Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[martc]

On ‎4‎/‎24‎/‎2020 at 9:44 AM, adw1977 said:

 

The Leopard, 700 of these were built in Rhodesia in the 1970s.  Designed to allow the occupants to survive driving over a land mine!

Reminds me of the armoured cars used by those evil apartheid buggers in South Africa when clearing the townships. I'm sure those of a certain age will remember the Casspir and Buffel.

[Supernaut]

4 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Did not realise this was a thing.

or this

[Aston Martin]

The Volvo ECC from 1992..... 6 years before the S80.

 

 

[17-Coffees]

11 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Did not realise this was a thing.

or this

Holy ducking shit! 

Not only them two, Wikipedia tells me of there other 'advantures', including using the late 2000's Holden Caprice , which you have to read to believe how much that re-styleing job apparently cost. 

 

But my personal favorite is...

 

THEY DID A CASCADA!

[Supernaut]

12 hours ago, 17-Coffees said:

Holy ducking shit! 

Not only them two, Wikipedia tells me of there other 'advantures', including using the late 2000's Holden Caprice , which you have to read to believe how much that re-styleing job apparently cost. 

 

But my personal favorite is...

 

THEY DID A CASCADA!

 

 

I'm more interested in this part about the Bitter SC.

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Along with the introduction of the convertible in 1981, a four-wheel-drive version of the coupé was also added.^[2] The four-wheel-drive system was developed by Ferguson Research who also offered it for installation into the Opel Senator/Vauxhall Royale.^[3]

 

[Remspoor]

Covid is giving me a crap attack . This is in Dutch and there is a lot of talk about other cars in the conversation........ But you will see the car. pile of poo.

Volkswagen T-Roc Cabrio

err

[chaseracer]

Some info on the Ferguson-equipped Opels used by the British Mission during the Cold War: http://www.brixmis.co.uk/later-years.html

One of the cars is preserved at the RAF Museum at Cosford.

And it looks like we've been here before, a long time ago! 

 

[myglaren]

On 4/25/2020 at 1:26 AM, bunglebus said:

Lamborghini Isolero

 

How very appropriate.   Will there be a commemorative 2020 model

 

 

 

Slow but dependable.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

That Volvo concept car reminded me of this obscurity - The Brazilian-made Emme Lotus 422T

http://karakullake.blogspot.com/2009/12/emme-lotus-422t-brazilian-lotus-saloon.html

https://drivetribe.com/p/emme-422t-the-brazilian-lotus-einkpqT0RaqK3AvEB5lMpQ?iid=D3O8mbh1Q7Wi1PE9pEMOnA

[AnthonyG]

8 hours ago, Rovorsche said:

I didn't know the Chrysler 300c got a facelift, why wasn't it available here ?

6.4 Hemi!

 

 

The facelifted one was available in the U.K., but only for a short period before they dropped the Chrysler brand - also see the short lived Delta. 
Don’t know about the 6.4 Hemi though!

[Supernaut]

I can say from personal experience that the facelifted Chrysler 300 goes rather well even with the 3.8 V6. Corners surprisingly well too.

At least it felt like it somewhere outside Banff AB back in 2017. Nothing goes like a hire car.

[barrett]

9 hours ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

That Volvo concept car reminded me of this obscurity - The Brazilian-made Emme Lotus 422T

Never knew about that, thanks!

[somewhatfoolish]

How did they get around Ford owning the rights to the Mercury name?

[DSdriver]

On 4/22/2020 at 8:49 PM, angle said:

This has been bugging me for a while, anyone know what my airport taxi was? I can't work it out from googling. No exterior badges but a Chevy one on the steering wheel, three rows of three bench seats (and I'm guessing running gear from some sort of Soviet truck) 

 

Checker? Just a stab in the dark!

[Strela]

On 4/26/2020 at 3:17 PM, Supernaut said:

 

 

I'm more interested in this part about the Bitter SC.

 

There were only two SCs made with the Ferguson 4x4, both were three litre RHDs made in 1982. I don't think either have been taxed since about 1994, and in '99 they were both known to be almost beyond saving. I believe one (an ex-Patrick Collection car) may still just about exist. 

[bunglebus]

Some more GM mashups/badge engineering

Chevrolet Marajo

 

Chevrolet Ipanema

 

Chevrolet Opala

 

Chevrolet Veranejo

[lesapandre]

Schulz Mercedes 190.

[lesapandre]

Mercedes 190 disguised test mule.

[bunglebus]

21 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Schulz Mercedes 190.

 

Looks like someone's attempt at Photoshop. Weird.

[Richard_FM]

24 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Mercedes 190 disguised test mule.

It looks like someone tried to make a Hyundai Stellar look like a Skoda Estelle.

[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):