Dealer Special Shite

[Sigmund Fraud]

Back in the golden days of shite cars, dealerships seemed to think that what their product was really missing was a tacky bodykit and some cheap rimz. They addressed the problem by launching some truly amazing* special editions.

 

Your mission, should you wish to accept it, is to track down as many of those 'dealer specials' as possible and post pictures... No aftermarket/barryboys stuff, only pukka* kits allowed !

 

Here's a couple to get you started :

 

 

 

 

[warren t claim]

Polonez Prima!

[Junkman]

I guess you could add everything that's in the Decals thread too, no?

 

I remember a special series done by Ford Germany (not sure whether they did it in the UK too) in the early-mid 70s. Each line (Escort, Capri, Taunus, Consul/Granada) had a so-called 'Strada' version. They were painted in 70s shock colours, had body-coloured Minilites and black-out trim.

[Novanick1]

i would take the FSO any day. i might have to buy one off of the FSO guys one day 

[dollywobbler]

2CV Rudolph

 

Bought new by a friend of mine. A dealer special based on reindeer. Quite why they thought a festive special edition would be a good idea is a bit beyond me, but it's certainly different! It didn't have the adventure kit from new - that was added later.

[Pillock]

Fiesta Fresco. From memory, a base model with wheeltrims and a stereo or something equally miserable.

 

 

One of my mum's colleagues had one from new, it was back at the dealers so often it got called the Fiesta Fiasco.

[Novanick1]

Fiat Panda Dance 

[Lord Sterling]

Rover 820i/Si Special Edition:

 

 

Great looking car, you got the full TWR bodykit, rare Mk1 16" Prestige alloys, full Black rouched leather topped off with a rather dismal 2.0 engine. Something like this should have at least come with a V6 engine.

 

I'd love to buy one of these and drop a V6 in it.

[Junkman]

Each and every Yenko Chevrolet would qualify as a dealer special, no?

[Sigmund Fraud]

Each and every Yenko Chevrolet would qualify as a dealer special, no?

 

Only the Stinker* II is shite enough to qualify, I'm afraid :

 

[Hendry]

It wasnt specific to one dealer but I'm sure it was a Scottish dealers only special edition: the Escort mk6 Osprey, basically a base Encore model with alloys and a spoiler.

 

Sticking with Scottish dealer only special editions and Escorts, the mk4 Escort ecosse, basically a base model Popular but available with silver paint which was never available on regular Populars, a pop up sunroof, a blue pin stripe down the side with a Saltire at the end of it and reflective number plates at a time when they were considered an extra.

 

It still goes on even now, I'm sure you've all seen those white Corsa Ds with the black roof and alloys, and the skirts/spoiler/splitters from the SRi and known as the 'Limited Edition' which is now a regular model in the Corsa range, based on the SXi model, well the forerunner to this which presumably gave Vauxhall the idea to make it a factory special edition was the Corsa PVR (Peter Vardy Racing, Peter Vardy being a Scottish VX dealer) again white with a black roof it was based this time on the 1.2 Club model with aftermarket 17" team Dynamics alloys and the SRI exterior styling kit.

 

Continuing the theme was the Arnold Clark special edition Fiat Grande Punto GT1/Stripe, basically an Active model with the alloys, spoiler and side skirts from the Active Sport model plus a white stripe offset to the left of the roof and along the lower side of the car, effectively making it an Active Sport model with the front fogs missing.

 

Then there's the Evans Halshaw only Fiesta GTR, a white 3 door Fiesta 1.25 Edge but with black aftermarket 17" alloys, and the skirts/spoiler/bumper extensions from the Zetec S

 

It seems to be the in thing right now with silly young people who prefer to buy one of these base models with body kits than buy the much better equipped model the body kit has been pinched from.

[overrun]

[Hendry]

Oh, don't know how I forgot this abomination, the Clio World Series, effectively a 2009 facelift Clio 1.2 Dynamique (same as my car) only these had World Series written on the tailgate, a big WS decal on the rear pillars, some nasty side skirts, a front splitter with 2 big points in it and a black rear bumper diffuser with 2 fake matt silver plastic exhausts on it to make it look like the car has a centre exit exhaust when you can see the real exhaust editing the left hand side

[Ghosty]

The Clio Ripcurl too - about 2007: a normal Clio, with MP3 connection and some pre-applied grey and pink surf stickers. I think the seat covers were similarly themed.

