lesapandre Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Citroen Traction Avant re-bodied by Beutler. Not much of the original left by the look of it. Imagine if Citroen's overall design had gone in this direction instead of creating the DS. JeeExEll, Datsuncog, Bfg and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Well you might have ended up here. This is by Frenay for de Gaulle. A presidential car. He swapped to DS enlarged by Chapron later on. egg, JeeExEll, Sudsprint and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 And what if the DS had a Detroit-style annual style refresh. This? They are actually aftermarket add-ons. Skizzer, wuvvum, JeeExEll and 6 others 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Very odd...but everybody was into fins at the time... Sudsprint and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 14 hours ago, shedenvy said: This should really be in the mistery watizit thread but today I saw this: Â Â The front end is a Piaggio Typhoon and obvs back end is a wheelchair ramp. Guessing it's an air cooled 125cc. Yep 125cc.It's called a Nippi , used to see a few at BCA motorcycle auctions a few years ago. Â Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 A couple of later Presidential limos. Bottom one an SM. Both may be by Chapron - I think so. Aston Martin, Sudsprint, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 10 hours ago, lesapandre said: Renault 5 by Alpine. I saw the hatch version whilst away in France in August. This roof conversation is probably by them too. Not bad looking - by sloping the rollover they have given it some style. Must be rare - I'd never seen an Alpine 5 before. Not my photo. Â I thought that was what the home market got when we got the 5 Gordini, and later Alpine Turbo/ Gordini Turbo. Probably because in the UK we still associated Alpine with Sunbeam. Sudsprint and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 I saw this yesterday. It confused me a bit.  It's an Opel Ranger. chaseracer, Sudsprint, Datsuncog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Looks like it could be a Manta A with a Magnum front end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 4X4! Â 20190830_192146 by RS, on Flickr 20190830_192159 by RS, on Flickr 20190830_192136 by RS, on Flickr Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 I would have said that was done for some European fire service or utility. But RHD? Super vehicle tho. What's it used for now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Was at Santa Pod so I guess it tows a race car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 On 9/1/2019 at 10:45 AM, meggersdog said: Yep 125cc.It's called a Nippi , used to see a few at BCA motorcycle auctions a few years ago. Â There was one on Facebook marketplace up the road from me this week, unfortunately too wide to go through my cellar door or I would have bought it for going up the shop while sat in an armchair . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 8 hours ago, lesapandre said: I would have said that was done for some European fire service or utility. But RHD? Super vehicle tho. What's it used for now? It was new to Greater Manchester Fire Brigade, they had a few of them lesapandre and NorfolkNWeigh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 1 hour ago, quicksilver said: It was new to Greater Manchester Fire Brigade, they had a few of them Used by their inshore rescue team (very inshore judging by Manchester's location miles from the sea).* * or perhaps its for the canals? lesapandre, AnthonyG, NorfolkNWeigh and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 OK, not cars, but motorcycles... Thanks to Facebook I now know Villiers engines were made in France under licence by Monet-Goyon (motorcycle company I don't know, went bust in '59). LightBulbFun and stonedagain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 On the topic of 4x4 vans, I went for a walk earlier and noticed a Spanish registered Hyundai 4x4 van of some sort parked up nearby. Â It was debadged, so I did a search for "Hyundai 4x4 Van" and found the Starex 4x4. Datsuncog, lesapandre and martc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 On 9/1/2019 at 10:45 AM, meggersdog said: Yep 125cc.It's called a Nippi , used to see a few at BCA motorcycle auctions a few years ago. Â Just seen a black one in Bradford. Driven by a young lass. She seemed happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 On 9/2/2019 at 9:32 AM, bunglebus said: 4X4! Â 20190830_192146 by RS, on Flickr 20190830_192159 by RS, on Flickr 20190830_192136 by RS, on Flickr M reg feels late for these, I thought they were discontinued in 1992?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Never seen a Visa with a boot before though I know it was quite common to do booted versions of hatchbacks in Europe that we didn't get here. Datsuncog, egg, FakeConcern and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 That one's a photoshop. Not sure if Citroen ever did prototype a Visa 'loon, but it would probably have sold well enough in the Pug 204 bracket. Then again, Renault never bothered with the 7 in France, so maybe the small saloon market was drying up by that stage? Anyway, here's a pretty amazing thing. One-off '62 wagon built by FLM Panelcraft in Britain for Stengel coachwork in California. Amazingly, it survives. Totally new one on me and one of the colest cars I've seen for a while Heidel_Kakao, Sudsprint, egg and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Lincoln Continental base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Renault 7 Alpine Turbo... bunglebus, Sudsprint, Datsuncog and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Rolls Shooting Brake - not sure if this is real or photoshopped? I feel it's the latter but not sure. [edit: yes it looks like a photoshopped image] Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Various Anadol. Not seen the estate car before. JeeExEll and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Bilenkin as in... blinkin' hell. Based on a BMW apparently. hennabm, Sudsprint, BL Bloke and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Clenet...I and II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Volvo - Sport. Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Dowsetts Comet. Skizzer, Sudsprint, Supernaut and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Trilec Electric scooter https://www.britishpathe.com/video/new-form-of-transport-the-trilec/query/trilec Aston Martin, BL Bloke, Sudsprint and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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