Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[barrett]

1 hour ago, lesapandre said:

Both with coachwork by Henri Chapron - hence the similarly. 2300 looks better as a convertible.

Exactly - that was a Chapron style which was applied to a few different cars. There was a lovely Salmson 2300S four-door with the same body

And even a last-gasp Hotchkiss-Gregoire

 

 

 

[Lord Sterling]

Not so much a "make/model" of car but a spec (I'm guessing this could be a thread all of its own as many countries have thier own specific model specifications) but the W126 260E as found by Authentiquesautos in Monaco on YouTube:

Looks to me like some proper base-spec W126. Beige velour l, no rear headrests and windy windows (at least at the back from what I could see) but still had headlamp wash/wipe.

[ChinaTom]

Tax efficient barge. BMW had the 725 for this reason. Ferrari 208 too.

[MorrisItalSLX]

16 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

Not so much a "make/model" of car but a spec (I'm guessing this could be a thread all of its own as many countries have thier own specific model specifications) but the W126 260E as found by Authentiquesautos in Monaco on YouTube:

Looks to me like some proper base-spec W126. Beige velour l, no rear headrests and windy windows (at least at the back from what I could see) but still had headlamp wash/wipe.

Sounds very similar to the Australian 180E, a super poverty spec W201 made to fall below the threshold for the imported luxury car tax. The 180E was a third cheaper than the lowest spec 190E.

[martc]

On 28/05/2025 at 20:33, lesapandre said:

And with narrower higher-set Pre-War cars sitting on the right had some advantages in navigating unmade roads and roads with  unmade verges - also the chauffeur could get out kerbside.

Tres snob.

Phun phact - many Italian lorries where RHD to allow the drivers to see the precipitous edges/drops whilst traversing Italy's many mountain ranges.

[reb]

21 hours ago, martc said:

Phun phact - many Italian lorries where RHD to allow the drivers to see the precipitous edges/drops whilst traversing Italy's many mountain ranges.

Now that you've mentioned this, I think I'm noticing (in memory) that the Fiat car transporters they use in The Italian Job are RHD? I shall have to watch it to confirm.

[reb]

1 minute ago, reb said:

Now that you've mentioned this, I think I'm noticing (in memory) that the Fiat car transporters they use in The Italian Job are RHD? I shall have to watch it to confirm.

This one's not:

But this one is:

[sheffcortinacentre]

Yes it is you can see the steering wheel.

[reb]

1 minute ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Yes it is you can see the steering wheel.

Sorry, as an AI I cannot "see the steering wheel"

[sheffcortinacentre]

I'll just call you al

[myglaren]

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Vanwall Vandervell S (based on Hyundai electric bits).

[Remspoor]

On 14/06/2025 at 18:57, myglaren said:

 

I was sent the same video via Instagram. But this is not new YT has one dated 7 years ago.

 

That first video claimed it was the first steam LR but the second video is dated from this was 13 year ago.

[Verysleepyboy]

On 10/05/2025 at 21:12, catsinthewelder said:

Spotted this yesterday, Citroen badge on the front.

Looks like a Teihol Tangara - Cit AX based "beach car", made by the same people and a successor to the Citroen Mehari, popular in Med countries, never officially sold in UK, similar to the Renault Rodeo / Mini Moke / Fiat Jolly

Very rare sight anywhere, let alone in the UK - well spotted!!!

https://www.citroenet.org.uk/passenger-cars/tangara/tangara.html

 

[artdjones]

This is horrible.

It's called the Aznom Palladium, and is some sort of Italian limited edition based on the Dodge Ram.

One of the few cars to make a BMW X6 look good. Or even a Ssangyong Rodius.

[wuvvum]

I'd just come here to post that.  I assume you must have been doing a similar Google search to me...

[artdjones]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

I'd just come here to post that.  I assume you must have been doing a similar Google search to me...

You must have looked up Palladium car, too. I just wanted to check that what I remembered about Barratt's Palladium was true, but that was the top result.

[DavieW]

Strange microcar spotted in Majorca. 

[Aston Martin]

Just seen one of these.... If not this exact one on the m62.

 

 

[martc]

The Nissan Judo from 1987 it had a 210 horsepower turbo four-cylinder engine with a 4x4 manual transmission.

[martc]

This is an Alfa Romeo! Yes, it's a prototype for a luxury saloon based on the familiar Giulia 105 (think the Italian Job). They built a few of them (at least 3 survive)  before the idea was scrapped, the one shown above is one of the survivors. And there is an interesting feature about it -

Yes, they disguised it as a Rover; you can see what market they were aiming for.

 

[martc]

 

At least one Fioretti F50 survives.

[martc]

Another Iranian special. This is a Pars Khodro Sepand, seen in Syria. It consists of a Renault 5 body hammered over a Saipa platform. Saipa you ask, whats that? A Saipa is a licence built Kia Pride. So we have a Renault 5 body over a Kia Pride, note the extended wheel arches due to the Pride being wider than a 5. Production started in 2000.

[loserone]

2 minutes ago, martc said:

Another Iranian special. This is a Pars Khodro Sepand, seen in Syria. It consists of a Renault 5 body hammered over a Saipa platform. Saipa you ask, whats that? A Saipa is a licence built Kia Pride. So we have a Renault 5 body over a Kia Pride, note the extended wheel arches due to the Pride being wider than a 5. Production started in 2000.

Oh my god.  So much want.