sierraman 13,033 Report post Posted June 8, 2019 The thing is by the time you’d built something like that you could have probably afforded an e-type. 1 stonedagain reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sudsprint 1,609 Report post Posted June 8, 2019 No more information I am afraid- just an old family photo and a comment from my late Aunt that one of my great uncles built it in the 1950s 1 spartacus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeeExEll 12,688 Report post Posted June 8, 2019 Ohh yeahhhh!! I like that very much, especially the slide back roof canopy. Definitely a reason to wear a suit and tie whilst partaking in the art of driving. Even the dog's impressed. Pressed the 'like' button 20 times but only one recorded. 7 1 Sudsprint, djim, stonedagain and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anonymous user 16,704 Report post Posted June 8, 2019 5 hours ago, Sudsprint said: A great uncle of mine thought he could improve on a TR2 for ugliness... Did he also build Inspector Clouseau's Silver Hornet? Can't find a decent picture of it unfortunately 1 Sudsprint reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sigmund Fraud 4,466 Report post Posted June 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, anonymous user said: Did he also build Inspector Clouseau's Silver Hornet? 3 1 1 anonymous user, Sudsprint, Tadhg Tiogar and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pillock 27,928 Report post Posted June 8, 2019 What did he used to grow in the little greenhouse? 1 Sudsprint reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tayne 12,337 Report post Posted June 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Pillock said: What did he used to grow in the little greenhouse? I think that might slide forward in times of inclement weather. But it doesn’t look as though it’s higher than his head nor would it cover his elbows... Is the car still around? 1 Sudsprint reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sierraman 13,033 Report post Posted June 8, 2019 What’s the little moustache thing at the front made from? The roof reminds me of one of those WW2 Morrison shelters. Still it probably kept him out of trouble for many a night building it. I wonder what on earth became of it? Driving that camper must have been an experience, a bit like piloting a terraced house from the upstairs bedroom. Wouldn’t fancy a crosswind in one... 1 1 JeeExEll and Split_Pin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie Honda 8,798 Report post Posted June 8, 2019 52 minutes ago, sierraman said: I wonder what on earth became of it? The current theory is that it's still with its 2015 seller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSdriver 3,376 Report post Posted June 8, 2019 What sort of mother would let her daughter be a passenger in that.... Oh, your great Aunt 1 Sudsprint reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sudsprint 1,609 Report post Posted June 8, 2019 6 hours ago, Tayne said: I think that might slide forward in times of inclement weather. But it doesn’t look as though it’s higher than his head nor would it cover his elbows... Is the car still around? At a guess it might have been my great uncle John, in which case both he and the aluminium babe magnet are long gone up in that garage in the sky. 1 JeeExEll reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martc 4,748 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 On 6/8/2019 at 1:09 PM, Pillock said: What did he used to grow in the little greenhouse? Mind altering herbs and mushrooms. 1 3 paulplom, Pillock, Sudsprint and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brownnova 8,604 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 All these lash ups remind me of this from the Llangollen car museum 4 Sudsprint, anonymous user, Datsuncog and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaseracer 18,693 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 /\ There's a large dollop of Ford Corsair in the Llangollen lash-up, apparently. But the question remains... WHY? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anonymous user 16,704 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 1 hour ago, chaseracer said: /\ There's a large dollop of Ford Corsair in the Llangollen lash-up, apparently. But the question remains... WHY? And the answer is, because he could. (Not necessarily that he should, but wouldn't life be boring if everyone was sensible) 1 chaseracer reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anonymous user 16,704 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 And we have this one from West Wales a 2cv based three wheeler with handbuilt laminated wooden body 6 skoda_fan, Sudsprint, M'coli and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sutty2006 4,173 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 I was hammering my way through pictures of a mahindra Willy’s Jeep shite replica the other day when I noticed this in the background. I hope it had an engine.... 3 LightBulbFun, Sudsprint and JeeExEll reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maurice Marina 358 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 1 hour ago, sutty2006 said: I was hammering my way through pictures of a mahindra Willy’s Jeep shite replica the other day when I noticed this in the background. I hope it had an engine.... I hope it’s inflammable... 1 1 Aston Martin and stonedagain reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anonymous user 16,704 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 It's a George Clarke Amazing Spaces garden room bidet facility, based on a Hardly-Likely electric milk-float, this must not be confused with the Hardly-Worthitt milk-float which pre-dates it and which had an on board Lister generator to charge the batteries if used in locations that did not yet have mains electricity. 1 4 skoda_fan, Sudsprint, stonedagain and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sudsprint 1,609 Report post Posted June 10, 2019 The Swiftmobile with, and I kid you not , Thora Hird's daughter... 4 JeeExEll, JimH, richardmorris and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amishtat 4,737 Report post Posted June 10, 2019 Think that was a 3-litre Bentley underneath, I half remember reading a magazine article about it a few years ago. Sadly its then-owner hadn't restored it as the Swiftmobile.. 1 Sudsprint reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sudsprint 1,609 Report post Posted June 10, 2019 ... no and that would be just typical of the upper crust nobs who now own these cars. How wonderful if it had stayed the Swiftmobile - complete with smoke and steam and Janette Scott 2 richardmorris and DSdriver reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bunglebus 8,958 Report post Posted June 10, 2019 24 Hours of Lemons 6 1 Asimo, JeeExEll, willswitchengage and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaseracer 18,693 Report post Posted June 10, 2019 12 hours ago, anonymous user said: And the answer is, because he could. (Not necessarily that he should, but wouldn't life be boring if everyone was sensible) True dat. And we wouldn't be here 🙂 1 skoda_fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skoda_fan 324 Report post Posted June 10, 2019 I'd have to be a total Philistine not to admire the vision, ingenuity and skill of the creators of all these machines. Nevertheless after viewing this thread not only are my eyes hurting but I feel a tad queasy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skoda_fan 324 Report post Posted June 10, 2019 15 hours ago, anonymous user said: And we have this one from West Wales a 2cv based three wheeler with handbuilt laminated wooden body Featured in the latest PC mag. Built by a man who rejoices in the name of Friend Wood!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spiny Norman 3,384 Report post Posted June 10, 2019 Is it wrong that I kinda like that twin-arsed Pacer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tadhg Tiogar 8,901 Report post Posted June 10, 2019 3 hours ago, skoda_fan said: .....rejoices in the name of Friend Wood!? As long as it's not Gott Wood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bunglebus 8,958 Report post Posted June 15, 2019 FB_IMG_1560584885758 by RS, on Flickr FB_IMG_1560584880308 by RS, on Flickr FB_IMG_1560584877576 by RS, on Flickr FB_IMG_1560584871898 by RS, on Flickr FB_IMG_1560584847167 by RS, on Flickr FB_IMG_1560584129671 by RS, on Flickr FB_IMG_1560583778698 by RS, on Flickr 5 Sudsprint, Lacquer Peel, Supernaut and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STUNO 3,782 Report post Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/11/2019 at 3:23 AM, Spiny Norman said: Is it wrong that I kinda like that twin-arsed Pacer? So long as you look at it from the front Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
