Austat Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 I didn't know A95 Westminsters were sold in Australia as the Morris Marshal. MorrisItalSLX, Dyslexic Viking, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Zeekr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Renault Alliance and Encore. I recently saw a clip of a race for a series called the Renault Cup at the old Riverside track in California, and on investigating what models they were, found this - https://www.drivingline.com/articles/renault-cup-racing-the-imsa-racing-series-time-forgot/ Renault 9s and 11s built by AMC as a replacement for the "Le Car" - I had no idea such a concept existed. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Pritchard garethj, RayMK, Remspoor and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I probably missed it when someone else posted the Reliant Salamander? Yoss, Remspoor, Austat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Varela Berlineta, a Fiat 600-based sports car from Argentina. They also built this Dauphine based thing called the Varela R: 11001010, bunglebus, Snake Charmer and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Of The People Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/14/2022 at 8:28 PM, Pieman said: Renault Alliance and Encore. I recently saw a clip of a race for a series called the Renault Cup at the old Riverside track in California, and on investigating what models they were, found this - https://www.drivingline.com/articles/renault-cup-racing-the-imsa-racing-series-time-forgot/ Renault 9s and 11s built by AMC as a replacement for the "Le Car" - I had no idea such a concept existed. Technically, it was the Renault Encore (R11) that replaced the LeCar (R5) as the entry level Renault in the USA for the 1984 model year. The Alliance (R9) had been introduced in 1983 and sat above the LeCar during the one year they were sold side-by-side. For 1987, Renault dropped the Encore name and the former Encore was marketed as the Alliance Hatchback. Check out PhilA's thread on his former 1987 Renault Alliance GTA, just recently sold to a new owner. The GTA was a one-model-year-only performance variant of the Alliance and are now exceptionally rare, like all US market Renaults today. mk2_craig and Pieman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I came across this RS200 at a classic car pub gathering and got quite close before I realised it wasn't a RS200. Had to investigate and turns out it's a Autozam AZ-1. Made by Mazda in the early 90s, gullwing doors and a 650cc turbocharged Suzuki Alto engine. w00dy, Remspoor, RayMK and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I saw a Maxus Mifa 9 on trade plates. 🤷♂️ It was lhd and full on Chinese spec, but they're available to buy here soon. RichardK, Yoss, martc and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonmon Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 What’s the red car in this pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonmon Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Taken from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62579788 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteersWithThrottle Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 It's a late model C1 Corvette RayMK and vonmon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonmon Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Thanks buddy 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 6 hours ago, inconsistant said: I came across this RS200 at a classic car pub gathering and got quite close before I realised it wasn't a RS200. Had to investigate and turns out it's a Autozam AZ-1. Made by Mazda in the early 90s, gullwing doors and a 650cc turbocharged Suzuki Alto engine. They are awesome little things, there are a few test drive videos on YouTube, has our own @motorpunk done one or did I imagine it? I’m fairly sure they were on one of the early Gran Turismo games as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteersWithThrottle Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 7 hours ago, garethj said: They are awesome little things, there are a few test drive videos on YouTube, has our own @motorpunk done one or did I imagine it? I’m fairly sure they were on one of the early Gran Turismo games as well Indeed, they are in the best two GT games, GT2 and GT4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 8 hours ago, garethj said: They are awesome little things, there are a few test drive videos on YouTube, has our own @motorpunk done one or did I imagine it? I’m fairly sure they were on one of the early Gran Turismo games as well I made a Carfection film on YouTube with one. It was great fun. SteersWithThrottle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 hour ago, motorpunk said: I made a Carfection film on YouTube with one. It was great fun. That’s good because a. My memory isn’t completely shot, and b. I’m not fantasising about you 😳 motorpunk and SteersWithThrottle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 10 hours ago, garethj said: They are awesome little things, there are a few test drive videos on YouTube, has our own @motorpunk done one or did I imagine it? I’m fairly sure they were on one of the early Gran Turismo games as well Tom's Turbo Garage on YouTube (can't remember the proper name) has one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 hour ago, garethj said: b. I’m not fantasising about you 😳 I bet you are. I do. garethj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 15 hours ago, Aston Martin said: I saw a Maxus Mifa 9 on trade plates. 🤷♂️ It was lhd and full on Chinese spec, but they're available to buy here soon. Oh boy, - MIFA = Minging Incredibly Frightful Arse, sorry, Maximum, Intelligent, Friendly and Artistic. I kid you not. And apparently it's 'The Future'. https://saicmaxus.co.uk/mifa-9/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 7 hours ago, inconsistant said: I bet you are. I do. You sick, sick bastard. Call me x garethj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 6:33 PM, Lord Sterling said: I've just driven something I've never heard of. A "Lynk & Co" 01. Sounds like a clothing firm: Apparently Lynk & Co are apparently owned by Geely. Lynk & Co are a Geely developed brand, started about a decade ago. I suspect there is some effort to maybe sound like ‘Lincoln’, although there are plenty of defunct American brands out there, if they really want to go down that road. Maybe not a recent one from GM, Ford or Chrysler (e.g Mercury, Plymouth, Oldsmobile), which they are still probably quite keen on protecting, but I can’t imagine Stellantis really need to hold on to Rambler, Hudson or Nash for example. Packard would be a brilliant brand to resurrect if you could unearth it from whatever corporate form Studebaker last existed as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 And talking of resurrection of old American nameplates: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a39970134/volkswagen-scout-ev-revival/ VW is creating a EV 4WD brand using the Scout name, which they inherited from their purchase of a US truck maker named Navistar. Navistar was the truck business of the old International Harvester company, and the original Scout was kind of similar to the original Ford Bronco: face, Lacquer Peel and RayMK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 23 hours ago, martc said: Oh boy, - MIFA = Minging Incredibly Frightful Arse, sorry, Maximum, Intelligent, Friendly and Artistic. I kid you not. And apparently it's 'The Future'. https://saicmaxus.co.uk/mifa-9/ Shades of Ssang Yong! 🤢🤮 martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Madman Of The People Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 8/17/2022 at 4:03 PM, vonmon said: What’s the red car in this pic? 1962 Chevrolet Corvette, the final year for the C1 body. Pity it's riding on a set of shit aftermarket wheels. vonmon and Missy Charm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Of The People Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 3:53 PM, AnthonyG said: And talking of resurrection of old American nameplates: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a39970134/volkswagen-scout-ev-revival/ VW is creating a EV 4WD brand using the Scout name, which they inherited from their purchase of a US truck maker named Navistar. Navistar was the truck business of the old International Harvester company, and the original Scout was kind of similar to the original Ford Bronco: Back in my high school days (mid-1980s) one of my teachers had one of these. They all used to rust like buggery and his was no exception. Not sure what VW are playing at with this strategy. Nobody under the age of 50 remembers the International Scout and those of us old farts who do recall they were as rough and agricultural as the tractors made by the same company. Plus, they all seemed to come in that sickly jaundiced yellow shown above or a particularly vile shade of putrid orange. I doubt VW will be recreating either of those colours. AnthonyG and somewhatfoolish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Steady yourselves, it's the Toyota Aqua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Water car! Does it leak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 4 hours ago, bunglebus said: Steady yourselves, it's the Toyota Aqua warren t claim, Remspoor, somewhatfoolish and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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