HMC Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndaBoss Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Not exactly a car per se but the W638 Mercedes V Class/ Vito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Iirc despite being a van they still sold those V Classes at a premium compared with the likes of the Galaxy and Voyager! Low Horatio gearbox and AndaBoss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/19/2022 at 1:26 PM, 3VOM said: OK it's not a car but I've never seen one before. We all know a certain Miss Hubnut @dollywobbler wants a 'van. That would look very nice behind a Berlingo. Same height and not too heavy. I bet it only has a single 12n plug too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Remspoor said: We all know a certain Miss Hubnut @dollywobbler wants a 'van. That would look very nice behind a Berlingo. Same height and not too heavy. I bet it only has a single 12n plug too. and is less than 1100kg (which may or may not matter, not that I've looked anything up). Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J R Hartley Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Argentinian market VW 1500, a rebadged Avenger/Dodge 1500. Austat, warren t claim, lesapandre and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, J R Hartley said: Argentinian market VW 1500, a rebadged Avenger/Dodge 1500. The Latin Americans have a lot of odd badge engineered cars, Australia had a glut due to the Button scheme. J R Hartley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Remspoor said: We all know a certain Miss Hubnut @dollywobbler wants a 'van. That would look very nice behind a Berlingo. Same height and not too heavy. I bet it only has a single 12n plug too. I can only assume it sleeps one , diagonally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 6 hours ago, Metal Guru said: I can only assume it sleeps one , diagonally. No you hang like a bat😁 martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Rasa Remspoor and artdjones 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Possibly the sportiest Daewoo ever.Daewoo Speedster. RayMK, AnnoyingPentium, RoverFolkUs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, fatharris said: Possibly the sportiest Daewoo ever. Daewoo Speedster. I love it! Just discussed above, and I caused a lot of upset by calling the Vauxhall version hideous 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 22 hours ago, fatharris said: Possibly the sportiest Daewoo ever. Daewoo Speedster. Possibly not... These were actually sold to the public and were made in the USA - as it's a Pontiac/Saturn underneath. Details here - https://www.autoevolution.com/cars/daewoo-g2x-2006.html#aeng_daewoo-g2x-2006-20 https://www.carscoops.com/2007/04/seoul-show-daewoo-g2x-aka-saturn-sky-or/ And here's some more sporty Daewoo's - only concepts unfortunately - Daewoo Mirae, 1999. Daewoo Joyster (yes Joyster, calm down at the back), 1997. Daewoo Bucrane, 1995. Plenty more Daewoo concepts here - https://oldconceptcars.com/category/1930-2004/daewoo/ mk2_craig, fatharris, AnnoyingPentium and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Today I realized that the MG ZR Van is called an MG Express... I was well aware of these things existing and had heard the term "express" before but it hadn't clicked with me that the van version was not actaully called a ZR! Dyslexic Viking, AnnoyingPentium and Low Horatio gearbox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muniphobia Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 I got to see the MG Express before they were released as they used the car park to a new office block opposite where I was working for the MG publicity photos which is now the Highways Agency offices for Birmingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 No photograph but reading an early 90s classic car mag last night I saw a classified advert for a "Lotus Eclat Two Position Convertible". It was also described as the only one built but didn't say who was the only one to build it. A quick goggle throws up nowt. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 5/19/2022 at 7:33 PM, GR8 PL8 M8 said: Also sold in Europe as the Opel Speedster: Also planned was a Daewoo: And a Holden: ...but neither made it to production. I preferred the Saturn Sky variant But not the Pontiac solstice with its Hannibal Lector style grills Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 21 minutes ago, JimH said: No photograph but reading an early 90s classic car mag last night I saw a classified advert for a "Lotus Eclat Two Position Convertible". It was also described as the only one built but didn't say who was the only one to build it. A quick goggle throws up nowt. Any ideas? It’s not someone getting a bit carried away describing a Riviera is it? They had a big lift out sunroof that was half of the roof panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 40 minutes ago, Steve79 said: I preferred the Saturn Sky variant But not the Pontiac solstice with its Hannibal Lector style grills The VX220 and its many derivatives is from the same family as the Elise and its many