Timewaster Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Suzuki S-Cross. Yuk. See a few of these about locally. They are hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Nissan Sunny. I don't remember ever seeing one like this before At National Trust Arts & Crafts Philip Webb designed Standon today. A handsome vehicle anyway Mrs Concern's Moodus luckily out of shot. Amishtat and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Import, going by the square plates. Never seen a Sunny in that shape before! FakeConcern and Nicola H 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Thought I knew all the obscure air cooled VWs, but the Mitra is a new one on me! It has a 1600 air cooled engine mounted in the front... Googling that led to this little goldmine; Supernaut, Lacquer Peel, RayMK and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 'Helicak'? adw1977 and face 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Speaking of air-cooled oddities, I knew about the VW Gol, what I didn't know about was the Gol Furgao, which is the van version. That said, I suspect the Furgao version was actually the later watercooled 1.6 rather than the air cooled Beetle derived 1.3 since I've only been able to find reference to the larger engined cars in van form. mercrocker, Datsuncog, Lacquer Peel and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 http://www.lexicarbrasil.com.br/ is a little treasure trove of obscure-to-us stuff, popped up when looking for Gol info. Amongst their gems is the Diaseta which seems very much in the same vein as the Argentinian Ford Falcon from the 80s. mercrocker, RayMK, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Holy Pineapples, a front engined VW bay window! Imagine turning up at a Dubfest with one twosmoke300, bunglebus and Bfg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 indeed US size plates and the tacked on under the bumper rear fog very strongly suggests importWith it being RHD I'd be more inclined to say Japanese size square plates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Holy Pineapples, a front engined VW bay window! Imagine turning up at a Dubfest with one I'm going to guess that with a flat four air-cooled engine under your seat and the brochure bragging that it is the "basic transporter" you wouldn't be able to hear any of the comments made by others. It certainly doesnt look like driver comfort was high up the list of priorities on the design document. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Nissan Sunny. I don't remember ever seeing one like this before At National Trust Arts & Crafts Philip Webb designed Standon today. IMG_7765.JPG A handsome vehicle anyway IMG_7763.JPG Mrs Concern's Moodus luckily out of shot. There are heaps of these in Timor Leste running around as taxis, all brush painted yellow with bodywork made of wob and crossed fingers. egg and FakeConcern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 http://www.lexicarbrasil.com.br/ is a little treasure trove of obscure-to-us stuff, popped up when looking for Gol info. Amongst their gems is the Diaseta which seems very much in the same vein as the Argentinian Ford Falcon from the 80s. Note how quickly the salesman is scribbling down Chris Spedding's order before he changes his mind and records a song about motorcycles instead. brandersnatch and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Saw a couple of these in Germany, awesome! Weissman I believe. Very cool, but a pig to drive apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Reminds me of the tempo matador front engined truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 MK1 Mégane estate. Loads of them in Central Europe even now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Spotted today,upside down Reliant, reborn Isetta???? egg, bunglebus and Mrcento 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 One thing I can promise a teenager, when you show up with this at your new girlfriend's, it's over. robinmasters, myglaren and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Wow! You actually found one in the wild! I remember reading about these on Jalopnik a while ago. They also have a stupidly low power restriction on them, too. Something like 20hp or thereabouts. Aston Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 https://jalopnik.com/theres-actually-a-decent-reason-why-germans-will-spend-1794673235 20bhp lol adw1977 and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Citroen C3 XTR GrumpyCat and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 About as stable as an Italian government and not enough power to get out of it's own way. Shite rating - 24 carat. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 They spelled ALIENATOR wrong on the back of that Fiat. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Oh so its fine when they daily a 20 Horse power 3 wheeler but when I want to daily a 20 horse power 3 wheeler everyone looks at me funny spartacus, Yoss, chaseracer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Citroen C3 XTR VX do an Adam with the streetwise gear and TBH I think it looks alright! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 VX do an Adam with the streetwise gear and TBH I think it looks alright!I discovered the other day that they do this Viva too, I think it looks pretty cool Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk face 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Whenever I see modern cars with unpainted bumpers I think they've been in a crash and cheaply repaired with parts from Poland via eBay. somewhatfoolish, bunglebus, Aston Martin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 . Austin A40 Sportshttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-A40-Sports/233204359685? egg, chaseracer and Aston Martin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Citroen C3 XTR See I think that looks alright. There was also a Polo with similar treatment, as well as the Streetwise. All a bit lambasted when new, but clearly prematurity was the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 What they told you: These unpainted plastics will protect your paint from parking scrapes and save you a fortune in repairs, your car will be worth more when you trade it in. What they meant: We need to cut costs somewhere, what if we just didn't paint the bits that don't rust? Ford took it to new levels with the Ka, which they decided only needed painting where you could actually see the paint with the car fully assembled. RayMK, HarmonicCheeseburger, spartacus and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 The fact the Viva bumpers don't match really annoys me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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