martc Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Which one of the geezers in the photo thought of that? The balding bloke to the left of the front wheel looks a little sheepish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Anyone know what this is that I took the most amazing pic of when it was on telly the other day. Dvla have record. I thought it was a messed with Volvo but that badge looks a bit Cadillac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cros Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Which one of the geezers in the photo thought of that? The balding bloke to the left of the front wheel looks a little sheepish... That's what they used to dispense from the ad-blue pumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Anyone know what this is that I took the most amazing pic of when it was on telly the other day. 20181203_091628.jpg Dvla have record. I thought it was a messed with Volvo but that badge looks a bit Cadillac.Is it one of those non description generic "car" things knocked up to use in advertising? Like the badgeless green cars (Mazdas?) in the LV commercials. Often used if the car is shown in a non flattering way, breaking down or being towed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Anyone know what this is that I took the most amazing pic of when it was on telly the other day. 20181203_091628.jpg Dvla have record. I thought it was a messed with Volvo but that badge looks a bit Cadillac.It's a 740GLE. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I was going to say if it's a Volvo why no record never thinking it might be fake. Thing is I took it from Salvage Hunters on Quest not an advert. Was in some blokes house. He had a small electric car in a barn too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Just over 3000 sold in total. That's about a single day's production of the F-150 it's based on. Possibly. Wow, not far off.... Ford sells an F150 every 30 seconds so that's 2880 a day.Bonkers. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I was going to say if it's a Volvo why no record never thinking it might be fake. Thing is I took it from Salvage Hunters on Quest not an advert. Was in some blokes house. He had a small electric car in a barn too.It's now registered 456 FPO from memory; if you google F143 PLT it'll link back to a photo Breadvan took of it in 2017 which was posted on this very forum. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Nissan Stelvio Zagato https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/nissan/stelvio/1990/563290?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Classic%20Driver%20Daily%203382018&utm_content=Classic%20Driver%20Daily%203382018+CID_251fcd901096c2043548961e4f166fa1&utm_source=newsletter egg, AMC Rebel and face 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Torrid one-night-stand between a AM V8 Zagato and an ALFA SZ results in a child so ugly they abandon it outside an orphanage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 How repellent were the mirrors that they had to hide them under the front wings...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 You're all forgetting the best feature. NACA ducts on the wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 ^ now those I like ..well at least the idea of 'cept I feel they ought to have followed an arc rather than being almost straight. probably 'designed' by some kid straight out of college Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formula Autos Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I did know these existed as they were built in Spalding just down the road from me. What I didn't know was that they never built them as kit cars which I think justifies their inclusion here. Obviously an updated Elan, but apparently OK. They knocked out one a week, much like my good self.1986_Evante_Roadster_140_TC.jpg Evante roadster. Went bust in early 91 then 9 more more were built by Fleur De lys the van people.I saw one of these at a car show once and was talking to the owner about it. He loved the thing, but said getting parts was interesting - they were often available, but you had to figure out where you recognised some of them from if they didn't have any makers' marks on them. The grille on his, for instance, always struck him as being slightly familiar. I think he said he'd owned it a few years before he realised it was a Vauxhall Senator grille, fitted upside down. The rear lights were off another Vauxhall I think as well, and the alloys on his were the same as the one in the photo posted here. IIRC I think he said they were off a rear engined Skoda, of all things. I got the impression it was a kind of Scrapheap Challenge version of an Elan. Though none the worse for it, he reckoned. Bfg, somewhatfoolish, cros and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 It's now registered 456 FPO from memory; if you google F143 PLT it'll link back to a photo Breadvan took of it in 2017 which was posted on this very forum. Sent from my SM-G930F using TapatalkWhy thank you that does seem like it might be the same car. On another note look at all the yellow names in that thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Wow, not far off.... Ford sells an F150 every 30 seconds so that's 2880 a day.Bonkers. Yeah, it's going to be a while until they all go electric/autonomous methinks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 the alloys on his were the same as the one in the photo posted here. IIRC I think he said they were off a rear engined Skoda, of all things. They are indeed Estelle wheels which means anything that fits a 68 on Beetle also fit that RayMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 .I like cars which reflect a little ingenuity . . ^ Kaiser-Frazer Vagabond and Traveler models (c. late '40's early 50's) ^ 1949 advert ..112 hp and a body style - surely incomparable to any 1949 British or European made car. ? but perhaps reminiscent of the MG Magnette of 1953 or the Riley Path(ditch)finder also introduced in 1953 ..when the Kaiser ceased saloon car production (although much the same car evolved in Argentina). cros and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Didn't know until today you could get an MX5 with a retractable hardtop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 .I like cars which reflect a little ingenuity . . ^ Kaiser-Frazer Vagabond and Traveler models (c. late '40's early 50's) ^ 1949 advert ..112 hp and a body style - surely incomparable to any 1949 British or European made car. ? but perhaps reminiscent of the MG Magnette of 1953 or the Riley Path(ditch)finder also introduced in 1953 ..when the Kaiser ceased saloon car production (although much the same car evolved in Argentina). somewhatfoolish and Bfg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Soda Kodiak GT.China only, at the moment and I'm not sure how different it is toa Karoq in size.When googling images theses about 5 different window treatments claiming to be the GT- this came from Skoda site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 And I've never heard of the Evanta or Ant Antson until now.Wasn't she the one on the Golden Shot, with Bob Monkhouse, blonde girl who couldn't add up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I know they exist, but I always get confused when I see an A3 saloon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 The GAZ/Volga Siber which was a rehash of the 2006 Chrysler Sebring. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Aston Martin, RayMK, cros and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 A Russian car called a Siber named after the glorious leaders favourite form of attack. (actually it's probably something to do with Siberia but why let facts get in the way - another one of the leaders favourite activities). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Saw a JDM 3.0 Estima Grand (something or other) today, but it wasn't a Toyota, it was badged as a 'Yokohama Toyopet'. I've seen plenty of Toyota's and I knew about the existence of Yokohama Toyopet but I've never seen a captive specimen. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Isn’t that just the dealer chain? Japanese car distribution is weird, you can only get certain models through certain dealer chains. Toyopet is one of the Toyota chains (I think they are all factory owned ultimately.) Nicola H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Yes. I don't know if it still the case but the big Japanese manufacturers have always maintained multiple dealer chains in japan, usually with each getting vehicles not sold at their other chains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 There's been talk of the Proton Jumbuck in a couple of threads lately. Great name, nice looking truck, totally passed me by until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11001010 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 https://www.goo-net.com/usedcar/spread/goo/14/700116621230150205001.html Bfg, Aston Martin, Lacquer Peel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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