Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[MiniMinorMk3]

The Giulietta Folk by Moretti

[lesapandre]

Lada Priora

[lesapandre]

5 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

The Giulietta Folk by Moretti

Folk - what a car...

[Spottedlaurel]

5 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

The Giulietta Folk by Moretti

Sometime in the early '80s I drew an idea for a Giulietta hatchback, will have to see if I can find it. My dad had one at the time (a standard 1.8 saloon, that is).

It would just have been a side profile view, as all my car drawings were back then. That must be why I went into drawing buildings, they're usually reasonably easy to represent with 2D elevations....

[lesapandre]

Lada Priora estate.

[MiniMinorMk3]

This must have been just before the sale to ovloV

[D.E]

1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

This must have been just before the sale to ovloV

Yes - the P900 project would have been introduced as the Daf 77 in 1975, but when Volvo took over the introduction was delayed for a bit, some modifications were made, and the end result was the 300 series we are all probably familiar with! Some older prototypes:

[artdjones]

1 hour ago, D.E said:

Yes - the P900 project would have been introduced as the Daf 77 in 1975, but when Volvo took over the introduction was delayed for a bit, some modifications were made, and the end result was the 300 series we are all probably familiar with! Some older prototypes:

You could still get the Variomatic for a long time on the 343. I drove one once, as it was lhd and had to be started on petrol, then switched over to lpg, so that particular car was an acquired taste. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Daihatsu Leeza Spider

[MiniMinorMk3]

Horch P240 Sachsenring Repräsentant

[bunglebus]

23 hours ago, artdjones said:

You could still get the Variomatic for a long time on the 343. I drove one once, as it was lhd and had to be started on petrol, then switched over to lpg, so that particular car was an acquired taste. 

I must deduct you one internet point for failing to mention the ability to go as fast backwards as forwards, when discussing variomatic Volvos

[artdjones]

1 minute ago, bunglebus said:

I must deduct you one internet point for failing to mention the ability to go as fast backwards as forwards, when discussing variomatic Volvos

The thing that seemed strange when I went in a family friend's 55 was the engine revs decreasing as the car continued accelerating.

[MiniMinorMk3]

14 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I must deduct you one internet point for failing to mention the ability to go as fast backwards as forwards, when discussing variomatic Volvos

That's one thing I never tested in my mothers Volvo 66. I did a lot of other silly stuff like seeing how hard it would corner and could you get the rear tyres to screech when pulling away.

14 hours ago, artdjones said:

The thing that seemed strange when I went in a family friend's 55 was the engine revs decreasing as the car continued accelerating.

Yes I can concur, when pulling away you put your foot on the accelerator, the car would move and the engine would find it's speed, then the car would still accelerate. The optimal engine speed was about 3,000 rpm. Mother had a 66 GL estate that had a small tacho in the centre console. The experience was similar to a manual car with a kind of mild clutch slip. Being a 66 it had the Renault 12 engine, so would top out at about 90mph, not something I would like to do in reverse.

Those crazy Dutch used to race them in reverse. Warning, lots of DAFs were harmed during the filming.

 

 

[Metal Guru]

On 19/04/2024 at 18:17, D.E said:

Yes - the P900 project would have been introduced as the Daf 77 in 1975, but when Volvo took over the introduction was delayed for a bit, some modifications were made, and the end result was the 300 series we are all probably familiar with! Some older prototypes:

The blue one looks like a Polo. Ned car would have sold well in Glasgow or perhaps just the most stolen.

[Adrian_pt]

This weird little thing - which I saw in Iasi, northern Romania, at the start of this month, was totally new to me: I thought it was a recent Lada but turns out it's actually a Chery Jaggi - not a 70s stripper but a dinky bug-eyed little Chinese supermini.

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

Not sure if this deserves to be called a car 

Chatenet CH26 EVO Sport GT 

[Metal Guru]

5 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Not sure if this deserves to be called a car 

Chatenet CH26 EVO Sport GT 

You’d think something with EVO sport GT in the name might be something exciting.

[DavieW]

From the Cars and Lasses tread.

[Tayne]

In 1996, near the end of President Suharto's three decades of rule in Indonesia, he issued a decree calling for the creation of a national car company. One result was this Timor SS15, really a rebadged Kia Sephia imported from Korea by Suharto's youngest son.

 

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Moskvitch 2142 Duet

It's a shortened version of the Moskvitch 2142 Ivan Kalita

[Lord Sterling]

Not a car, but, the 1983 Steinwinter Supercargo:

I came across this via a YouTube suggestion, link:

I never knew this existed 😳 but glad I came across it. Good to see it still exists and to be fair, I think it belongs in a museum.

From what I can gather through a 2-minute "research" was in around the late 1970s, this was the brainchild of one Manfred Steinwinter. The cab was based on a low racer-type vehicle that could accommodate 3 adults and be driven around the city for example without the trailer. But due to some regulations around the early 80s the idea was shelved.

Also, if you are observant enough, you might notice what looks like a Ferrari logo on the front of the truck. Ferrari in fact had nothing to do with the truck, but the obscure car company of Steinwinter did, more about it here:

https://jalopnik.com/a-strange-little-car-company-youve-never-heard-of-has-b-1842759339

[SEATMad]

I must admit I didn’t realise Samsung made cars. This one was their first in the late 90s but apparently failed Vel Satis style. 
 

Now the Samsung motoring arm is under Nissan/Renault control and they still re badge Renault products as Samsung in South Korea. 

[Richard_FM]

20 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

Not a car, but, the 1983 Steinwinter Supercargo:

I came across this via a YouTube suggestion, link:

I never knew this existed 😳 but glad I came across it. Good to see it still exists and to be fair, I think it belongs in a museum.

From what I can gather through a 2-minute "research" was in around the late 1970s, this was the brainchild of one Manfred Steinwinter. The cab was based on a low racer-type vehicle that could accommodate 3 adults and be driven around the city for example without the trailer. But due to some regulations around the early 80s the idea was shelved.

Also, if you are observant enough, you might notice what looks like a Ferrari logo on the front of the truck. Ferrari in fact had nothing to do with the truck, but the obscure car company of Steinwinter did, more about it here:

https://jalopnik.com/a-strange-little-car-company-youve-never-heard-of-has-b-1842759339

It wouldn't be out out of place in one of Gerry Anderson's shows!

[Tayne]

13 hours ago, SEATMad said:

I must admit I didn’t realise Samsung made cars.

 

 

 

I had one as a hire car in Chile back in 2011.

Samsung SM3 (or a Renault Scala or a Nissan Sunny or a Nissan Almera Classic).

In the shade by Tayne, on Flickr

The Hire Car by Tayne, on Flickr

[Three Speed]

Toyota S800. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Peugeot 504 Dangle 4x4

[puddlethumper]

^^^^ I like that but would prefer the 505 version.

[MiniMinorMk3]

1965 Urbanina

[Metal Guru]

50 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

1965 Urbanina

Does it double up as a ticket office?

[Remspoor]

3 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

1965 Urbanina