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@autoversed.bsky.social
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I've been using the screen name of Autoverse for over a decade. Whilst most of my interactions on this platform are related to automobiles, I don't think our world should be dominated by them. Also on IG as autoverse.

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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
To the best of my knowledge, the Ford 021C was the last time a designer associated with Apple was Marc Newson in 1999 (prior to joining Apple). He now works with Jony Ive, I can see some similar elements to the Luce, like the recessed and inset rear lights. It’s one of my fave concept cars.
Low down front 3/4 image of the Ford 021C in a studio setting with a white background. The car is primarily orange (the name is derived from the Pantone colour code), with the roof and window pillars in white. The overall shape of the car is boxy yet smooth, in a traditional three box sedan form factor ( first box for engine, second for passengers and the third for luggage). The front end is silver, this wraps round to the front wings, with a large inset light bar to form the headlights. There’s a comparatively tiny blue oval Ford badge in the middle. Side profile of the 021C in a studio setting, it has coach doors (rear hinged rear passenger door) which are open revealing the interior, there is no central B-pillar. The interior is predominantly white with orange upholstery, steering wheel and dashboard facia.  Rear 3/4 image of the Ford 021C in a studio setting. The car is primarily orange (the name is derived from the Pantone colour code), with the roof and window pillars in white. The overall shape of the car is boxy yet smooth, in a traditional three box sedan form factor ( first box for engine, second for passengers and the third for luggage). The rear end is silver, this wraps round to the rear wings, with a large inset light bar to form the taillights. There’s a comparatively tiny blue oval Ford badge in the middle.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Still not sure about the Luce, reckon I might need to sleep on it.
A blue Little Tikes race car bed, in a Cars (movie) themed bedroom with characters on the walls and a Lightning McQueen duvet cover.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Whenever I heard the song linked below, I always pictured a Pontiac. Took me a while to realise it was about a private jet. youtu.be/w4s6H4ku6ZY
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Far East Movement - Like A G6 ft. The Cataracs, DEV
YouTube video by FarEastMovementVEVO
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I know the price point for new cars has been creeping up, but it seems mind boggling that the Honda CR-V is priced at around £50,000.
Screenshot from the Honda UK website showing two versions of the CR-V. One is a silver hybrid and is priced at £48,075 and the other is a pearl white plug in hybrid priced at £50,675.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I used to call these the Granny Mover.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It’s got AX appeal.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
#ItsVanTime - vid by @techconnectify.bsky.social
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Logged into Threads for the first time since the day it was launched in 2023, simply because Meta put notifications for it that I couldn’t dismiss in IG. After a very quick perusal, I’m certain I don’t want to spend time there.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
#ItsVanTime - Ford Explorer EV Van Time!
A white Ford Explorer EV Van parked outside an office building. Visually there’s little difference between it and the regular passenger version. The only visual clues are the black steel wheels which have plastic yellow wheel nut indicators. (Image Source: Ford Europe)The interior of the Explorer EV van, as seen via an open rear side door, the van conversion has a white flat load area added and a black bulkhead to separate the load from the front seats. The bulkhead only covers the seat area, does not sit flush to the interior, you can see around it and through to the drivers seat and steering wheel, there’s also a cutout in the middle, with mesh to aid rearward visibility. It’s very apparent this is a converted passenger car, with the bare minimum done. The former passenger doors still have door cards and grab handles. The windows are covered up with blanking panels on the inside, from the outside they look like normal tinted windows. (Image Source: Ford Europe)
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
That’ll be the Jaecoo.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Saw a reel on IG about F&F locations, when I saw the spot of Torertto’s store. I instantly recognised it from this Tame Impala vid. youtu.be/s3a4OQR-10M
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Tame Impala - Loser (Official Video)
YouTube video by tameimpalaVEVO
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Civilised Society
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
This is my friends channel, he gets way more views on IG and TikTok but I think YT is the most shareable format (no app required). Anyway, I did the camera work for this one. www.youtube.com/shorts/vV939...
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#startup of a early 50s kickstart #lawmower #british #oldengine #2stroke
YouTube video by Mostly Mowers
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
For some reason I had the random urge to seek out music by Idlewild. youtu.be/9qmnV6R7WxI
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Idlewild - You Held The World In Your Arms (Official Video) HD
YouTube video by Sam
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I was looking through some old IG posts and realised I‘ve photographed @misshubnut.bsky.social ‘s Escort years before @hubnut.bsky.social acquired it.
