And now for something a little different?

[jongood]

 

[jessthedog]

do you think those wing mirrors are doing anything?

 

[Bustup15]

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Saw this one in Dresden

 

[Just smiffy]

That’s what you call a box van....

 

[RubyOptics]

I can't help but love both of them!!!

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[lorger]

Is that a box room

Not seen a Simca for a while, in the 80s my dads friend drove one that looked like a 4x4 can’t remember the model but always thought it was nice and different

 

[LesW]

Is that a box room

Not seen a Simca for a while, in the 80s my dads friend drove one that looked like a 4x4 can’t remember the model but always thought it was nice and different

Ooh I remember them, Simca Matra Ranchero..

 

[lorger]

Ooh I remember them, Simca Matra Ranchero..

Yes that’s it, as a young teenager I loved the look of it, his was an orange/bronze colour.

 

[nicholsong]

I was laughing that the 'box' could easily fit within the parking lines lengthwise but not width

 

[Lusky]

Zulpich, Germany, 3 weeks ago

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[Northernraider]

My dad had a few simcas...the matra rancho was actually where landrover git the design for the first landrover discovery

But the wee simca 1000 are great wee cars if you can get hold of one as they are rare as rocking horse poop these days

 

[Kamperkev]

This was in Northumberland a few weeks ago

 

[bobnick]

Saw this one in DresdenView attachment 434676

Ah FJ Land Cruiser, go forever, bomb proof (that's why they are used in war zones )

 

[jongood]

Saw this one in DresdenView attachment 434676

Better job altogether.

I looked for a manufacturers badge on the simca based one but concluded nobody was brave enough

 

[JohnJan]

Zulpich, Germany, 3 weeks ago
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That looks like the bin men have arrived

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[Liverpoollass]

This was in Northumberland a few weeks ago

It was in Scarborough April last year

 

[Charlie57]

Needs a big step

 

[Bustup15]

What about this based on a Merc not sure how old this is?

 

[RubyOptics]

In our YouTube video that some of you were kind enough to leave feedback on (thank-you again!) you can see a huge expedition vehicle in the background of the abandoned campsite we stayed on right next to the locks in Elblag. Owned by a lovely Swiss couple who had been touring for 20 odd months.
On our second day there, a big Belgian owned family van arrived and proceeded , after having a quick look around, to reverse down a small track to where I assume there had been pitches when the campsite was up and running. My partner asked me why we hadn't gone down there, to which I replied "You'll see." As I had suspected, the camber and the wet terrain soon stopped him in his tracks which in turn led to over an hour of digging, using grip mats, cursing and a very embarrassed looking wife and kids "going for a walk while daddy sorts this out"! Still no joy and everything that he was doing was simply making the situation worse.
Eventually, the Swiss couple put their wine glasses away and return to their vehicle, with the husband giving me the "here we go" eyeroll with a wink as he did so. They drove over to the stuck van and got a strap onto it. I swear to God that beast didn't rev over tick-over as it pulled what must have been a 4 ton family van out of the hole it had dug for itself. An amazing vehicle and a lovely couple that owned it as well!

 

[movan]

It was in Scarborough April last year
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Does that look like a converted caravan to anyone else, too?

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[Northernraider]

Spotted this yesterday .....its amazing the weird things folk come up with

 

[RubyOptics]

Spotted this yesterday .....its amazing the weird things folk come up with

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Are you sure you aren't seeing an episode of Top Gear in the making?!?!

 

[Bustup15]

Another couple of the more off beat models on the Riverside last night

 

[WESTY66]

It’s a bit more mainstream but I saw this in Braemar last month, not seen one before

 

[Vic. Parsons.]

It was in Scarborough April last year
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Saw it in Watten in France September 2019.
They sure get about.

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[Figaro]

At least the caravan is firmly attached to the pickup

 

[jongood]

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I wonder where they will be going this year if Morocco is still shut? Turkey perhaps?

 

[Liverpoollass]

Saw it in Watten in France September 2019.
They sure get about.
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Anyone seen any actual people with it?

 

[Vic. Parsons.]

Anyone seen any actual people with it?

Yep, I met and spoke with the couple (can't remember their names) and they seemed like very nice folk.