Ideas required for "quirky" wedding car...

[freecar]

Hey all,

I've been given the rather unenviable task of trying to find a quirky and different car for wedding hire for my sister's wedding.

Requirements are...

Able to seat five or six
weird and or wacky (old shape fiat 500 limousine would make her laugh!)
maybe available for self-drive hire (so I can drive them all and be part of the journey)
wanted for may next year.
available to the Berkshire area.


I'm struggling to find any decent ideas, quirky and weird isn't really my department! Googling wedding car hire just brings up far too many results so I'm hoping you folks here might come up with something to help me refine my search.

Thanks.

[Urban Sports]

[chibbard]

Haha, We had a Ford Model T and it pissed down !!!!

[Shaw Tarse]

Will your sis be travelling in the car?

[freecar]

chibbard said:

Haha, We had a Ford Model T and it pissed down !!!!

I guess a hardtop is essential then, not only because of rain but also the bride's hair! Good point!

[Lanxx]

Ice cream van.

With the bride tune playing in traditional ice cream van tone.

[MKnight702]

We had a Beauford, not sure they take 6 though.

[Garlick]

Went to a wedding last weekend where the bride and bridesmaids arrived in a VW bus very similar to this. It looked superb and I hadn't seen one used for weddings before.

[lee st]

My car was used as a wedding car a couple weeks back. One tip. When putting ribbons on make then really tight if raining cause mine got hitched up in the wiper blades

[MarJay]

Garlick said:

Went to a wedding last weekend where the bride and bridesmaids arrived in a VW bus very similar to this. It looked superb and I hadn't seen one used for weddings before.

I drove one for my sister's wedding. Crap to drive, rattly and slow. She liked it, but now I have an intense hatred of all VW camper vans.

[chimaerachris]

How about this - it seats 8!

[LotusOmega375D]

1959 Caddy

[lee st]

chimaerachris said:

How about this - it seats 8!

Try getting out of that with a dress no that I have

[AndyWoodall]

Garlick said:

Went to a wedding last weekend where the bride and bridesmaids arrived in a VW bus very similar to this. It looked superb and I hadn't seen one used for weddings before.

While I agree its not a bad choice, I've been to 3 this year that have had camper vans.

Turning up in a Porsche was actually quite unusual for our wedding given how many camper vans I've seen!

[Garlick]

AndyWoodall said:

While I agree its not a bad choice, I've been to 3 this year that have had camper vans.

First one I'd seen...

Me? I'll be busting out the back of one of these (one day)

[freecar]

Shaw Tarse said:

Will your sis be travelling in the car?

Yes she will.

Garlick said:

Went to a wedding last weekend where the bride and bridesmaids arrived in a VW bus very similar to this. It looked superb and I hadn't seen one used for weddings before.

She had already thought of this but struggled to find one that'll seat enough and be available when she needs it. They are often available to hire for the weekend though and still remain an option thanks.

LotusOmega375D said:

1959 Caddy

Not terrible but she's not a car-girl so probably wouldn't know the difference between that and a convertible Triumph Herald!

[Mikeyplum]

Fiat Limo - (not quite a 500)

[Shaw Tarse]

Garlick said:

First one I'd seen...

Me? I'll be busting out the back of one of these (one day)

There's an A Team van for hire local to me, it looks & sounds great. Though I havent heard them play the theme tune on arrival/ pick up.

[jeremyc]

[Wild Rumpus]

Some impecunious student friends of mine borrowed 3 minis (classic ones), one red, one white and one blue. The passenger seat was removed from the bride's car to allow her dress to fit in. I thought it was waaay cooler than a boring Rolls Royce or one of those awful faux-vintage kit car things.