Some inspiration from Penelope Pitstop

It's probably too late to get our Constance looking anything like Penelope Pitstop's Compact Pussycat (yes, that is what it's called).

The Compact Pussycat at Goodwood (from here).

But potentially not too late to source the costumes..?!

Cougar Penelope

Hmmmm..

Of wine ships and flame-throwers

Lyn went off to AfrikaBurns last weekend in the hope of picking up some basic survival skills to see us through the Put Foot Rally. For the uninitiated AfrikaBurn is pretty much an African version of Burning Man in the US.. A stern warning from the organisers states: “YOU VOLUNTARILY ASSUME THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH BY ATTENDING THIS EVENT ... You must bring enough food, water, shelter and first aid to survive for a week in a harsh environment.”

We’re not sure whether she learnt anything but she did come home with some pretty far-fetched stories of wine ships and fire-breathing dragons, as well as some new crazy ideas as to how we can decorate Constance our rally vehicle.

Option 1: Grass 

Option 2: Silver bug - pretty sure that's a Conquest like our Constance under there

Option 3: Wine ship - 2000 litres of wine on tap, how can you go wrong?

Option 4: Tank (flame thrower optional)

Fursday: It's a jungle out there..

Fur wasn’t quite enough for these hippies at Burning Man who made this elephant art car - not sure the structure would survive 7000 km’s and Zambian potholes though..?

From here

Imagine the reactions you’d get from border officials with this psychedelic rhino wonder



From here



And then there’s this.. which even comes with camping chairs! and what may or not be a leopard print covered cooler box.

From here

Fursday Thursday - Tyre versus Fur

Cool Material  which apparently finds cool trends "for men"....only men I ask, I think not...but let's not be otherwise because this is pretty damn cool and has given me all sorts of ideas for how we might cover Constance the Conquest. I admit post it notes are not going to last the 17 days but tyres - totally epic!

 Reasons to have a tyre covered car...
a) Protection - surely if covered in tyres we'd bounce if in an accident
b) Camouflage - we'd totally look like a rhino - maybe we can catch ourselves some poachers although we don't really want to do that. We could potentially run some over?
c) Warmth - that's insulation of the best sort
d) Bad-ass - it just would be.

A camera covered car would be cool too, but only if the cameras could continue to be functioning - that would be 360 degree imaging if I ever saw it!

To see all the cars click here.  Any suggestions on our car?