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The One And Only Scooby Doo Mystery Ride Truck Is Reborn
My work mate's son came to collect him from job the other day while his own car was at the workshop. Nothing remarkable in that you would think, why shouldn't he? Well from all the reaction of my fellow workers I thought that he had turned up in an exotic sports car so I trailed outdoors to go see it. There sat not the exotica I had been expecting but a 1966 Chevrolet Sport van, customized as 'The Mystery Machine' from the Scooby Doo display!
My instantaneous reaction was to break into a huge smile and looking around me I could see that I was not alone. The family live nearby so I thought that I might call by later to look more closely. Speaking to them I quizzed if they always get that kind of reaction to the van and was told to " jump in we'll go for a 10 minute drive ". Well I was surprised by the reaction, both pedestrians and other road users smiled as well as waved as we passed, so when I got home I decided to see what was available on the internet for the Mystery Machine.
Apparently perhaps there were a number of examples just like my friends van available for hire, taking care of all occasions from children's and adults parties to the High School Prom, including or excluding a 'Shaggy' character driver as well as 'Scooby Doo' passenger. A quick surf of the net revealed a multitude of toy mystery machine van in all shapes and sizes.
A favorite of mine has been the 'Glow in the Dark' example complete with Shaggy and Scooby, you could even purchase additional witch or even mummy or various other bad guy characters to add to the set, how cool is that!. A plastic construction kit in 1:24 scale took me back more years than I care to remember to old time childhood birthday and also Christmas presents.
Maybe the ultimate example of the Mystery Machine was the one added to the complete scooby doo dvds collection. Identified as 'Scooby- Doo, Where Are You!: The particular Complete Series'; this comprises the 41 original episodes available on seven discs together with a further bonus features disc. The discs are stored inside a dedicated replica of the Mystery Machine beneath a push up rear part. The vehicle is made of strong plastic, has rotating wheels, is kept on a decorative display base and is a great toy or even ornament in it's own right, but the adding of the discs ought to make this the ultimate Mystery Machine available.
My quick surf of the net had revealed a whole world of fun scooby doo toys and games featuring the Mystery Machine. I was even able to repay my short ride by finding the license plate number of the original van for my friends son (AC-712, only ever seen once during the history of Scooby Doo in the 1979 Scooby and the Scrappy Doo episode ' The Neon Phantom of the Roller Disco' if you're intrigued).
I also became aware that nearly unnoticed the Mystery Machine seems to have become an American icon, up there with the likes of the Corvette Stingray and the original Ford Mustang so maybe my friend was picked up by his son in an example of motoring exotica after all!
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