Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[myglaren]

I was completely unaware of this/these until ah hour ago.

Not that I would ever want to see another.  They just get bigger and uglier all the time.

Bring back the Triumph Herald.

[Supernaut]

On 10/05/2024 at 13:13, angle said:

Followed this through Bristol the other day, assumed it was a G-Wagen until I saw the Peugeot badge on the back.

Peugeot P4, a G-Wagen with an engine from a 504 built by Panhard for the French military. 

I have a Solido model of one of them somewhere. I think it was bought in France while on holiday as a kid. I was even a shiter back then!

[MiniMinorMk3]

Volvo GTZ 164 by Zagato. It's like the front of an ISO Lele has been hastily welded to the back of a Renault 15.

[bunglebus]

On 09/05/2024 at 14:40, Muniphobia said:

The Citroen Relay back to back

Available to buy from Citroen for motorhome conversion companies etc

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/citroen-jumper-back-to-back-is-a-weird-two-headed-lcv-with-a-clear-purpose/

 

Would be useless as a motorhome unless you like sleeping standing up shirly?

[sheffcortinacentre]

Once delivered they cut in half to separate them

[bunglebus]

Sometimes my humour is wasted

[bunglebus]

1967 Mohs Ostentatienne Opera Sedan 

[LightBulbFun]

On 09/05/2024 at 14:40, Muniphobia said:

The Citroen Relay back to back

Available to buy from Citroen for motorhome conversion companies etc

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/citroen-jumper-back-to-back-is-a-weird-two-headed-lcv-with-a-clear-purpose/

 

thats funky! I presume they are not actually meant to be driven like that, but just bolted together for rolling on and off lorries/ships etc?  (I mean for starters theres no fuel tank in that setup, tho you could wedge something in the gap between em LOL)

[Dyslexic Viking]

4 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

thats funky! I presume they are not actually meant to be driven like that, but just bolted together for rolling on and off lorries/ships etc?  (I mean for starters theres no fuel tank in that setup, tho you could wedge something in the gap between em LOL)

I think the fuel tank on these is under the cab floor. So if that's true, these are probably drivable.

[lesapandre]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

1967 Mohs Ostentatienne Opera Sedan 

It looks like one of those newspaper competitions to design a car - where the winner gets their design built for them. What can look alright on paper...

[lesapandre]

10 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Volvo GTZ 164 by Zagato. It's like the front of an ISO Lele has been hastily welded to the back of a Renault 15.

Bit of Morris Marina coupe there too...

[lesapandre]

On 07/05/2024 at 12:26, Peter C said:

That looks AI generated? What brand is that?

[lesapandre]

10 hours ago, myglaren said:

I was completely unaware of this/these until ah hour ago.

Not that I would ever want to see another.  They just get bigger and uglier all the time.

Bring back the Triumph Herald.

Change the H to an W and add an R at the end and you have...

[lesapandre]

On 28/04/2024 at 10:19, MiniMinorMk3 said:

They also did the Ital, but kept the Marina name

 

Also the Mini Estates built in Portugal had a single rear lift up door.

Held up by one of those BMC  ratchet supports or a junt a single gas strut... just waiting to come slamming down on the kid.

[angle]

8 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Change the H to an W and add an R at the end and you have...

WAWKER

[Muniphobia]

23 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Volvo GTZ 164 by Zagato. It's like the front of an ISO Lele has been hastily welded to the back of a Renault 15.

Reminds me of the Rover 2000 TCZ which isn't surprising as it is also by Zagato

[Remspoor]

Doble steam cars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doble_steam_car

 

[martc]

On 20/04/2024 at 17:20, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Daihatsu Leeza Spider

[martc]

On 03/05/2024 at 09:13, puddlethumper said:

Anyone seen an Ora Funky Cat? Saw one on the M25 yesterday. Had to look it up. Chinese, of course, a Great Wall Motor and supposed to be a luxury* electric car. Couldn't get a pic. Driving and stuff. 

 

On 03/05/2024 at 09:33, Tayne said:

I saw one in Germany a month or so back but if you dare to look in the modem section you might find that someone has bought one…

That'll be me,  picking it up next Tuesday.

Funky Cat is so last year, they're called '03' now. Mine should look like this -

[puddlethumper]

5 hours ago, martc said:

 

That'll be me,  picking it up next Tuesday.

Funky Cat is so last year, they're called '03' now. Mine should look like this -

Ooh. Get you matey.

[martc]

Never knew that they marketed the IZH 2715 van as a Lada Furgon (van) and Cargo (pick-up) (in Chile, or anywhere else for that matter). 

https://www.veoautos.cl/lada-cargo-y-lada-furgon-1988-1994-en-chile/

[MiniMinorMk3]

I didn't know the Fiat 131 was sold as the Brava in North America

[sheffcortinacentre]

Several export markets I think.

[Missy Charm]

On 15/05/2024 at 20:35, martc said:

Never knew that they marketed the IZH 2715 van as a Lada Furgon (van) and Cargo (pick-up) (in Chile, or anywhere else for that matter). 

https://www.veoautos.cl/lada-cargo-y-lada-furgon-1988-1994-en-chile/

Cruella DeVil once described the Lada Furgon as her 'least favourite' small van.  

[bunglebus]

Rear of the new Transit reminds me of the MK1/2 for some reason 

[MiniMinorMk3]

AMC Renault Alliance Convertible, a 2-Door Renault 9 that's had a tin opener taken to it.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Volkswagen Country Buggy from Australia

The Sakbayan is the version made in The Philippines

[Wibble]

2 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

AMC Renault Alliance Convertible, a 2-Door Renault 9 that's had a tin opener taken to it.

Looks like one speed bump away from becoming the two wheeled Bond car Renault

[Madman Of The People]

Following on from the Fiat Brava and the Renault Alliance recently mentioned in this thread, here's another US-market oddity.  The BMW Bavaria.

It looks like a normal BMW E3 saloon, so what makes it special?  Well, Max Hoffman, BMW's US importer at the time, was able to convince Zee Germans he could sell the more basic 2500-spec saloon with the bigger and more powerful engine from the 2800.  The Bavaria went on sale in 1971 and shoving a big engine into a more affordable package proved to be a hit with American buyers.  So much so that BMW increased the engine size to 3.0 litres the following year.  The Bavaria remained available through 1974, by which time the car gained enormous battering-ram bumpers to satisfy draconian Federal safety legislation that had been recently enacted.  To date, this is the only BMW saloon not to have a numeric model designation.

 

[lesapandre]

"To date, this is the only BMW saloon not to have a numeric model designation".

BMW Isetta? Thought not really a saloon.