There wasn’t time to cover every major figure in the history of transportation, so I chose Ford for the introduction of the conveyor-type moving production line. Having photos of workers from 100 years ago working in almost exactly the same fashion as modern assembly-line trechnicians was quite illuminating.

I took some props with me. You should have heard them gasp when I pulled out a headlight, taillight, steering wheel, gearshift and airbag (literally just the bag, safety people, no explosives) from the large treasure chest I rolled into the classroom. I even got them to recognise the difference between steel and…

Good point. I was very careful to point out that the Ford company developed the conveyor-type moving assembly line, which is the basis of all mass-production facilities still used today. Ford also championed cars for regular folk, so transitioning the car from rich person’s status symbol to commodity. I only had half…

Small nitpick? This is the internet, man! Nitpicks, pedanticisms and over-reactions are what we’re supposed to be doing! Rather than being apologetic about it, you and your fellow Australasians should be pcking up flaming torches and pitchforks and forming an angry mob.

Great timing, Torch.

Not street legal in the UK, and it’s not on the DVLA (British national DMV) database. The number on it probably relates to it’s time in Spain in the early 70s. I doubt it means anything today.

Having said that, they could just ignore it. Since the vehicle is not road-registered, there is no “registered keeper” on the DVLA database, and the resulting fine invoice can’t be sent to anyone. I very much doubt the Kensington parking enforcement office could/would pursue it.

Fiskens could easily contest this, as it’s moving goods in and out of their premises. It’s not a road-legal registered car. As I mentioned elsewhere, it’s no different to an electronics shop wheeling a photocopier outside to take a photo of it. However, they’ve already gathered millions of pounds worth of free…

I wonder if the traffic wardens would have taken the same approach if Fisken’s had dragged out a photocopier to take photos of. It’s not as if they were cruising around London in a 512M and just decided to block the mews.

Amusingly, the photographs of the car on Fisken’s website were taken at Bicester Heritage, which is far outwith the jurisdiction of Kensington’s finest.

£120 fine, but reduced to £60 if you pay within 2 weeks of being ticketed. Hence there is a motivation to accept it, pay it quickly and move on with your life. If you contest it and lose, you are liable for the full £120...

If you count the seatbelt buckles, you’ll see there are 5. Comfort is a strange and alien concept to a Nova/Corsa passenger...

Around the same time as this car was first sold, a similar colourscheme/colorscheme was available in the UK on a more humble vehicle:

Nope, nothing going on up there. I am totally unthunk.

Something just went “pop” in my head, and now I can’t think anymore.

Gordon Keeble Tortoise

Peugeot ex1 concept car:

Nothing “made” me love cars. It’s an immutable characteristic, and frankly, I’m insulted and outraged that you even insinuate anything else. You should be ashamed of yourself, Tavarish.

Nein. People-watching at these events is a lot of fun. You can pretty much guess their income bracket and nationality from the strange concoction of clothing and accessories they parade around in.