tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post6654189792889561316..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Car designersMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-39323905937788964912014-03-11T19:13:17.898+00:002014-03-11T19:13:17.898+00:00@L
I don't know whether I should thank you for...@L<br />I don't know whether I should thank you for this lead. I can feel the first twinges of an obsession.You don't know a supplier for a modernised Aerocar do you?<br />If I were divided between two obsessions I might become conflicted and give up.DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-58441263449810095452014-03-09T21:40:39.872+00:002014-03-09T21:40:39.872+00:00DBCR
You can get one of these new now:
http://www....DBCR<br />You can get one of these new now:<br />http://www.timdutton.com/4wd.htmlLolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-20600459043240101302014-03-08T19:56:12.288+00:002014-03-08T19:56:12.288+00:00@D
The Airphibian and the Aerocar both literally g...@D<br />The Airphibian and the Aerocar both literally got off the ground in the 40's/50s, so its strange that the Helicar never made it. An Aerocar turned up, still flying, on the telly recently. Looked alright.DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-84574640500642226812014-03-08T18:19:01.427+00:002014-03-08T18:19:01.427+00:00The Amphicar is all very nice and that but I'm...The Amphicar is all very nice and that but I'm still holding out for the Helicar. One day.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296053477905542366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-5647844655378393172014-03-08T13:39:14.073+00:002014-03-08T13:39:14.073+00:00@L
What no Amphicar? (Current price for a good one...@L<br />What no Amphicar? (Current price for a good one circa £45,000.Not bad for what is, basically, a 1960's Triumph Herald.)DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-74532061934691241262014-03-07T13:55:43.942+00:002014-03-07T13:55:43.942+00:00Here you go...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24052...Here you go...<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/24052711@N05/7503187548<br /><br />"Ecstacy, Brian, ecstacy"<br /><br />And that's me in it...<br /><br />(and that's probably enough showing off)Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-73245109677963772022014-03-07T13:48:35.070+00:002014-03-07T13:48:35.070+00:00MW. Do you know what, I do not have a 'favour...MW. Do you know what, I do not have a 'favourite' car. The one that does it for me as far as shape goes is this;<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lola_T70<br /><br />..but that isn't strictly a road car (although there are road going versions).<br /><br />No modern supercar excites me. The only one I vaguely like is this one:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_MP4-12C<br /><br />Of cars that are useable on the road the nicest is this<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Elite<br /><br />...which I have been privilidged to drive and race.<br /><br />Of modern cars I drove one of these for 16 years and miss it still<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_Defender<br /><br />...I had a 110 station wagon. Absolutely brilliant.<br /><br />But I also like this..<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Panda<br /><br />especially the second generation 4WD one.<br /><br />As to currently 'beautiful cars, hmmmm?<br /><br />How about this:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_4C<br /><br />But I actually prefer this:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Evora<br /><br />But for fun, one of these:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_7<br /><br />In my garage I am re-engineering a Dutton Malaga B+ that I fist built from a kit in 1978.<br /><br />But, at the moment, money no object, for a road car I'd have one of these:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_Rover_Sport<br /><br />And this is what I have been racing for the last X years.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diva_(car_manufacturer)<br /><br />It looks like this:<br />https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=diva+gt&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-Address&rlz=1I7GGLL_en-GB&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=hs0ZU4PRArCB7Qbo54HgBg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=927<br /><br />make sure you click on images and the blue one No 74 is us.<br /><br />It is an absolutely wonderful car.<br /><br />Does that help?Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-7496521576015012282014-03-07T12:47:59.018+00:002014-03-07T12:47:59.018+00:00TS: My taller friends and family have the same exp...TS: My taller friends and family have the same experience :) I can fit three child-seats in the back, and two strollers in the back, which only Avensis could do in that class when I bought it. Mine is a mid noughties version, and the post 2007 ones are slightly less roomy, but better leg-room. Heavy downside is fuel consumption and maintenance costs.Kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530243002915410700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-53293191602118907992014-03-07T12:40:21.036+00:002014-03-07T12:40:21.036+00:00Kj,
I hired a Mondeo last year for a weekend and ...Kj,<br /><br />I hired a Mondeo last year for a weekend and I was really impressed with it for headroom and legroom and my mum was in the back and said it was good with that.<br /><br />It's my first choice for when I finally get round to dumping my old Renault. One of the hire car companies sells them off after 3 years - not sure if that's a good idea or not, though.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-80684869474417074982014-03-07T12:14:55.687+00:002014-03-07T12:14:55.687+00:00TS: I have a Mondeo, and I´m not tall, which makes...TS: I have a Mondeo, and I´m not tall, which makes me look rather small... But it´s a very roomy car, which was why I bought it.<br />PaulC: That´s a brilliant car, boxiness that looks very good, but your gasoline bill must hurt?Kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530243002915410700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-68302305621778004372014-03-07T11:29:47.235+00:002014-03-07T11:29:47.235+00:00I'm looking out at my environmentally unfriend...I'm looking out at my environmentally unfriendly turbo-charged Volvo 940S Estate as I write this. As box shaped as a box of Cuban cigars. As comfy as it is to sit in I have to admit that it is starting to make me feel like I'm stuck in a time warp. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-16358697123939196882014-03-07T11:24:02.818+00:002014-03-07T11:24:02.818+00:00DBC,
