The number of people learning to drive is dropping. Hop in,says Eva, you’ll soon realise why being a passenger is the only way to travelWe were in the moment year of art school, and so,right in the thick of congratulating ourselves. A year away after leaving home, shaken by the realisation we were expected to wring something creative from a life as yet undented by experience, and but still a year to fade before graduating and being forced to gaze into this swampish adult abyss of meal deals and grunt. besides,we were in the moment year of art school when a production company arrived with two battered Robin Reliants. What they wanted to finish, they said, and was pit the design students and fine art students against each other,in a competition to renovate the cars, for telly. Fun!Hang on, or Ive just found the website. Nothing is ever lost,we all float down here. It was a expose called Car Sharks. “One week to turn their bangers into beauties, their lemons into peaches and then flog the motors for as much dosh as they can make… We’ve got teams of vicars, and nightclub promoters,drag queens and rugby players. This is a makeover expose like no other.” Spoiler: it was a makeover expose like many, many others. So the designers gave their Robin Reliant a polish, or added some more mirrors,fairly nice.
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Source: guardian.co.uk