MrRegieRitmo Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Nice! Is that a Xedos 9 in the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 Is that a Xedos 9 in the background?Could well be...take a closer look... But then again, don't they run 5 stud hubs? That only has 4 studs I think. And I'm sure I'd have snapped it if it was an X9.Sorry Reg, I could be wrong, but I reckon it was something more mundane. Because you liked it so much, here she is again for a new page. She really did look in good shape. If I'd already made my fortune, I'm sureshe'd have had a little bilingual note under a wiper...I do hope there are a few such beauties around in a few years' time. How do I follow that? I'm sorry it's so modern, but I mentioned before I do like the shape of these. I think one might make a sensible daily once we're back in Blighty.I like the frameless doors, and the overall shape has aged well imho.Weren't they marketed "Practically a Sports Car"? Cool phrase.I digress. these look like the 323's more virile looking big bro: And are just as nice I think. Anyone familiar with it? Mazda Lantis...more interesting to look at than the 626s and Xedossseses. A few random stickers: ^ Honda City Type Pink? WTF?! Remember this... ...with it's queer profile... ...compare to this, the current Honda City (based on the Jazz platform): The Charade still looks better to me. That ^ looks like a hump-backed cockroach in all its miss-matched front and back ugliness. That doesn't stop the Thais buying them, though This one's just as frumpy, if slightly better balanced: Nissan Tiida futureshite. I don't know if these are coming to Britain? (This is the hatchback:) And while we're on with this modern horribleness... Chevy Aveo I really shouldn't inflict that on you -sorry- I'll try and make it up... ^ I know nothing of yank tanks - my American colleague (himself nogreat autophile) said it looks like an old Ford. Apparently, there's a lot more US stuff to the north-east side of Thailand, closer to the Laotian border where there were a lot of troops stationed. I got this one as I took a sneaky short-cut through a car park as the rainwas starting.I'm sorry for the poor picture quality on this one, but it needs to be "Catch of the Day" as I've never knowingly seen a Simca before: 1501 with the infamous Corolla back lights. Like a contagious rash, they are. KJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Is that a Xedos 9 in the background?Could well be...take a closer look... But then again, don't they run 5 stud hubs? That only has 4 studs I think. And I'm sure I'd have snapped it if it was an X9.Sorry Reg, I could be wrong, but I reckon it was something more mundane. Joe, I was referring to the background here on the left of the picture..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 WTF??? Why won't it show the picture I'm trying to quote? It's supposed to be showing that one containing the front view of the old BMW with the car park behind it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 This one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 That's it ta! Dunno why it wouldn't show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Agreed, that Lantis is quite nice though a bit heavy/long about the rear quarters. Are they based on a 626, and was there an earlier version? Sure I’ve seen something about them, started life as a Eunos?Isn’t the old Ford a Galaxie?Talk of the Laotian border reminds me of King of the Hill, I’m sure Bobby’s grandfather went on about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 Regie:Re- that BMW pic...^^ That's a Honda City next door, there's a few trucks, a Stanza, and this... ...is a 323 saloon. Plenty about, the blander brother of this? The same generation I think, but the noses are different. Agreed, that Lantis is quite nice though a bit heavy/long about the rear quarters.SL: I must say I do quite like the heavy back end look... this 323, the Lantis, that yellow Elan, and I'll admit it now (we're all friends here) the Fiat Bravo (3dr) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 Just one for today... Any ideas on the ingredients of that concoction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoterstangen90 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 looks more like a volga to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Big Black American mutha is a 65 or 66 Ford Galaxie. Silver job with the black vinyl roof is a Aussie - circa 1974 Holden HQ('Premier' model I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Just one for today... Any ideas on the ingredients of that concoction?Fiat 125 / Polski Fiat 125 with the front grille and lights of a 90's Isuzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 That simca thing does look amazingly like a Volga.You can get those simca 1301/1501's for presque rien du tout on French ebay, i wonder what theyre like to own? They look totally uninteresting to me, but I imagine they are light enough with peppy engines, and rwd (so probably a decent gearshift) and nice suspension, sounds like a good package. GR8 4 DRIFTIN.You ever had one mr Bickle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Ford MUTT I think. American Army Jeepshite. MUTT stands for something -Dunno what though.I think they were famous for flipping over.Ford M151 Military Utility Tactical Truck (wonders of wikipedia)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M151_MUTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Mr Bollox -nope, never had one. Only Simca I've ever owned -still got (here actually -mid rebuild) is a 1960 Aronde Estate (called a Break).Dried stored by a gruff Parisien for 20years following a small accident in 67. One side done, one to do, exhaust and brakes and its MOT ready.I kinda think I'm up to my limit -maritally -at the moment -but give it a few weeks -if you've one in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 looks more like a volga to me...I can see what you mean...decide for yourselves...A real Simca 1501: ...my Spot: ...a Volga 31029: ^ compare the door handles/bottom