barrett Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/26/2021 at 7:34 PM, martc said: The Hungarian micro car industry. Did you ever think such a thing existed? Well it did and it was very busy indeed - below is a link and some choice pictures (I've shoved a few in the BW thread as well). The industry started as a way of circumventing Comecon restrictions on car production in the Bloc. Hungary had no tradition of building cars and so was not allowed to build them. But they wanted to build them and so came up with a whole slew of home grown micro-cars which where not covered by the regs. Also, like the rest of Europe, there was a shortage of cheap transport in the '50's. https://www.vintag.es/2018/01/vintage-photos-of-creative-postwar.html There's also a good book about the Hungarian motoring industry (in English) with details about all of these, although I can't seem to find a copy for sale at this moment martc, warch, adw1977 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 That one microcar looks like a Renault 10, that is very angry because it didn't grow up to be as big as its siblings. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMotor Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Does this count? Looks to be a UK only model of the Seat Toledo, called the RM180? Never heard of it, knew of the GTI's but not this. Looks nice on the Borbet wheels and looks slightly lowered too? face, warch, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/24/2021 at 4:59 PM, bunglebus said: Traction Avant based, home made (no idea on the final pic) This one was designed by Victor Bouffort, who built all sorts of unusual things over the years. Apparantly there were two, and both survive, but I've never seen them. There was also a roadster version He designed a folding scooter, which was sold in the states with a little success Which might explain this amazing picture of one of his self-built microcar prototypes on US plates There were lots of other microcars, from the 40s to the 70s, a nice 403-based roadster, military vehicles, an overland vehicle. There was a collection of Bouffort-designed stuff at Rétromobile a couple of years ago but he's still almost toally unknown outside of France. warch, JeeExEll, Vantman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterH Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 9 hours ago, martc said: Moskvitch AZLK-2139 'Arbat' 1991. Scuppered by a) lack of enthusiasm from the politicians for such a bourgeois car aimed at the middle classes and b) the collapse of the Soviet Union by itself. Do I see Skoda Roomster in that? jon.k, catsinthewelder, MrSteve and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 One of these, in Morrisons car park. Making that fashionable gargling noise. (Sounds like a Merc. With an AGM badge.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermellowman Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 On 24/10/2021 at 16:59, bunglebus said: … (no idea on the final pic) That final pic is the Berggren Future from 1951. Featured here https://driventowrite.com/2021/10/13/drop-the-subject-part-three/ Driven To Write has been on a roll lately. I’ve particularly enjoyed the recent features and discussions on 1970s Italian products. garethj and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 17 minutes ago, MisterH said: Do I see Skoda Roomster in that? The doors look very Roomsterish, I wonder if Skoda's designer had spent some time at Moskvitch (from the old Bloc days)? There's more than a touch of Nissan Prairie about it as well. MisterH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Trabant Tramp And Kubel Dyslexic Viking and Dr_Slow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 4 hours ago, Asimo said: One of these, in Morrisons car park. Making that fashionable gargling noise. (Sounds like a Merc. With an AGM badge.) That is because that what it has under the hood. TheOtherStu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 11 hours ago, Remspoor said: That is because that what it has under the hood. Was going to say exactly that. Aston Martin use Merc blocks IIRC. There was noise that they'd start doing their own, but I'm not sure they ever got round to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Enzmann 506: D.E, JeeExEll, Remspoor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieW Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 From the auction advert....... 2000 NISSAN SILVIA VARIETTA AUTECH. GUIDE £10000 - £12000. Chassis number S15500111 - One of only 1143 "Varietta" examples ever produced which makes these the rarest of all Sylvia variants. This generation of the Sylvia was only sold in Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The Varietta was built by Autech a subsidiary of Nissan and was based on the Spec S Model. outlaw118 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 6:53 AM, martc said: Moskvitch AZLK-2139 'Arbat' 1991. Scuppered by a) lack of enthusiasm from the politicians for such a bourgeois car aimed at the middle classes and b) the collapse of the Soviet Union by itself. It is the FIAT Ecobasic Concept Car's mummy! 🙌🙌🎉 martc, bunglebus, JeeExEll and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Leyland Worldmaster said: It is the FIAT Ecobasic Concept Car's mummy! 🙌🙌🎉 Or maybe the Skoda Roomster's mummy... Not sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 It certainly ought to be wrapped in bandages and hidden from sight. Leyland Worldmaster, bunglebus and Rod/b 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 4:12 PM, Asimo said: One of these, in Morrisons car park. Making that fashionable gargling noise. (Sounds like a Merc. With an AGM badge.) Funny enough, it literally is just a jacked up Aston with an AMG V8 engine. Was a few of the 'Launch edition' ones up my way last year. So generic I only clicked as to what they were when stuck behind in traffic, otherwise I'd think it would think it was generic SUV No4... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Gilbern are fairly mainstream, at least by our standards. Fibreglass, self tappers and a Ford V6 was a good combination but in the ‘70s they tried to develop the T11. A mid engined car using a Maxi motor. The story of the car and how it was restored is here: https://rarecomponentcars.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-welsh-wedge.html?fbclid=IwAR3Mjjl0-Kyc1GRoiTzeIADtGwnP7AHyRaJjH_Xg8yanoiA9IV7VdtHtTDk&m=1 Shite Ron, Isopon, bunglebus and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 14 hours ago, DavieW said: From the auction advert....... 2000 NISSAN SILVIA VARIETTA AUTECH. GUIDE £10000 - £12000. Chassis number S15500111 - One of only 1143 "Varietta" examples ever produced which makes these the rarest of all Sylvia variants. This generation of the Sylvia was only sold in Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The Varietta was built by Autech a subsidiary of Nissan and was based on the Spec S Model. I’m in some varietta groups. They are rare beasts. unfortunately, the only model they did was a type S which is NA, whereas the S15 to have is the turbo. The S15 didn’t sell in the UK, although there are quite a few imported. There only 2 Turbo conversions I know in the UK. One of them happens to own an Mr2 and she lives near me. I’ve told her to call me if she ever wants rid, but it’ll take upwards of £20k to prize it off her. It’s dark grey. The other is a yellow one near Brum. in true shitter style btw, the roofs leak like sieves. The seals all fail regularly, but because there weren’t many made, Nissan didn’t bother making many spares. So you can’t even order them from Japan. Every now and then a set come up and they’re worth hundreds, DavieW and garethj 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Pass the puke bucket, it's the electric Metrocab E-REV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Pass the puke bucket, it's the electric Metrocab E-REV Images are not showing the link says forbidden. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1089322_new-electric-taxi-to-make-londons-black-cabs-a-little-greener A puke bucket holder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: Pass the puke bucket, it's the electric Metrocab E-REV Oh, a famous* London white cab. Genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 The Ora Cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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martc Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 11 hours ago, bunglebus said: Ora cat Thanks for finding this, I'm after an electric car and the shortlist was Corsa or 208, but perhaps I'll be adding Ora. Can't find an official site on t'interweb at the moment which seems strange as they are supposed to be on sale early next year... Incidently, before anyone says anything, I don't care that it's from Great Wall and it's a new brand with no UK track record, but they sell in the thousands at home and as far as electric cars go China is amongst the leaders. I'm not keen on the Cat name though, you can take the mick out of that. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 26/07/2021 at 21:49, bunglebus said: Ora Punk Cat - China obvs and totally not a Beetle On 26/07/2021 at 22:12, bunglebus said: The Lightening Cat is also totally not a Porsche either 5 minutes ago, martc said: Thanks for finding this, I'm after an electric car and the shortlist was Corsa or 208, but perhaps I'll be adding Ora. Can't find an official site on t'interweb at the moment which seems strange as they are supposed to be on sale early next year... I did post the other two before, I would think they can't sell those outside of China as they'd actually have to respect copyright laws. I quite like the Punk Cat Bamboocarman, Remspoor and RayMK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 14 hours ago, Remspoor said: The Ora Cat. 13 hours ago, bunglebus said: Too late I had posted bout this before you. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 2:30 PM, Austat said: Renault Ondine, a more plush version of the Dauphine: Found another version of the same body. This one is an EV. Year 1959 Henney Kilowatt RayMK and carburettor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, martc said: Thanks for finding this, I'm after an electric car and the shortlist was Corsa or 208, but perhaps I'll be adding Ora. Can't find an official site on t'interweb at the moment which seems strange as they are supposed to be on sale early next year... Incidently, before anyone says anything, I don't care that it's from Great Wall and it's a new brand with no UK track record, but they sell in the thousands at home and as far as electric cars go China is amongst the leaders. I'm not keen on the Cat name though, you can take the mick out of that. They are not taking orders yet. At the moment it is all about flooding social media to publicise the car and brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 30/10/2021 at 02:05, 17-Coffees said: Funny enough, it literally is just a jacked up Aston with an AMG V8 engine. Was a few of the 'Launch edition' ones up my way last year. So generic I only clicked as to what they were when stuck behind in traffic, otherwise I'd think it would think it was generic SUV No4... Tell me that's not just a re-panelled GLE 'coupé'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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