Concorde Photo Shoot Location Found!!

Post by **MAD SKITZ** » Sat May 19, 2007 2:56 pm

Hi Guys,

Not living too far from Steve Midgley's factory that fitted the original Concorde / Monza body kits back in the 70's, I decided to pop down there to see if the factory building was still in existance. It was, although looks like a storage warehouse these days. It was interesting to discover that this was also the location of the Motor Manual (May 1977 issue) cover shoot of the original Concorde Van !! Here's a couple of pics...............

Post by **MAD SKITZ** » Sat May 19, 2007 3:14 pm

Here's the original cover...........

Post by **Chase Bansi** » Sat May 19, 2007 4:47 pm

Looks like you found the right spot!

Post by **MAD SKITZ** » Sat May 19, 2007 7:04 pm

Certainly is. I wonder what happened to this van and if it's still around somewhere ????

Post by **n2dnyt** » Sun May 20, 2007 3:38 am

Isn't that the same van from "Running on Empty"?

Post by **MAD SKITZ** » Sun May 20, 2007 5:07 am

There is indeed one in "Running on Empty", I think its a replica of the original Concorde concept van pictured above though.

Post by **Cueball** » Sun May 20, 2007 1:57 pm

Shame on me, i never noticed it before....

Well, another reason to watch the dvd again

Post by **Madmaxing** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:04 am

I can't believe the #2 is exactly the same! Either that's some real good paint or they just kept painting over it. I see they also added the man door.

It's cool to find stuff like that, especially since the "2" is still there.

Steve

Post by **madmax_00uk** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:47 am

Here is a pic I have of the van out of running on empty, will see if I can find any more

roadwarriormfp · Post by **roadwarriormfp** » Mon May 21, 2007 12:32 pm

Thats about all you will see of the van on Running on Empty...

its a very quick glimpse and its gone, which is shame really.