JimH Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Relative to wages that is coming in at around £18,500 today. Lordy. That would buy you a lot of car now. Edit: Work it back the other way and using the same measure your £8000 Sandero would sell against the Clipper with a sticker price of £79 2S 2d. Leyland Worldmaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, JeeExEll said: The whole car was only 10 feet long. That would have worked well as a pleasure boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Cyclecars are simultaneously miserable and hilarious. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 That looks safe* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Allard should have stayed with Cadillac power. Villiers - pfff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 I blame @rantingYoof for bringing this to my attention the other week, but the Renault Grand Modus... See it? It looks identical to the regular one but it's stretched & got glass in the C-Pillar! rantingYoof, Supernaut and MisterH 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 And I'm not sure how this one escaped me...The Toyota Progres! From what I can gather, it's based on the first Gen Lexus IS & other small RWD Toyota Saloons of the late 90's, being offered with the 2.5 & 3.0 JZ engines. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterH Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 39 minutes ago, 17-Coffees said: I blame @rantingYoof for bringing this to my attention the other week, but the Renault Grand Modus... See it? It looks identical to the regular one but it's stretched & got glass in the C-Pillar! There should be a reaction on here for a really sarcastic "Wowww!" myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspiral_Mondays Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 10 hours ago, 17-Coffees said: And I'm not sure how this one escaped me...The Toyota Progres! From what I can gather, it's based on the first Gen Lexus IS & other small RWD Toyota Saloons of the late 90's, being offered with the 2.5 & 3.0 JZ engines. Trying to decide if that more closely resembles a W202 or a W210. Probably less rust prone than either of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1998 Toyota Progress | Trade Me Motors Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 23 hours ago, JimH said: In a similar vein it is difficult to understand how Allard avoided legal action from Jaguar with this blantant copy of the XK120. I think they're more likely to get into trouble with the Borrowers. The novelty for those two girls would soon wear thin, but imagine the stories they could tell you toady. You just wouldn't believe them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 On 4/19/2021 at 5:05 AM, Austat said: Biscuter 200F Pegasin: I did not know about this model. I had seen this one Biscúter 100 That propaganda machine working over time there during Franco's regime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 via Alessio on flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 They used to be relatively common, now only really seen as the excellent Fun version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Anything on this video. Tadhg Tiogar and Austat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 1970 Simca Shake by Bertone: bunglebus, SteersWithThrottle, myglaren and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Neckar Siata/Mistral 1500 TS Coupe: Remspoor and RayMK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Neckar St Trop: MisterH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Austat said: 1970 Simca Shake by Bertone: As modelled by Corgi And Solido Austat and MisterH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 And while looking for those, I found this - Fiat Cinquecento Rush spartacus and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterH Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Austat said: Neckar St Trop: Always had a soft spot for OSI stuff, but that is just a stunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 ZAZ Tavria, courtesy of this thread - MisterH, LightBulbFun and spartacus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterH Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Pieman said: ZAZ Tavria, courtesy of this thread - I think I saw one of these for sale a little while back, it was that Practical Classics contributor who had a massive collection of Eastern Block stuff, including a Moskvitch-badged Chrysler Alpine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 6 hours ago, bunglebus said: And while looking for those, I found this - Fiat Cinquecento Rush Looks like this and that may have found it's way to California. https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/ca17/santa-monica/lots/r0167-1974-austin-allegro-all-ego/565392 Dick Longbridge and bunglebus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 The Daihatsu Altis, a badge engineered Toyota Camry! For over 20 years! Im amazed & love it! Amazed I never knew of it before! Also feels weird seeing a 'big' Daihatsu! Even if it is just badge engineered. LightBulbFun, MorrisItalSLX and Yoss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 4/23/2021 at 2:20 PM, MisterH said: including a Moskvitch-badged Chrysler Alpine... This is a misconception, the Moskvitch 2141 Aleko, for that is what it is, looks like an Alpine but it's not... Designers and engineers of the AZLK (Avtomobilny Zavod imeni Leninskogo Komsomola), owner of the Moskvitch brand, were asked to put the existing Moskvitch engine in a Simca and perform different tests. Shortly after, it was decided that the new 2141 should be a copy/paste of the French vehicle, but designers considered it “insulting and humiliating” to copy the car and changed nearly every part of the construction, except for some elements of the roof and the form of the window seals. https://www.motor1.com/news/61582/soviet-cars-were-weird-moskvitch-2141-aleko/ Alusilber, MisterH and somewhatfoolish 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterH Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 4 hours ago, martc said: This is a misconception, the Moskvitch 2141 Aleko, for that is what it is, looks like an Alpine but it's not... Designers and engineers of the AZLK (Avtomobilny Zavod imeni Leninskogo Komsomola), owner of the Moskvitch brand, were asked to put the existing Moskvitch engine in a Simca and perform different tests. Shortly after, it was decided that the new 2141 should be a copy/paste of the French vehicle, but designers considered it “insulting and humiliating” to copy the car and changed nearly every part of the construction, except for some elements of the roof and the form of the window seals. https://www.motor1.com/news/61582/soviet-cars-were-weird-moskvitch-2141-aleko/ Fascinating, I think when I saw an advert for a UK based one it said otherwise! Love learning useless facts about ShiteTat martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 5 hours ago, martc said: it was decided that the new 2141 should be a copy/paste of the French vehicle, but designers considered it “insulting and humiliating” to copy the car and changed nearly every part of the construction By crossing out the word Simca and writing Aleko? martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Tazzari rmjbn1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosey Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Polo Saloon MisterH, Crackers, Leyland Worldmaster and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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