HillmanImp Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 As the Lancia was on the road today, I suggested to Volksy that we go to this thing that a chap at work was taking about. KNIGHT-CON at Xscape. Normally the hang out for the great unwashed from Cas Vegas and Ponte Carlo, today was no exception. There were tracksuits and muffin tops as far as the eye could see but what was different to usual was that there were a shed load of shit (not shite, shit) cars for the slack jawed yokels to drool over. WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER! WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER! Batmobile (actually this was pretty fucking sweet: WOW! COOL! DeLorean! WOW! COOL! DeVO5HerbalEssanceon! When I watch the Dukes of Hazard, I would say that back in the day I would have been humbled to have been able to eat my dinner off of Catherine Bach' snatch, these days though she looks like she would probably beat me to it. Volksy was a little disappointed that this was not as big as he was expecting. Its was still big but not huge although that might just be because of what was surrounding it. Apparently there is a place in New York called Bethlehem and this is nothing to do with the arms deal America have with Israel. This was pretty fly too. With one of the 'Celbs' who were at the event A pretty good A-Team van. Even down to the seats inside. Sadly, I did not get the chance to see if there were a load of automatic weapons in the back. I have no idea what the owner of this was trying to do? One for Billy. What a disgrace. Will someone put PT Cruiser owners out of my misery This was pretty cool too IMO And another one for Billy:At least it was a Regal. That is actually a convicted murderer posing for his photo with it (probably). As well as the cars there were people dressed up as film and TV characters such as Indiana Jones and Predator. There was also this Predator: Here are some Daleks, lightsabres (of a sort), a Tardis and R2D2? Yeah, I have no fucking idea what was going on either. WTF seemed to be the theme of the day. There were a bunch of 9 pinters wearing Stormtrooper outfits of varying quality posing with a NY ambulance, An overweight catwoman posing next to a Kitt and Predator hassling people queuing up for a hot dog. By this point I had given up on photos and for the future of the human race. And lastly, here is a Ghostbuster buying a Latte with what I think was the Incredible Hulk in the foreground with its boyfriend. All in all I wish I had not gone but at least we managed to get the Lancia out and about for a spin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Top caption action! Here be saddoes! Off topic, I saw the obligatory MGB today, being driven (as always) at 55 mph on the inside lane of a motorway. I went past in me Murena at turbo-hoolie-leptronic speeds, yelling uncouth sayings in French as I did so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 LOLverdose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Batmobile (actually this was pretty fucking sweet:Agreed! This is what I want if money is ever "No object." Top of the list, even before ...well before everything. No contest. I have no idea what the owner of this was trying to do?I suspect this was part of a display promoting the American Auto Club North West, because this looks very much like the black 1959 Impala belonging to my pals Bert and Val, who live in north-east Manchester. I can't seriously imagine another black-with-red-interior 59 Sport Sedan within striking distance! The bat stickers? Probably all their family and friends call it The Batmobile; it is as near as you'll get in a mass-produced car! You should have gone and said hello, Bert and Val are good people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I understand conventions, car meets and the love of film cars but all three together make my brain hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeKnight Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 This seems like such a confusing mish-mash. Though seems perfect for kids or people with ADD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER!WOW! COOL! ITS KNIGHT RIDER! That did make me laugh out loud I remember reading that The Dukes of Hazzard went through about 700 General Lees, with somebody employed full time to buy up Dodge Chargers and convert them. Each scrape the boys got into involved the demise of about a dozen police cars, so they must have gone through thousands of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I understand conventions, car meets and the love of film cars but all three together make my brain hurt. It was like a bizzare accident had happened in TV land, And all the superheros/characters had forgotten what they had arrived in. HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Case Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I don't get it .Which super-hero/maverick cop/fighter of evil/righter of wrongs would even be seen dead in one of these, let alone use it as their preferred mode of transport when doing their daring deeds ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 It seems to me that there's something tacky and nasty about americana that just acts as a magnet for wankers & sister-humping retards... Present company excepted, o' course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 It seems to me that there's something tacky and nasty about americana that just acts as a magnet for wankers & slack-jawed retards... Present company excepted, o' course Sweeping Generalisation Alert! Of course you can say that about other varieties of car-fancying too: VAG scening leaps athletically to mind here. But I'm sure there are genuinely nice, helpful, original-thinking people in that group too, just as in any other you care to name. They are, as usual, outnumbered in the public's perception. I'm a truck driver. We get tarred with the brush of the lowest element all the time. It's just the way life is/people are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 It seems to me that there's something tacky and nasty about americana that just acts as a magnet for wankers & slack-jawed retards... Present company excepted, o' course Sweeping Generalisation Alert! I have to say on this occasion, it was in the most part true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross_K Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Here are some Daleks, lightsabres (of a sort), a Tardis and R2D2? Yeah, I have no fucking idea what was going on either. I took my 4-year old to a Star Wars gathering like this last year or the year before. That R2D2 was there, along with the midget who went inside him. The guy was charging 20 quid a pop for an autograph... And the queue was a mile long. Star Wars nerds - go figure. Fucks sake like. Was he signing "All the best from R2D2" or "From your mate, Brian Smith (or whatever the fuck his name is)"??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardMoss Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Kenny Baker was the original R2D2 I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross_K Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 That's the guy alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Nice one H.I, much LOLAGE occurred (occured?) at captions. Those PmT Chryslers really do seem to appeal to the council estate Elvis type/CHAV pensioners, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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