Ratcliffe while a loud advocate of Brexit happening and wanting to build a ‘British icon in Britain’ (Wales), he actually bought a Daimler factory in Hambach, France with the condition of the sale being they continue to build the Smart for Daimler.

To be fair, a couple are really just a U.S. thing or limited country thing. 

Car companies have had their vans converted to campers, done in house build campers with some really odd, quirky, interesting, etc... some have been so bland

The Zafira (along with a few other Vauxhalls/Opels), had the FlexFit cycle carrier option.

“Thunderbird showed just how wrong things can go”

Ye’, I can’t believe they ever were.

I’m going to go with Ford (Europe anyway).

Well this ‘soft ass’ as you call us. lives in the north of England. Our houses are insulated from the cold in the winter, we don’t have large forced air heaters in the basement of our houses for the winter, most don’t have basements, we don’t have air con in our homes as it’s not so hot often enough to warrant the…

But your missing out on the XJ220 powered Ford Transit.

Why is it called a 408 and not a 4008?

I’m not sure how much the tailgate weighs, but it certainly doesn’t take much effort to open and close one.

Apply it like any large adhesive sticker, wrap or tint.

But a licence plate doesn’t identify you to the vehicle unless you have access to the database that information is kept.

I love each countries little quirky sirens.

In regular form it fits between the Connect and the Transit, but the Custom is available in two length options and two height options.

Ford do an already built camper for the vanlife people, called the Nugget.

Slap some white racing stripes over its roof and hood, and it’d hardly look out of place next to a couple of Mustangs.

To be fair. Neighbour’s daughter had a 1.0 59bhp VW Polo.

I was trying to think what recent car I knew that bonnet line is on, it reminds me of the DS9 saloon.

Well, that’s nice and quirky but I’d rather stick a roof tent on something more modern, etc... like say this Vauxhall Corsa.