anonymous user Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 TBH it looks a lot like a morrised Wolseley 1500Using Austin A40 Farina headlamp surrounds STUNO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bump Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Guess it's their answer to the Prius, only not so shockingly ugly Nope it is gopping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 It can be gopping and still prettier than a prius. The new purius would shock a Ssangyong designer. wuvvum, Bianconeri, Alusilber and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Was it really three across seating as the photo implies ? But I'd always thought BMW and Isetta were one in the same. Isetta 'built in Britain' consider yourself duly lessoned ! Clearly I need to attend the bubble car museum 2 becum edukated !? Having travelled many miles in an Isetta I can report that you could get three on the bench seat, but you would have to be very friendly. The Isetta was actually an Italian car (made by Iso); but they licensed the design to several manufacturers, including, for our particular correspondence, BMW. BMW refined the design, importantly replacing the original 2 stroke engine with their own 4 stroke (a modified version of the R25/3 motorbike engine). It was BMW's modification which was built in Britain at the old Brighton Locomotive works, under licence from BMW, they all carried the BMW badge. I might be wrong here, but I think they started with the 4 wheeled version but it only became popular when the 3 wheeler was introduced (due to the motorcycle licence loophole). STUNO and Bfg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 This weird looking thing from Hyundai, a 2012 Genesis, that has a 3.8 litre engine! The Mrs keeps seeing one around Newmarket Junkman and CGSB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I saw one of these the other day on the M3, but had to look up what it was: Toyota CHR. Fuck-loads of angles going on there :S Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LessThanEqual Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I saw one of these the other day on the M3, but had to look up what it was: Toyota CHR. Fuck-loads of angles going on there :SThese things are fucking vile. Rear end is exactly the same as the new Civic, which isn't a looker either. Toyota have not made a decent looking car in ages. KiwiAlistair, Bianconeri, cros and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Nope it is gopping It's a 250 GTO compared to this abomination Junkman and Alusilber 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkjagnz Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I suspect most of you know what this was. There are a few clues in the photos which give away what it is.The only question is WHY ? 560669397.jpg 560669456.jpg 560669545.jpgNow I like that! Can the men in the white coats come in now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedracer Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 This weird looking thing from Hyundai, a 2012 Genesis, that has a 3.8 litre engine! The Mrs keeps seeing one around Newmarket Not a Mercedes clone in any shape or form then Sent from my Redmi 4 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bump Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 It's a 250 GTO compared to this abomination Is it just me, but does the front of the current Prius look like the Batmobile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Is it just me, but does the front of the current Prius look like the Batmobile? There is actually a black one down the road from me, which is probably the best colour since it hides so much. In terms of looks it's very much the Batman & Robin of the car world KiwiAlistair and Mr Bump 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 How about a Morris Nomad.It's basically a kind of Frankenstein Austin1300/Maxi with an E series engine built in Australia. Also I can never understand why BL spent a fortune on the allegro when they had this lovely 1300 being built in South Africa from 71 onwards surely just giving the 1300 a new skin would have made it a winner it's not as if the 1300 would of been obsolete in the 70s as Ford had been getting away with it for years. Sudsprint, inconsistant, NorfolkNWeigh and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Agreed 100% on the Apache. It would have made a perfect small Triumph to replace the 1300 as I postulated in my alternative reality scenario I created a while ago. Sadly BL never seemed to pay enough attention to what their overseas subsidiaries were doing - see also Austin Kimberley/Tasman. adw1977, Timewaster and Vince70 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Amazes me still what variety was had out of the ADO16....My first wife's NZ uncle had a Nomad which I still have a photo of somewhere. He reckoned it was called that because it wandered all over the bloody road. Vince70 and somewhatfoolish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 IZh-27175 by Rob, on Flickr saucedoctor, holbeck, Vince70 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 ^ That looks angry to still be alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Wasn't the apache avl in Spain too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Now built in France under a new name: http://www.mpm-motors.com/en/http://boitierrouge.com/2016/11/29/mpm-motors-ps-160-une-voiture-francaise-a-larriere-gout-de-vodka/https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1093345060.htm?ca=12_s I really wonder how on earth they can supposedly sell it for 8,500 Euros and make a profit.What's the point other than "cheap"? Looks like something Proton rejected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cros Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 You've got less chance of finding one of these than Cliff Richards has of locating a clitoris.Quite a handsome thing, would like one. (the car, that is.) mercrocker, Vince70 and hennabm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cros Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 A Bentley Cresta to froth over.Looks better than the grotesque monstrosities they make now. RayMK, Bfg, Springer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0ldCh0d Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I have not read through this entire thread, so if this has been posted already, I apologise.. 2011 Ford Figo.... Autoshite Edition... saucedoctor, egg and Supernaut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 A Bentley Cresta to froth over.ben.jpgLooks better than the grotesque monstrosities they make now. .. never heard of that one .. great find ^ definitely not typical Bentley styling with a raked back grille. Looks like Cadillac tried to 'almost copy' it. Can you imagine just a few years ago (..to me it seems) cars like these could be picked up for a pittance because they were so expensive on fuel and to restore.. oh if only I had been wiser then ! Mind you I'd never seen this one either .. ..clearly I've been mixing in the wrong double-0 circles.. mercrocker, 11001010, Springer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian_pt Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 i had no idea the Spanish R8 made it, with a facelift, till 1976... Sudsprint, Tamworthbay, Liggle and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 That R-type is a potatoshop, thankfully. The Cresta is by Pininfarina, hence not looking like a normal Bentley. This one was much more successful, but it was always gonna be a struggle trying to improve what is probably the best looking production car of all time mercrocker and Springer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 ^ That looks angry to still be alive Angry about having the indignity of a car bra thrust upon it. Also I can never understand why BL spent a fortune on the allegro when they had this lovely 1300 being built in South Africa from 71 onwards surely just giving the 1300 a new skin would have made it a winner it's not as if the 1300 would of been obsolete in the 70s as Ford had been getting away with it for years. Alternatively there were a few proposed ADO16 face lifts, one of which ended up becoming the Citroen GS. There wasn't much fundamentally wrong with Alec's bouncing baby; a facelift, some re-engineering to reduce servicing costs and remove the rust traps Issigonis designed into it and it could have continued to be competitive through the 1970s even without a replacement for the A series. Compared to chod like the Viva, Avenger or Escort it was still a technological marvel. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Indonesia special 5 door Daihatsu Fourtrak Supernaut and Mr_Bo11ox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Wasn't the apache avl in Spain too? There was the Authi Victoria, built in Spain, which used the same body. http://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/bmc-cars/1100-1300/11001300-international-variations/austin-victoria/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Coming home from the supermarket today I passed a car ! But on the rear was the word Athlete. So I circled round to see if any car was really called an Athlete, or wether my old eyes were a bit out of focus.They were ok and it definitely was an Athlete, A Toyota Athlete, and quite large and a bit bulging (nearly as much as me). It popped up in the for sales too with several for sale: It is a variation of the Crown. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/toyota/auction-1294676407.htm Lacquer Peel and Belfast Gipsy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Gipsy Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Coming home from the supermarket today I passed a car ! But on the rear was the word Athlete. So I circled round to see if any car was really called an Athlete, or wether my old eyes were a bit out of focus.They were ok and it definitely was an Athlete, A Toyota Athlete, and quite large and a bit bulging (nearly as much as me). It popped up in the for sales too with several for sale: It is a variation of the Crown. crown1.jpg crown0.jpghttp://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/toyota/auction-1294676407.htmQuite a few Crown Athletes about - usually 3 or 4 on e-bay at any given time. A little more styled than the "normal" Crown STUNO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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