When William Nicholson designed the house in 1976, he didn't have "The Flintstones" in mind. That designation came later. William Nicholson: When it first was nicknamed the Flintstone House ...

where in the middle of traffic a lead-colored rusty Volkswagen Beetle appeared, the striking thing is that the driver uses his feet to move the car forward, as if they were the Flintstones.