Happy Back to the Future Day 2025

Today is Back to the Future Day.

The 21st October is 'Back to the Future Day' as Marty McFly and Doc Brown travelled from 1985 to the 21st October 2015. So, the future was actually ten years ago now!

I got to see a DeLorean time machine at MediaCity in Salford back on the 13th March 2020. How different times were then!

Back to the Future is 40 years old

Back to the Future was released on the big screen 40 years ago today.

Back to the Future was released on the 3rd July 1985.

Cinema audiences in the USA were treated to the first screenings of Back to the Future 40 years ago today!

I got to see a DeLorean time machine at MediaCity in Salford in March 2020

We found a (now lost) video rental shop in Little Lever, Bolton in October 2020. It was stocked with loads of VHS tapes - including Back to the Future Part II. It was like stepping back in time!

I got to see my first DeLorean in real life at the Didsbury & South Manchester Car Show in Didsbury Park in July 2019

Star Walk at Trinity Walk in Wakefield

We had an excellent day out at the Star Walk event at the Trinity Walk shopping centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

Star Walk at Trinity Walk in Wakefield

We revisited Wakefield on Saturday to attend the Star Walk event at the Trinity Walk shopping centre. The weekend saw a superb line-up of pop culture, retro and classic vehicles, as well as a whole host of photo opportunities with characters and props from film and TV.

The A-Team van at Star Walk at Trinity Walk in Wakefield

Growing up in the 80's I'm a big fan of The A-Team and Knight Rider and it's always fun getting a snap with The A-Team's classic GMC Vandura van and K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider. Star Walk not only had two K.I.T.T.s from the Yorkshire Knights, but it also saw two of K.I.T.T.'s evil twin K.A.R.R. on display!

With K.I.T.T.'s evil twin K.A.R.R.

KARR!

A selection of Knight Rider merchandise and collectables

K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider - with K.A.R.R. lurking in the background!

More Knight Rider merch and collectables

K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider

While we were at Star Walk on day 1 we also saw The Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo, Optimus Prime and several other Transformers, the Pizza Planet van from Toy Story, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Delivery van and more!

The Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo

The Pizza Planet truck from Toy Story

Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime - we actually got passed by this truck on our drive home in the evening! It's quite a thing to see it in action on the motorway!

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Pizza Delivery van

Del Boy's Reliant Regal Supervan III from Only Fools and Horses 

With The Stig

There were loads of characters from various groups in costume for photo opportunities. And I had to have my photo taken with several of the Star Wars characters from the UK Garrison!

Caption this photo...!

Luckily I wasn't someone these Stormtrooper's were looking for

One of the Emperor's Royal Guards from Star Wars

With R2-D2

The Star Walk event at Trinity Walk was raising money for Forget Me Not Children's Hospice.

Check out the Trinity Walk website for more information.

Hopefully there's another edition of the event in the future!

Tows R Us

Spotting a 'Tows R Us' recovery truck!

A skip car in Edgeley, Stockport

We spotted this fun bit of vehicle advertising next to Alexandra Park in Edgeley, Stockport.

A bright yellow skip car advertising A2Z Skip Hire in Stockport

Happy Back to the Future Day 2024

Today is Back to the Future Day.

Back on the 13th March 2020 I got to see a DeLorean time machine at MediaCity in Salford. How different times were then!

In October 2020 we found a video rental shop in Little Lever, Bolton stocked with loads of VHS tapes. It was like stepping back in time!

I got to see my first DeLorean in real life at the Didsbury & South Manchester Car Show in Didsbury Park back in July 2019

The A-Team in Hale Barns

Seeing two of The A-Team's vehicles at Robs Car Fest in Hale Barns.

Face parks however he likes!

It was brilliant to see The A-Team van and Face's Chevrolet Corvette at the charity event held at The Bulls Head pub in Hale Barns near Altrincham, Greater Manchester.

I love it when a plan comes together

Robs Car Fest was due to be held at the Hale Barns Carnival, however that event was cancelled due to weather conditions. Luckily the pub was able to host the car show in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

The A-Team vehicles at the pub

The A-Team's GMC Vandura van

Templeton Peck's Corvette

Check out the Robs Car Fest Facebook Group for more information.

Crazy Fool

K.A.R.R. not K.I.T.T.

Seeing something a bit different in Hale Barns.

One of the other vehicles at Robs Car Fest at The Bulls Head pub in Hale Barns was K.A.R.R - the prototype evil talking clone version of K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider!

K.A.R.R. from Knight Rider

Robs Car Fest was due to be held at the Hale Barns Carnival, however that event was cancelled due to weather conditions. Luckily the pub was able to host the car show in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

A look inside K.A.R.R.

Check out the Robs Car Fest Facebook Group for more information.

Who You Gonna Call?

This Ghostbuster?

Emily spotted this 'Ghostbusters' van on her recent trip to Swansea!

We've seen a few Ghostbusters vehicles on our travels, including Ecto-1a in Urmston, a Ghostbusters car in Scarborough, and Ecto-1 at The Light cinema in Stockport and at the Totally Stockport Comic Con.

Totally Stockport Comic Con

80s TV, film and pop culture heaven!

Gremlins causing a scene

We had a marvellous morning at the Totally Stockport FREE Comic Con. What a brilliant event. So much to see and do.

The event was organised by Totally Stockport.

There have been some superb events here in Stockport. The last Comic Con was excellent too. The event was set to become an annual attraction, but the coronavirus put paid to the follow-up event in May 2020.

I've wanted to see K.I.T.T. in real life since I was a little kid. This was amazing!

We're so glad the event went ahead and are looking forward to the next Stockport Comic Con already!

Ecto-1

Urgh, this tauntaun smelled bad on the outside

Me and Chewbacca

R2-D2

Johnny 5

The A-Team van

Ecto-1 at The Light cinema in Stockport

It was nice to see Ecto-1 at The Light cinema in Stockport on Saturday evening as part of the promotion for the new Ghostbusters film.

I saw Ecto-1a and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in Urmston for Halloween a couple of years ago too.