The "WTF is that?" thread

[bunglebus]

Every now and again I see something I just can't identify. Thought I start a thread so the hive mind of AS can help work out what these mystery vehicles are.

 

Any ideas?

 

Screenshot_20190605-190910_eBay by RS, on Flickr

 

Screenshot_20190605-190919_eBay by RS, on Flickr

 

Not the Transit...

[AndySnapper]

Looks Russian to me 

[cobblers]

It's a transit with the front cut off and the sides panelled flat for some reason

[Jon]

I remember this on the Ebay tat thread years ago. It was a home built camper van based on a Citroen DS, I think. I've been spending the last 30 minutes trying to find a photo of it but haven't found any yet. Just placing my hat in the ring here and I'll carry on trawling.

[Eddie Honda]

^^^^ this. A home built abomination with DS (edit Citroen ID, the cheap DS)

[Eddie Honda]

Here's a pic (eye-bleach available from your local pharmacy):

http://doublebooth.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-fool-and-his-money.html

Moar pictures if you can stomach it here: https://www.andre-citroen-club.de/forums/topic/100508-ds-wohnmobil-unglaublich/

In its "better" days:

[Jon]

Thanks Eddie, you've saved me a lot of searching!

 

I did find an image of wuvvum's old DS though, so it wasn't all wasted time.

Was an ex-BBC camera car for horse racing and such like, from memory.

[anonymous user]

Whatever happened to that, is it still around? 

[barrett]

That camper is fantastic! I love shit like that

[brownnova]

This (I believe) DS based catvan is equally ugly!! 

[brownnova]

Ooof this is hideous... 

I love it!! 

[New POD]

Rat look for real

Them's are M&S tyres. 

[wuvvum]

4 hours ago, Eddie Honda said:

Moar pictures if you can stomach it here: https://www.andre-citroen-club.de/forums/topic/100508-ds-wohnmobil-unglaublich/

In its "better" days:

Bloody hell.  Unglaublich indeed.

 

That picture of "my" DS is taken at the house of the chap I bought it from - I went down there intending to drive it home, but it wouldn't start as the fuel pump had gone, and the chances of finding a DS fuel pump on a Saturday afternoon were zilch.  I got it delivered in the end, then fitted an electric ticker pump.  Sold it to a lad who was going to restore it, but not sure what happened to it after that.

[Stanky]

4 hours ago, brownnova said:

Ooof this is hideous... 

I love it!! 

Its like a 1970s vision of the 'hearse of the future'

[Tickman]

Not seen one of these before until today.

[JeeExEll]

11 hours ago, Stanky said:

Its like a 1970s vision of the 'hearse of the future'

That crossed my mind too, maybe like something a funeral director would use in the 'UFO' TV series.  I think it looks fantastic.

[flat4alfa]

I agree. Needs a save 

[flat4alfa]

I meant the special green thing with its own cellar area

[Jerzy Woking]

13 hours ago, Tickman said:

Not seen one of these before until today.

I've seen loads of those in this part of Spain. Always on the motorways, never close up though.

[Braddon81]

22 hours ago, Jon said:

Thanks Eddie, you've saved me a lot of searching!

 

I did find an image of wuvvum's old DS though, so it wasn't all wasted time.

Was an ex-BBC camera car for horse racing and such like, from memory.

A cycling club now owns this and have  turned it in to Tour de France replica camera car. 

[Rovorsche]

What was the design brief for the the Green Box ?

Oooh , I would like a vehicle more likely than any other to fall over with the unique driving position of standing up negating the requirement to install a seat.

The comments on that DS-world site are funny.

[LightBulbFun]

14 minutes ago, Rovorsche said:

What was the design brief for the the Green Box ?

Oooh , I would like a vehicle more likely than any other to fall over with the unique driving position of standing up negating the requirement to install a seat.

The comments on that DS-world site are funny.

no your thinking of the design brief for this

[stonedagain]

On 6/6/2019 at 1:03 PM, New POD said:

Rat look for real

Them's are M&S tyres. 

Didn't know M&S sold tyres?

[sierraman]

What always amazes me about creations like that green camper is that at the end someone stood back and went ‘Fantastic it’s finally finished’ then went off and had a celebratory pint. Me, I’d have thought ‘Bollocks. I’ve wasted a fucking shit load of time and materials making this abomination’ 

Yes it’s definitely a ‘one off’. Looking at the link hasn’t he made rig rear doors from Formica laminated chipboard? 

[bunglebus]

12 hours ago, Braddon81 said:

A cycling club now owns this and have  turned it in to Tour de France replica camera car. 

 

 

Elephant's foot Beetle taillights. Excellent.

[wuvvum]

12 hours ago, Braddon81 said:

A cycling club now owns this and have  turned it in to Tour de France replica camera car. 

That is superb!  Proper made me grin that has. 

[anonymous user]

On 6/6/2019 at 8:00 PM, Tickman said:

Not seen one of these before until today.

Reminds me of the rebodied Land Rover 101s from Judge Dredd

[Sudsprint]

A great uncle of mine thought he could improve on a TR2 for ugliness...

[spartacus]

Fantastic, is that all pop riveted aluminium? Do you have any more info, he was clearly a 'character'!

[sierraman]

The thing is by the time you’d built something like that you could have probably afforded an e-type.