wuvvum Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 This was a new one on me. The Muji Car 1000, a poverty-spec K11 Micra-based car only available online. sierraman, Yoss, AnthonyG and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 7 hours ago, Austat said: 1964 BMW Hurricane Concept: Anyone else see E86 Z4 coupe in that rear end? NorfolkNWeigh and face 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I'm seeing a Marcos GT, also of ~1964. NorfolkNWeigh and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Citroen 2CV Radar: warch, chaseracer, outlaw118 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy - Medhurst Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 On 10/1/2020 at 7:27 AM, Remspoor said: Lancia Lybra, https://www.milanuncios.com/lancia-de-segunda-mano/lybra.htm https://www.ooyyo.com/france/lancia-lybra-occasion-a-vendre/c=CDA31D7114D38565111BFB6FBA0D355BFDA11D6617F286/ https://www.marktplaats.nl/l/auto-s/lancia/f/lybra-sw/910/ The forbidden fruit of UK. Just looking up these on here and found this post. Found a Lancia Lybra Estate abandoned to a driveway with soggy tyres and moss near here. Looks cool in my eyes. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 A bit of a special. Wonder how many were actually made. 6 wheeled Espace. chaseracer and Aston Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Huandu CAC6430 and brethren. Looks familiar... outlaw118, Remspoor, RayMK and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 7 hours ago, bunglebus said: Huandu CAC6430 and brethren. Looks familiar... https://chinacarhistory.com/2020/04/13/the-morris-ital-made-in-china/ sdkrc, JeeExEll, Yoss and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteersWithThrottle Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 11:25 AM, Austat said: 1964 BMW Hurricane Concept: I'm seeing a car with alloy wheels in the first pic, and wires in the second. Quite odd... The tyres on the rear alloys look slightly wider. I wonder if they had to change it because of handling issues? The back wheels in both pics have quite strong negative camber for a road car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Lada 21018 and 20109 (Riva), with factory Wankel yohan, JeeExEll, myglaren and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Never occurred to me that there might be a stretch XM JeeExEll, Remspoor, Aston Martin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 2 hours ago, myglaren said: Never occurred to me that there might be a stretch XM Possibly an attempt at modernising the small, but prestigious, East German 'General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany and Chairman of the National Defence Council' market. A cut throat market that saw Citroen in direct competition with Volvo. https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/reise/honeckers-dienstwagen-die-extravaganz-des-vorsitzenden/ Sheefag and Remspoor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 6:34 PM, wuvvum said: This was a new one on me. The Muji Car 1000, a poverty-spec K11 Micra-based car only available online. I read about this recently, MUJI were/are a sort of basic fashion retailer. Imagine a car from Primark! I love the ‘an car’ grille - 100% solid effort there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 1:24 AM, bunglebus said: Huandu CAC6430 and brethren. Looks familiar... Do they still steer like laden VLCCs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaTom Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 A few 4x4 versions of that Chinese Ital found their way onto military owned tobacco plantations in QuJing and ZunYi. If only there was a sense of pride in crap vehicles over there - I bet there are few crumbling away in derelict buildings in remote areas. ProgRocker and garethj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian_pt Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 The Fiat 131 Marengo was a new one on me - two-door estate sold as a commercial vehicle for a couple of years. Lonsdales must be on every street corner by comparison. Remspoor, adw1977, Isopon and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 On 6/21/2021 at 10:27 AM, myglaren said: Never occurred to me that there might be a stretch XM The "boot" part looks more like the arse end of a 605? JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Trident Clipper, Venturer, & Tycoon: thebrotherschuckle, MisterH, SteersWithThrottle and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Ghia 450 SS: warch, SteersWithThrottle and inconsistant 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Pars Khodro Sepand PK: A Renault 5 with a Kia Pride floorplan (hence the widebody yo). Built in Iran from 1994 to 2005. Isopon, face, Aston Martin and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 On 6/26/2021 at 3:56 PM, HarmonicCheeseburger said: Nope not a Mercedes a unlicensed North Korean knock off named the Kaengsaeng 88. I doubt North Korea had the technology to produce copies of 190s. I would be more inclined to believe