Screenshot of an IG stories post, showing a side profile of sliver Ford Escort with black bumpers and black paint on the b-pillars. There’s text above that reads “This now belongs to @hubnutvids” and below there’s an image credit of @autoverse.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
It’s keitora time! This vid by Mike Festiva is worth watching, he takes his Suzuki Carry with a home made camper out for a little trip. youtu.be/im5Kf37G3Hs
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Solo Winter Camping in my JDM Kei Truck: Custom Camper PNW Adventure
YouTube video by Mike festiva
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
To me it’s odd that folks (predominately in the US) deem it as odd to back into a parking space. For me it’s second nature, it was part of learning to drive and I‘ve worked at locations where it‘s policy to do so. Although if I do have the opportunity to drive from one spot into another, I will.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Algorithms on YT & IG really are a dark art, a short vid I filmed for a friend’s account has had about 520 or so views on YT after a couple of days. Yet same footage was posted to IG and got about 52k views in a day.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Popped round to my friend’s place today and found myself behind the camera filming some stuff for his YT. www.youtube.com/shorts/x8baR...
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Start up of an atco standard 12 inch.
YouTube video by Mostly Mowers
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Reminds me of this vid by @hubnut.bsky.social with what seems to be a former taxi. youtu.be/5-D_wnyjXfc
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286,000-mile EV! Sold as non-runner, £2500 bargain?
YouTube video by HubNut
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Wolseley is a name some folks might associate with top trim British Leyland cars, they did so much more than that. Here’s one of their smaller offerings, a stationary engine from circa 1945. This vid is by a friend of mine, their channel is called Mostly Mowers. youtube.com/shorts/z6y-G...
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Wolseley wd2.
YouTube video by Mostly Mowers
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
There’s a strong possibility that I’ve been on the train in the first photograph, as I used to commute on that line around then.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
A good friend of mine has just set up a YT channel dedicated to vintage lawn mowers (mostly pre 1940s). The first few vids are “shorts” taken from their IG page of the same name. If you’re interesting in old motors and whatnot, I implore you to check it out. youtube.com/@mostlymowers
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Mostly Mowers
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Modest Designs @calumraasay.bsky.social (better known for long-form documentary vids on exploration vehicles) walks through his newly built house, situated on Raasay (A Scottish island). It’s a neat little house, with a well thought out layout and the location is wonderful.
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We built our island house! (and had a baby)
YouTube video by Calum on Raasay
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Found this for sale on eBay (via the seller‘s IG). A slightly slammed kei car, namely a Mira Gino, the seller described it as a “spine destroyer”. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16796847...
Front 3/4 view of a lowered Daihatsu Mira Gino, it’s got 13” 3 piece Volk Racing wheels.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
It’s SHO time!
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
“You will be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits
Three chaps, standing together. The one closest to the camera has a beard and goes by the name of Lewis, the one in a middle has beard, glasses but no hair atop his head, folks call him Pyrion Flax . And the one on the end (right side of the image), also has a beard but his head hair is thinning, he’s known as Sips.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
#ItsVanTime
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
A random research rabbit hole led me to this, a Tasmanian Mini Moke that was converted into a van to deliver mail. #ItsVanTime Source: www.moke.com.au/mokes/postie...
B&W image of a Mini Moke converted into a van, the Moke is usually an open topped vehicle. The conversion consists of a tall bolt on canopy and part of the body work being cut away to allow easier access for the postie. 

There is a caption below the image that says: “Replacing three-wheeled motor scooters used by postmen in the outer Launceston area of Tasmania, this Moke is one of three used by the Post Office. Featuring a fibreglass canopy, the vehicle was modified by a Hobart P.M.G workman to departmental designs.”
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Today, I learned that Chrysler sold a van version of the PT Cruiser in The Netherlands. It was a classic case of exploiting tax loopholes. The rear hatch was redesigned to increase the interior volume to meet the van regulations. #ItsVanTime www.flickr.com/photos/81821...
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Chrysler PT Cruiser Van 2.2 CRD 29-11-2004 86-BR-NV
Junkyard Pijffers Broekland NL 2012
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
“Late Model Sedan”
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I finally got round to watching season 2 of Severance, one thing that can’t go unnoticed is that the cars in the “outie world“ are all pre 2000. Gives it that nonspecific period in time vibe, a bit like Gattaca. Here’s a neat article about the car casting. www.thedrive.com/news/why-mar...
