I thought they were done filming...

[number6]

A polluter vehicle wheeling in 23 century?

I think that they willl can still include scenes from 21 century. Flashback, Kirk'ancestor, something like it.

Old steam locomotives (wood/coal burning polluters) are still popular tourist attractions in our enlightened 21st century 'trying to be Green' world.

I reeeeaaallly hope we don't see a flashback to a 20th/21st century Kirk ancestor -- that would be cheesey.

Not to mention the fact that 23rd century catalytic converters work very, very well, and they don't even use traditional petrol to run the thing, instead going with some kind of synthetic fuel.

It runs on Tribble Jizz!!

 

[The Other Dual]

1.21 jigawatts, Marty, let's go back to the fucking Abrams Future!

 

[Franklin]

And about this 1960s red Corvette convertible being used for one of the shots in this location?
We are going to see Star Trek in 23 century, aren´t we?
Does anyone collect antiquity in 23 century?

Well, Kirk did have a fondness for antiques as an adult. The question is if the boys are joy-riding in that corvette, are they jamming to Prince's Little Red Corvette on the cassette player?

In this day quite a few farmers are fond of collecting and restoring old tractors and other vehicles (as old as 100 year-old tractors and such). A 250+ year-old car may be a bit of a stretch, but only a bit of one.

As a native Iowan, the only thing that concerns me is that if they want to make Kern County, California be Iowa, then I hope to God they keep the mountains in the background out of shot, or edit them out somehow.
Honestly, if we see a flashback to young Kirk in Iowa and I see even a glimpse of a mountain, I'm throwing my popcorn at the screen.

"Is this Heaven?"
"No, it's Bakersfield."

Edited to add:
However this joy ride turns out, from "A Piece of the Action" it's apparent Kirk never got the hang of driving a stick, or forgot how.

Spock:"Captain, you are an excellent starship commander. But as a taxi driver, you leave much to be desired."

And --

Spock: "Must we?"
Kirk: "It's faster than walking."
Spock: "But not as safe..."
Kirk: "Are you afraid of cars?"
Spock: "Not at all. It's your driving that alarms me."
Kirk: "I've got the hang of it now."

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

"Is this Heaven?"
"No, it's Bakersfield."

Damn! I wished I had thought of that one.

 

[Rat Boy]

"Is this Heaven?"
"No, it's Bakersfield."

"Oh, crap, then I'm in hell!"

And here I was going to post something about how there wasn't a thread whining about the Kirk family using an internal combustion engine, but I guess should have looked harder for the silly outrage.

 

[Franklin]

"Is this Heaven?"
"No, it's Bakersfield."

"Oh, crap, then I'm in hell!"

And here I was going to post something about how there wasn't a thread whining about the Kirk family using an internal combustion engine, but I guess should have looked harder for the silly outrage.

Outrage? Why no. You can bet that by the 23rd century that antique has been adapted to run on 100% pure clean-burning and renewable ethynol made from corn grown right there on Kirk's farm.
(And, you can't go "V-rrrroooom, v-rrroooom," in an electric car. I think we'll find it was one of the earliest things that attracted the chicks to Kirk. Revving the engine of his corvette while driving down Main Street, Riverside while all the other boys drive quiet electric hover cars. C'mon now, even in the 2230s, a Corvette or George Jetson's car?)

 

[M'Sharak]

As a native Iowan, the only thing that concerns me is that if they want to make Kern County, California be Iowa, then I hope to God they keep the mountains in the background out of shot, or edit them out somehow.
Honestly, if we see a flashback to young Kirk in Iowa and I see even a glimpse of a mountain, I'm throwing my popcorn at the screen.

Knowing the area around Bakersfield somewhat, it should be quite possible to set up so that no mountains are in view. Knowing how it has become entirely possible to digitally rearrange the landscape, I think they can point the camera any which way and it won't matter too much.

"Mountain?" *blip* "What mountain?"

"Is this Heaven?"
"No, it's Bakersfield."

Having been to Bakersfield more than a few times, this is still funny.

Starship repair station, first exit, turn right, look for the 20-foot tall guy holding a hyper-spanner. S'right, you can't miss it!

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

Outrage? Why no. You can bet that by the 23rd century that antique has been adapted to run on 100% pure clean-burning and renewable ethynol made from corn grown right there on Kirk's farm.
(And, you can't go "V-rrrroooom, v-rrroooom," in an electric car. I think we'll find it was one of the earliest things that attracted the chicks to Kirk. Revving the engine of his corvette while driving down Main Street, Riverside while all the other boys drive quiet electric hover cars. C'mon now, even in the 2230s, a Corvette or George Jetson's car?)

Well, Kirk had no problem polluting the air of planet Sigma Lotia II (A Piece of the Action). He decided to drive even though -- as Spock pointed out -- they could have walked.

But then again, I'm sure that fact it's someone else's planet and he doesn't have to live there had something to do with it.