Rims

[xoxoxoBruce]

Back before Ford decided the rabble should all drive the same black car, many of the cars were built by coach builders on chassis made by someone else. Some of the high end coachbuilders realized some of the people who could afford cars were attention whores, and one of the ways to show off wealth was their boats. First Labourdette built "skiff" bodies which at 200 lbs, were stronger and lighter than steel. Then Silver in NY picked up on it to stand out in NYC. Anheuser-Busch, with attention whoring the primary intent, bought one of Silver's cars.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Three years of work and tons of money, to make a vehicle which can't be registered and driven. Beautiful metal working, but for what?

[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Three years of work and tons of money, to make a vehicle which can't be registered and driven. Beautiful metal working, but for what?

Build it out of wood! Problem solved!

Kevin Nicks converted his Volkswagen Passat into a shed which can travel at 70mph but it was thanks to his local MP, David Cameron, putting in a good work with the DVLA that he got it on the road

Gardener Kevin Nicks from Chipping Norton driving his road legal shed.

A mechanic enlisted the help of his local MP David Cameron when he made an ambitious bid to convert his car into a garden shed.

Kevin Nicks, a 51-year-old mechanic and gardener, decided to merge his two passions by transforming his Volkswagen Passat into a garden shed capable of travelling at more than 70mph.

The two-tonne drivable shed, complete with remote central locking, leather seats and air conditioning, was built for hiring and advertising, with some 20 companies expressing an interest in using the vehicle.

Gardener Kevin Nicks from Chipping Norton with his road legal shed

But Mr Nicks, who lives in a village just two miles away from Chipping Norton, the Oxfordshire town which is home to former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson, hit a brick wall when he tried to get a six-hour Individual Vehicle Assessment before it could be made road legal.

Frustrated by red tape which delayed his project, Mr Nicks contacted his MP, the Prime Minister David Cameron, for help to speed up the process.

Mr Nicks said: "I contacted the DVLA and I was straight up against a stone wall. They were keeping me off the road and throwing hurdles in the way. I actually built it as an advertising tool so they destroyed the business - they absolutely killed it dead."

Three days later, Mr Nicks received a hand-signed letter in the post.

Mr Cameron wrote: "Dear Mr Nicks. Thank you for writing to me about your drivable shed. It sounds like an interesting feat to convert your car into a shed, a project which I am sure took a lot of time and effort."

The Prime Minister wrote to the head of the DVLA but the project took a further four months to get off the ground.

While his new business got off to a bad start, Mr Nicks said it was "brilliant" to see people admiring the "bonkers" vehicle when he visited the supermarket.

He said: "I'm so proud to be the builder of it. When you pull up to the traffic lights it makes people smile because it just looks so wrong."

The car-turned-shed has already survived a 200-mile trip to York and has created a new world record after reaching a top speed of 70.8mph on a private airfield near York – breaking a previous record of 58.4mph by TV mechanic Edd China in 2011.

Mr Nicks said he now had plans to build more "crazy" cars, adding: "Since building it I found lots of people do crazy things to cars. I’ve got lots more ideas for equally weird vehicles. It’s just down to funding now.

Daily Telegraph.

[xoxoxoBruce]

What about the poor people he's startled into the ditch?

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I like that blown gasser.

[xoxoxoBruce]

James Dean's Little Bastard Porsche...

[fargon]

Just fucked that car all up. Mr Dean didn't fare too well either.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Some people are cheering Global Warming thinking this will be a thing of the past. Boy are they in for a surprise.

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So, Jerry Seinfeld had some cars he didn't want, so, to the auction block!

Out of 18 cars, 17 sold. And 17 cars and $22.2 million later here's what went, and, for what:


1966 Porsche 911 Base $275,000

2011 Porsche 911 Carrera $440,000

1964 Volkswagen Van Campmobile $99,000

1955 Porsche 550 Spyder $5,335,000

1957 Porsche 356A Base $682,000

1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 RSR $2,310,000

1989 Porsche 911 Carrera $363,000

1990 Porsche 962C Base $1,650,000

1963 Porsche 356B Carrera 2 $825,000

2000 Porsche Carrera GT Base no sale

1997 Porsche 911 Cup3.8 RSR $935,000

1958 Porsche 597 Base $330,000

2012 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup $462,000

1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am $3,000,000

1994 Porsche 911 Turbo S $1,017,500

1958 Porsche 356A GS/GT Carrera $1,540,000

1960 Volkswagen Beetle Base $121,000

1959 Porsche 718 RSK $2,860,000

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Mobile. Fucking. Waffle House.

I'm hearing a chorus of angels, rfn...

[xoxoxoBruce]

Seinfeld's car had star power added to the value and still got ten million less than Gooding predicted. The one that didn't sell was "non operational".

[fargon]

Fairly interesting read in wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegaso

[Gravdigr]

That car is, uh, unique.

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Drove by the muscle car guy and caught a couple:

This LTD made me think of the one Burt Reynolds drives in "Gator" "White Lightning", but, I think his was older. And brown.

This one is just cherry:



While I was taking the pic of the LTD, a customer drove up in this old Rally Nova with factory sunroof:

[lumberjim]

The first car I can remember driving in was a ford Ltd. I think that was the car my mom had when I was born. White. With a black vinyl simcon top. I closed one of the doors on my fingers just as we arrived at a carnival one day. That was a panic. Missed the carnival. Just one of many trips to the ER for young Jimmy.