of the back screen/C-pillars. That grey Volga shows more than a passing resemblence to this... ...but seems to share back lights with this... Hey, RegieRimto! Who copied who with them lights? Renner or Italdesign? Look the same to me... Sorry folks, got carried away whilst googpicking again... So, this seems to be a Simca, after all: With lights from this: Oh no sorry, I mean this: ...or something like that...etc etc etc... Ah, one more thing, while I was playing around, I thought it'd be rude not to share this one with you: Fiat 125 / Polski Fiat 125 with the front grille and lights of a 90's IsuzuWell done on the Fiat... ...Hey! ^ That reminds me of... ...but upside-down and sawn-off! Hold up - let's not start again. This is a 90s Isuzu: ...and it ain't no match. How about this: That's more like it. Lights, grille and bumper from a Nissan pickup.And wheels from a BMW E30...Enough already! Remember this: Well I still haven't go a better angle on a Peugeot, but I mentioned this crew-cab Mitsubishi before: I chased this through town for about 10 mins today, camers in left hand, trying to get a good angle on the move... It has a government ministry crest on the door, and they'll have run it from new, so it must be a factory model, not a lash-up.I reckon it's far more shitetastic than yer regular ten-a-penny crew-cabs, so it'll do nicely as "Catch of the Day". G'night. Long day with the family tomorrow - parents in town. KJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 ' Heads up! Speak of the devil... I got the bugger! It does look real to me, and a rather useful piece of shite, I'd say. But the financial adviser said "Its ugly", so that'll be that then.Looks different to this one I found earlier: This white one ^ looks more like a conversion from a "Break"... did another search and found this: ...which came with a caption in French, confirming my suspicions. The Gruau conversions were based on the 505, but this yellow one is a 504, just like the regular pick-ups. (Different door handles etc.)Another clue showing its real is the 5 stud wheels - 504 saloons and estates has 4 studs: This one I followed on the way to school, one soggy tyre, broken spring and smoking likea good un... Superb. And another re-spot: Badged "Lotus" after all, not Kia. We've had a busy long weekend with the folks, but still had time to stopfor a few spots... ^ Camira saloon, the first I've seen. Hey, MrRegie... Guess the back lights: And for this one, Mitsubishi borrowed from Fiat and Mercedes: ^ Corsa Swing ^ Seems quite in-organic to me. ^ "Honda Crea Scoopy" Proper bike shite: ...and these... http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040894.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040899.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040900.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040901.jpg ...all next to this superbly shite amalgamation of assorted tat: http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040896.jpg The M'bishi front end, sort of fits... http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040897.jpg Crown badge, big rust patches, 2wd Hilux steelies... http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040892.jpg ...and rear lights from guess what... Mk4 Corolla It's a Mitsubishi, right?Whatever it is, that's gotta be "Catch of the Day". KJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Badge is right, I guess it was born as a Crown (MS60-something?). Good catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratdat Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 That's an MS56. My dad had one (although not a coupe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 ' Hey, MrRegie... Guess the back lights: One of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 So, this seems to be a Simca, after all: With lights from this: Oh no sorry, I mean this: ...or something like that...etc etc etc...More rear lights in the same style..... Volvo 340 Fiat 127 MkIII Well done on the Fiat... ...Hey! ^ That reminds me of... ...but upside-down and sawn-off! Hold up - let's not start again.also like...... Volvo 343 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 Michiel, Ratdat Cock-on - well done. While browsing online pics for Crowns, I found this "characterful" wagon: Ugly but well cool. Shame it's at the breakers. French forums seem to have loads of awesome tat pics. That was from http://www.forum-auto.com. A huge site... Nice one Volksy. You got in there while Regie was away: I find these weird transplants rather entertaining... Thanks for these, MrRegie: It's great to have you back... you were missed indeed! Looks like you've been putting some time in making up this weekend.(Loving that sleety Volvo snap, by the way.)I'd never noticed the 340 and 127 were in the same club before, but I think you missed one: ...and... ...along with all it may or may not be related to...or are we not going there again? (Nicked that picture from SL's museum collection.) Hey, 500tops !!!Got one! LHD but on Chiang Mai plates... It's the only one I've seen here. My guess is it was driven overland on a garlic-fueled adventure and retired here. I'm jealous of the journey I imagine it had. I finally got round to stopping for this one today. I often pass it with the Mrs: Same with this one - the only Lada I've seen about. The chaps in this place were more than happy for me to go in and have a look around: They obviously enjoy some unusual tat... A Falcon from Australia?They complained it's to big, taking up a lot of space: Those flared arches, and lights don't look right... Poor Publica. Stacklight Benz: Maybe a controversial "Catch of the Day" -a bit too scene-but for rarity, and shite value, this helped persuade me: Oh, and a teaser... Any ideas what this jap-looking dash is in?The steering wheel is from a March (Micra) so ignore that. Think exactly the opposite kind of car and you might be right...