The scope on the right as you say, isn't a scope at all, it is a serious piece of glass in the form of a Canon 300 mm F/2.8 Lens, which also rides an this platform.
Na mate, that isn't my car, it belongs to my mum, we actually suggested firmly that it was about time she gave driving away at the age of 90.
This is my rig, below.
Cheers Leon