When in.... North Carolina! Motorist left stunned as a man dressed as a Roman soldier overtakes him on a trike made to look like a horse-drawn CHARIOT

  • Man grabbed camera when he spotted customised vehicle on road
  • Clip shows plastic horse coming into view with a chariot behind it
  • Man dressed as Roman solider sits at the controls of unique vehicle 

By Jake Polden For Mailonline

Published: 06:03 EST, 15 September 2015 | Updated: 07:37 EST, 15 September 2015

Driving along a motorway for miles on end can be a very dull experience.

So this man will be forgiven for thinking he was hallucinating when he was overtaken by a customised vehicle made to look like a chariot.

The hilarious footage was captured on a freeway in Hillsborough, North Carolina after the road user took a double take and quickly grabbed his camera.

The startled man grabbed his camera and began filming when suddenly a plastic horse came into view
The startled man grabbed his camera and began filming when suddenly a plastic horse came into view

The startled man grabbed his camera and began filming (left) when suddenly a plastic horse came into view (right)

The clip shows the man filming out of his window while travelling at speed along the motorway when suddenly a plastic horse comes into view.

Behind the horse is a vehicle made to look like a chariot with a man dressed as a Roman solider sitting at the controls.

The man speeds by without even turning to look in the direction of the man filming - as if his custom chariot would not take anyone by surprise.

Adding to the humour is the fact that behind the chariot the man tows a very modern looking trailer with rear lights and its very own number plate.

Behind the horse a chariot came into view and at the controls was a man dressed as a Roman solider
Behind the horse a chariot came into view and at the controls was a man dressed as a Roman solider

Behind the horse a chariot came into view (left) and at the controls was a man dressed as a Roman solider (right)

The man passed the driver filming without turning his head and humorously towed a modern trailer behind him
The man passed the driver filming without turning his head and humorously towed a modern trailer behind him

The man passed the driver filming without turning his head (left) and humorously towed a modern trailer behind him (right)

This is not the first time a road user has been surprised by a custom vehicle on the road while driving along a motorway.

In August of this year a man captured footage of a biker riding his motorcycle along Route 78 West in New Jersey, America with his pet pooch in a sidecar.

In the clip, the dog rode behind the large motorcycle in a trailer that resembled a neo-classic luxury vehicle in brilliant white.

In August of this year a man captured footage of a biker riding his motorcycle along Route 78 West in New Jersey, America with his pet pooch in a sidecar 

In August of this year a man captured footage of a biker riding his motorcycle along Route 78 West in New Jersey, America with his pet pooch in a sidecar 

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