that they acquired a few and stuck their own badges on and paraded them about as an example of their output for propaganda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 5 hours ago, Timewaster said: I doubt North Korea had the technology to produce copies of 190s. I would be more inclined to believe that they acquired a few and stuck their own badges on and paraded them about as an example of their output for propaganda. This has sent me down a rabbit hole. The Kaengsaeng 88 was made at the Sungri factory, as a direct copy of the 190, but without the heating system! It was also not air tight and was prone to flooding and/or intake of dust in to the seating area. Here's an interesting article on the North Korean car industry - https://chinacarhistory.com/2018/05/15/cars-of-the-dprk-north-korea/ They mainly make Chinese cars under licence, but there was at least one other attempt at out Mercedesing Mercedes via SSangyong with the DPRK version of the Ssangyong Chairman, itself based on the MB w124 - the Pyonghwa Zunma There's plenty of DPRK cars you won't recognise, being Chinese, but here's two you might - Hwiparam means 'Whistle' in Korean They first made the FIAT Siena followed by the Doblo. Now FIAT is well known for setting up factories in less than democratic countries; the two models above were made from kits imported from Vietnam. The factory in Vietnam is a joint venture with FIAT but I can't determine whether the kits sent to North Korea were officially sanctioned or not. Leyland Worldmaster, puddlethumper, garethj and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, martc said: Kaengsaeng 88 was made at the Sungri factory, as a direct copy of the 190, but without the heating system! It was also not air tight and was prone to flooding and/or intake of dust in to the seating area. So I was partly right, they didn't have the technology! martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 8 hours ago, Austat said: Pars Khodro Sepand PK: A Renault 5 with a Kia Pride floorplan (hence the widebody yo). Built in Iran from 1994 to 2005. That's... impressive parking. Yoss and Crackers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 11 hours ago, Austat said: Pars Khodro Sepand PK: A Renault 5 with a Kia Pride floorplan (hence the widebody yo). Built in Iran from 1994 to 2005. I have seen those before on t'internet, very interesting creation. I'd love to inspect where the two halves meet NigeT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1duck Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Mitsubishi ASX , guess it is mitsubishis attempt at the nissan juke...looks alright tbh, but i'd never heard of them and now mitsu are pulling out of the european market i bet spares are fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Leyland Eight GE: A design study that took the 3500 V8 placed in the middle and a "functional" bodyshell for testing purposes. Apparently 0-60 in ~7 secs and would go on to 140mph - that's pretty respectable for 1968! The body wasn't really given much thought looks-wise, it was designed purely to send air where it was needed, hold a reasonable amount of luggage, and give the occupants enough space. That said, with a bit of refinement, that would probably have looked like a pretty cool car. The back end wants a bit of attention, it sort of looks like it's the wrong way round - the tailgate wants to be a bit higher IMO - but I'd drive that! More on it here: http://www.britishv8.org/Articles/Leyland-Eight-GE-Release.htm face, bunglebus, sdkrc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 I'm not sure Spen King would have appreciated his efforts being disparaged thus; it wasn't a finished product by any means but nor was it a mule. Most references I've read call it the Rover BS(for buick sports). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Really? Everything I've ever read about that car over the years always makes the point that the body was just a rough lash-up to give an idea of how it could be packaged. It certainly doesn't look like it's been 'styled' in any way, it's a pig of a thing really. I'm sure there are drawings of what it might have looked like out there somewhere. I've also never heard the 'Leyland Eight GS' name before, I've only ever known it as a Rover. Seems a bit confusing bringing back the name of Leyland's most embarrassing failure for a new project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 3 hours ago, 1duck said: Mitsubishi ASX , guess it is mitsubishis attempt at the nissan juke...looks alright tbh, but i'd never heard of them and now mitsu are pulling out of the european market i bet spares are fun. The ASX was another joint venture with PSA. In some markets it was sold as a Peugeot 4008 and, I think, a Citroën C4 Crosser. They never made it over here, but the ASX sold quite well for a Mitsubishi. Daughters neighbour had one on Motability before it was replaced with an MG3. 1duck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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