What would have Wesley made of progress?

[Barrychuckle]

Like Wesley I'm a big Land Rover fan, he had many Land Rover's but in the last couple of years that iconic design has been relaunched. I was wondering what Wesley would have made of the new one and whether he'd have had one if the series had still been around today???

 

[gothic]

He'd certainly be lost with the new technology! Can readily picture him, waving the onboard computer about above his head, hammer in the other hand, trying to work out how to 'fix' it.....

 

[Barrychuckle]

Incidentally can anyone tell me which episode that pic came from, I found it online but cannot recall the guys carrying an upturned boat on the top of the LR?

 

[Stephen]

Incidentally can anyone tell me which episode that pic came from, I found it online but cannot recall the guys carrying an upturned boat on the top of the LR?

It's from the series 12 episode 'Das (Welly) Boot', Barry.

 

[Roger]

It's from the series 12 episode 'Das (Welly) Boot', Barry.

It was also used in The Charity Balls.

 

[Stephen]

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Like Wesley I'm a big Land Rover fan, he had many Land Rover's but in the last couple of years that iconic design has been relaunched. I was wondering what Wesley would have made of the new one and whether he'd have had one if the series had still been around today???

Surely Wesley would trash something as nice and shiny as that in five seconds flat, wouldn't he? He'd certainly have the engine out of it, as soon as he got home, and then have no idea how to put it back in. again. Lol

 

[captain clutterbuck]

He'd be looking for either a cassette or 8 track player for his collection of Rock music and be puzzled with what's in the modern car now .

 

[Barrychuckle]

In the original Magnum PI he drove a Ferrari 308 but in the modern remake he drove a Ferrari 488 Spider. So when LOTSW makes it's modern day remake the new Wesley can drive the new LR Defender

 

[wstol]

He would be converting his land rover to electric, with bits out of a Primrose Dairies milk float. and the motor left over from his waste disposal unit.

 

[Barrychuckle]

He would be converting his land rover to electric, with bits out of a Primrose Dairies milk float. and the motor left over from his waste disposal unit.

You're on to something there, but Wesley wouldn't do it the conventional way. He'd run a contraption from Edies cooker which would either blow it up or fuse all the electrics in the house!!

 

[Adrian Morris]

I think if Wesley got hold of the New Defender he would have it looking like that boat no long after getting it. He wasn't that good with Foggy's portable radios.

 

[Roger]

Remember what Wesley said about Barry's new car in The Phantom Number 14 Bus.... "eventually every technological advance falls back into the hands of your naturally skilled bloke with a hammer"

 

[captain clutterbuck]

When they made the episode Think Fast Father Ted they hired Wesley as the car consultant and mechanic here's the result of his work.

 

[Barrychuckle]

Isn't that Richard Buckets (pronounced Bouquet) car, I'm sure it's the same model and colour. Perhaps he was 'minding the pedestrian' and drove it into a ditch!!!

 

[maltrab]

I think he would of been keen for the self parking device for Edie's car

 

[captain clutterbuck]

I think he would of been keen for the self parking device for Edie's car

But Edie would say Wesley had been tampering with it when she parks on a mound of soil or through the Bakers shop window.

 

[Barrychuckle]

I'm sure Wesley & Seymour could've sorted the global automotive chip shortage between them...

 

[ferret]

When they made the episode Think Fast Father Ted they hired Wesley as the car consultant and mechanic here's the result of his work.

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the scene where they knock the little dent out is a cracker.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

the scene where they knock the little dent out is a cracker.

The pay off is great think Ted says something like "For a minute I thought I almost had it " the Camera pulls back and there's the car as shown in the picture I posted just brilliant . I watch Ted as much as LOTSW because its just so brilliantly observed and well written.

 

[lotsw1984]

He'd be looking for either a cassette or 8 track player for his collection of Rock music and be puzzled with what's in the modern car now .

Did we ever find out what that music was he had blasting out when he was driving round