Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[JeeExEll]

Pleased to meet you.

[JeeExEll]

[JeeExEll]

Slides.

 

 

Loooook it has a PLUNGER !

- "FFS whatever you do DON'T PRESS THAT PLUNGER !!!!. Don't even go near it".

[JeeExEll]

 

Fantastic.

I really like this sort of thing.

Any one know Russian? Don't know car technical details.

http://carakoom.com/blog/15897

 

The basic gist of the story translated here ↓

https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/reinventing-the-wheel-belarus-artist-still-driving-his-home-made-soviet-car-44290

 

or google "Russian home made car 1968" if anyone can be bothered.

[Supernaut]

It looks like it should be amphibious.

[JeeExEll]

"Bye bye, we are offski. Lotus Elite my aarse".

→ → zooooooom → → → →

[quicksilver]

WTF? It looks like a Lancia Beta seen through very thick beer goggles but with Invacar-style slidey doors.

[JeeExEll]

^^ That rear arch shape.

Get Kowalski-ski.

 

Dodge were late to the game introducing this shape of car for 1970.

Good try Dodge, but where's your sliding doors eh? No cigar but your secret's safe with us.

Feckin shower of chancers.

[Vince70]

That's exactly what it was. Convertible SUVs are a thing now, don't ask why as I haven't the faintest idea.

 

It's one of those cars I do know exists but wish I didn't. Have the eye bleach at the ready before looking at this picture.

It’s so desirable in cabriolet form that owners are trying to convert them on the cheap.

[bunglebus]

Don't know how it escaped my attention (other than because it's very uninteresting), but I've just seen a 

 

[Frogchod]

What's this ?

[bunglebus]

The shite pic thread has again opened my eyes, today to the awesomeness that is

 

[Frogchod]

What's this ?v1.jpg

Anyone know ? It's really bugging me. It'd gone by the time I'd went back for a second look.

There's a bit of Spitfire and Fiat 124 Spyder in there, maybe it's a kitcar ? It looked too "right" for a kitcar though.

[barrett]

It's an OSI Fiat spider

[Frogchod]

Thank you Barret.

[Vince70]

I guess everyone knew about this one apart from me, but I saw a Mercedes Vaneo a month back and didn’t know it existed.

It looks like an very early A class with a sliding door on the side, I can’t imagine there’s many about.

[Felly Magic]

Don't know how it escaped my attention (other than because it's very uninteresting), but I've just seen a 

 

 

 

Looks like a next gen Mokka, which we probably won't get now PSA call the shots

[Ghosty]

I guess everyone knew about this one apart from me, but I saw a Mercedes Vaneo a month back and didn’t know it existed.

It looks like an very early A class with a sliding door on the side, I can’t imagine there’s many about.EEA35EF5-5428-422B-BEBD-4D74003F44E2.jpeg

 

Vaneos were utter shit and most are dead now for very good reason. A friend's parents had one as a family car, they all hated it and it was constantly falling apart, worse than early Citroen C3s for build quality.

[chodweaver]

 

 

Vaneos were utter shit and most are dead now for very good reason.

I was trying not to let my utter contempt for the early A class to colour my opinion of the Vaneo. Thanks for saving me the effort!

[Ghosty]

Looks like a next gen Mokka, which we probably won't get now PSA call the shots

 

Same platform as the Mokka. 

Mokka is also badged as the Buick Encore.

[Jim Bergerac]

Looks like a next gen Mokka, which we probably won't get now PSA call the shots

 

It's a current generation Mokka underneath, they were sold here alongside the Mokka for a year or two before Chevrolet withdrew from the UK market.

 

On a related note, Vauxhall now offer the Korean descended Mokka X and the PSA based Crossland X both of which seem to be competing for a similar customer.

[Aston Martin]

Back to Brasil. The pickup looks amaze.

 

Bonus from Peugeot, Citroen, weird Fiesta bumper... and a 2012 Fiesta.

[Sir Snipes]

Old gen fiesta with current gen style face? Seems stingy to me. Why not just give them the current version? Granted they're probably not so different anyway.....

[5speedracer]

Fiat pickup a rebadged Dodge of some sort? Looks better than the Fullback.

 

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[Aston Martin]

Let’s head to Iran and travel back in time and buy a car based on a Kia Pride.

 

The Z24, which started out as a Nissan Junior in 1970 and is still made today by the Iranians and it looks really cool.

 

http://www.saipacorp.com/en/allproducts

[Supernaut]

Kia. Pride. Pickup.

 

*faints*

 

 

 

I remember reading about that Z24 on Jalopnik a while back. They are indeed very cool.

[somewhatfoolish]

That Z24 is like a pick-up Canyonero. I want one. The Shooka not so much although the interior looks to have a high velour content for a working vehicle.

[egg]

I guess because Iran has 80m people, they can sustain their own home grown* industry.

 

I hadn't realised until today that the 'pretty' 3 door Mazda 323 was sold in Australia as the Ford 'Laser-Lynx'

 

[Ghosty]

...Probe hatchback?

[JeeExEll]

 

Did know it existed but had forgotten about it. Only 2 made.