Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, JeeExEll said:

The whole car was only 10 feet long.

That would have worked well as a pleasure boat.

[somewhatfoolish]

Cyclecars are simultaneously miserable and hilarious.

[Sham]

That looks safe*

[Asimo]

Allard should have stayed with Cadillac power. Villiers - pfff!

 

[17-Coffees]

I blame @rantingYoof for bringing this to my attention the other week, but the Renault Grand Modus...

See it? It looks identical to the regular one but it's stretched & got glass in the C-Pillar! 

[17-Coffees]

And I'm not sure how this one escaped me...The Toyota Progres!

From what I can gather, it's based on the first Gen Lexus IS & other small RWD Toyota Saloons of the late 90's, being offered with the 2.5 & 3.0 JZ engines. 

[MisterH]

39 minutes ago, 17-Coffees said:

I blame @rantingYoof for bringing this to my attention the other week, but the Renault Grand Modus...

See it? It looks identical to the regular one but it's stretched & got glass in the C-Pillar! 

There should be a reaction on here for a really sarcastic "Wowww!"

[Inspiral_Mondays]

10 hours ago, 17-Coffees said:

And I'm not sure how this one escaped me...The Toyota Progres!

From what I can gather, it's based on the first Gen Lexus IS & other small RWD Toyota Saloons of the late 90's, being offered with the 2.5 & 3.0 JZ engines. 

Trying  to decide if that more closely resembles a W202 or a W210. Probably less rust prone than either of them.

[STUNO]

1998 Toyota Progress | Trade Me Motors

[martc]

23 hours ago, JimH said:

In a similar vein it is difficult to understand how Allard avoided legal action from Jaguar with this blantant copy of the XK120.

I think they're more likely to get into trouble with the Borrowers.

The novelty for those two girls would soon wear thin, but imagine the stories they could tell you toady. You just wouldn't believe them.

[Remspoor]

On 4/19/2021 at 5:05 AM, Austat said:

Biscuter 200F Pegasin:

I did not know about this model. I had seen this one Biscúter 100

That propaganda machine working over time there during Franco's regime.

[davocano]

via Alessio on flickr

 

 

[bunglebus]

They used to be relatively common, now only really seen as the excellent Fun version 

[Remspoor]

Anything on this video.

 

[Austat]

1970 Simca Shake by Bertone:

[Austat]

Neckar Siata/Mistral 1500 TS Coupe:

[Austat]

Neckar St Trop:

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Austat said:

1970 Simca Shake by Bertone:

As modelled by Corgi 

And Solido

[bunglebus]

And while looking for those, I found this - Fiat Cinquecento Rush

 

[MisterH]

2 hours ago, Austat said:

Neckar St Trop:

Always had a soft spot for OSI stuff, but that is just a stunner

[Pieman]

ZAZ Tavria, courtesy of this thread - 

 

[MisterH]

1 minute ago, Pieman said:

ZAZ Tavria, courtesy of this thread - 

 

I think I saw one of these for sale a little while back, it was that Practical Classics contributor who had a massive collection of Eastern Block stuff, including a Moskvitch-badged Chrysler Alpine...

[Remspoor]

6 hours ago, bunglebus said:

And while looking for those, I found this - Fiat Cinquecento Rush

 

Looks like this

and that may have found it's way to  California.

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/ca17/santa-monica/lots/r0167-1974-austin-allegro-all-ego/565392

[17-Coffees]

The Daihatsu Altis, a badge engineered Toyota Camry! 

For over 20 years!

Im amazed & love it! Amazed I never knew of it before! 

Also feels weird seeing a 'big' Daihatsu! Even if it is just badge engineered. 

 

[martc]

On 4/23/2021 at 2:20 PM, MisterH said:

 including a Moskvitch-badged Chrysler Alpine...

This is a misconception, the Moskvitch 2141 Aleko, for that is what it is, looks like an Alpine but it's not...

Designers and engineers of the AZLK (Avtomobilny Zavod imeni Leninskogo Komsomola), owner of the Moskvitch brand, were asked to put the existing Moskvitch engine in a Simca and perform different tests. Shortly after, it was decided that the new 2141 should be a copy/paste of the French vehicle, but designers considered it “insulting and humiliating” to copy the car and changed nearly every part of the construction, except for some elements of the roof and the form of the window seals.

https://www.motor1.com/news/61582/soviet-cars-were-weird-moskvitch-2141-aleko/

[MisterH]

4 hours ago, martc said:

This is a misconception, the Moskvitch 2141 Aleko, for that is what it is, looks like an Alpine but it's not...

Designers and engineers of the AZLK (Avtomobilny Zavod imeni Leninskogo Komsomola), owner of the Moskvitch brand, were asked to put the existing Moskvitch engine in a Simca and perform different tests. Shortly after, it was decided that the new 2141 should be a copy/paste of the French vehicle, but designers considered it “insulting and humiliating” to copy the car and changed nearly every part of the construction, except for some elements of the roof and the form of the window seals.

https://www.motor1.com/news/61582/soviet-cars-were-weird-moskvitch-2141-aleko/

Fascinating, I think when I saw an advert for a UK based one it said otherwise! 

Love learning useless facts about ShiteTat

[Timewaster]

5 hours ago, martc said:

it was decided that the new 2141 should be a copy/paste of the French vehicle, but designers considered it “insulting and humiliating” to copy the car and changed nearly every part of the construction

By crossing out the word Simca and writing Aleko? 

[Remspoor]

Tazzari

[goosey]

Polo Saloon

[myglaren]

Fiat S76

Probably on here somewhere but I don't recall seeing one before.

28.4 litre 4-cylinder engine.