Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[myglaren]

 

 

[bunglebus]

1980 Buehrig Carraige-roof coupé, 1 of 3. Thank fuck

 

[Pieman]

/\ That is the ugliest car I have ever seen.  No contest.

Anyway, just found out that Australia produced this - the Nissan Pintara, a basic four-cylinder version of the Skyline.  Fantastically shite styling.

[quicksilver]

That Buehrig thing...my eyes have been soiled. No need to even ask what country it's from. The generic 1980s Japanese saloon car is a relief after seeing that monstrosity.

[bunglebus]

I'm counting this because much as I knew about them, I didn't know who made them. Disappointed to find out they're made near me in Essex. Coming to a wedding/twee hipster shop near you soon. Asquith are the guilty company

 

[somewhatfoolish]

Artisanaal Bereid? That Dick Strawbridge bought one and his loony wife converted it to a camper.

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Artisanaal Bereid? 

Sounds like double dutch to me.

[Timewaster]

I worked with a guy who has previously worked at Asquith. 

He said they were full of wob and woodscrew from the factory!

Although I think he had been sacked so perhaps not a reliable source. 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

When I was 16 I hitchiked a lot and once got a lift from Spaghetti junction to the bottom of the M1 in an Asquith or similar . The driver moaned like fuck about how horrible it was to drive and I remember it being so slow I thought about asking him to drop me at a Services to get a better lift!

[STUNO]

A Volkswagen I have never heard of. Assumed it was a South American only model, but it seems to be German.

The seller has probably sealed it's fate by using a chain round the roof to lift it.

1979 VW Derby.      https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/volkswagen/auction-2413183945.htm?rsqid=7e62066be3fd4bfa8e2c0906764b1657-003

[The Vicar]

The VW Derby was sold in Ireland. Did you know it as the Polo saloon in the UK?

[bunglebus]

We had them in the UK, seen a few about. An old work colleague had one. Polo saloon essentially.

 

20170520_095044_zpsu0ha9ycm (2) by RS, on Flickr

20170520_095059_zpsjdyhv9um (2) by RS, on Flickr

[Vince70]

I had a lovely couple of owner low mileage one on a A plate a few 

8 hours ago, bunglebus said:

We had them in the UK, seen a few about. An old work colleague had one. Polo saloon essentially.

 

20170520_095044_zpsu0ha9ycm (2) by RS, on Flickr

20170520_095059_zpsjdyhv9um (2) by RS, on Flickr

 

[Vince70]

 

10 minutes ago, Vince70 said:

I had a lovely couple of owner low mileage immaculate Polo Saloon (badged as a classic)  on a A plate a few years back in metallic brown and I  ended up giving it to my brother and he wrecked it to my disgust.

It was a posh one as well as it it even came with headlamp washers.

 

 

[egg]

For unfathomable reasons, when I think 'VW Derby' the associated image stored in the old grey matter = Wimpy Brown Derby.

[vulgalour]

Wimpy Brown Derby sounds like something you'd find in the Urban Dictionary.

[steveo3002]

15 hours ago, Timewaster said:

I worked with a guy who has previously worked at Asquith. 

He said they were full of wob and woodscrew from the factory!

Although I think he had been sacked so perhaps not a reliable source. 

i worked there for a while , they werent nothing special like a factory made kit car i guess 

[face]

I took a particularly satisfying ‘Brown Derby’ first thing this morning.

[steveo3002]

https://wimpy.uk.com/food-stories/bender-bun

one for your urban dictionary

[lesapandre]

Mega Tjaffer - 1997....

[chaseracer]

There's a Visa under there, somewhere...

[lesapandre]

25 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

There's a Visa under there, somewhere...

May be AX based I think...and Dutch? 

[Pieman]

Mega became Aixam, and believe it or not, the above was the base for this...

 

[STUNO]

The Crowther, another failed NZ car to beat the world.  1974

Two were built, a utility ( the Toiler) and a two door saloon. The saloon has disappeared, but the Ute exists but not in running order. Bodies were fibreglass, engines apparently Renault and transmission Daf variomatic

The car to the right may be an earlier attempt by Crowther, a rotary powered car from 1969

Details are pretty minimal, so I may be wrong about anything except the word Crowther !!!

[Timewaster]

On 12/14/2019 at 11:32 AM, steveo3002 said:

i worked there for a while , they werent nothing special like a factory made kit car i guess 

Hmm, I think he was a Steve too. 

 

You're not a fat bloke who was forever being pursued by the csa and referred to the apprentice as Sausage Jockey are you? 

[hennabm]

On 12/13/2019 at 3:40 PM, bunglebus said:

I'm counting this because much as I knew about them, I didn't know who made them. Disappointed to find out they're made near me in Essex. Coming to a wedding/twee hipster shop near you soon. Asquith are the guilty company

 

The last one looks more like a Fleur de Lys than an Asquith.

The FDL was built in Newark by the son in law of the FDL pie man. It used Ford running gear but based on a purpose built chassis and body. It also used their own cast wheels (22" IIRC) rather than the lower sizes on the Asquith.

I was there in 1984/5 up to chassis number 18 and then left them to it. There all sorts of issues like leaky screen surrounds, cracking suspension mounts, upper steering column mounts to name but a few.  they were also very expensive. From memory they were around £16k each depending on spec whereas a "normal" Transit was around £6k.

The designer was quite a famous person - Len Terry who had helped design the first rear engine Lotus F1 car with Colin Chapman. Len died a few years ago and even he admitted the FDL was not one of his best designs.....

[chaseracer]

Len Terry?  Lola/Ford GT40 Len Terry?

Blimey.

[steveo3002]

47 minutes ago, Timewaster said:

Hmm, I think he was a Steve too. 

 

You're not a fat bloke who was forever being pursued by the csa and referred to the apprentice as Sausage Jockey are you? 

bit on the plump side now , but wasnt back then ...nah doesnt sound like me

i was in the paint shop with a chap called chris , there was like a line started with 2 guys making the body , then it came to the paint shop , then off for assembly an trim , was a chap there that daily'd a model A pick up too

[hennabm]

7 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Len Terry?  Lola/Ford GT40 Len Terry?

Blimey.

The same one I believe.

[bunglebus]

 

Parati, old and new, Parati Surf and a Gol pickup