SteersWithThrottle Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, sdkrc said: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abarth_Simca_2000 Seems to be a 2000 with a 1300 front end... Or maybe the other way around, as DVLA list it as being a 1200cc... sdkrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Seems like a 2000 long nose https://mycarquest.com/2012/02/the-best-abarth-that-i-have-seen.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteersWithThrottle Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 13 minutes ago, sdkrc said: Seems like a 2000 long nose https://mycarquest.com/2012/02/the-best-abarth-that-i-have-seen.html Possibly, though photos of the other examples might be useful as this one doesn't have the rear screen fuel filler. I do like the proto-Bosuzoku style exhaust though! Also doesn't answer the question about the DVLA record... This is well worth a look: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abarth I remember being particularly impressed by the output achieved from the 982cc in the 1000 Zagato, many years ago. Also fairly impressive that Zagato designed a car body that wasn't utterly hideous! sdkrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, jmsguzzi said: Anybody know the model name of this Abarth? I didn't know obout this either. That's neat. 1 hour ago, sdkrc said: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abarth_Simca_2000 And judging by this they have the performance to go with their looks. Bet they're not cheap. Also love the Punto Cabrio behind, especially in that colour. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 My friend has got one of those Simca-Abarth Bialberos under a tarp in his garden... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Not simca Mick by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 The most elaborate 'stick-on' VW Type 2 'copy' I have seen. This was parked in S. London today. I'm assuming some sort of Japanese import? AnnoyingPentium, inconsistant, J W Pepper and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Seen lots of Mercedes based Hymer Mobile campers - but the new Netflix Man vs Bee with Rowan Atkinson features a Ford based one. AnnoyingPentium and Dyslexic Viking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 16 hours ago, lesapandre said: The most elaborate 'stick-on' VW Type 2 'copy' I have seen. This was parked in S. London today. I'm assuming some sort of Japanese import? A quick internet search suggests that there is a flourishing market for these in Japan with several small coachwork companies doing the conversion. They are usually based on Diahatsu Hijets, Suzuki Carrys or Suburu Sambars. 'Yours' seems to be a Daihatsu version as the drivers window has a straight, horizontal line. Other varaitons include - This is easily the best looking one. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 17 hours ago, lesapandre said: The most elaborate 'stick-on' VW Type 2 'copy' I have seen. This was parked in S. London today. I'm assuming some sort of Japanese import? On DVLA as a Suzuki Every. No, me neither. wiki suggests passenger van version of Suzuki Carry, and the horizontal handles on the sliding doors suugest it's a 2005 on model. martc and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 An electric car. The Move City car. I cannot find much about them.other than what is given in the makes website. https://move.al/ The company is based in The Netherlands. looking at dealer locations there is one in the UK too. I expect China is somehow involved. There are other vehicles in the range. Jeep looking front end. egg and sdkrc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 I wonder how viable these electric Chinese cars actually are. Don't they need to pass crash tests if they sell in enough volume? egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 hour ago, sdkrc said: I wonder how viable these electric Chinese cars actually are. Don't they need to pass crash tests if they sell in enough volume? Might as well go straight to a mobility scooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 9 hours ago, Remspoor said: face 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 10 hours ago, sdkrc said: I wonder how viable these electric Chinese cars actually are. Don't they need to pass crash tests if they sell in enough volume? I think a lot of ones like this are small enough / low enough speed to be legally classed as golf buggies and suchlike. Wasn't the G-wiz legally classed as a quadricycle or something, rather than a car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TataBobu Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Way to make the Matiz look huuuuge! Romanian advertising slogan for this was "Matiz. The little giant". Remspoor and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Supernaut said: I think a lot of ones like this are small enough / low enough speed to be legally classed as golf buggies and suchlike. Wasn't the G-wiz legally classed as a quadricycle or something, rather than a car? Yeah, the Move, like the G_Whiz, will be a quadricycle which basically means 'car shaped death trap, die, die, die' in Chinese. I think the new Citroen Ami is one as well (quadricycle means 'bouf' and is accompanied by a shoulder shrug in French). There's two types of quadricycle based on engine size (if applicable), weight and power. 'Light' ones comply to moped regulations (honestly) and 'heavy' ones to motor tricycle regs. Neither regs bother themselves much with crash protection. Since 2000, in the UK, you need at least a provisonal car licence to drive one (previous to this a motorbike licence would do - same rules as a Reliant). egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 13 hours ago, sdkrc said: I wonder how viable these electric Chinese cars actually are. Don't they need to pass crash tests if they sell in enough volume? No they do not have to have a crash test which is the same as a larger vehicle. https://www.euroncap.com/en/vehicle-safety/quadricycle-ratings-explained/ https://www.euroncap.com/en/vehicle-safety/safety-campaigns/2016-quadricycles-tests/ 11 hours ago, Metal Guru said: Might as well go straight to a mobility scooter. That is basically what a Quadricycle is sold as in Europe. You do not need a license to drive one. You have to be over 16 to drive one. They are limited on top speed. They cannot be used on certain roads. They may be driven in the same areas as mopeds which can sometimes share cycle lanes too. Laws in countries do vary a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/5167873466614849/ 9 SteersWithThrottle, puddlethumper and Remspoor 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Cars made by Frank Costin: J W Pepper, SteersWithThrottle, 11001010 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1981 Renault Eve Concept: JeeExEll, 11001010, SteersWithThrottle and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Keeping to the Renault theme. Bottom pic is the AMC Eagle - an Americanised Renault 25. Dyslexic Viking, MorrisItalSLX, SteersWithThrottle and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 “Americanised “ Renault? Nearly as bad as the Alpha Romeo (Nissan) Arna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 The fruit of the 80's mash-up between AMC and Renault. At one point Renault had a controlling stake in AMC until they sold out the Chrysler - then this car was badged the Dodge Monaco. By Ital Design... Whole saga here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Premier warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Those Eagles are great-looking cars I reckon, and must have been pretty much the only 'good' American car on sale in 1988, purely because it wasn't American. I think they were pretty well received at the time. The very fact that AMC, last of the independents, was still just about clinging on that late is something to be celebrated. It consistently built the most interesting cars in America for much of its lifespan. I actually signed up to a few AMC groups on Facebook recently in the hope of spotting a cheap '71 Ambo sedan for sale, though fuck knows what I'd do if I found one. chaseracer, RoadworkUK, RichardK and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Yes they got great reviews - alas sales were not huge - a victim of Renault's exit from the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 This - 1956 Isetta jolly lesapandre, SteersWithThrottle, NorfolkNWeigh and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 7/16/2022 at 4:16 AM, Austat said: 1981 Renault Eve Concept: Bit of Rover AR6 prototype in that (that was the cancelled super-mini Metro replacement). Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 The Mondeo is dead..... Except in China. lesapandre and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 7/16/2022 at 11:32 AM, lesapandre said: Keeping to the Renault theme. Bottom pic is the AMC Eagle - an Americanised Renault 25. Some Premier prototypes actually got Renault badging, but by the time it went on sale, Renault had already sold everything off to Chrysler But the story doesn't end here. The AMC team was ingenious enough that they went to shine doing the future Chrysler cars, and as a result, the LH Platform has some Renault DNA in it (BTW, the Eagle range also had the Medallion, that actually got sold with Renault badging for a while Mrs6C, chaseracer, timolloyd and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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