Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[Austat]

1971 Polski Fiat 125p Coupé prototype:

[Austat]

1 minute ago, MisterH said:

That is absolutely stunning, I take it it was a one-off?

Yes, a coachbuilder's one off.

[Remspoor]

Not really a car but a kit based upon a normal production car.

Renault 4 Iguana.

Company website is rubbish. http://www.iguanakits.com/index.html

Comes in three or four flavours. A four door hatchback, a convertible, a panel van and  a pickup truck.

[Timewaster]

11 hours ago, Austat said:

1971 Polski Fiat 125p Coupé prototype:

That front wheel arch made me think of these :

[STUNO]

No pic, I parked behind a little Suv style car yesterday. it was badged as a Toyota Mooloo . It appeared tp be a Yaris/Vitz with 4 doors and a tailgate. Anyhows the M and L had fallen off which made it a Toyota  OO OO.

[sierraman]

On 5/28/2021 at 2:18 AM, Austat said:

1973 Reeves Sovam prototype for the London Ambulance Service:

It looks like an allotment shed.

[juular]

On 5/25/2021 at 9:45 AM, MisterH said:

MPM Erelis

A French 3 cylinder budget sports saloon based off of a Russian thing, in production from 2016-2021

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPM_Erelis

 

Russian sports car modified and built by the French with a 1.2l engine, if only it was beige...

I really like this, there's something Celica / gt86 about the looks. I bet the 3 cylinder engine sounds brilliant.

[MisterH]

39 minutes ago, juular said:

I really like this, there's something Celica / gt86 about the looks. I bet the 3 cylinder engine sounds brilliant.

I said to my friend Gavin (of Petrolblog) that it is like the Petrolblog "4 door coupe" that we have been seeing from the German premium manufacturers

[inconsistant]

Zunder Coupe, 1960

by Argentinian Nilson Bongiovanni

Never put into production

https://www.allcarindex.com/production/argentina/zunder/

[Supernaut]

1 hour ago, inconsistant said:

Zunder Coupe, 1960

by Argentinian Nilson Bongiovanni

Never put into production

https://www.allcarindex.com/production/argentina/zunder/

At first I just thought you were posting photos of a Karmann Ghia!

[Inspiral_Mondays]

On 5/25/2021 at 10:45 AM, MisterH said:

MPM Erelis

A French 3 cylinder budget sports saloon based off of a Russian thing, in production from 2016-2021

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPM_Erelis

 

Russian sports car modified and built by the French with a 1.2l engine, if only it was beige...

Thanks for clearing up what this thing is. I‘ve seen one here a few times and could not figure out what it was. I was hoping it was electric though...

[inconsistant]

1 hour ago, Supernaut said:

At first I just thought you were posting photos of a Karmann Ghia!

The ‘close resemblance’ is supposedly the main reason it didn’t go into production. 

[62 Austin]

Your Guess Is As Good As Mine

[MisterH]

20 minutes ago, 62 Austin said:

Your Guess Is As Good As Mine

WANT

is there a link?

[62 Austin]

This appeared on the AACA Facebook page.... the car's in somebody's yard in British Columbia.

I don't know if this will work, but the link is to  the aaca Facebook page via Curtis Gatten and Santo Farina:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/7846724972?multi_permalinks=10159758622239973

[JeeExEll]

Looks a bit like a late 40s / very early 50s Crosley, but after looking up pics I don't think it's one of those at all.  WTF is it?

Am not on Facebook so maybe the answer is there for Facebookers to see.

[barrett]

It's a Lloyd

[somewhatfoolish]

According to Teh Internetz it's sat on a Studebaker M29 Weasel chassis; I think I prefer it as a Weasel TBH.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

This:

 

In a word; Derivative. 

[Tayne]

Rotodama.

 

 

A blt on kit to turn a rusty old Land Rover Discovery into a Forward Control pickup.

 

 

http://www.rotodama.co.uk

 

 

[wuvvum]

On 5/27/2021 at 10:53 PM, bunglebus said:

 

They'd have to be some pretty potent steroids.  We stopped for a McDonald's on the way back from collecting it, I parked up next to a P38 and it made the Range Rover look like a Terios.

[Austat]

Ford Taunus P7A, in RHD form:

[Supernaut]

6 hours ago, Tayne said:

Rotodama.

 

 

A blt on kit to turn a rusty old Land Rover Discovery into a Forward Control pickup.

 

 

http://www.rotodama.co.uk

 

 

I like that, in a utilitarian sort of way.

The front-end styling is a bit awkward, and it looks like the one in the photos is missing a front bumper, though.

[quicksilver]

17 hours ago, Tayne said:

Rotodama.

 

 

Y THO

It has a very startled expression, like it's Seen Things

[Inspiral_Mondays]

18 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

This:

 

In a word; Derivative. 

Even uglier than a real Rolls Royce.

 

[somewhatfoolish]

19 hours ago, Tayne said:

Rotodama.

 

 

A blt on kit to turn a rusty old Land Rover Discovery into a Forward Control pickup.

 

 

http://www.rotodama.co.uk

 

 

Website's not been updated for 2 years = vapourware. It doesn't appear to tilt either, which these days means no commercial buyer will touch it with a barge pole even if it will pass IVA/SVA. You'd need to really want one for 12k(or double that if you buy it ready assembled).

[Tayne]

4 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Website's not been updated for 2 years = vapourware. It doesn't appear to tilt either, which these days means no commercial buyer will touch it with a barge pole even if it will pass IVA/SVA. You'd need to really want one for 12k(or double that if you buy it ready assembled).

 

I read about it on an old page on a Land Rover website, the writer of the website had contacted Rotodama for more information and apparently a drawn out house build project (with truck coming in handy) had delayed things. You can probably add covid to that now.

It appeals to the irrational part of me that likes old Land Rovers and there's plenty of irrational people out there who like old Land Rovers and buy all sorts of shit. I doubt the Rotodama people will end up as rich as Elon Musk but likewise I don't think they'll end up like Preston Tucker.

[bunglebus]

[MisterH]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

They did a special yellow version then?

[Austat]

This thing:

Looks fucking awful.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1442144/Cambridge-shuttle-bus-driverless-university-accidents-concerns