Austat Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Carrozzeria Watanabe Griffon (also called the Flying Pegasus), essentially a Honda S600 with a fibreglass body: Used for Mobil publicity work, hence the Flying Pegasus nickname. Mr Laurence, SteersWithThrottle, egg and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 10 hours ago, martc said: http://www.dieselbike.net/lombardini/lombardini.htm This one was made by Enfield themselves, with a Lombardini engine, and was the one suggested for use by NATO forces - according to an article I read in the MCN (which I'm now struggling to find, you'll just have to believe me).. https://www.cartoq.com/royal-enfield-bullet-taurus-diesel-5-things-you-dont-know-about/ Anything's possible with the RE; as they were for a long time the only thing available new with a separate gearbag they were popular for converting, despite the gearbox being a bit rubbish. I had a RE Bullet for a while and that was slow enough with 15 asthmatic nags straining the leash. Squaddie usage would have murdered them though, they're like landrovers in needing constant maintenance and even then still likely to break down if the 'performance envelope' is consistently explored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 7 hours ago, 17-Coffees said: This, the Aznom Palladium, a 'Hyper-Limo'... Based on the ultra luxurious…Dodge Ram. I shit you not. What's even better is* they Twin-turbo the V8 to get 710hp. Now I'm no expert but Dodge do now offer the 707hp Hellcat engine in the ram range... https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-italian-cars/aznom-launches-710hp--hyper-limousine-/43508 I have to say it still looks like a pickup truck from the outside, so that's a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 wuvvum, Volksy and vulgalour 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Volvo Sommer Joker, built in Denmark on a Volvo 142 platform: bigstraight6, adw1977, egg and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Asimo said: Probably some social media tie in thing going on here but I saw one of these on Instagram this morning and it brought to mind the discussion on twin engined cars on the eBay thread. Volksy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 48 minutes ago, Austat said: Volvo Sommer Joker, built in Denmark on a Volvo 142 platform: Wondered what the Ant Hill Mob got up to once the Wacky Races ended. Remspoor and martc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 7 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: Anything's possible with the RE; as they were for a long time the only thing available new with a separate gearbag they were popular for converting, despite the gearbox being a bit rubbish. Moto Guzzi's and the flat twin BMW's have separate gearboxes but no one seems to have made serious attempts at replacing the donkey, may be because they are actually quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 They point the 'wrong' way though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 5 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: They point the 'wrong' way though. Good point, well made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Diesel Enfield Bullets were sold retail, an auctioneer I knew in Carmarthen had one. Typical West Walian, everything has to be diesel there! This would have been about 20 years ago, the bike was on one of the last prefix plates like a X or a Y. He fitted one of those Watsonian sidecars. The ‘combination’ looked quite stylish but sounded like a tractor (the Lombardini heritage no doubt) and must have had acceleration times measurable in minutes. martc, LightBulbFun and Remspoor 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Of The People Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 14 hours ago, Asimo said: The only thing worse than a Cadillac with a Northstar V8 is a Cadillac with TWO Northstar V8s! Double the pain, double the misery. A car for the ultimate masochist! Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Currently have a Caddy Sts in work with a Northstar egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1953-Justicialista-maybe-rarest-project-of-2020-SPECIAL-10-OFF/133430527642?hash=item1f1114469a:g:MpoAAOSweZ9edSo6 RayMK, JeeExEll, Remspoor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 59 minutes ago, bunglebus said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1953-Justicialista-maybe-rarest-project-of-2020-SPECIAL-10-OFF/133430527642?hash=item1f1114469a:g:MpoAAOSweZ9edSo6 That's an awful lot for an unfinished 1955 'kit' car that's never going to pass IVA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 It's not a kit car, and it doesn't need an IVA edit: but yes, it's loads of money for something 99% of people in the UK won't have heard of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 4 hours ago, twosmoke300 said: Currently have a Caddy Sts in work with a Northstar Head gaskets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 No battery drain fault. Amazing complicated electrically for a 1999 yank . RHD one too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said: No battery drain fault. Amazing complicated electrically for a 1999 yank . RHD one too Yeah, they're up there with anything else being made at the time in terms of complexity! I quite like them but I doubt I'll ever even try one. Sellers always want far more than I feel they're worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 7 hours ago, bunglebus said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1953-Justicialista-maybe-rarest-project-of-2020-SPECIAL-10-OFF/133430527642?hash=item1f1114469a:g:MpoAAOSweZ9edSo6 I have a sneaking suspicion that its dynamic capabilities may be a little compromised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 The Volugrafo Bimbo, Italian, and Google sources say 60 made. SteersWithThrottle, vulgalour, puddlethumper and 6 others 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 7 minutes ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: I can hear @LightBulbFun's heavy breathing from here. I was going to say, no thats @egg heavy breathing your hearing, but then I saw who originally posted it (since @egg is the more general obscure Microcar guy while I focus more on the can be used without a pair of legs side of things ) HarmonicCheeseburger and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Right up there with the best car names of all time. I'd like to phone GSF and see if they have any bits for a Bimbo egg, LightBulbFun and chaseracer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I think I can guess what they'd call you... 😄 LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 On 12/17/2020 at 5:12 PM, JimH said: I have a sneaking suspicion that its dynamic capabilities may be a little compromised. Supposed to be a Porsche 356 engine, and they ain't cheap. Possibly a Beetle lump with the bits bolted on, buyer beware I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Of The People Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 12/17/2020 at 12:53 AM, twosmoke300 said: Currently have a Caddy Sts in work with a Northstar You have my sincerest condolences. Most mechanics I know will run a mile to avoid having to touch this ticking time bomb of an engine. They don't call it the "DeathStar" for nothing! Can you even get technical support for a Cadillac in the UK these days? Parts, software updates, or even spare keys? Or does everything have to come from America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Courtesy of Jalopnik, I have just discovered that these exist. Behold, the Renoca Euro Box... Supernaut, Landy Mann and Mr Laurence 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Asia has a new taxi to replace the everlasting Toyota Crown. https://www.toyota.co.uk/startyourimpossible/jpn-taxi Remspoor and Quintus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 The MG Gloster, with the most godawful piece of automotive badging to ever (dis)grace the back of an automobile Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Quintus said: Courtesy of Jalopnik, I have just discovered that these exist. Behold, the Renoca Euro Box... Looks like an estate version of a Mark 2 Golf. Asimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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