MiniMinorMk3 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Mercedes-Benz Universal. Only around 2000 made by IMA in Belgium Dyslexic Viking, lesapandre and chaseracer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 The Pal-V ; The world's first flying car. https://www.pal-v.com/en MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Yes, there definitely weren't flying cars in 1949 lesapandre and MiniMinorMk3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 18 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Matra P17 Which went on to be the Espace for Renault which were made by Matra for them. MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 34 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Yes, there definitely weren't flying cars in 1949 They've been made before but never really took off. Supernaut, EyesWeldedShut, cort1977 and 9 others 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, catsinthewelder said: They've been made before but never really took off. Like I posted about the Amphicar. Useless for both purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 On 05/04/2024 at 14:13, MiniMinorMk3 said: Quintali - I didn't know that ! .... "The quintal or centner is a historical unit of mass in many countries which is usually defined as 100 base units of either pounds or kilograms. It is commonly used for grain prices in wholesale markets in India, where 1 quintal = 100 kg." ..every day is school day. MiniMinorMk3 and lesapandre 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 The Trident Iceni... A car thats been in production hell (lack of funds) since the late 2000's. Looks generic of the time sports car sporting a Chevy LS motor? Nope, it's a 6.6 GM sourced V8 diesel! MiniMinorMk3 and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 3 hours ago, 17-Coffees said: The Trident Iceni... A car thats been in production hell (lack of funds) since the late 2000's. Looks generic of the time sports car sporting a Chevy LS motor? Nope, it's a 6.6 GM sourced V8 diesel! Looks a bit like I’d imagine a modern day E type to look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Dyslexic Viking, egg, MiniMinorMk3 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 They also did that as a hatch or a a wagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Also as a pickup truck, there was one around here till relatively recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 2 hours ago, Peter C said: It never entered mass production for some reason. It looks a bit clunky but there are weirder looking booted hatches in eastern Europe (mk2 Clio and Suzuki Swift spring to mind) so I'm sure it would have sold well. It was built at Bertone's place in Italy. Here are some senior Bertone and Škoda people leaning on its boot. Also never making it to production was the coupe. Or the planned face-lift which was badged as a Felicia before the actual Felicia came along. LightBulbFun, Dyslexic Viking, Peter C and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Talking of Felicias, most of you are probably aware of the cube van, based on the pickup. But we never got the estate based Van Plus in both Favorit and Felicia flavours. And also some long wheelbase versions including this ambulance. LightBulbFun, egg, warch and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 11 minutes ago, Yoss said: There was a van of these in Mandal Norway about 20-25 years ago, it is the only one I have seen. Would love to have one but they are probably extinct here now, even the Favorit is rare here. Don't know if you've seen this page about the Favorit? https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/press-releases/skoda-favorit-entering-era-success-30-years-ago/ It has some history and pictures like this one below of the prototype for transporting disabled people. egg, warch and Yoss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Then there was the MTX Roadster. MTX were a local coach builder, I don't think they were sold by Škoda. They looked okay with roof down, sort of vibes of Scimitar SS1, but they look terrible with the roof up. But it gets worse. When the Felicia came along they decided to keep the four doors. I mean when you open the rear door about a foot of the hood surround sticks out into the doorway. MiniMinorMk3, egg and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 On 27/04/2023 at 16:42, MiniMinorMk3 said: VW Beetles ran on 3*. If I remember correctly 2* was 87 Ron, 3* was 91 Ron, 4* was 95 Ron and 5* was 100 Ron. 5 star was phased out sometime in the '70s. It is surprising how sensitive and old carburated and points ignition car can be to the wrong grade of fuel, especially when you go for a lower grade. Two-star petrol has a minimum octane number of 90, three-star 94, four-star 97 and five-star petrol at least 100 octane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 14 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said: Quoting MM3 It is surprising how sensitive and old carburated and points ignition car can be to the wrong grade of fuel, especially when you go for a lower grade. I used to half inch 2 star from the greenkeeper/groundsman job I had to put in my dad's Triumph Herald for when we went out on the (improbable) pull. It pinked like crazy on long uphills and my poor old dad was driven batty by the 'problem'. I never did confess. High Jetter, Noel Tidybeard, Richard_FM and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Wasn’t 5 star the UK version of the super premium stuff you used to get in the states before catalytic converters killed it off? Whatever ‘Hi-Test’ was? I have a vague memory of Jill StJohn asking for it for her Mustang Mach 1 in Diamonds are Forever. There was a Sunoco blend of this stuff which was fairly legendary amongst the muscle car crowd. Edit: looking at wiki, American super premium petrol, such as Sunoco’s ‘260’, was 102 Octane, so higher than British 5 star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 My Dad remembers that cars that ran on 5 star had to be retuned to used 4 star when it was no longer available. warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 I think LPG is supposed to be equivalent of 105 octane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Only cars I can remember having a 5* petrol sticker were the Rover P6 (particularly the V8 but that's because a local giffer had one) - there were probably more but any there were really not that many cars around - I'd guess less than 50% of households had one in our village and two? Two! Luxury, lad. Converting 5* to 4* was just a case of retarding the timing and moaning about the poor performance. LPG has a higher octane rating but less energy than unleaded (my last LPG/pezz car was ~10% down on LPG - 10mpg instead of 11mpg ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I think we had this on a different thread but how about a Sierra Pezz Turbo? Remspoor, warren t claim and Erebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westbay Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Dutton Surf .... inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 57 minutes ago, Westbay said: Dutton Surf .... Probably as useless as an Amphicar but badly made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 09/08/2023 at 12:52, bunglebus said: Dutton Surf. Perfect for rising sea levels 2 hours ago, Westbay said: Dutton Surf .... Saw one on the road a while back, not yet spotted one on the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 13 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said: I think we had this on a different thread but how about a Sierra Pezz Turbo? Mate has a late 2.9 twin turbo one second he's owned. Erebus and warren t claim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 13 hours ago, bunglebus said: Saw one on the road a while back, not yet spotted one on the water Probably under water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Front loading Bay Window Bus. These were used by the Belgian Police as radar speed traps. See the Rozzer Shite thread. adw1977, Richard_FM, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 On 09/04/2024 at 22:04, AnthonyG said: Wasn’t 5 star the UK version of the super premium stuff you used to get in the states before catalytic converters killed it off? Whatever ‘Hi-Test’ was? I have a vague memory of Jill StJohn asking for it for her Mustang Mach 1 in Diamonds are Forever. There was a Sunoco blend of this stuff which was fairly legendary amongst the muscle car crowd. Edit: looking at wiki, American super premium petrol, such as Sunoco’s ‘260’, was 102 Octane, so higher than British 5 star. 'Hi-Test' is the name given to 300 volume/100% hydrogen peroxide used as rocket fuel. It is incredibly dangerous. stuff https://www.chemeurope.com/en/encyclopedia/High_test_peroxide.html#:~:text=High test peroxide or HTP,mixture of steam and oxygen. AnthonyG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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