(Clue: pillarless saloon ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I think you missed one: ...and... ...along with all it may or may not be related to...or are we not going there again? (Nicked that picture from SL's museum collection.) I had noticed that but I didn't have the guts to make that comparison again! Take a look at this thread......http://autoshite.commlm/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2168&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 KruJoe you've found me out - hit the nail right on the head. You've let the cat right out of the bag of why the R14 is my fondest Renault & the Ital my fondest BL tat! From the back they look the same (if you squint & look 'square on') although I think the R14 is more interesting looking as an overall car, I always dug the Ital because of it's rear lights & after years I finally twigged why......because it reminded me of the R14 (this was as an impressionable kid). TBH I assumed the rear lights were actually shared but it seems not as the R14 is better endowed with reversing lights. The Peugeot 305 saloon has lights in basically the same design too. Also the Audi 100 / 200 C2 (MkII) saloon & Avant, the Audi 80 B2 (MkII) saloon. Oh and of course the Renault 20 /30 but not wrap around. You could also say the MkII Granada pre facelift too. The R14 must have beaten Ital design unless they dragged their feet because the R14 lived from 1976-1982 whereas the Ital had it's time between 1980-1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 what's upset you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 The fact that someone did that to an early Publica... or made something else look like one, I still can't work it out. It looks wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 Regie: Thanks so much for that link to Torsen's Domino thread, I had been trying to find it. I remember enjoying it, but I wasn't signed up in time to join in. I resisted bumping it up for my own fun. But... This great one from Michiel is the same shape as the most common shape here: The Thai's would love that! Well Cool. Remember I spotted one of these way back? I spoke to the owner of this freshly imported one. She said that one's a 4x4 turbo like Hirst's (this isn't but looks identical). Seems they draw a crowd wherever they go. Finally caught this one on the move, recently: All the UK ones were silver with silly extra lights, but I think that's a real Avanzato. It might be a 2wd one. Remember this from Hirst? to me, rather than anything Talbot related, those lamps look much more like this: or this: These Corolla Coupes are confusign me. Is this one real, or made too look like one? (Sorry I couldn't get to the front.) It looks pillarless, but it's not one of these: Nor one of these: And this is different again: Now I'm really confused. The two red and one silver all look the same age to me Anyhow, who mentioned this? Those lights look more like these to me: And this "Domino" is one of those horrible Zap electric things, right? Were those doors off a Dacia Logan, after all? Whatever, all this fun was inspired by this baby's thread: Is life still sweet with her, Torsen? She looks a beaut! Back to this: I've been looking out for a clean one of these for a while. They look so much cleaner and more honest with those smaller back lights. The best I got before was this stack of crap: Truly nasty. As was this, I thought: Caddy Grand Ville? Sorry if you like it... I'm not really a fan. And this one, by the way... Was the inside of this, a Chevy Corvair(?) Fresh filler all round the windows Regie: still got my eyes peeled for a Xedos... but perhaps one better: A 929 - even bigger and all RWD V6s, according to Wiki. We never got them in Blighty, did we? I'm still loving these: I was just turning round to go back for this... http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040259.jpg When I spotted this through a gate: http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040256.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040325.jpg I rode a full 360 around this taking pics... http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040326.jpg ...then I noticed people sat in it, observing **NOTE TO SELF:* check for occupants** http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040414.jpg Another through the gate. The few Saabs I've seen have been early post-GM. Ex-BT yellow FTW! http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010500/P1050091.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010500/P1050092.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/P1050066ACE-1.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010500/P1050064.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010500/P1050014.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010500/P1050048.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010400/P1040984.jpg "Catch of the Day": http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010500/P1050095.jpg Complete with broken Urvan lights, and totally not trying. Just how cool is that?! http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/KruJoe/Thai%20Shite%2010500/P1050094.jpg KJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Krujoe, I think the mystery red Corolla coupe is the same as the standard brown one immediately below it. Both are the model which preceded this one: I think the non-standard wraparound bumpers confuse matters. This later red one looks like it has Hayashi Street Fins on it? Hirst will be able to confirm. I love the super-smooth styling the Japanese were doing at this time, and the bigger the cars get the more elegant they look with it. Lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 Thanks SL.Another angle for you: Smoooth. So these two are the same?! But aren't the boot lids different?... look at the back edge ... and the brown one has more of a kink across the top: S'pose the metalwork does look the same. They've gone and lost those big vents in the back wings, along with a lot of the car's character imho.You know I'm one of those back light fetishists... SEX SHOP: That is where the dusty 730 was parked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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