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We sometimes forget just how small they really are - Tony Griffiths - 29-09-2020
We sometimes forget just how small they really are...
RE: We sometimes forget just how small they really are - Tony Betts - 29-09-2020
is it really that small, or just far away?
RE: We sometimes forget just how small they really are - Mike Costigan - 29-09-2020
Noddy says can he have his car back, please?
RE: We sometimes forget just how small they really are - Nick Salmon - 29-09-2020
Also feels quite small when sandwiched between two (small!) tanks.
RE: We sometimes forget just how small they really are - Tony Griffiths - 29-09-2020
(29-09-2020, 12:17 PM)Tony Griffiths Wrote: We sometimes forget just how small they really are...
(29-09-2020, 03:01 PM)Mike Costigan Wrote: Noddy says can he have his car back.[quote pid='54333' dateline='1601388075']
Yes, somehow this version of the Bantam loses part of its "cutness" and becomes well, what exactly? I suppose it's just so strongly associated with Noddy that there's no escaping it - it's become an Enid Blyton cliche. I must buy one .... perhaps.
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RE: We sometimes forget just how small they really are - Hugh Barnes - 29-09-2020
I *think* this is the correct paint scheme for this car and makes it look very different. Far less *Noddy*...
RE: We sometimes forget just how small they really are - Tony Griffiths - 29-09-2020
(29-09-2020, 03:56 PM)Hugh Barnes Wrote: I *think* this is the correct paint scheme for this car and makes it look very different. Far less *Noddy*...Yes, far better - and the earlier model perhaps even more attractive.
RE: We sometimes forget just how small they really are - Peter Johnson - 29-09-2020
RE: We sometimes forget just how small they really are - Bob Culver - 29-09-2020
Laurel and Hardy (or was it the other two?) knew how small the Bantam was...
It is absurd how big vehicles have become. So called small cars are very wide cf the 1960s and earlier. The modern Mini is nothing like the original.The size of utes and the RangeRover type of vehilce have become ridiculous; few utilise the size or capabilities; it is mainly for the immature macho American image. Instead of the waste and the operating complexity associated eletric cars, if persons were content with space and performance more as yesteryear petrol vehicles would not be so consuming of resources or produce so much CO2. And with key parts kept avialble, esp elctronics, could be kept running forever.
A major driver of size is the requirement of large separate seats for all children so to give grand chidren a lift twice a year need a monster vehic;e.
RE: We sometimes forget just how small they really are - Tony Griffiths - 29-09-2020
The Discovery and Cup really do make a wonderful contrast. Thanks for that great shot.
(29-09-2020, 07:34 PM)Bob Culver Wrote: A major driver of size is the requirement of large separate seats for all children so to give grand chidren a lift twice a year need a monster vehic;e.What's needed Bob is an American Austin Taxi as used in the Philippines during the 1930s - the one shown must be six-up. The Bachrach Motor Company of Manila imported dozens of American Austin and Bantam cars and built tiny taxicab bodies on them; they also imported Sevens from England.
...and another contrast - vintage style: