One for Mr Z, Which film

[nopanic - neil]

A quick Google reveals..

It seems this insane tableau is the brainchild of a man who was denied permission to install a pond in his garden by the local council. So, obviously, he went out and put a guy in the ready position on the roof of a foreign police car. Way to lash out friend!

The website is no longer active however it is an imitation of an LAPD squad car. Maybe the number 54 is a reference to the US tv series "car 54 where are you" or maybe to the Blues Brothers film with the pork pie hat, who knows. This was way back in 2000/2001!

The other car is a well known type of British Sports car, known as an MG often driven by young ladies and gents having been given the car for an 18th birthday by well off parents, or by hairdressers.

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wOw - totally correct!

Poo, some has been reading this! - i bet take a trip down to that dark damp cellar and find some more old jems. Back soon, depending if I make it past the wine rack 

Be right back

[Lorry]

Its Gotham City's Bat signal

It looks like a picture from an effing great big telescope, but I can't see how they got an albino bat to stay still, in mid air, for a few seconds

[nopanic - neil]

Ahh - saw the batman logo, so came up from the depth of the cellar.

So back with a very good one, as been a while made it nice and hard.

Covers most things, we started with a van (years ago) and the cargo is beer. So something for almost everyone.

What can you tell me about this one.

[Lorry]

Good grief.

Belgian and electric at a guess.  There were a few experiments in the low countries during the war as they couldn't get petrol.  The badge looks familiar (and hasn't fallen off for once) but it doesn't look like Van Dorne

[nopanic - neil]

That is a very rare VW powered truck called a Tempo Matador, built in 1951 by a Hamburg Germany based company by the name of Vidal and Sohn.  These trucks were produced for a short period of time from 1949 through 1951 and used the well tested 25 horse VW powerplant and a ZF non-synchro 4 speed transmission.  But the placement of the drivetrain was in the front, rather than in the rear live the VW transporter making it a true front wheel drive vehicle.  They were built in a truck and a van format and only about 1300 were produced in total with roughly less than 10 known to exist today...making it a very rare machine.

Wow -  Peter, how did you get that so quick?

For that look at the rest of the pics, I just love the work gone into and all the little details - what a beauty  

http://www.oldbug.com/tempo.htm  -

[nopanic - neil]

Neil, really enjoyed looking through the renovation of the truck, great to see mechanicals come alive again, bit like the Commer each year.

Getting them is easy, you need to think like the WWW.

Still well done Sir,

Love to be able to do a renovation like that, but you need money, space and skill - all 3 skills I still lack  

So why you have the WWW fired up, and back to the real'ish world

What can you tell me about this one.

[Rhino]

and another few pics, strange machine, but what was it ?

The mobile cinema is at goodwood this year showing films. Made the first showing, very impressive.

[nopanic - neil]

and another few pics, strange machine, but what was it ?

The mobile cinema is at goodwood this year showing films. Made the first showing, very impressive.

funny thing, was after I post details of it, I sent a email to goodwood about it, never heard from anyone there - gits, hoped for free tickets

Was also at goodwood retro festival over month.

[nopanic - neil]

mmmm, nearly end of the year and i have noticed I have not been down the dark cellar for a while.

Well went down last nite to get some stuff for the old egg nog and found this one.

What can you tell me about this one, and full details on why it is special?

[Lorry]

Welcome back

A nice easy one too.   It looks a touch Ford Thunderbird, but It'll need a yank concept car expert to get this one.  It looks enourmous

[Steve Pyro]

Welcome back

A nice easy one too.   It looks a touch Ford Thunderbird, but It'll need a yank concept car expert to get this one.  It looks enourmous

Absolutely nooooo.

It's a 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV convertible.

[Steve Pyro]

It's a 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV convertible.

This one is (shame of shames) an electric car, known as the 'Linc Volt'.  Built for Neil Young (he of CSN&Y)

[nopanic - neil]

It's a 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV convertible.

This one is (shame of shames) an electric car, known as the 'Linc Volt'.  Built for Neil Young (he of CSN&Y)

oh Steve sooooo close!  

all correct, except it is owned by Neil Young, so you have to loose 0.00001% of the points  
 
http://www.lincvolt.com/lincvolt_about

http://lincvolt.tumblr.com//

Had to be Steve and a yank-tank

Back down the cellar, get a beer now -  back soon

[nopanic - neil]

the Cellar - bloody cold down there, any got my beer now - nice IPA

So back on with the next

Wot is it?

[Lorry]

Oh give me a chance

Keeping to a similar theme, it could be the electric Jeep Renegade concept, but it isn't