Classic Car Advertising Conversions

[Keep it stiff]

Numerous specials have been built for product advertising over the years, some have survived and make rare appearances at shows or have found homes in motor museums, others will have been lost and indeed the products they were designed to promote are often long gone. There are interesting histories relating to the build, use and ownership of many of these special body classics.

A few examples:

[mikey77]

Is that 'orange' the result of breaking wind in a Smart car?

[SHutchinson]

Doesn't Ed China own the orange now?

[Roy C]

SHutchinson said:

Doesn't Ed China own the orange now?

6 Mini-based Outspan Orange cars in the early 1970s.

3 are believed to be in the UK: one at Beaulieu, one with Edd China and one with a private owner.

Edited by Roy C on Wednesday 28th December 11:41

[SHutchinson]

Roy C said:

SHutchinson said:

Doesn't Ed China own the orange now?

6 Mini-based Outspan Orange cars in the early 1970s.

Doesn't Ed China own one of the orange cars now?

[majordad]

How would you MOT these ?

[dbdb]

I saw one of the Outspan Orange cars driving down the motorway when I was going on holiday as a child, some time in the late '70s/early '80s. I didn't realise there were so few of them made.

[Roy C]

I remember seeing one a few times in the mid-1970s, parked in Hamilton Terrace, London NW8.

[4rephill]

majordad said:

How would you MOT these ?

The same as any other modified car - You'd just make the tester smile more!

[rolando]

Hardly classic but they're still around

[aardvark64]

Shaped like a hot-dog?



Links:
http://www.calculateme.com/car-insurance-articles/...
http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/drive-wienermobil...

[aardvark64]

Smart cars are good for this sort of thing:

[ncbbmw]

rolando said:

Hardly classic but they're still around

Was told once that you had your own car converted and then Red Bull paid you so much per month / year to just use it as normal?

Any one know if that was correct?

[V8 FOU]

Interesting story re the Star Bug Smart Car.
When the Red Dwarf film was made, it had to be done on a very tight budget. All the add on bits on the car were buckets and odds and sods from the local DIY store. IIRC the total cost was about 2 grand.

After the film the car was auctioned where it made over £100K !!!