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February 10, 2007
Car Parked on Side of a Building - Not a Fake!
Someone was scanning Google Earth and noticed this very strange sight: A car on the side of a building complete with parking lot (see it here 
). GEC member 'caelestis' posted this the other day speculating that someone was photo-retouching the aerial photography somehow. But, GEC member 'bebop' the next day found out this is in fact not a fake. In fact, you can see a photo of this unique sight in Westenbergstraat, Netherlands. At night, it gets even weirder since the car's lights come on. Thanks to Delta102 for the tip!
Related - Here's a blog entry with a bunch of interesting sights in GE including a school bus on a building roof.
Posted by FrankTaylor at February 10, 2007 02:23 PM
Comments
Posted by: Keith at February 12, 2007 11:43 AM
In rotterdam there is also a nice one... A car almost falling of a building:
http://maps.google.nl/maps?f=q&hl=nl&q=51.924530+4.474651&ie=UTF8&z=19&ll=51.924595,4.474652&spn=0.000696,0.002704&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr
A little bit hard to see, but it is the red car
Posted by: JWB at February 14, 2007 11:14 AM
Hmm, some time ago (a few years) Mini ran an ad campaign that included sticking mini's on the sides of buildings. I know this happened in London but potentially across Europe? It may be un connected as they were new mini's not this classic mini.
Posted by: Jamie Riddell at March 12, 2007 09:33 AM
thats really cool! also where and how do i get the google earth thats live is there such a thing
or how do i get the 12 hour update image thanks.
Posted by: russianmike at March 16, 2007 04:05 AM
In 1982 I took a photogragh of this car/wall that I stumbled apon when I was driving around lost. I printed a big beautiful solarized version that pops up from time-to-time. My piers have always thought it was a trick since I work lot with manipulating photographs. FINALLY I have proof without a trip to The Netherlands! Thank you so much!!
Posted by: Catherine Johnson at March 31, 2007 01:52 AM
Rotationg the image you should notice that there are arrows painted on the side of the building next to the car. There also appears to be annother vehicle painted on the building across from the arrows. My suspicion is that this is advertising or art and not a "real" auto yet still of interest.
Posted by: rb at March 31, 2007 05:34 AM
I sent a link to this story to a friend in NL. He tells me the car was mounted there in the 70s and he knows who did it. Small world...
Posted by: Chris at March 31, 2007 01:03 PM
There is one also in Auckland city, New Zealand with a Mini and a surfboard on the roof. A cool advertising promotion
Posted by: andrew at April 2, 2007 12:20 AM
There's also one in South Africa - a mini on the side of a wall in a slingshot, like it's about to be fired off.
Posted by: Henning at April 2, 2007 09:33 AM
It's a classic mini. Awesome.
Posted by: Patrick Williford at October 8, 2007 09:33 AM
Car park markings continue up the wall of the building where a Morris Mini is parked. The head- and taillights light up at night. (Westenbergstraat, Netherlands)
Posted by: Keith at November 30, 2007 08:04 PM
Its a great Advertising Promotion! Don't you think?
Posted by: Jack at January 2, 2008 04:05 AM
Yes, it does look like a cool billboard.
Posted by: Tom Muse at January 6, 2008 02:38 PM
What the f**** ...
If it was not a Advertising Billboard, it would be an great ideia to resolve our parking problems!!!! ...
Posted by: Secma at January 15, 2008 11:06 AM
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It's a classic mini. Awesome.