Its not something you would want to think too much about. But some fans are planning to take Alberts taxi quite literally.
The Only Fools and Hearses, sorry Horses vehicle took six months to complete and £8,000 according to super fan Darren Abey, 45, from Fleetwood, Lancashire.
Only Derek Trotter and Darren Abbey would come up with this idea and claim it’s all kushti. He plans to charge between £650 and £1000 a day depending on location and will travel to England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man.
Darren says he’s hoping he’ll be so busy with rentals that he’ll have to build another hearse to keep up with demand.
‘I got two scrap cars, both three-wheelers, which weren’t worth anything and only useful for their fibreglass parts. We stripped and gutted them and cut up the vehicle to stretch it to a length of 8 foot 8 inches, so we had a stretched three-wheeler that would be suitable to use as the trailer.’ Darren says.
He was already in the news last year when he planned to drive his 1972, three-wheeler van, and a Reliant trailer painted the same yellow colour, around every Premiership football stadium in the country at the start of next season.
Along the way he hopes to collect shirts and memorabilia from each club and then auction the items off during a big money-spinning night in Fleetwood later this year.
Would help if a phone number was handy so as too call you for a chat I live in Fleetwood best wishes
Let me start by saying that I have absolutely no clue whatsoever about ‘Only Fools And Horses’. Being a German living in Germany I have never seen an episode of the show in my live (as of today). What I did see however is a funny looking yellow car in a backyard of my neighborhood. Curious as I am I googled the lettering “Trotters Independent Trading Company”, only to learn that it refers to your much beloved TV show.
Equipped with this knowledge I was able to find this blog and this entry, and I would like to utilize it to ask the question that I have in mind ever since I came across the aforementioned vehicle:
Assuming that this specimen over here is not an original production prop, how would I identify a decent replica of the shows signature tricycle? And by “decent” I mean that it would be of interest to a fan/collector of OFAH.
Enlightening comments on the subject would be very much appreciated!
I am loving this idea… but the amount charged is ridiculous (with all due respect)
I recently rang around trying to get quotes to hire the Reliant Regal for simply an hour or so and the amount people want is stupid.
I understand supply & demand etc, but I am not prepared to be done up like a kipper!
If you are in the Dorset area, try a different Derek Trotter (yes that is his real name!) who has a Reliant Robin in the style of Only Fools and Hearses. The real fans will know the difference between the two cars but most people are unaware. Go to http://onlyfoolsandhearses.co.uk.
Oops. That’s supposed to have been http://onlyfoolsandhearsesdorset.co.uk.