RoadworkUK Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Pretty sure I saw that, or the dead spit of it, in Richmond today. Sounded hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angle Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 1910 Fiat S76. Fiat decided they wanted to get the land speed record off Mercedes. So, obviously, they built a 28.4 litre 4 cylinder engine and loosely assembled some bodywork around it. Here it is on a top speed run in Belgium in 1913: This was apparently their third attempt after their two previous goes ended up with the drivers getting scared and refusing to drive them any more. Anyway, they broke the record but needed to do a return run to make it count and didn't. 100 years on and a guy from Bristol has restored it: Here it is at this years festival of speed, he drove it to Goodwood obviously: Skizzer, LightBulbFun, Datsuncog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Sandero RS. 2.0 naturally aspirated engine throwing 143BHP out. It's £14K and not coming to the UK. More information here 1duck, jumpingjehovahs, rantingYoof and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Subaru Levorg egg and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Every time I see one of these things I think it's a Fiat Punto. It's not, it's a Chevrolet Aveo, which is a Daewoo in disguise. I only ever see the ones with this specific front end too, which appears to be a 2008 only facelift thing. egg and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 The Daewoo / SsangYong Chairman. Totally not a rip-off of a Mercedes S Class. Nope. Yoss and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angle Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 45 minutes ago, Supernaut said: The Daewoo / SsangYong Chairman. Totally not a rip-off of a Mercedes S Class. Nope. Its actually a W124 Mercedes underneath. Here's one what I spotted earlier this year: Supernaut, egg and stonedagain 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I thought it looked like a very obvious rip-off, but didn't realise it was actually based on an S class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Saw one of these for the first time today, near Beverley. An unfortunately bulbous looking confection. A FIAT Doblo pick-up. egg, Aston Martin, 1duck and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Doblo Work Up Looks homemade, but no. Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Blimey, it looks worse from behind... Aston Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 8/12/2019 at 10:09 PM, bunglebus said: Subaru Levorg What marketing genius picked a name which is "grovel" spelled backwards? Yoss, Aston Martin, jumpingjehovahs and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 48 minutes ago, martc said: Blimey, it looks worse from behind... Fuck me, I'm an idiot. I've just seen your original post. I also saw it today. ? I posted without realising. martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 This ones a tipper, which is giving me some big “buy me” vibes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sudsprint and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 First one a saw a couple years ago I thought it was some conversion by Bernie & lepu martc and Aston Martin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 The Doblo bit folds down, revealing a letter box sized opening. Sudsprint and jumpingjehovahs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 9 hours ago, martc said: Saw one of these for the first time today, near Beverley. An unfortunately bulbous looking confection. A FIAT Doblo pick-up. I saw one of these yesterday in Kenilworth - it was a tree surgeon’s and had a cage over the bed. It looked bloody ridiculous. martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 New one on me: the AQC Jetway 707. One of those hilariously proportioned Airport Limousines that were once popular in the US (from an era before air travel became a form of purgatorial ordeal), this one was based on the front-wheel-drive Oldsmobile Toronado, keeping a flat floor with no need for an elongated propshaft. Baggage in the back, lucky jet-age travellers up front, all pulled along by a 7.5 litre Rocket V8 . What a monster. Unbelievably, an online search seems to imply that there's at least one in the UK. That'll be good craic at a mini-roundabout, hey? With around 150 of the buggers built, surely this is the ultimate wagon for 15 shiters to rock up at Cannock auctions... As an aside, I also didn't know that a few Toronados (GM's mid-price big coupé to rival the Thunderbird, while remaining cheaper than a Cadillac) were converted to four-door sedans. Pretty damn slick for 1967, when the best we could manage over here was the Vauxhall Cresta PC.... Amishtat, Aston Martin, egg and 14 others 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 As if they weren't long enough, the one in the second photo has a bloody tow bar too! Datsuncog and adw1977 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Supernaut said: As if they weren't long enough, the one in the second photo has a bloody tow bar too! Aston Martin, martc, sheffcortinacentre and 9 others 6 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 8/13/2019 at 7:51 PM, Supernaut said: I thought it looked like a very obvious rip-off, but didn't realise it was actually based on an S class! Based on a mix and match E-Class and S-Class components. Available with basically the AMG 3.6 Inline 6 until 2014! It's very much like owning a W124 made entirely of cheap aftermarket parts. chaseracer and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Emergency services Toronado with specially designed bumpers for pushing things. Skizzer, Datsuncog and adw1977 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Suburu Baja, not sold in Europe. Skizzer and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 What is this? Taken from the TV series Protectors. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 10 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: What is this? Taken from the TV series Protectors. Dodge Dart, built under licence in Spain by Barreiros. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barreiros_(manufacturer) Datsuncog, GrumpyCat, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Dodge Barrierors Dart. https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_37602-Dodge-Barreiros-Dart-3700-GT-1969.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Is that from the episode where someone's driving an Audi badged Pegaso/ Sava/ Morris/DKW van? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 On 13 August 2019 at 1:49 PM, angle said: Its actually a W124 Mercedes underneath. Here's one what I spotted earlier this year: I was in Kuwait a couple of years ago and the hotel I was staying at had one of these as a Courtesy airport car, on our last day I booked a car for the morning and specifically requested the .Chairman. Alas we were taken to the airport in a brand new LWB 7 Series, the driver thought I was joking when I asked about the dusty Ssangyong. Datsuncog, jumpingjehovahs, Split_Pin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 On 8/17/2019 at 6:53 PM, NorfolkNWeigh said: Is that from the episode where someone's driving an Audi badged Pegaso/ Sava/ Morris/DKW van? They were in Spain, series 2 episode 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 We've all heard of the Mk1 Cortina but I've never seen one with this front end before. A bit like the Consul grille and with facelift sidelights/indicators; also and possibly crucially, LHD. Google has brought up only two photos of the Australian-built model with the same design (known as Jail-Bar) however the bonnet badging is different; did the Aussies build any left-hookers? AAA badge is American Auto Association I believe but I haven't managed to dig up any photos of US market Mk1s. Nor Canadian for that matter. Your helps would be appreciated in confirming or refuting my North American theory. Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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