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Old 22-11-2008, 11:00 AM
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Default Anybody seen a more random car/van?

Spotted this on my travels yesterday, certainly more random than the red bull cars!

One question...... why!?!?

Old 22-11-2008, 11:08 AM
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lol bet its shit to drive tho
Old 22-11-2008, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by RS 5tu
lol bet its shit to drive tho
Bet it drives better than this

http://www.shorey.net/Auto/Miscellan...20Interior.jpg
Old 22-11-2008, 11:13 AM
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WTF!

You would have great visability, but they have tinted the windows orange
Old 22-11-2008, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by timrud
WTF!

You would have great visability, but they have tinted the windows orange
that would improve visability at night AND in the winter though !!

would blind you in the summer though
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Originally Posted by timrud

One question...... why!?!?

to get people taking about the drink and remeber it, aint you ever seen a advert on tv before

a ex girlfriend when i was a kids mum and day used to write adverts, her mum is MEGGA famous in the advert world as she wrote the levis add where nick camen takes off hes jeans and also some tampon advert and her dad wrote the " i cant belive its not butter " adverts when that was first released wuth the cow puppets,,,,,,,, all successfull adds too and made them very rich
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I get your point Ginge, but you ever heard of whatever is advertised on that thing? I've not!
Old 22-11-2008, 11:27 AM
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years ago when i lived in Nottingham there used to be a car shaped like a roller boot
Old 22-11-2008, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by timrud
I get your point Ginge, but you ever heard of whatever is advertised on that thing? I've not!

http://www.caribbeantwist.co.uk/caribbean_twist.html

Judging by the ratchet strap around the back end it looks like it's no longer in use as a promotional vehicle.

Possibly Range Rover based?

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I'm off to buy some

EDIT - My mum runs an off licence, and she has some in stock, saves me the trip
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Originally Posted by Twellsie
years ago when i lived in Nottingham there used to be a car shaped like a roller boot

There used to be a company in Carlton that made loads of these type of vehicles, especially for T.V and films.

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Originally Posted by timrud
I get your point Ginge, but you ever heard of whatever is advertised on that thing? I've not!

i have now,,,, and so have you and anyone else whos seen it and said " whats the point of that" then goes and buys the drink

the BEST advert i loved though was the " heat electric" advert with then nick parks clay animation,,,,, the advert got LOADS of attention,,, for british gas as people didnt realise the point and thought it was a about central heating,,,,,, gas powered boilers ect

poss the WORST advert of all time for the electric board
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Originally Posted by timrud
Spotted this on my travels yesterday, certainly more random than the red bull cars!

One question...... why!?!?

That chassis is a Landrover 101 fowardcontrol, ex army. would have started life like this


looks a bit old, like its been sitting out side for 20 years, id hazard a guess that the chaps just bought it and has 'plans' for it.
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Deffo looks a bit weathered!

Wonder what it is worth? I'm guessing not a lot!
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Originally Posted by timrud
Deffo looks a bit weathered!

Wonder what it is worth? I'm guessing not a lot!

dunno about that, for someone like purdies with a respray would be great or even to advertise milk ect ect

but its a niche market, no point selling it cheep as someone who buys it will WANT to buy it anyway,,,, aint gonna attract a " impulse" buy from anyone even if it was cheep
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cadburys in bournville (birmingham) own this, and a few others like it i've seen it around a few times. (but this isn't my pic)

Old 22-11-2008, 11:54 AM
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is it along the same lines as the mini's with the can of redbull in the back?
or the beetles with the same arragement?
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