Eight Wheeler

Guest Vehicle !

You may remember a few articles ago, I offered you the opportunity to win on that blog an eight wheel military vehicle. The winner is back and presents his price perfected with some modifications of his own. What is most amazing about the whole story is the fact that the private owner managed not to cause havoc in the streets with his armoured cannon bearing troop transport 8x8, and not having it confiscated. This deserves to be recognized!

HDH C.V. Durobot in front of his armoured troop transport.

KA-POW !

Guest Vehicle !

Holy Ka-Pow Robin! This is Batman's Tumbler!

A rendition of the famous Batman's Tumbler from the The Dark Knight Trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan. After the vehicle designed by Nathan Crowley for the films.

Our thanks to Mr Durobot for allowing us to share with you theses images of this amazing vehicle.

Old Car Crank

Guest Vehicle !

What an impressive sight! The baron of Frontenac, Madame of Frontenac and their daughter Amethyst of Frontenac, all perched on top of the baron's pride and joy, his old and still going Mercedes car from the very early 1900's. The baron has been restoring this amazing mobile treasure and his family and himself have since been enjoying tips to the countryside or the forest for a picnic or a visit to a fellow member of the nobility. This bolid is theoretically capable of reaching breathtaking speeds of almost 45 km/h, even if the baron will warn you that if the car could in theory reach such incredible speeds, the human body has not been conceived to travel at such a gallop and your heart would stop. The car is still very much a work in progress and details may be added or modifications brought to the model.

 The Baron of Frontenac and his family on top of his old Mercedes car. (By the way, don't worry for me if I seem foolishly standing in front of the car : I could walk backwards and still never be rolled over by this cranky contraption!)

Lowered Expectations

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HM Louis de Bourbon and myself posing next to his car, a simple urban vehicle with lowered front. This type of vehicle is perfectly sufficient to go about your daily business in the city.

Modified vehicle from Lego City Set 60081.

Holy Molly!

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This monster is the exact opposite of the car you can see in the previous post. One of the most impressive and capable pickup trucks of His Grace's personal collection, it is based on an average SUV model, Lego set 60117 (as still shown by the front licence plate). The original car has been extended to accommodate both the double cab and the open bed. The wheel arches have been replaced by bigger ones, to allow room for bigger wheels. The huge ground clearance of the model makes it a very effective off road vehicle. Even if I suspect it is used more often on the nice asphalt of our city streets than on the dirt and muck of some countryside roads. In fact, in might even spend more time in the garage than on any type of roads!

The owner of the truck, Mr Durobot, and myself posing next to this breathtaking tuner car.

Modified pickup truck based on Lego City Set 60117.

Crappy Car

Guest Vehicle !

The presentation of this little vehicle inaugurates a series about guest vehicles. While you have seen at length the many cars I was susceptible to travel in in Couteau, I thought it interesting to give you an idea of the vehicles I was most likely to come across while driving on the roads of the Duchy. Some are impressive, others completely unlikely or damn right crazy, but this one certainly belongs to the rolling garbage category. Yet, this happens to be the average ride for many folks, and a lot can't even afford a car as complete as this one. You'd have been unable to miss the hideous colour and the ridiculous shape; note also how it seems to miss a front and rear bumper. To finish with this insult to taste and human dignity, let me tell you I've heard that owners of this model avoid at all costs to park their car in the street on garbage collecting day. I wonder why.

The fuel tank is so tiny on that model and the fuel gauge so unreliable that you'd better be prepared to give it a push back home more often than not. An advantage in that situation : it's so tiny that you're likely to be able to push it by yourself. That's lucky as probably nobody would have helped you anyway : folks do have their dignity!

We would like to thank the owner of this car, Mr D., for allowing us to photograph his car and share the images on this blog.