V is for Vintage

This appeared in my feed at 5am, although it was posted yesterday evening, I used to ring Vintage Tyres daily when I worked briefly at Northhant's, so I'm sure the guys down there won't mind me spreading the publicity a little wider!

 

"We don’t know if the Daleks were to blame, but Doctor Who’s car had a flat tyre when it arrived at Beaulieu for a new exhibition at the Beaulieu, National Motor Museum.

The fabulously futuristic Whomobile was Jon Pertwee’s transport in two episodes of Doctor Who in the early 1970s. It was commissioned by Pertwee and built by custom car builder Peter Farries. It’s starring in an exhibition to mark 60 years of Doctor Who at the museum.

Underneath, the Whomobile is a three-wheeler powered by a Hillman Imp engine. Vintage Tyres replaced the less-than-futuristic 155/80R12 tyre enabling the car to travel through time and space all the way from the Vintage Tyres’ workshop to the front entrance of the museum.

OK, that’s only about 100 metres as the Tardis flies, but that’s not really the point, is it?"