Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[barrett]

I don't know anything about physics, or weight distribution or owt really, but why didn't they at least put the slave wheels at the back of the thing instead of having that ridiculous overhang?

[bunglebus]

3 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

That thing humping the Astras is shocking, it must scrub tyres out in no time for a start. I wonder how it attaches?

Combination of towbar and roof rails 

[bobdisk]

14 hours ago, Austat said:

Vanden Plas 1800 prototype:

 

They should have put a front like this on the Vanden Plas Allegro. Would have looked better than the piggy snout.

[Rod/b]

14 hours ago, Austat said:

Vanden Plas 1800 prototype:

 

Isn’t it just an Oztin Kimberley with a VDP face?

[chaseracer]

47 minutes ago, Rod/b said:

Isn’t it just an Oztin Kimberley with a VDP face?

Pretty much...

...or Tasman, depending.

Wikipedia sez: "In the early 1970s, British Leyland had an idea of a medium-sized Vanden Plas model, based on the Australian X6 models. Had the car entered production (there was a running prototype made), it would have had a formalised Wolseley 1800/2200 front end, the rest of the car's bodyshell being X6 based. The car is now in private ownership, one of very few prototypes to leave a factory."

So, about 70% correct, then... ?

[GeordieInExile]

70% gets you a first class degree, though!

[Austat]

On 6/2/2020 at 3:53 AM, LightBulbFun said:

The Renault 900 prototype

code name: MindFuck (probably)

      

I honestly thought it was one of those joke cars and had to google it LOL

Very much like Tom Tjaarda's first design for Ghia, the '59 Selene I concept.

[Austat]

1963-1966 Fiat-Ghia 1500 GT:

[Richard_FM]

8 hours ago, Austat said:

Very much like Tom Tjaarda's first design for Ghia, the '59 Selene I concept.

Reminds me of this Renault concept:

 

[Austat]

1967 Rover TCZ (Zagato) concept:

[brownnova]

Stretched Ssangyong Chairman as seen on Insta... 

WANT!!! 

[worley]

On 5/25/2020 at 7:59 AM, Lord Sterling said:

PGO Cevennes; a car that looks like the love child of a Porsche 365 and a Daihatsu Copen.

Just as expensive but looks like a kit car and from a manufacturer very few people, if anyone has ever heard of.

Looks like a fun car.  Love the styling!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

What's this?

 

[Aston Martin]

I mean this is the greatest thing I've ever seen. Not sure how I'd change gear though.

[Austat]

1970 AMC Hornet, I guess I'm used to seeing that front end on the Gremlin rather than on a sedan:

[chaseracer]

4 hours ago, Dick Van Diesel said:

What's this?

 

Dunno, but I think there's Triumph Herald oily bits under there...

[MrSteve]

10 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Dunno, but I think there's Triumph Herald oily bits under there...

Agree about those hub caps- very Triumph 2000/Vitesse. Has a Frua/Glas look to it?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

26 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Dunno, but I think there's Triumph Herald oily bits under there...

 

10 minutes ago, MrSteve said:

Agree about those hub caps- very Triumph 2000/Vitesse. Has a Frua/Glas look to it?

I see what you mean about shape of the centre of the hubcaps. A mate is starting  to regularly post obsure motors as a 'guess what it is' effort on anti-social media. Thought it would be interesting to add to few to this thread!

And no, I don't actually know what it is...

[Peter C]

Two door Fiat Tempra anyone?

[bunglebus]

7 hours ago, Dick Van Diesel said:

What's this?

 

It looks like a BMW CSL had sex with an NSU RO80

[Sir Snipes]

I was thinking Opel, but I can't really say why. 

Headlights do look Neu Klasse(sp?) and c-pillar kinda looks like a Hoffman link?

[Richard_FM]

2 hours ago, Peter C said:

Two door Fiat Tempra anyone?

Was it made by one of Fiat’s Latin American subsidiaries?  They seemed to like offering different body styles.

[Peter C]

3 minutes ago, Richard_FM said:

Was it made by one of Fiat’s Latin American subsidiaries?  They seemed to like offering different body styles.

Don’t know. But they also made a Turbo version.

[martc]

10 hours ago, Dick Van Diesel said:

What's this?

 

I thought it had the look of some of the rather nice Japanese cars from the 60's. The Japanese factories where very interested in European and especially Italian designs at the time. Could it be by Michelotti he did work for Hino and of course designed the Herald. There's also the look of an Isuzu about it. Also, is that a Pininfarina script behind the front wheel?

But it's LHD I would expect if it was Japanese (or based on a Herald) it would be RHD. Unless it's been printed the wrong way round...

[Volksy]

I'd have a guess that it's based on a '60s Opel Rekord coupe. The hubcaps look about right and the rear quarter panels look very similar. 

However the kink in the c pillar may suggest a BMW connection? 

[Yoss]

This is a Triumph Fury prototype which is obviously just a Spitfire with a new front but it is a similar front isn't it? 

[Yoss]

 @Dick Van Diesel

 

1964 Vittesse restyling proposal by Michelotti. Thanks to Canley Classics whose website I stole these from. 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

12 minutes ago, Yoss said:

 @Dick Van Diesel

 

1964 Vittesse restyling proposal by Michelotti. Thanks to Canley Classics whose website I stole these from. 

Amazing! How on earth did you find that?!

[Volksy]

21 minutes ago, Yoss said:

 @Dick Van Diesel

 

1964 Vittesse restyling proposal by Michelotti. Thanks to Canley Classics whose website I stole these from. 

Wow... Another missed opportunity! 

[Yoss]

I knew I'd seen it somewhere, probably the Club Triumph magazine. So started googling Triumph prototypes that I could remember off the top of my head. This brought me to Canley Classics site which has some excellent archive materiel on it and voilà. 

See also the TRX... 

... based on the old Bergerac type Roadster. 

And the Italia... 

...which is a TR3 underneath but you can see the TR4 coming through.