The Voxmobile

[Derek Mowbray]

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I was watching a TV program on the Dave channel called The Jay Leno`s Garage and for a few moments it featured a car called The Voxmobile it had on it guitars ,amplifiers ,and keyboards to demonstrate Vox products quite interesting first time that I had ever heard of it . [video] https://youtu.be/eQv-3zvs9GM[/

[Uncle Fiesta]

So now we know what Howard Wolowitz does on his days off!

Here's another view of the car:

[JimN]

The VoxMobile was known about - even in the UK - in the late sixties at the earliest.

It was, of course, a USA promotional device which was tied to the Thomas Organs Vox division on the northern outskirts of Los Angeles (at Sepulveda).

I seem to remember that Del Casher (of Vox Wah Wah Pedal) fame had something to do with it when it was first conceived and built.

[cockroach]

The legendary guitarist Jimmy Bryant also was involved in the promotional stuff for Vox at the time- I think there were photos of him in the car etc

There's a lot of info online about the car...there were a number of such promo vehicles tied in to products, brands,TV and films etc back then in the USA (the Monkeemobile, The Munsters coach etc etc..)

The whole concept of a novelty vehicle for promo/advertising purposes is very old anyway..anyone remember the beer barrel car from way back when??

[Uncle Fiesta]

And don't forget the Outspan Orange car featured in Every Home Should Have One (although I'm sure most of us remember that film more for Penelope Keith's appearance as a dominatrix, complete with leather costume and whip).

I believe it's now at Sparkford Motor Museum.

(The car, not the whip.)

[cockroach]

I can remember as a kid in London in the 1950's seeing the Daimler beer bottle car driving around...

[Mikey]

And don't forget the Csdburys Cream Egg car!