The design is intended such that the chauffeur opens the rear door with one hand and withdraws and deploys the umbrella with the other hand. It can initially be placed to prevent embarrassing papparazzi shots before being raised above the head of the VIP as they alight. The person in the back seat never has to touch…

If the question was about ridiculously ostentatious and yet clearly brilliant surprise-and-delight design details, I’d vote for this. Rolls Royce Chauffeurs have to be properly trained in the etiquette and correct graceful deployment of these umbrellas.

“I’ll have a Decaff Skinny Pumpkin Spice Melange Frappachino cooler, please”

Someone’s been to Costco!

I’m hoping they sell it in an orange color called “Spice Melange”

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkk!!!!!

BUT WAIT!!! Should this car have 4 eyes. Like some anthropomorphised autmotive spider-beastcar???

From failed-production inadequate “sports car” to Superhero!

Also from Harry Potter: the flying Ford Anglia. Of course, to be truly realistic, the floor pan would have rusted out and the occupants would be seen falling through once it was at altitude...

Hereby, not here by. I hope they kept the receipt...

As far as bizarre tire/tyre ad taglines go, my favourite has to be the one I found in a September 1981 issue of the Japanese “Car Graphic” magazine. It features Sean Connery in a wig, the name Bridgestone Regno, and the tag is “The touch of Dandyism”. That’s right, Dandyism. From a tire/tyre...

This one has sensible wheels and tires, and the front end is less offensive. Only the gills in the side let it down.

Suzuki in 2007 showed off the 1-person Pixy. Of course, if you have a friend to travel with part of the way (and don’t want to share air with), you also need an SSC (Suzuki Sharing Coach). Go Suzuki!

Weirdest, or best? Suzuki are good at this. Behold the X-Head!:

Honda showed the HSC concept in 2003, as a precurser to the replacement NSX which was due any moment then...

The Nissan Nails pickup from 2001 is one of my favourites.

Honda Unibox, 2001

A friend of a friend worked at the place which built Colin McRae’s mk2 Escort. He was also the hot-shot test driver. When they were finished, Colin flew in to try it out for the first time. At the point in the test track where the test driver would start to brake and change down for a corner, Colin would still be…

Gotcha. In that case, you’re absotootly correctamundo.