A car for most people is just a way of getting from point to point and thats about it. We change car quite a few times in our lifetimes and that point it normally goes to a new owner, but what happens when a car is simply just too old? most of them end up in a scrap yard where they are stripped apart and recycled.

Luckily for us there are people that see more than just scrap metal, they see an opportunity to create something amazing. What they have done is take old car parts and create something functional for a house to use. Here are 18 brilliant pieces of furniture made from recycled car parts.

1. A crashed Ferrari that now sits in pieces, incased within a glass coffee table.