Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

A schoolfriend of mine had a Heinkel bubble car, and rolled it on to it's side when turning sharp right.

He got out, heaved it upright again, and drove on. It cost him an indicator light, that's all

 

A friend of mine had one of those as well, in which we travelled around the railways of the West Country in the late 1960s. Easy to service - just lay out a old blanket on the ground and then lay it on its side !!! You just needed to drain the carburetter first :-(

 

They had a 250 BMW single. I had an R26 like that, shaft drive, but shook a lot. I upgraded to an R69, a 100 mph machine, tested on the M4

 

My experiences were limited to several rides in one owned by a friend but they were never something that I enjoyed. it was a question of accept the lift or not go to whatever it was we were going to. I still have memories of going down the A1 to Doncaster at relatively high speed. With the wheel arrangement it had there was no avoiding any of the potholes that appeared to be everywhere, even on what was supposed to be a major trunk road (1960's).

 

Meanwhile, back at the L&B, there is this:

There has been discussion elsewhere on NP about the misuse of AI, but do you consider this to be acceptable (most of the effects were achieved manually by traditional methods; only the last section was AI)?

 

IMHO the most important thing about the use of AI generated material is that the fact that it is AI-generated is made very clear up front.

A sort of "this what it may have looked like if...." offering is one thing, but simply publishing something without the context is another matter altogether - I've already encountered various examples of (say) colourised photos where it is apparent that some readers have assumed it's historically/factually correct when clearly - if you know the subject - it is not.