Mud-club

Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: spy on August 01, 2007, 21:33:08

Title: quality parking
Post by: spy on August 01, 2007, 21:33:08: Just noticed this on www.southport.gb.com

Looks like a lwb frontera to me, someone seems to have parked in in the mouth of the river alt!

(http://www.southportforums.com/forums/pics7/ped/18%204x4%20again.jpg)
Title: quality parking
Post by: TDi90 on August 01, 2007, 22:00:46: :lol: very good :lol:
Title: quality parking
Post by: Evilgoat on August 01, 2007, 22:03:07: Looks Photoshopped :)

The boats keel would need a good few feet of water certainly more than enough to drown the fronty at the distance. Look closely at the car too, notice the image is much sharper than the rest. Lot of 'artifacts' around the car too which may mean its been retouched too. Notice that the same contrast exists around the blue barrel without the artifacts.

I could be wrong but I would put money on this being a fake
Title: quality parking
Post by: spy on August 01, 2007, 22:58:15: I agree it looks it but I am pretty sure it isnt! How much money? :D
Title: quality parking
Post by: Drift on August 01, 2007, 23:18:56: I know that bit of water I think.
It looks like the estuary from the river Alt in Formby.
There is a sailing club there and its possible to get onto the beach in a car.
Though Im not sure you would get a 4wd drive out that far as the mud is so soft.
As for the boats keel the estuary is a very deep gully and easily takes the boat and it will be very shallow at low to mid tide either side of the gully.

But this opens the question of how the car got over they channel/gully :shock:
Title: quality parking
Post by: SHERMAN TANK on August 01, 2007, 23:35:29: Is it me or is there a sinking ship on the horizon???

Am i goin mad
Title: quality parking
Post by: Drift on August 01, 2007, 23:38:25: your going mad they are gas platforms :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: quality parking
Post by: Boggert on August 02, 2007, 11:50:49: Has anyone got any other links for it? I'm sure it would have hit the press else where.
Title: quality parking
Post by: diggerdog36 on August 02, 2007, 20:39:07: Quote from: "SHERMAN TANK"
Is it me or is there a sinking ship on the horizon???

Am i goin mad

PMSL, Your right, there is an oil tanker split in 2, the stern is sinking fast but the bow is not as fast
Title: quality parking
Post by: SHERMAN TANK on August 02, 2007, 22:10:49: Thanks digger, i feeling a bit more sane now. :D
Title: quality parking
Post by: Drift on August 04, 2007, 23:44:07: Right Ive got to the bottom of this (excuse the pun) :oops:

Today while helping man the CRAG stand at RAF Woodvale Rally near Southport , space donated by the Liverpool Land Rover Club :wink: thanks guys :D
A group of youths (referred to here as scallies) came over, and where showing a keen interest in one of the Challenge (defender) trucks.
So we went to check, then on talking to them, they asked about my Frontera, and mentioned the got on stuck a while ago on the beach in a Frontera 2.3.
Further investigation, it was this one in the picture.
The went to the military range (altcar) and asked for help, they couldnt believe how far out they where, no one could help them, so they said they just left it, as it only cost Â£1000 :shock: .
They had tried (illegally) to drive from Crosby to Southport, but hadnt figured on the river Alt Eastuary. :lol: :lol: :lol:

They mae a sharp exit when they realised what CRAG stood for, :lol: :lol:
So its not photo shopped :wink: