Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[Timewaster]

On 4/30/2020 at 4:37 PM, bunglebus said:

Chevrolet Marajo

 

Chevrolet Ipanema

 

The Marajo looks like one of those generic cars from an insurance advert. 

It's like a Nova nose grafted on a Chevette. 

Weird. 

 

I don't know what market the Astra badged as Ipanema was sold in, but the name sounds like an unpleasant medical procedure. 

[martc]

8 minutes ago, Timewaster said:

I don't know what market the Astra badged as Ipanema was sold in, but the name sounds like an I unpleasant medical procedure. 

It's Brazilian named after a beach fronting district of Rio and, more importantly, it's where the girl came from.

 

[somewhatfoolish]

Factoid; 'The girl from Ipanema' is the lift musak at the end of the Blues Brothers. 

[High Jetter]

And many, many other lifts and on crap radio on stations near you. (Ooh on the 7th!)

[Richard_FM]

1 hour ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Factoid; 'The girl from Ipanema' is the lift musak at the end of the Blues Brothers. 

I think the director John Landis used it in a few films for scenes in a lift.

Airplane II: The Sequel uses similar verisons of Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head & McArthur Park.

The Family guy Star Wars spoof Blue Harvest has a muzak version of the Imperial March in a lift onboard the Death Star.

[Inspiral_Mondays]

14 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Schulz Mercedes 190.

Apparently Schulz also built a cabrio version of the 190E with a 5litre V8.

 

[Austat]

Peugeot 504 Riviera:

[Austat]

Alfasud Giardinetta:

[Austat]

Apal Rancho (R4 based):

[Austat]

Vanclee Emmet (a knock off Mehari):

[Austat]

The 2CV's Vietnamese cousin, the "Dalat":

[Volksy]

I vaguely remember these from my spanish childhood.

It does look like a Playmobile toy.

Behold the Ebro Jeep Viasa SV Toledo.

[Lord Sterling]

Circa 1930s Rytecraft Scootacar:

They also did a van version:

I want one.

[Remspoor]

Porsche B32. Total built 11.

 

[Inspiral_Mondays]

11 hours ago, Austat said:

Alfasud Giardinetta:

 

Nice one, I‘d forgotten those existed. I saw one for sale at a specialist dealer  in Germany ca. 1993 and remember looking in wonder at the crazy Alfasud ergonomics such as the heater fan being on the windscreen wiper stalk if memory serves correctly. It’s the only Giardinetta I think I‘ve ever seen on the road.

[barrett]

Pretty sure @Mr_Bo11ox used to have one of those

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Yes I did, had one in the early 90's - 'mine' popped up as a barn find on Facebook about a year ago so its still around, and looks just as shite as it did when i had it

[Volksy]

I've only ever seen one of those 'Suds in the flesh, was outside a small town Alfa dealer near Rimini. 

I must have a photo of it somewhere. 

[Austat]

4 hours ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

Yes I did, had one in the early 90's - 'mine' popped up as a barn find on Facebook about a year ago so its still around, and looks just as shite as it did when i had it

Any photos of it?

[bunglebus]

This, is a Tri-Magnum

 

[Volksy]

Saw this on intagram earlier. Its based on a 1969 300SEL 6.3 Styled by Pininfarina

Kind of a mix of the Fiat 130 Coupe, Rolls Camague and a Mazda 929 Stacklight!

https://www.fanmercedesbenz.com/1969-mercedes-w109-300sel-6-3-coupe-pininfarina/

 

[vulgalour]

First thought:  They did a Skyhawk wagon on this platform?

Second thought:  I wonder if you can put the Skyhawk front on a Mk2 Cavalier to make a droopsnoot-alike that never was.

[Skizzer]

How cute is this?  It’s a 1967 Moretti 850 Sportiva Coupe, apparently. One of several tiny low volume sports cars based on the Fiat 850.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1223870

It’s a lot of money, obviously.

[vulgalour]

That's like a tiny baby little Iso Grifo.

[myglaren]

Not really a car but disguised as one

 

 

[bunglebus]

Yep it's a Sierra. But it only has one mirror. Weird Portuguese spec? Doesn't look broken off

 

FB_IMG_1588697942206 by RS, on Flickr

[chaseracer]

Is that a Lotus Elise screen?

[Richard_FM]

It reminds me of the Panther 6 which looked like lady Penelope's daily driver if Thunderbirds was brought back in the late 1970s.

[Snipes]

2 hours ago, chaseracer said:

Is that a Lotus Elise screen?

Are those 206 Hella-style headlights?

[adw1977]

7 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Yep it's a Sierra. But it only has one mirror. Weird Portuguese spec? Doesn't look broken off

Early UK base Sierras had only one mirror as standard (someone presumably ticked the option box for a second one on GVG510Y) but of the dangly type.  That Portugese example seems to be the internally adjustable sort.

Being a police car, it could well be a non-standard spec.