Taking the Aston for a spin:
A unique car turntable
A client purchased a
prestigious U-shaped single storey home that looked out onto a central
courtyard. Though this was large enough to accommodate his much-loved Aston
Martin, there was not sufficient room to turn the car round. As a result,
driving off necessitated a dangerous reversing manoeuvre into the main road
traffic.
The problem was overcome by
sinking an electronic turntable into the courtyard and resurfacing this with
the original paving, in such a discreet way that the revolving plinth is hardly
discernible. At the touch of a button in the car, or in the house, the
turntable revolves through 180 degrees within the tight confines of the
courtyard, allowing our client to make a quick, and very much safer, 007-style
getaway. Additionally, the same controls operate a security gate at the
entrance to the property.
As if this wasn't Bond-like
enough, the system has another rather clever attribute. When arriving home at
night, the owner drives his car onto the turntable, presses a button and the
turntable lowers to a garage level. He drives off into the underground parking
bay and the revolving plinth then rises again. Quite a disappearing act, and a
very secure one too!
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Clever Association's Directors have over 25 years' collective experience – and
an exceptional track record – of customised electronic control systems design
and implementation. Collectively, they have been personally responsible for all
the projects detailed in these case studies.