"I read in some arty farty design magaz...DBC,<br /><br />"I read in some arty farty design magazine that modern cars were built in the shape of training shoes because this is what men obsessed over."<br /><br />I'd have thought they'd try and make them the shape of boobs.<br /><br />The answer is duller than that - it's about aerodynamics and that it looks a bit space age. And that's resulted in cars looking similar because aerodynamics are common.<br /><br />There's certainly cars with more personality than others, like the Fiat 500 or the new Beetle. It's a pity that there aren't many interesting large cars. I'd love a modern designed version of the Citroen DS, only with more modern internals, and preferably made by someone other than Citroen.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-50221478708838771392014-03-07T10:08:42.478+00:002014-03-07T10:08:42.478+00:00@B Although I am wary of your constantly questioni...@B Although I am wary of your constantly questioning my opinions (aka facts artfully presented) and narratives, you may be right about the dicky seat claim. But this one was not in daily use. In fact being in the boot it was quite smelly and full of normal boot detritus.(Also you could n't see anything forward).Would settle for "in normal use". DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-40459789453607769912014-03-07T09:24:14.655+00:002014-03-07T09:24:14.655+00:00"B, or he could have torn out the front seats..."B, or he could have torn out the front seats and sat in the back, like in Police Academy."<br /><br />He must have been thinking too much of his deposit.<br /><br />DBCR, I think you need to qualify your claim to include "in daily use" to exclude people out for a jolly in a restored antique. The aforementioned friend of my father has a 1928 Humber tourer that remained, unrestored, in regular use until the 1990s, but it didn't have a dicky.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-51154038841876710082014-03-07T09:16:45.819+00:002014-03-07T09:16:45.819+00:00I read in some arty farty design magazine that mod...I read in some arty farty design magazine that modern cars were built in the shape of training shoes because this is what men obsessed over.Should n't be surprised: this is what they look like.<br />In my subconscious ,cars should have running boards (for LVT insurgents to ride on with machine guns); one of those windscreens that my Dad could crank open in case of fog; a lamp covered with a chromed wire grille mounted near the windscreen that you could turn to inspect lonely sign posts in the middle of the night (best in black and white).Also a dicky seat which I will claim here to be the last person in England to have ridden in. Possibly a column shift gear stick allowing a bench front seat plus the legendary (in my mind) car record (45's)player.<br />I have deigned several cars in idle moments : one, a three wheeler, had an outboard motor at the back and could be converted to amphibian use like the wondrous Amphicar ,one of which I saw parked on a ramp on the Seine in Paris. That's motoring: along the Seine in your amphicar!<br />The above are just some of the reasons while I remain alienated from contemporary consumer capitalism.<br />DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-70224029499267236192014-03-07T07:29:26.796+00:002014-03-07T07:29:26.796+00:00TS, I'm not sure if the window line affects he...TS, I'm not sure if the window line affects headroom. The sloping down roof at the back is a separate crime.<br /><br />L, and your favourite car would be..?<br /><br />F, no it isn't. <br /><br />B, or he could have torn out the front seats and sat in the back, like in Police Academy.<br /><br />JH, styling by Fiat, built by Lada. My dad had a Lada estate, it was a great car.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-50368191011284938002014-03-07T06:20:16.181+00:002014-03-07T06:20:16.181+00:00Good to see support for the humble Zhigoulie, :)Good to see support for the humble Zhigoulie, :)James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-7786893838427067012014-03-06T23:58:35.260+00:002014-03-06T23:58:35.260+00:00Bayard,
Haha.
One big car that's fine for me...Bayard,<br /><br />Haha.<br /><br />One big car that's fine for me is the Mondeo.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-84495275111380370982014-03-06T22:26:43.882+00:002014-03-06T22:26:43.882+00:00TS, my father has an eccentric friend who is 6'...TS, my father has an eccentric friend who is 6'6". Despairing of finding a rental car in Italy he could fit into, he went the other way and hired a Quinqecento with a sun roof, put a cushion on the driver's seat and drove with his head out of the sun roof like a tank commander. The Italians loved it.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-44786480349944683812014-03-06T21:23:00.480+00:002014-03-06T21:23:00.480+00:00F - good point. But it'd really need a Gurney...F - good point. But it'd really need a Gurney Flap to be really clever...Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-80655109182409702992014-03-06T19:47:59.500+00:002014-03-06T19:47:59.500+00:00Is it not better for aerodynamics?
The "Kamm ...Is it not better for aerodynamics?<br />The "Kamm tail".Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444534954673999497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-85656456501310721652014-03-06T16:38:31.088+00:002014-03-06T16:38:31.088+00:00Me? I just wish'd they'd make beautiful ca...Me? I just wish'd they'd make beautiful cars...Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-63497692475493940852014-03-06T13:37:35.368+00:002014-03-06T13:37:35.368+00:00It's also crap for headroom. I'm 6'3 a...It's also crap for headroom. I'm 6'3 and it means that I'm cramped in the front of lots of cars now (and sunroofs make it worse). Smaller cars like Micras are actually better because they're too small to make smooth so have to keep them as boxy.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.com