The "WTF is that?" thread

[High Jetter]

Liked for the bottle on the floor, under the table which is next to the big orange phallic symbol emanating from the desk.

[adw1977]

Must be about 10 feet wide!

[martc]

And the female driver/secretary can do some typing whilst sitting at the traffic lights (of course neither gender stereotyping or actual typing (in cars) is allowed nowadays). Her use of that phone would also be frowned upon today.

[TataBobu]

Is that a Cadillac badge just above the V on the boot?

[bunglebus]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-ETV-Movie-Car-I-ROBOT-CONCEPT/202905929322?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225076%26meid%3D2d0ba35c99fd4547b75e84b5fee46f36%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dco%26sd%3D124058325479%26itm%3D202905929322%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

 

[bunglebus]

9b8e669c23fd6888d31fc5d1a6a18106--the-sponge-weird by RS, on Flickr

[High Jetter]

Sponge Bob square car?

[HMC]

[HMC]

[sheffcortinacentre]

I'd say the sponge is a jeep.

[somewhatfoolish]

Spongebob jeep pants. It does appear to have a diff on the front axle.

[808 Estate]

Any ideas?

[Spiny Norman]

Obviously I wanted to say 'Proton Jumbuck' but a bit of Googling and a time machine brought me back to this very forum, c2008.

https://autoshite.com/topic/1951-unusual-spot/

[New POD]

On 2/19/2020 at 10:00 PM, bunglebus said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-ETV-Movie-Car-I-ROBOT-CONCEPT/202905929322?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225076%26meid%3D2d0ba35c99fd4547b75e84b5fee46f36%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dco%26sd%3D124058325479%26itm%3D202905929322%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

 

This (and that other abomination) need crowd funding.  Electric or V8 or V12 or hybrid. Perhaps increase the ground clearance. It's fucking ace. 

It's what Ferrari and Porsche and TVR should be making. 

[Austat]

Can anyone explain what happened here?

[Skizzer]

10 minutes ago, Austat said:

Can anyone explain what happened here?

No, but I like it.

[HMC]

A recently discovered r4 camionette prototype  dating back to a design study by Renault for Standard triumph  (asked to provide a replacement for the standard atlas on a budget of 4s.) canned following merger with leyland in 1961-2.

[Austat]

BL Concept, any more info on this?

 

[inconsistant]

Isn’t that a design proposal for a rebodied Maxi?

[Talbot]

Given that it's got those fucking marina door handles again it's got more than a good chance of being BL tat.

Which means it's likely got shitty "prince of darkness" wiring, an asthmatic E-series engine with all the wrong gear ratios, ponderous handling, awful driving position and just using the screenwash will cause all the ignition components to die from moisture ingress.

Not that there are stereotypes in regards to BL tin at all.

[noseypoke]

Princess Airbag  or maybe the Princess Markel,  Wedgie.

Edited April 17, 2020 by noseypoke

[flat4alfa]

7 hours ago, Austat said:

BL Concept, any more info on this?

Lookup 'AQUILA' on Austin Rover references

https://www.aronline.co.uk/concepts-and-prototypes/maxi-based-aquila-concept-car/

[chaseracer]

46 minutes ago, Talbot said:

Given that it's got those fucking marina door handles again it's got more than a good chance of being BL tat.

Which means it's likely got shitty "prince of darkness" wiring, an asthmatic E-series engine with all the wrong gear ratios, ponderous handling, awful driving position and just using the screenwash will cause all the ignition components to die from moisture ingress.

Not that there are stereotypes in regards to BL tin at all.

So... yes, David - bang on the money there! 

[bunglebus]

Borrowed from Farcebook. I haven't got a clue

 

FB_IMG_1588320134999 by RS, on Flickr

FB_IMG_1588320139142 by RS, on Flickr

[RayMK]

Nor me.  Hopelessly impractical, but I like it!

[mitsisigma01]

Intrigued as to HTF  you get in and what the driving position is like, more details needed, where was the original picture sourced from? 

[Pieman]

How is a human being supposed to a) get into and b) see out of that thing?

Tenner says it's a Beetle underneath, whatever it is.

[barrett]

Saw that on FB this morning. Not sure I've recovered from the 'blue coupé' fiasco to read people's absurdly uninformed 'suggestions'. It's a homemade one-off, probably inspired by the looks of a Kellison. At least it still exists, so one could theoretically just ask the owner exactly what the story is.

Driving position must be outrageously reclined, but I reckon it probably has more headroom than my Heron. I'd be incredibly surprised if there are any Beetle bits in there considering the massive wire wheels. More likely to be Jaguar or perhaps TR running gear. Off the road since at least 1980 so must have had a fairly brief life.

[mitsisigma01]

Is it on a 65 plate so could be as old and fkd as me 

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Intrigued as to HTF  you get in and what the driving position is like, more details needed, where was the original picture sourced from? 

Someone spotted it and posted it on FB, as Barrett says, it still exists so the mystery can be solved.