Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

24,447 · April 21, 2015

They sold Ebros on the continent in the '80s - early '90s. Think they were built in Spain? Never seen a RHD one before though.

My first ever employer bought two of them new to supplement the battered Nissan Urvan they owned.

7,369 · April 21, 2015

just had a fiddle so itcan be seen in all its gloriousness

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2,399 · April 22, 2015

The Hunting Percival Harrier. A folding air portable car designed by the aircraft firm and literally unfolds from a portable box to car in a minute. Rear mounted 650cc BSA engine. Saw one in an old pathe news at RAF El-Adem for a few seconds and I had to find out what it was.

1,171 · April 22, 2015

Wonder if the oil leak is as bad when it's in suitcase form

17,664 · May 4, 2015

Coming back from PoL on Saturday, I saw a small coach which apparently was made by 'King Long' on the M5 - looks like another great Chinese automotive brand to watch out for!

King Long have been importing coaches for about five years now, the importer has just had a winding up order issued; Pelican Leyland DAF in Yorkshire IIRC are now importing Yutongs too, which are apparantly pretty good; like the Turkish Temsa Safari the latest models share the same DAF/ZF running gear as the latest Bova Futura 2 and Irizar i6 integrals.

Back to now. Just been passed by a not entirely unpleasant looking 15-plate hatchback which is apparantly the 2015 Nissan Pulsar...

May 4, 2015

In the world of Arrow series it can't get anymore bizarre than this! Instead of using the Rootes 1725cc engine Chrysler installed the 1600 from the Peugeot 404 in order to comply with local content requirements in South Africa (other reports suggests they used the 2.0L engine from the Peugeot 504 on post 74 models).

According to the advert they had three model range: Hunter, Vogue & Safari. The above 1972 Hillman Vogue example was recently sold inCape Town.

http://www.paykanhunter.com/2011/10/french-connection.html

May 4, 2015

This Hunter variation believe it or not was done by Ginetta. It was fiberglass body over the Hillman Hunter. I feel a bit sorry for this car, its so... how should I put it?... Confused?

http://www.paykanhunter.com/2010/05/ginetta-grs-tora.html

4,993 · May 4, 2015

I do like that.

12,190 · May 4, 2015

I saw a Nissan Tiida hatch today. I didn't know that was a thing. It wasn't from Arnold Clark either.

16,822 · May 7, 2015

Sold in Sweden, Denmark and Finland, the Saab-Lancia 600. Wonder if Saab refused to use their badge on the back too?

4,256 · May 7, 2015

The Corolla Gumma shown earlier is not a Corolla Gumma. Sad to have to tell the truth but that is a dealers sticker. Gumma is a prefecture inland from Tokyo. I bought a Corona that had the same dealer sticker about 10 years ago !

Many Japanese dealers are set up as dealers for the model rather than make, but I assume they sell whatever the customers want to buy !

Corolla Gumma have 13 branches so must sell a lot of cars.

There is a little translation type oddity too, the Prefecture is usually spelt Gunma in English.

6,824 · May 7, 2015

I saw a Nissan Tiida hatch today. I didn't know that was a thing. It wasn't from Arnold Clark either.

I saw 100s of these in South Africa on holiday and saw one here for the first time the other day. Quite like them

6,824 · May 11, 2015

This, saw it yesterday in a local car museum i have been meaning to visit for year. Really want one.

12,537 · May 11, 2015

Above.... Get a Commer (van) without heavy glass [kan hazz seats mind].

TS

6,824 · May 11, 2015

Lucky gits, hope they post some pics of it.

6,824 · May 11, 2015

Myreton motor museum. Small but a great wee place. They had a Trabant too, cracking wee thing.

10,796 · May 11, 2015

The Albany Motor Carriage Company made Edwardian-style vehicles in Dorset from 1971 to 1997, using a variety of components & engines from the BL parts bin.

There's currently one for sale in America: http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/albany/unspecified/1707263.html

12,190 · May 11, 2015

Myreton is a great wee museum, I keep meaning to organise an Autoshite day out there, with the Museum of Flight in the afternoon.

27,190 · May 11, 2015

Myreton is a great wee museum, I keep meaning to organise an Autoshite day out there, with the Museum of Flight in the afternoon.

I've had a unit 2 miles away for 7yrs..never been

40,660 · May 11, 2015

Chrysler Sebring saloon. Just followed one home. Reviews aren't good, apart from being cheap, it feels cheap, looks stupid and by all accounts not especially reliable. Topped off with being expensive to tax, beggers the question why would you buy one new? It must be financial suicide.

At some point they must have sat round at the Chrysler UK HQ and thought 'mmm I think we've got a class leader here'

Taking all this into account I've now decided I must have one, if only to recall how shite it was 20 years down the line.

108,850 · May 11, 2015

The Albany Motor Carriage Company made Edwardian-style vehicles in Dorset from 1971 to 1997, using a variety of components & engines from the BL parts bin.

Surprisingly many components & engines from the 1971 to 1997 BL parts bin were pretty period correct for Edwardian-style vehicles.

2,399 · May 13, 2015

The Hope Whisper. Danish electric car from the 80s which the driver managed to crash into its own inagural motor show stand. Looks like a tiny mental citroen

108,850 · May 15, 2015

Ever heard of this make?

25,830 · May 15, 2015

Nope.

1,087 · May 15, 2015

In a similar vein to the Astra Saloon available in Ireland, you can also buy one of these in RHD...New shape Ford Focus

Anyone know the history of why the Irish love small saloons, and why Ford / GM bother engineering them in RHD to sell to a tiny market?

May 15, 2015

In a similar vein to the Astra Saloon available in Ireland, you can also buy one of these in RHD...New shape Ford Focus

Anyone know the history of why the Irish love small saloons, and why Ford / GM bother engineering them in RHD to sell to a tiny market?

Small saloons also popular in India, South Africa and Oz.

4,461 · May 15, 2015

I passed a W reg Honda Logo on the M180 today. New one on me...

And a few months ago, I saw a Renault Maxity in Leeds...

May 15, 2015

That's weird, because I've known of the Maxity since that version came out, what 5-6 years ago, but only ever saw 1, about 5 years ago. And this week, lo and behold, 1 turns up in Portsmouth as a mini removals van.

Sales must have been fantastic*.

11,047 · May 15, 2015

Never seen or heard of a Maxity before. It's obviously a badge-engineered and even less popular version of the Nissan Cabstar but you don't even see many of them these days. Crash protection looks GR2.

11,047 · May 21, 2015

Mitsubishi Lancer Liftback, 60 reg, weird lumpy thing. Never seen one of those before and I thought the only Lancer available by then was the Fast N Furious spec Evo Eleventy-whatever Barrymobile. Can't even find many pics - it was like this but more giffer and less Barry

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