[retrogeezer]

There is one of these Clio 'MTV's' up the road from me in gold..

 

http://www.farnhamcarriageco.co.uk/used-car-renault-clio-hatchback-98

[fordperv]

 

i have love for rattlesnake kits

[fordperv]

i used to love to see 80s and 90s fords rolling around wearing the best of the rs accessories catalogue

 

 

[autofive]

I thought we were talking about real dealer specials, not cars ladled with plastic shit as an option or aftermarket crap pop rivetted on

 

[overrun]

i have love for rattlesnake kits

I don't.

 

The Rattlesnake kit was a copy of this dealer special 'RS1900i'.

They were XR3i's with a turbo conversion.

[overrun]

I thought we were talking about real dealer specials, not cars ladled with plastic shit as an option or aftermarket crap pop rivetted on

Indeed we are. Well, I know I am.

[fordperv]

I thought we were talking about real dealer specials, not cars ladled with plastic shit as an option or aftermarket crap pop rivetted on

 

the rs acsessory bits are a reply to the picture of the escrot, so let the shite commence

[Sigmund Fraud]

 

More dealer-fitted option than dealer special, but there's a complimentary Seven Series 1 for the inconvenience

[Shep Shepherd]

^

 

That egg-crate grille would look great on The Volvo

[Pillock]

Technically, the Eclipse was a dealer special

 

 

Although it was offered nationwide, the actual specs of it could be varied. When you bought one, you had "points" to use on extras. I forget how many you had, or how many things cost, but for example you might have enough points for driving lamps and a spoiler, but not mudflaps. Or you could swap the spoiler for mats and flaps. I think an upgraded stereo was on offer and maybe even leccy windows for a massive amount of points.

 

As such, the dealer had to get involved in actually speccing the cars up. To avoid holes in the body they'd arrive without spoilers or lamps which were fitted if the customer had specced them.

[fordperv]

I always loved the body toned textured bumpers on the eclipses

[tooSavvy]

 

Style [model] + ChavStripes....

 

tooSavvy

[Negative Creep]

Rover 820i/Si Special Edition:

 

 

Great looking car, you got the full TWR bodykit, rare Mk1 16' Prestige alloys, full Black rouched leather topped off with a rather dismal 2.0 engine. Something like this should have at least come with a V6 engine.

 

I'd love to buy one of these and drop a V6 in it.

 

 

This picture is coming up as Malware for me

[cms206]

Will try again... phone + AS = a pile of cack. Ironically the feature of this thread. Anyway, some dealer special shite...

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Escort Ecosse

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[fordperv]

Will try again... phone + AS = a pile of cack. Ironically the feature of this thread. Anyway, some dealer special shite...

 

 

 

Lada Riva Swinger/Austin Metro Style/Fiat Uno/Panda Pulse - Peat Road Motors

Peat Road Motors by cms206, on Flickr

 

 

 

got all excited by the lada riva swinger hoping it lived up to its exciting name, went onto google to find one but came up with this beauty which i assume is along the same lines, i give you the vacation

 

[Hendry]

Technically, the Eclipse was a dealer special

 

 

Although it was offered nationwide, the actual specs of it could be varied. When you bought one, you had "points" to use on extras. I forget how many you had, or how many things cost, but for example you might have enough points for driving lamps and a spoiler, but not mudflaps. Or you could swap the spoiler for mats and flaps. I think an upgraded stereo was on offer and maybe even leccy windows for a massive amount of points.

 

As such, the dealer had to get involved in actually speccing the cars up. To avoid holes in the body they'd arrive without spoilers or lamps which were fitted if the customer had specced them.

I thought all Escort Eclipses had electric front windows as standard. As well as central locking, Power steering and a sunroof. Have never seen one without a spoiler either, although I reckon a blue one with front spots and RS Turbo wheels would still look good even now.

 

Another I thought of is the Nova Turbo S diesel, effectively a base Nova, Merit? With the 1.5 TD engine, a spoiler. An alarm and "sports" wheel trims. Was sold by Tomkins Vauxhall on Edinburgh road Glasgow IIRC