Whatsthisthen?

[CitroJim]

James, I meant to say... Giles looked nothing like I thought.. I always imagined him looking like one of his cartoon characters...

Used to enjoy his cartoons...

[Hell Razor5543]

I still do. My cousins have lots of his books. One of his best cartoons was brilliantly self deprecating. It was not long after D Day, and he had been sent over to document things. The cartoon is question is an irate looking officer, saying something like "I asked for a platoon, and got a bleedin' War Artist!", with a small, scruffy man sitting at an easel.

[CitroJim]

I still do. My cousins have lots of his books. One of his best cartoons was brilliantly self deprecating. It was not long after D Day, and he had been sent over to document things. The cartoon is question is an irate looking officer, saying something like "I asked for a platoon, and got a bleedin' War Artist!", with a small, scruffy man sitting at an easel.

That's fantastic.. Love it

[Hell Razor5543]

One thing he refused point blank to do was to draw any of the concentration camps (nothing would ever change his mind). He said that that would (in modern language) trivialise what had happened there, and that the photographs that had been published explained thing more clearly than words (or cartoons) could ever do. He met Josef Kramer (Belsen commandant), and Kramer gave him his Lugar pistol. Kramer said he admired Giles' work.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Not sure how far off the drawing board this got, intended to be the inter-city 125 of the roads. With the dosral fin of course and the centre horizontal wheel



Regards Neil

Ps Heres another clue for the British Dorsal Fin bus

yes Six martlets



Oh and the little bus had a villiers 125 engine and a genuine registration number

[NewcastleFalcon]

Of Course you might expect the Germans to go one better with 2 dorsal fins and a herringbone arrangement of the seating just to continue the fish theme.



Regards Neil

[Gibbo2286]

Am I getting warm...



Regards Neil

This is well and truly static but is a Pemberton, and does have a bay window

I lived in one of those for four years while I rebuilt a derelict stone cottage, might have a picture somewhere in my files.

[NewcastleFalcon]

I lived in one of those for four years while I rebuilt a derelict stone cottage, might have a picture somewhere in my files.

Well as Rod can testify



(172 on Rolling Stone's 2003 lis of the top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time)

Just in front of one of my favourites Something/Anything by Todd Rundgren as it turns out.

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

More interesting rears......so who was famous for the dorsal fin?



Regards Neil

By no means just a one off even maade it to Somerset

...and the answer is

A firm from "Hove Actually" Thomas Harrington Coachworks Ltd, hence the reference to the six Martlets, being the emblem of the County of Sussex.

Story of the minature coaches here

regards Neil

[bobins]

...and the answer is

A firm from "Hove Actually" Thomas Harrington Coachworks Ltd, hence the reference to the six Martlets, being the emblem of the County of Sussex.

regards Neil

I should've known that one really.... considering my mum worked in the parts department there

[NewcastleFalcon]

Here's another one to ponder......the Antiques Roadtrip provides the picture...



and a perfect follow up to



There is a non too obscure link

Regards Neil

[CitroJim]

A Somerset registered coach from Minehead... Place I know very well indeed but can't think of a link to the yellow car just yet...

[Hell Razor5543]

I watched AR, and the car is an Elva Courier. Believed to be the only one in the UK.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Spot on James..and a bit of a French car link seeing as the name comes from French "she goes"...I had to look it up because I had no idea what it was. Maybe someone from Martlet country can make the link.

Regards Neil

[bobins]

Maybe someone from Martlet country can make the link.

Regards Neil

Both made in East Sussex ?