Leyland Worldmaster Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 8/3/2022 at 5:05 PM, motorpunk said: I know there's some weird hangup in some European countries about hatchbacks being less desirable than saloons, as hatchbacks hint at practicality, apparently. Maybe that. I asked someone in a cold European country. The answer was that when the boot was being loaded, no interior heat was lost. Makes sense really. 😎 motorpunk, chaseracer, martc and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Finally something that really surprised me: The late 80s Celica had a sister model in Japan, the Corona Coupe. My Corona EXiV was the replacement for it in '89 as the coupe was phased out. davehedgehog31, ProgRocker, Supernaut and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 On 8/6/2022 at 3:50 PM, Leyland Worldmaster said: I asked someone in a cold European country. The answer was that when the boot was being loaded, no interior heat was lost. Makes sense really. 😎 That does not make sense. This one only for the Spanish. Popular here are booted versions of etc etc Lacquer Peel and ProgRocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 inconsistant, ProgRocker and chaseracer 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Two door versions of the Audi 100 C1 and C2. (But not C3). They are gorgeous. Barry Cade, mk2_craig, AnthonyG and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Ds9 and a lynk and co. davehedgehog31 and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 On 06/08/2022 at 14:02, bunglebus said: That may look like a "modern estate car" but the old Ford Pop looking wheels are a bit of a giveaway. AnthonyG, bunglebus and mk2_craig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 03/08/2022 at 16:59, Pieman said: Postman Pat, Postman Pat.... From the unseen episode where Pat moonlights for DHL. Pieman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 20 hours ago, bunglebus said: Not seen that pic before - having googled it, looks like someone in Singapore was taking the piss.https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/subaru-f-u-c-k-s-a-real-model/ bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 20 hours ago, Timewaster said: That may look like a "modern estate car" but the old Ford Pop looking wheels are a bit of a giveaway. I reckon that's exactly what it's based on - if the seller hadn't wanted £10 for that pile of very tatty mags, I'd have bought them and found out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/6/2022 at 2:02 PM, bunglebus said: Tornado Typhoon or similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I've just driven something I've never heard of. A "Lynk & Co" 01. Sounds like a clothing firm: Drives as you'd expect for a Hybrid soft roader. Engine noise sounds very Toyota Aygo, apparently a 1.5 3-cyl engine. Apparently Lynk & Co are apparently owned by Geely. martc, chaseracer, Lacquer Peel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Looks exactly the same as any other generic modern SUV lump of boring. Lanciaman and warren t claim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 31 minutes ago, Pieman said: Tornado Typhoon or similar? It's a Naco. Ford special obvs, very obscure one, can't find much online. bunglebus, Pieman, LightBulbFun and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Available in Ireland, not the UK. The C Class All terrain Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 03/08/2022 at 17:05, motorpunk said: I know there's some weird hangup in some European countries about hatchbacks being less desirable than saloons, as hatchbacks hint at practicality, apparently. Maybe that. Some other countries still have a preference for saloons, goodness knows why (says the owner of a Pug 407 saloon) Turkey was one country that I noticed hatchbacks being very low in numbers. They have, for example; the Peugeot 301, Fiat Egea and my most favourite, the Fiat Linea amongst others: Lacquer Peel, warren t claim and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 1:42 PM, Rust Collector said: I saw this when I was away visiting family, according to the interwebs it is a Daewoo Tico.............. I've seen a couple of them in the UK, both on Polish plates: Remspoor, Lacquer Peel, Yoss and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 11 hours ago, Lord Sterling said: Available in the UK as the Fiat Tipo saloon. davehedgehog31 and Lord Sterling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 15 hours ago, Mr Pastry said: It's a Naco. Ford special obvs, very obscure one, can't find much online. Formed by an ex-Falcon employee named Laurie Salmon in 1959 and built in Epping (the 'Naco Works' is still standing). They also offered a saloon version but I doubt many were built. One known survivor of the estate, although I have photos in my files of a second one abandoned in woodland during the 1980s which wasn't rescued, sadly. Interesting that the CM project car was the one used in the firm's publicity (although the same reg is on both cars so maybe they just swapped the reg round multiple examples!) The survivor is a pretty well-known trials car with a pretty hot engine with OHV conversion etc. This is it when it was first discovered (late 70s I think) before restoration And as it is now Dyslexic Viking, Austat, Spottedlaurel and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 19 minutes ago, barrett said: Formed by an ex-Falcon employee named Laurie Salmon in 1959 and built in Epping (the 'Naco Works' is still standing). They also offered a saloon version but I doubt many were built. One known survivor of the estate, although I have photos in my files of a second one abandoned in woodland during the 1980s which wasn't rescued, sadly. Interesting that the CM project car was the one used in the firm's publicity (although the same reg is on both cars so maybe they just swapped the reg round multiple examples!) The survivor is a pretty well-known trials car with a pretty hot engine with OHV conversion etc. This is it when it was first discovered (late 70s I think) before restoration And as it is now Yes I believe I saw the survivor, and it did look quite well sorted. I doubt if many were made. What is the windscreen from? National Historic Specials meeting at Cotswold Wildlife Park this Sunday 14th, IIRC. Today's restorations are mostly far better built and finished than they were originally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 5 hours ago, Mr Pastry said: What is the windscreen from? I thought Reliant Regal but they are too shallow, but I did discover that the Regal VI has the same screen front and back; nothing to do with this discussion but what a phun phact! Austat, Mr Pastry, bunglebus and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 03/08/2022 at 20:20, Yoss said: The Daewoo Tico. Predecessor to the Matiz if I'm not mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 1 hour ago, martc said: I though Reliant Regal but they are too shallow, but I did discover that the Regal VI has the same screen front and back; nothing to do with this discussion but what a phun phact! That sure is a phun phact! I thought the Naco screen might be 100E, as are the tail lights - in fact the whole thing is a fake 100E, which makes it a bit pointless because by 1960 you could probably buy a genuine used 100E for the cost of building a Naco. mk2_craig and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 51 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said: That sure is a phun phact! I thought the Naco screen might be 100E, as are the tail lights - in fact the whole thing is a fake 100E, which makes it a bit pointless because by 1960 you could probably buy a genuine used 100E for the cost of building a Naco. Looking at the Pops and Prefects I wonder if the screen is from a 103E 'Sit Up and Beg' which sort of makes sense as the wheels are certainly from one... bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 22 hours ago, Lord Sterling said: Apparently Lynk & Co are apparently owned by Geely. They are and if i'm not wrong, that thing is a Volvo XC40 underneath Lord Sterling, warren t claim and Barry Cade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/7/2022 at 5:45 PM, Remspoor said: That does not make sense. This one only for the Spanish. Popular here are booted versions of etc etc The boot is to do with security - makes it more difficult to rob a car - also car stays marginally cooler than in a glassy hatchback. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 New Peugeot 408 https://www.peugeot.co.uk/models/408.html I wouldn't normally have been on a manufacturer's website but just saw a new Pug with the fugly new badge and needed to check it wasn't a joke. Supernaut, Lord Sterling and Remspoor 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 3 hours ago, lesapandre said: The boot is to do with security - makes it more difficult to rob a car - also car stays marginally cooler than in a glassy hatchback. The market for the Renault 7 must have been mega conservative: not only a traditional boot but they ditched the R5’s innovative plastic bumpers too. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 4 hours ago, lesapandre said: The boot is to do with security Except those with fold down seats or a ski hatch.😉 lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 British built Citroen Bijou Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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