Car Spotting

[crmalcolm]

A cute little french number:

[crmalcolm]

And some local transport:

[crmalcolm]

Now for a little bit of a quiz question. My last two posts do not include any cars (sorry). But if you were to place a car in that location, which one(s) would come to mind?

[Adam43]

Bondage:

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Bondage:

Very good. I'll pay that one.

Always loved Diana Rigg's, oops I mean Tracy Draco's, Cougar.

[Adam43]

She died you know, as Wogan used to say whenever he played We have all the time in the world.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Adam43

She died you know, as Wogan used to say whenever he played We have all the time in the world.

Yes, a wonderful actor. Very sad, and in sad circumstances. Coincidentally last week I read an article penned by her daughter regarding Diana's final days and weeks. Diana suffered terribly and was a great supporter of 'assisted dying' and for movement to change the current laws associated.

Edit: Not wishing to entice off topic discussion here, but I dug the article link out of my browser history should anyone be interested. (@Adam, being far from car spotting related, pls delete if you wish)
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-b2461740.html

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Are the wheels part of the pack?

They appear to be, looks like the Harley badge in the middle

Originally Posted by JHamilton

You're right, those wheels aren't great, they're amazing. Some people shouldn't buy black vehicles though. You know who you are.

Oh no, they're terrible on that truck. Older version I might allow but modern, not so much. But I went to 17s and think you were at what 22s on the previous so not sure our wheel option outlook is different

[Alfaholic]

Originally Posted by E.B

Wow..... great looking set of cars. Is the white one a Lincoln? Also a great fan of Estate cars here, especially rare ones. A pipe-smoking neighbour of Mum and Dads used to have a Morris Oxford Traveller (ISTR that was the official name) which was used to tow a small caravan. I would try and avoid him. He used to love a chat and was one of those "Aye when I was a lad we used to...." types.

Certainly quite an eclectic mix of cars there, in great condition too, even a Beige Marina.

Plus the sun looks to have been shining. Sounds like the recipe for a perfect day.

Re Broad's truck pic, the wheels look out of scale and tiny. Just looks wrong.

Yep - from what I can find it's a Continental of 1948 vintage



It wasn't just about the internal combustion engine powered cars - these was also a display of electric vehicles (of a sort )

[Adam43]

Got to love those lead batteries!

[Mike Harte]

On the subject of electric vehicles, they are not a new concept. During the 50s here in the UK, most/many of us would have had our milk delivered by electric milk floats, but other companies also had EVs.

Just from memory, again in the 50s and going on into the 60s, Harrods used electric vans to deliver around London and as far as the outer northern suburbs. And also around that time, a laundry company used to use electric vans, and they were travelling up to 100 miles a day travelling to customers and back to their base.

[JHamilton]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

A cute little french number:

Is that the ride-share thing or someone's personal whip?

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Oh no, they're terrible on that truck. Older version I might allow but modern, not so much. But I went to 17s and think you were at what 22s on the previous so not sure our wheel option outlook is different

I'll put em on anything I want, it's called class. They're like turbines or firebird/Knight Rider style.

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by JHamilton

Is that the ride-share thing or someone's personal whip?

Personal. Becoming an increasingly common sight here. Can be driven by 16yr olds with no requirement for any form of licence.

[joeb]

Couple of shots from today. The first one I thought was funny because it was like Grandpa and grandson, bulk Brown GM trucks but clearly different vintages.

The second one was my boat and truck. Liked the wheels in the water part.

[JHamilton]

That looks like an awesome day.

That Sierra has some stories to tell and I had a coworker with a new GM truck in that color. It's awesome especially in the sun because it looks black until you're a few feet away.

The last pic, Ram doing Ram things. Per the marketing package they sent me today, their current slogans are - "Grit + Grace" and "Built To Serve". Their marketing has always been so cringe it circles it's way around to cool. For me anyway.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

But if you were to place a car in that location, which one(s) would come to mind?

Hesitating. Either a Fiat 500, the real thing, or a Tata Nano…

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Hesitating. Either a Fiat 500, the real thing, or a Tata Nano…

Or the original Tuk-Tuk (19870/80s) from Thailand.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Hesitating. Either a Fiat 500, the real thing, or a Tata Nano…

I was thinking any small Matchbox / Dinky / Corgi type die cast car as I think the location is the miniature village in Matera.

Either that, and I thought it more than coincidence that Adam posted a pic of the car immediately after the question but Matera was one of the locations where many of the Bond car scenes with the Aston DB5 were filmed.

Kill two birds with one stone and say the Corgi model of the Bond DB5 fits the question....

...... in a very long shot think outside the box sort of way!
*sits back and waits to be told its not where I thought it was*

And Gerard, "Tata Nano" sounds like some sort of goodbye to a grandmother

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by E.B

I… I thought it more than coincidence that Adam posted a pic of the car immediately after the question but Matera was one of the locations where many of the Bond car scenes with the Aston DB5 were filmed.

….

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by E.B

Either that, and I thought it more than coincidence that Adam posted a pic of the car immediately after the question but Matera was one of the locations where many of the Bond car scenes with the Aston DB5 were filmed.

Kill two birds with one stone and say the Corgi model of the Bond DB5 fits the question....

If that's the case, then surely the ideal car would have to be the Bug, the Bond Bug!

[Gerard C]

Because its Matera and an Aston, why not a M3?

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Personal.Can be driven by 16yr olds with no requirement for any form of licence.

Funnily enough, what was a Citroën Ami has been rebranded Fiat Topolino here. The TV commercial shows a window sticker saying "my other car is a Maserati"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sssBTHn0R8c

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Funnily enough, what was a Citroën Ami has been rebranded Fiat Topolino here. The TV commercial shows a window sticker saying "my other car is a Maserati"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sssBTHn0R8c

Very simple, but effective advert. How it should be

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by E.B

I was thinking any small Matchbox / Dinky / Corgi type die cast car as I think the location is the miniature village in Matera.

Either that, and I thought it more than coincidence that Adam posted a pic of the car immediately after the question but Matera was one of the locations where many of the Bond car scenes with the Aston DB5 were filmed.

Kill two birds with one stone and say the Corgi model of the Bond DB5 fits the question....

...... in a very long shot think outside the box sort of way!
*sits back and waits to be told its not where I thought it was*

And Gerard, "Tata Nano" sounds like some sort of goodbye to a grandmother

Yeah, I was thinking DB5, or the Maserati from the car chase to keep it italian.

Yes - we also got our tyres to squeal, but only because the stone surface causes pretty much anything to squeal tyres!

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by Adam43