New London Cab

The old london cab.

It isn’t just Volvo that Geely is reshaping. Here is its interpretation of the black cab’s bulging baby brother! After more than 60 years on its own, the London taxi is to spawn a new range – with the wraps set to come off this radical concept, designed to sit below the TX4, at the Beijing Motor Show.

The current london cab.

The TXN is the first fruit of a link-up between UK cab maker LTI and Chinese car giant Geely, which is poised to take a majority share in LTI’s parent firm.

The heavily retro design – which takes cues from the Mini and even the 1948 Morris Oxford – is to be displayed under Geely’s anglophile Englon brand.

The future london cab.

Inside, the driver sits within a separate plastic cab, allowing the occasional front passenger seat to fold up for extra luggage space. With the seat folded, there is room for three passengers on the rear bench. The TXN is designed to compete in taxi markets around the world, but not the UK.

Kereta Flinstone Yabba Dabba Doo!

(Malay translation needed) Niat seorang pemilik kenderaan ala "flinstone" untuk memulakan pemanduan terpaksa dibatalkan kerana pihak berkuasa memutuskan kereta zaman batu miliknya itu tidak selamat untuk dipandu.

Menggunakan bingkai kayu dan alas tempat duduk berlapikkan corak harimau bintang, Sebastian Trager mereka bentuk kenderaan menyerupai kenderaan yang menggunakan kuasa tolakan kaki seperti di dalam rancangan TV popular "Flinstone".

Bagaimanapun, hasil modifikasi moden, kenderaan yang dicipta oleh jurutera Jerman itu tidak memerlukan kayuhan kaki kerana ia dilengkapi enjin 1.3 liter di dalam roda bahagian hadapan kenderaan.

Trager telah memohon lesen untuk memandu kereta zaman batu ciptaannya itu, namun pihak berkuasa Jerman memutuskan ia sebagai tidak selamat untuk berada di atas jalanraya.

"Kami telah meniru dengan teliti. Saya bekerja di dalam pembinaan kereta dan gemar dengan kereta, jadi saya tahu ia sangat selamat" jelas Trager.

"Tapi ketika kami terpaksa mengisi salah satu bahagian dalam borang pendaftaran berhubung jumlah lampu, cermin dan penyapu air, kami berputus asa kerana ia langsung tiada cermin"

"Kami membawanya untuk dipamerkan kepada orang ramai, nampaknya semua orang sukakannya".

Amphibious Ice Cream Truck

London, Tuesday, October 25, 2011: British ice cream lovers have been lining up on land and sea to get a summertime treat from the world’s first amphibious ice cream van.

Christened the HMS Flake 99, after the UK specialty of a vanilla cone with a Cadbury Flake bar on top, the vehicle has a top speed of five knots when on the water.

It was built in honor of National Ice Cream Week (May 30-Jun 5 2011) by Cadbury ice cream maker Fredericks and sailed its maiden voyage on the Thames last week.

Watch the making of the truck!

After a tour of Britain’s beaches, the truck’s owners have quite the itinerary planned.