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Why Mark in 'Severance' Drives a 1997 Volvo, and More Answers from the Show's Car Coordinators
The hit show's meticulous use of 1980s and '90s cars has prompted countless theories, so we talked to the people who chose them to finally get some answers.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Final Fantasy VII for me, I never really played but I spent countless hours craning my neck to watch by brother play it.
Cover art for the PlayStation release of Final Fantasy VII.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Age yourself with gaming.
Cover art for Dragon 32 version of Frogger, which shows a frog crossing in front a red semi articulated truck. The frog has a briefcase and a tie, guess he’s going to work. I’m not as old as the game suggests, it’s just the first game I remember playing, the game was on a cassette tape and it’s the only one that would actually work.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
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Orbital - The Saint
YouTube video by London Records
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
I stopped driving in 2019, simply because I couldn’t afford to and didn’t need to. Sometimes I miss random drives, exploring roads I’ve never been down before. But on the flip side I’ve got to know my local area so much better on foot, I’m fortunate to live in close proximity to a National Park.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
This Ka was purchased from a scrapyard, it was there after an MOT test deemed it unroadworthy for serious but easy to fix failure. HubNut and @upndown.bsky.social sorted it out and now it’s fully legal. youtu.be/KCvNXLKHO8M?...
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No-one wanted this Ford Ka. Why? Can we save it?
YouTube video by HubNut
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
Album: Grand Prix by Teenage Fanclub - Cover: A head on photograph of a black formula style open wheel racing car in a white studio setting. It says “Teenage Fanclub” on the front wing, the nose and rear wing. The words “Grand Prix” are above it, in an italic typeface with a chrome gradient and a black outline.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
It’s van truck time, this Honda was rear ended so of course the logical thing to do was cut the back off and turn into the truck. In this instance, it’s been done so a mobility scooter could be loaded into the rear. This guy is the Hank Hill of automotive YouTube. youtu.be/v2urrSlbzqY?...
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El Hondamino, Part Van, Part Truck, Done?
YouTube video by Low-Buck Garage
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
I’ve always got time for Garbage Time.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
The truck in this video is an interesting one, Land Rover body but with weird dimensions. That’s because it’s fitted on a 77 K5 Blazer chassis. Incidentally the song is pretty chilled out too. youtu.be/VL-oVYvo_ww?...
Front 3/4 perspective of what at first glance looks like a pink Land Rover. But the proportions are off, wider than a Landie and it’s got a protruding  snout like radiator grille that has a gold Chevy bow tie. It’s got the original Blazer bumper with a UK registration plate (which I checked to confirm my suspicions about the ID).
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I find it somewhat odd to stumble upon my own comments on Flickr, that I posted 17 years ago. Especially as the account I used was deleted over a decade ago (comments from deleted accounts get assigned random names).
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
After watching the most recent vid by Kitch, I decided it was worth revisiting this one about the C6 by @hubnut.bsky.social youtu.be/2y5L4K1qbXU?...
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£750 Citroen C6 1200-mile test! 2.7 twin-turbo diesel. But what's it like?
YouTube video by HubNut
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
EJT FTW youtu.be/w-KQA6wM0Wk?...
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Emma-Jean Thackray - Save Me (Live from Hoxton Hall)
YouTube video by Emma-Jean Thackray
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
One thing I’ll never understand about IG is the apparent bots that post “send me this post”, so another account can farm engagement. I’m just surprised it’s still a thing.
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
This certainly is an unusual choice for a hearse conversion. www.flickr.com/photos/river...
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Suzuki Kisashi hearse - Santiago, Chile
Bodied in Chile by Corona (in the city of San Felipe).
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The Trislander, the aircraft in the photo is one I’ve been in. Take a small island hopper aircraft, stretch it and slap 3rd engine on the tail. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britten...
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Britten-Norman Trislander - Wikipedia
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Ruin a book with a car: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Ford Galaxy
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Flickr, reminding me that my sub lapsed, as if it’s a bit of admin that’s slipped my mind. It lapsed 11 years ago, when I decided it wasn’t worth it and back then it was about $25 and these days it’s about $80.
Screenshot of an ad on Flickr, text reads: “Your Flickr Pro has lapsed. Renew now and we’ll throw a 20% discount on your subscription” beneath it is a pink button with white text that says “renew now”
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autoverse @autoversed.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Fast Wagon Friday?
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