Nick Majcen's dunny car headturner at Christmas pageants Nick Majcen and Ben Crossley in their Toilet Car. Pic Mark Brake Source: News Limited NICK Majcen doesn't deny that his 1975 Series 12 Renault is a piece of crap. That's why he replaced its front seats with two working toilets. Not happy for his unique "toilet car" to remain a curio on his grandmother's Beulah Park lawn, the 25-year-old filmmaker then snuck his creation into both the Glenelg and Norwood Christmas pageants, much to the bemusement of onlookers. Majcen, who calls himself the Classic Car Idiot and has made film clips for Australian bands The Angels and the Hoodoo Gurus, said the car - which has cisterns on the roof so that both toilets can flush - had been a labour of love. He even claims it cost him his job with an automotive safety company. "When my boss found out about the project he didn't approve and suddenly I didn't get any more shifts," Mr Majcen said. But all we're trying to do is put a smile on people's faces. If my grandmother - who lived through World War II in Europe - can see the funny side, then everyone else should be able to as well. The toilet car is one of several modifications the self-taught mechanic has attempted over the years, with other projects including a Dodge Phoenix created by joining two wrecked cars together. "We've also recreated the scene from Mr Bean where he drives sitting on the roof and gone hunting with a guy who jumps on goats," Mr Majcen said. We film it all for the Classic Car Idiot show on our Facebook page. Mr Majcen said he sees his creations and stunts as art, but it appears not everyone agrees with him. "We've put six funding applications in with (youth arts organisation) Carclew, but they keep rejecting them for all kinds of weird reasons," he said. Once they told us that our application had too many words in it, and another time they actually told us that we hadn't asked for enough money. We've also asked for money from the South Australian Film Corporation, but they didn't want to know us. As for the pageants, Mr Majcen said he'd sent in registration forms for both the Glenelg and Norwood events but never received a reply. He took the car, which is not roadworthy or registered, on a trailer and towed it through the pageants with a rope. "We just threw some tinsel on it and looked like we were meant to be there," he said. I would say 98 per cent of the people thought it was great and 2 per cent of the people were confused. Mr Majcen's 84-year-old grandmother Angela, whose front lawn hosts the unique ­vehicle, said she loved her grandson's stunts. "It's stupid and funny and that's kids' job," she said. A Norwood Payneham and St Peters council spokeswoman said the pageant organisers had received and approved Mr Majcen's application. "Given it was a film company, the council didn't see a need to investigate the exact nature of the vehicle," she said. However, the toilet car ­vehicle entry does go against the council's policy ... and the Pageant Organising Group has agreed that the vehicle will not be permitted in the 2014 pageant. Holdfast Bay Council was a little kinder. "Mr Majcen of Classic Car Idiot was a registered participant in our pageant," CEO ­Justin Lynch said. I think it's great that he contributed his harmless larrikin energy to what was a fabulous, fun community event.