JimH Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Only just found out about this. I assume from the little front plate and general wet soap in the raininess it is some JDM thing. But what? MisterH and EightMegs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintwth Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Toyota sera JimH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 8 hours ago, Timewaster said: There is a thread on RR of a DIY 309Gti Estate with an extended tailgate on the standard body. Looks brilliant. https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/203017/1990-peugeot-309-touring-estate?page=3 I know the guys who built that - they've banger raced all sorts of weird rubbish over the last few years and deliberately try and race the most unsuitable cars for the sport. Last one they raced was a homemade Peugeot 405 Estate stretched limo.... chaseracer and Timewaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Without stirring up the old banger racing argument, you can't deny the ingenuity of some of them. I've not been to a race for donkeys years, but the spanner that went on between races was remarkable. I've seen them pinch bits of the tow car to get the race car going again. Of course it was easier then when everything was a Granada or Cortina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Yet another of the many faces of the Hillman Avenger JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspiral_Mondays Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Apparently this prototype was built by BMW. Has a sort of used look about it, so maybe it was built for testing or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 From the front I thought it was a Baur Yes I know that's an E21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Looks like it might have started life as a Baur. It has the look of a support vehicle for some sort of high-speed challenge. JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 That's funny, I thought it had the look of a bodged together pile of junk - but what do I know? steveo3002 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 We need a puke emoji MJK 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 18 minutes ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: The Ford F-250 Tropiclassic. https://jalopnik.com/the-tropical-cabines-tropiclassic-is-a-strange-vehicle-1846241844 is it wrong that I actually kinda like that? in its so fugly it comes full circle? I love how especially from the back it literally does look like someone just inflated a saloon car, it sort of reminds me of a Civvy version of the Presidential Limo (which makes sense since thats also based on a pickup truck platform) the only thing id change with the above is give it a more car like nose LOL it would be hilarious to show up to some green lane event with it HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintwth Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 58 minutes ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: The Ford F-250 Tropiclassic I can't decide which end is supposed to be the front and which end is supposed to be the back. If it wasn't for the lights, steering wheel and wing mirrors it'd be even harder to decide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Nissan Laurel C130-EV: LightBulbFun, AnthonyG, Remspoor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 6 hours ago, Austat said: Nissan Laurel C130-EV: That leads me onto the Nissan Altra. Definitely ahead of its time in 1998. Used Lithium Ion batteries and had a range of 140m. Around the same as the new Honda E and the BMW Mini EV. Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 On 9/29/2021 at 3:34 PM, HarmonicCheeseburger said: Zijing Qingyuan Armored Spherical Cabin Electric Patrol Vehicle https://carnewschina.com/2014/11/28/introducing-the-zijing-qingyuan-armored-sperical-cabin-electric-patrol-vehicle/ Which part houses the social credit level detector? MKT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus edition JeeExEll and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Engerauto Scorpion. Unsurprisingly it's Brazilian, based on a Ford F1000. I kinda wish I still didn't know about it. bunglebus, SpareSnare, Supernaut and 4 others 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 262 Solaire. sheffcortinacentre, Remspoor, Supernaut and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Found these 2 random pics and thought it was just some old clown-car conversion. But, fuck me, there are loads of them. They were for real. The Cadillac Seville Milan Hardtop / Roadster. At least the handling and performance should be much improved, I think they'd be a bit of a laugh to drive. But just look at the state of this . . . . . warch, SteersWithThrottle, adw1977 and 8 others 1 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Toyota Kijang & the Toyota Tamaraw, both for the Indonesian market: adw1977, Datsuncog, Supernaut and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo3002 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 first time i ever saw one of these yesterday ...guess not that rare, ugly beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I knew Alfa made commercials up to approx the late 60’s. Completely unaware mainland Europe were getting them until the very end of the 80’s though! A clear Fiat / Iveco base. I wonder what the point was?! Austat and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Toyota Proace City Verso Or as Partridge would say "the Japanese Berlingo" Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 On 9/30/2021 at 12:51 AM, Austat said: Nissan Laurel C130-EV: One of them, imported and put on an ‘75 N plate or similar, with that silly little green bit at the front, would be just brilliant. I wouldn’t be able to go very far in it, obviously. I expect going over 25mph gave you a range of about 7 miles. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 On 10/6/2021 at 9:34 AM, MJK 24 said: I knew Alfa made commercials up to approx the late 60’s. Completely unaware mainland Europe were getting them until the very end of the 80’s though! A clear Fiat / Iveco base. I wonder what the point was?! I guess another outlet for sales, and more guaranteed volume for the SEVEL JV/factories that built them. No idea what Alfa’s market share of the Italian LCV market was, but even if they only shifted 5000 a year it’s worth tooling up for the grille, badges, and maybe some odd plastic ‘Alfa’ bits like a steering wheel centre. Fiat didn’t buy Alfa until about 86/87, so at least the bottom two would have been the result of an agreement/contract between two separate companies, although I can well expect Italian govt involvement in the arrangement. Lancia built commercials as well, and I think that bit was bought by another truck company when Fiat purchased the cars business in the late 1960s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaTom Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/6/2021 at 6:52 AM, Austat said: Toyota Kijang & the Toyota Tamaraw, both for the Indonesian market: I used to get from my hotel to the airport in these - just taxis you hail and jump in the back of and squeeze in with about 20 people. 1duck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightMegs Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 9/27/2021 at 4:15 PM, JimH said: Only just found out about this. I assume from the little front plate and general wet soap in the raininess it is some JDM thing. But what? They're really just Toyota Paseos with gull wing doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Just how many different models of Toyota are there? One for every nation on Earth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Borgward P100: wuvvum, Yoss, Remspoor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Borgward/Lloyd Arabella: catsinthewelder, Yoss and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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