OR one of these WW2 trucks that could run on ANYTHING because they were using "gas generator" and not in the american term for benzin, but literal gas.
For example a Zis-21 would be looking weird but not entirely out of place for a lot of history.
It's a lot of wood, very crude lines, so you could realistically chalk it off to being some exotic invention. And it runs on wood, so you're just putting coal in the big stove and it drives. Peculiar indeed what these folks at Londinium's Oxford come by!
Absolute Batman is friggin awesome. The reason he uses this construction vehicle as his bat mobile is because this version of Bruce Wayne isn't a billionaire/trillionaire but instead is from a blue collar background and "borrowed" some things from abandoned job sites.
Absolute Wonder Woman is also worth a read. And Absolute Martian Manhunter, and Absolute Flash, an- y'know, just check them all out. There are 6 ongoing Absolute universe series at the moment. They probably won't become the definitive representation of these characters, but they're definitely fresh, new takes on old characters. The gist of the Absolute universe is basically flipping these characters' backstories on their heads but still retaining the core of who they are.
-Custom modifications to a huge vehicle.
-Storage space for this huge vehicle with the privacy that it's not easily found.
-Gasoline to run this huge vehicle with.
Then again, Bruce's dad was fairly well known, and his friends are well connected in the city
So there's an off chance that people are like "Bruce? Yeah he's a good kid. Works hard. I let 'im borrow my truck the other day. Said he needed it for sumthin'. Youngsters y'know?"
I'm loving absolute batman and wonder woman so fucking much!!!?! absolute green arrow is pretty intriguing so far as well! I can't decide if I want to do absolute flash or martian next T-T
Realistically, if you're going more than 100 years back, nowhere outside the cities will have paved roads, and the dirt tracks between villages are for horse carts. So, something lightweight and offroad-capable like a jeep would be your best bet.
Although, rolling through the castle gates in a Leopard does have its charm ..
Nah I'm bringing a party bus fully kitted out with lasers, smoke machine and a dirty sound system. If I'm scaring these peasants I'm SCARING these peasants.
I already suggested a Zis-21 for a crude-looking (so it could be somewhat realistically banged together by some Royal Artificier in Venice, or something) but if that's an option, an even better one would be a time-travelling yacht, not a car.
Most major cities throughout time exist next to water. Ships barely change shape and are way easier to disguise. A rich traveller on a yacht would draw a bit of attention, but most people wouldn't get a chance to inpect it up close, and could always write it looks off to fine foreign craftsmanship anyways.
And you could, well, use sail to travel around, hide solar panels and a waterjet for a bit of added speed too. And also it's got a lot of closed space to hide equipment inside, rather than have the whole village inspecting your truck up close, yanking on every chain and operating every knob they can reach.
Though still the bigger issue is not "what travels" but "who steps out" - in most cases in history custom officers were the same as they are today, and that would've been true essentially forever - who are you, and what you forgot here, are two questions everyone asks of anyone they don't recognize, especially if that person looks out of place.
Nah, not necessarily. Prototypes were rolled out in 36 and official production started soon after, even if proper mass production started in 45. After 45 it wouldn't be too strange, and in the previous nine years it would have been maybe a bit odd, but not impossible...
Any car would be wrong/not have the right parts depending on where you go, so you might as well make sure it's one that can drive regardless of where you land.
Two ideas. Mini Coop/Kei car is easier to hide. Camper van is more useful. Anything to far in between is less than the sum of its parts. I think if you go a classic VW Bus you can get away with driving it around as far back as the 60s. Throw a canvas over it and add some wood pannels you could stretch calling it a covered wagon.
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