Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[bunglebus]

SMZ. There are a few different models but these seem the most unusual

[warch]

On a similar note, these will be known to the hardcore Autoshite fraternity, but they are new to me (and this thread). The Ferves Ranger. Apart from the ridiculous levels of cute, I also dig the none flush fit doors and ludicrous levels of positive camber on the rear wheels. I do miss the baby off/soft roader, the niche is now well and truly occupied by quads and atvs but they lack the sense of fun you got from a Mehari or a Moke or a Kubelwagen or whatever it was. 

[High Jetter]

It looks very....polite.

[martc]

It looks very... embarrassed.

[Rod/b]

16 hours ago, D.E said:

The Yema F99, which is apparently an Austin Maestro disguised as a Subaru Forester.

 

Feel the build qualitay! Covered in rust on the production line - the Austin Rover legacy lives on. 

https://chinacarhistory.com/2021/05/06/the-complete-story-of-the-austin-maestro-in-china-part-2-yema/

 

[warch]

10 hours ago, martc said:

It looks very... embarrassed.

It's a bit like that look a puppy might give you when you discover a puddle in the kitchen after its been out in the garden for a 'try'.

[17-Coffees]

On 12/15/2021 at 9:53 PM, D.E said:

The Yema F99, which is apparently an Austin Maestro disguised as a Subaru Forester.

 

It's funny, as they also tarted it up as an Audi...

And VW ...

They then also raided the parts bin to throw the Audi grill onto the Forester body...

[MisterH]

Is it just me or would it not be fantastic to import one of those, stick Audi badges on and see how long it takes Audi drivers to notice?

1 hour ago, 17-Coffees said:

It's funny, as they also tarted it up as an Audi...

 

[bunglebus]

Discovered this looking for something else - Cournil

[bunglebus]

Chevrolet Pronto

[bunglebus]

DAF van

[warch]

5 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Discovered this looking for something else - Cournil

It looks a bit like the Portuguese Land Rover the UMM Alter

 

[D.E]

5 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

DAF van

Most Dafs were offered in bestel or pick-up versions. They're rare now, most died within ten years or so of hard use and some, in a more spectacular fashion, while doing Zandvoort in reverse.

 

[bunglebus]

How about a Topolino van?

[Missy Charm]

On 12/8/2021 at 11:37 PM, sdkrc said:

Sipani Montana

I'd like to think their build quality was better than their grammar. 

[bunglebus]

Spijkstaal have made some oddball commercials etc

[bunglebus]

Another van I hadn't seen before

[bunglebus]

Corolla Sportswagon?

[bunglebus]

Citroen Teilhol Tangara

[bunglebus]

Fiat 133

[adw1977]

7 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Fiat 133

They were sold in the UK:

September 1975 brochure

[Remspoor]

DS 9 .

 

[Richard_FM]

1 hour ago, adw1977 said:

They were sold in the UK:

September 1975 brochure

Someone at Fiat UK has been doing a bit of airbrushing!

[Remspoor]

Are these true? A Volvo looking like a US Chevrolet Chevette.

There a number of differences.

[D.E]

2 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Are these true? A Volvo looking like a US Chevrolet Chevette.

There a number of differences.

Didn't reach production stage: https://drivetribe.com/p/volvo-263-gl-1975-EEK8h-f7Snury1Lxc_jwww?iid=Umjpwcm2QniFxxl41Ys7mA

[somewhatfoolish]

On 12/8/2021 at 9:01 PM, bunglebus said:

I need to see the engineering behind that 

Difficult to see what else they could do other than a pair of bevel drives, perhaps with the freewheels that SAAB liked to provide decoupling in order to avoid harmonics.

[Bear]

On 12/17/2021 at 11:51 AM, warch said:

It looks a bit like the Portuguese Land Rover the UMM Alter

 

I thought the Alter was an evolution of the French one

[Richard_FM]

1 hour ago, D.E said:

Didn't reach production stage: https://drivetribe.com/p/volvo-263-gl-1975-EEK8h-f7Snury1Lxc_jwww?iid=Umjpwcm2QniFxxl41Ys7mA

I remember reading about these in a book about Volvo.

[OM646]

1 hour ago, RichardK said:

I thought the Alter was an evolution of the French one

In fact, it is.

UMM bought the rights for Cournil production, and started manufacturing it as the UMM Cournil. The Alter was an evolution

[Schaefft]

On 12/17/2021 at 10:47 PM, Remspoor said:

DS 9 .

 

The DS9 is weirdly intriguing to me, shame they don't sell it with the most powerful engine here. I could see myself owning one for a 20th of it's original price in 3 years (they are surprisingly pricey).