sierraman Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 I read some place there was once an Avenger Ice cream van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, sierraman said: I read some place there was once an Avenger Ice cream van I would actually buy ice creams from vans if they were Avengers rather than Sprinters and rotten modern Transits AnthonyG and ProgRocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 There was a Morris Marina ice cream van in use for years round our way, which was still going in the early 1990s. I've combed through old family photos in the hope of catching it in the background, but no joy yet. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Some more car based Ice Cream vans - warch, timolloyd, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 sdkrc, LightBulbFun, warch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 adw1977, LightBulbFun, martc and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 bunglebus, garethj, martc and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Hugh Fernleaf Witteringstalls mobile kitchen warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Just needs a helicopter parked on the roof to complete. Then it'll be holiday time. timolloyd, warch, mat_the_cat and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 warch, JeeExEll and chaseracer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 warch, Lacquer Peel and garethj 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 21 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said: timolloyd, GingerNuttz and SpareSnare 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 On 6/7/2021 at 11:59 PM, Noel Tidybeard said: I've seen that in Wolverhampton! I think there is one other still on the road and that's in Dublin, and I can confirm it looks absolutely hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Vantman, sierraman, Supernaut and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 On 5/15/2021 at 10:46 PM, anonymous user said: They certainly do What's ironic about Hitler's choice of personal transportation is that the name "Mercedes" is named after the granddaughter of noted Austro-Hungarian Rabbinic scholar Adolf Jellinek. Some of you may already know this fact, but I didn't know about this until recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 On 6/9/2021 at 12:28 AM, Pieman said: I've seen that in Wolverhampton! I think there is one other still on the road and that's in Dublin, and I can confirm it looks absolutely hideous. It looks like the Tefal man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Worlds Fastest Shed? (I saw this in the flesh last year) Or as seen in last year's Christmas #1 This thread has got Edd China written all over it (the shed above beat the record that Edd had previously held). Apparently, at one stage, Edd owned 5 world records. Largest Motorised Shopping trolley Fastest office (The Hotdesk) Fastest Bed Fastest piece of furniture And the fastest Amphibian vehicle Supernaut and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I always like trying to work out what custom vehicles like those are based on - the Hotdesk was a Metro underneath and I think the bed was a Beetle. The Cadbury's Creme Egg vans live at Cadbury World in Birmingham and I think were Bedford Rascal chassis, while the Outspan Oranges were Minis. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 23 minutes ago, TheOtherStu said: Fastest office (The Hotdesk) Those rear passenger seats look rather exciting to ride in. adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 On 20/05/2021 at 12:56, martc said: Some more car based Ice Cream vans - The Thames-based one was available as a Corgi toy (cat. no. 474) with a hand-cranked chime built in. martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 50 minutes ago, TheOtherStu said: Fastest piece of furniture I'm not so sure - I was at the Pod when Perry Watkins set a new record with a TVR based dining table I get what you're saying though, Edd held the record previously timolloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Okay, so one thing. This novel contraption is definitely narrow gauge rail only now. It's not gonna see the road again. Why does it still have a steering wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 14 minutes ago, bunglebus said: I'm not so sure - I was at the Pod when Perry Watkins set a new record with a TVR based dining table I get what you're saying though, Edd held the record previously I get the impression that the minute he breaks a record, someone is setting out to do it again. He recently set the record for the fastest Electric Ice Cream van. Top Gear immediately set about breaking it (and did). bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil1971 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 From the eBay thread the other day, thought at first glance that it was the same one but had somehow ended up on a Q-plate, looking more closely the body is slightly different and both registrations show separately as SORN eBay listing On 6/7/2021 at 7:49 AM, UltraWomble said: Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 45 minutes ago, TheOtherStu said: I get the impression that the minute he breaks a record, someone is setting out to do it again. He recently set the record for the fastest Electric Ice Cream van. Top Gear immediately set about breaking it (and did). Isn't that rather the point of it? Do something, it's a challenge to someone else to better it. Then that's a challenge opened again to whoever. If we accepted things as the absolute best then nothing would advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 45 minutes ago, PhilA said: Isn't that rather the point of it? Do something, it's a challenge to someone else to better it. Then that's a challenge opened again to whoever. If we accepted things as the absolute best then nothing would advance. Oh, quite agree. I just find it odd that someone sets a record for something bizarre like that, only for someone else to do it. I mean, why pick the same thing? There are plenty of inanimate objects about that you could put an engine in. Fastest greenhouse. Fastest chipshop (we have chippy vans locally that come round once a week. Much like an ice-cream van, but sells fish and chips) PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 With house roof adapted to suit. Wonder if it's a 'walk-in-through' installation from the house via original van sliding side door. A compact and bijou extension. Perhaps it's the front porch and you enter the house via the van doors. 'Welcome'. Datsuncog and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 A gentleman should ensure that one's ice creams and other chilled confections are delivered in nothing less than the finest motorised conveyance. Shite Ron, puddlethumper, TheOtherStu and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 A VW for carrying long stuff/Billy no mates WW2 era Beetle and Kubelwagen with wood gas generators Airport luggage transfer vehicle Airport Caddy Fire engine And ladder vehicle Shite Ron, LightBulbFun, Austat and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaTom Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 7:47 AM, Austat said: catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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