find driving around Toxic Tartary. The one on the right is Vladimir Putin's very own custom Wacky Racer. For reals.
…courtesy of this Mad Max gallery site. See also fan built lunacy.
A whole bunch more of the same ekranoplan here. Takes advantage of “wing in ground” effect, which you’d think wouldn’t be such a good thing.
Doing it right:
…that’s from Herb DeGrasse’s gallery of movie cars.
Doing it wrong:
…Carcosan road signs.
Damnation vans.
It is de rigeur also to study the oeuvres of George Barris:
http://www.barris.com/cars.php
and Big Daddy Roth:
http://www.ratfink.com/ed-roth-cars.php