quicksilver Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 More JDM weirdness I spotted today. Thought it was a Nissan Cube at first but no, it's a Toyota Blackbox.based on a Yaris.2000 Toyota bB Blackbox by Adam Floyd, on Flickr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_bB stormee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philibusmo Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Many of the above can be discovered by playing Gran Turismo 4 or visiting New Zealand garethj, AlabamaShrimp, chaseracer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Never seen one of these before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Never seen one of these before.See them on eBay from time to time but never in the wild. Bigger than I had thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Of The People Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 More JDM weirdness I spotted today. Thought it was a Nissan Cube at first but no, it's a Toyota Blackbox.based on a Yaris.2000 Toyota bB Blackbox by Adam Floyd, on Flickr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_bB We had these in America, where it was known as the Scion xB. Scion was conceived as Toyota's "youth" brand, intended to appeal to young, trendy, fashionable types. Except Toyota soon discovered young people don't have any money for cars, so most xBs got bought by greying empty-nesters looking for a practical shopping trolley. The tall, upright body made entry and egress easy for OAPs with aching joints and bad backs. As to why Toyota thought young people would somehow be interested in a car that looked like the box it was shipped in is anybody's guess. This failed marketing strategy is why Toyota USA eventually killed off the whole Scion brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 ...so most xBs got bought by greying empty-nesters looking for a practical shopping trolley. The tall, upright body made entry and egress easy for OAPs with aching joints and bad backs. Same thing happened over here with the Ford Fusion (the Fiesta on stilts, not the Yankee Mundano) egg and RoadworkUK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Can you guess what it is yet? Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Alfa 33 Sportwagon, maybe a 4x4. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Alfa 33 Sportwagon, maybe a 4x4.Indeed! Had no idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 You're possibly under 35? fiatdaft, NorfolkNWeigh, chaseracer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 The Suzuki Super Carry also lives on as a Mazda Scrum, this is the facelift version but That is deffo a Bedford Rascal hiding under the higher roof And here we have a modern day JDM Bedford Bambi! And fooookinell, GM and Ford selling the same van at the same time, yup, here we have the ford Pronto! catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tul66 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Alfa 33 Sportwagon, maybe a 4x4.Not a 4x4. They were only 1500cc over here. That's a 1700 8v, just like the one I used to have.Would have another in a heartbeat. In fact, I've still got some original Alfa headlight covers in the workshop for it if anyone needs them. Or better still, does anyone know who owns that 33 & I'll make them an offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 According to Wikkipedia, that Rascal van has been badged as: Bedford RascalGME RascalHolden ScurryMaruti OmniMaruti VersaMazda ScrumAutozam ScrumFord ProntoWuling RongguangDaewoo DamasChevrolet CMV/CMPPakSuzuki BolanVauxhall RascalMitsubishi Colt T120ssMitsubishi MinicabNissan NT100/NV100 ClipperChang'an SC6320GChang'an SC1011Chang'an SC6331Jilin JL 110C/ESonghuajiang HFJ6350SYM T880/T1000/V5/V9/V11 Can any other vehicle match that? I doubt it. catsinthewelder, egg and Sir Snipes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 According to Wikkipedia, that Rascal van has been badged as: Bedford RascalGME RascalHolden ScurryMaruti OmniMaruti VersaMazda ScrumAutozam ScrumFord ProntoWuling RongguangDaewoo DamasChevrolet CMV/CMPPakSuzuki BolanVauxhall RascalMitsubishi Colt T120ssMitsubishi MinicabNissan NT100/NV100 ClipperChang'an SC6320GChang'an SC1011Chang'an SC6331Jilin JL 110C/ESonghuajiang HFJ6350SYM T880/T1000/V5/V9/V11 Can any other vehicle match that? I doubt it. Probably not! However, two claimants to the most car marque badges featured on a single vehicle must be my old Simca van which was badged Dodge on the rear door, Talbot on the bonnet and Simca on every other sticker, label and tag elsewhere on the vehicle. The other is another Talbot - the Sunbeam Lotus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 https://group.renault.com/en/company-vehicles/discover/ Fuck it, I started looking up the Talisman then realised the not just loads of Renaults I'd never heard of , but a complete brand Renault Samsung, anyone?? Although the new Koleos I saw today isn't on this site, looks like, and presumably is an X-Trail. Zantimisfit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 There's a new VW called the Arteon. Neverbloodyheard of it m8. NorfolkNWeigh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 According to Wikkipedia, that Rascal van has been badged as: Bedford RascalGME RascalHolden ScurryMaruti OmniMaruti VersaMazda ScrumAutozam ScrumFord ProntoWuling RongguangDaewoo DamasChevrolet CMV/CMPPakSuzuki BolanVauxhall RascalMitsubishi Colt T120ssMitsubishi MinicabNissan NT100/NV100 ClipperChang'an SC6320GChang'an SC1011Chang'an SC6331Jilin JL 110C/ESonghuajiang HFJ6350SYM T880/T1000/V5/V9/V11 Can any other vehicle match that? I doubt it. Holden Scurry? Never new they sold those vans in Oz, let alone as a Holden! One for further research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 You missed Suzuki supper carry of that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Yes! I knew there was one missing! Honda Acty too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Acty was a different vehicle. I copied the list from Wikipedia but of course you are right SCC. Except its Super Carry. /pedant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Nissan Tiida Saw one in Dublin today on the way to the airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 You're possibly under 35?I wish! Not a 4x4. They were only 1500cc over here. That's a 1700 8v, just like the one I used to have. Or better still, does anyone know who owns that 33 & I'll make them an offer?That one was in the old Keymarket car park in Bury St Edmunds. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Nissan Tiida Saw one in Dublin today on the way to the airport tiida.JPG Apparently they were sold in Ireland but not in mainland UK. A dealership in the Glasgow (I think) area shipped a heap of them over, so you see a few scuttling about on Scottish reg numbers. Apparently they're also really, really grim. Perfect autoshite material, really! I also have no idea where I gleaned that information from. Probably a thread on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 ^ Arnie Shark, predictably. Eddie Honda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Bloody spellcheck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendry Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Apparently they were sold in Ireland but not in mainland UK. A dealership in the Glasgow (I think) area shipped a heap of them over, so you see a few scuttling about on Scottish reg numbers. Apparently they're also really, really grim. Perfect autoshite material, really! I also have no idea where I gleaned that information from. Probably a thread on here. Yip, Arnold Shark pre-reg'd a load and were knocking them out pretty cheap for a newish car at their Nssan branches when they still had the Nissan franchise, apparently Nissan werent too chuffed as folk going in to buy new Nissan Notes and so on were seeing these much cheaper and buying them thus harming new Nissan sales. Quite a few were bought by taxi drivers. Personally i think the hatch ones, particularly from the rear look like someones taken a Peugeot 307 and squared off all the curves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 If ever a car deserves to be in here then this is it, great find. Totally new one to me. Thought it was a kit car at first then checked it out on the net. Mad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Haha, baby 928 has eaten all the pies. But why does it have "bollock" written on the door? Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 They do some weird VW based shite; And ShiteRider, Mr Laurence, cros and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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