derivatives. The Pontiac Solstice and it's many derivatives was a very different (and very much more conventional) platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 33 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said: It’s not someone getting a bit carried away describing a Riviera is it? They had a big lift out sunroof that was half of the roof panel. Possibly but the advert claimed it was the only one. There were at least a few Rivieras built. However, this was the early 90s when everyone was piling in and buying into any old shite so it's possible the advert is complete bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 10 hours ago, JimH said: Possibly but the advert claimed it was the only one. There were at least a few Rivieras built. However, this was the early 90s when everyone was piling in and buying into any old shite so it's possible the advert is complete bollocks. So same as now. garethj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 11 hours ago, JimH said: The VX220 and its many derivatives is from the same family as the Elise and its many derivatives. The Pontiac Solstice and it's many derivatives was a very different (and very much more conventional) platform. All Vauxhall's are shit 😂 RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 10 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said: So same as now. It is interesting to idle away a few minutes with a classic car mag from the late 80s and measuringworth.com just to see how completely tonto things went back then. We aren't even close to it at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 11 hours ago, Steve79 said: All Vauxhall's are shit 😂 With the exception of the VXR8 but even thats a Holden. My original statement stands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Steve79 said: With the exception of the VXR8 but even thats a Holden. My original statement stands! And these. bunglebus and SteersWithThrottle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Aníbal Podadera. The Aníbal Podadera is the result of the redesign of the IbizaRider, a project that Francisco Podadera carried out for Seat. This was was rejected by Volkswagen. Podadera then set up his own company and undertake its construction and marketing. There were two versions, the F-90 with the 90 hp System Porsche naturally aspirated engine and the F-100 with the 105 hp electronic injection engine. After having built 83 units, the company was dissolved in 1992 due to financial problems. Yoss, bunglebus, Datsuncog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8 PL8 M8 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 12 hours ago, Steve79 said: With the exception of the VXR8 but even thats a Holden. My original statement stands! Full pedant mode - the VXR8 is an HSV Clubsport/GTS (depending on year), not a Holden. However, both of those models are based on the Holden Commodore... so I guess you could say it's a tarted up Holden badged as a Vauxhall... But back on topic, I've also realised that the only good modern Vauxhalls are actually not Vauxhalls... The aforementioned VXR8 The Monaro (the regular versions are Holdens, I'm not 100% sure if the VXRs are HSVs or not) The Maloo R8 LSA - HSV, obviously The VX220 - Lotus, as discussed Have I missed any? I'm not including the Lotus Carlton in this list as I'm of the opinion that older Vauxhalls are in fact not shit. However that may be because they've always been old cars to me (my cut-off for older/modern is the turn of the century) so maybe I'm just more forgiving of their faults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 1 minute ago, GR8 PL8 M8 said: However, both of those models are based on the Holden Commodore Which, at that time, was based on the Opel/Vauxhall Omega, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8 PL8 M8 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 1 minute ago, AnnoyingPentium said: Which, at that time, was based on the Opel/Vauxhall Omega, no? Nope, the VE Commodore was developed exclusively by Holden for the Australian market. The VF was basically a facelift of the VE, and then the ZB was an Insignia. I think you are correct for previous generations of the Commodore, a quick Google search said "since 1988" for Omega/Commodore relations, so I'm going with the second and third generations (which is a whole alphabet of sub-generations). For context, the VE/VF is the forth generation. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, GR8 PL8 M8 said: Nope, the VE Commodore was developed exclusively by Holden for the Australian market. The VF was basically a facelift of the VE, and then the ZB was an Insignia. I think you are correct for previous generations of the Commodore, a quick Google search said "since 1988" for Omega/Commodore relations, so I'm going with the second and third generations (which is a whole alphabet of sub-generations). For context, the VE/VF is the forth generation. I'm maybe thinking of the later 'VT' and newer Commodores, perhaps lol. GR8 PL8 M8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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