Disco Prom

Disco Prom

My workmate’s son came to collect him from work the other day while his own car was at the garage. Nothing unusual in that you would think, why shouldn’t he? Well from the reaction of my colleagues I thought that he had turned up in an exotic sports car so I trailed outside to have a look. There sat not the exotica I was expecting but a 1966 Chevrolet Sportvan, customized as ‘The Mystery Machine’ from the Scooby Doo show!

My immediate reaction was to break into a broad smile and looking around me I could see that I was not alone. The family live nearby so I thought that I would call by later to take a closer look. Speaking to them I asked if they always get that kind of reaction to the van and was told to ” jump in we’ll go for a ten minute drive “. Well I was amazed at the reaction, both pedestrians and other road users smiled and waved as we passed, so when I got home I decided to see what was available on the internet for the Mystery Machine.

Unsurprisingly perhaps there were a number of examples similar to my friends van available for hire, covering all occasions from childrens and adults parties to the High School Prom, with or without a ‘Shaggy’ character driver and ‘Scooby Doo’ passenger. A quick surf of the net revealed a multitude of toy Mystery Machines in all shapes and sizes.

A favorite of mine was the ‘Glow in the Dark’ example complete with Shaggy and Scooby, you could even get additional witch/mummy/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 childhood birthday and Christmas presents.

Perhaps the ultimate example of the Mystery Machine was the one included with the complete dvd collection. Titled ‘Scooby- Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series’; this comprises the 41 original episodes available on seven discs with a further bonus features disc. The discs are all stored inside a faithful replica of the Mystery Machine beneath a lift up rear section. The van is made of strong plastic, has rotating wheels, is kept on a decorative display base and is a great toy or ornament in it’s own right, but the inclusion of the discs must make this the ultimate Mystery Machine available.

My quick surf of the net had revealed a whole world of fun 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 Scrappy Doo episode ‘ The Neon Phantom of the Roller Disco’ if you’re interested ).

I also became aware that almost 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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When did UK schools start having a PROM? It was called a school disco 12yrs ago when I left School?

What’s happened? Since when has the school disco been taken over by the American word term prom?

Sadly we have all become Americanised!

Smoky Purple Disco Prom Look

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