Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[Bear]

On 12/17/2021 at 8:53 PM, adw1977 said:

They were sold in the UK:

September 1975 brochure

I thought there was a 133 on this very forum? A white one.

[adw1977]

46 minutes ago, RichardK said:

I thought there was a 133 on this very forum? A white one.

This thread

[lesapandre]

On 12/15/2021 at 1:29 PM, Snake Charmer said:

Yes, a lot like the Interceptor.

 

Both designed by Eric Neale:

http://jensencv8.weebly.com/jensen-c-v8-designer---eric-neale.html

http://www.jensen541.com/BiographyEricNeale.htm

[Austat]

On 12/16/2021 at 10:01 AM, warch said:

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. 

I remember seeing one of these in a rap video out of all places a few years ago (not into hip hop, but an interesting choice of car in this music video) : 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93M1QtYDtpU

[Missy Charm]

On 12/17/2021 at 1:46 PM, bunglebus said:

Corolla Sportswagon?

It's a Japanese Pinto!

[Austat]

Alpine A108: 

[MisterH]

Alpine A106

 

[bunglebus]

Looks like a VW fastback sucking a lemon

[somewhatfoolish]

8 hours ago, Austat said:

Alpine A108: 

Grafted the front of an A110 onto a Caravelle coupe?

[wuvvum]

8 hours ago, MisterH said:

Alpine A106

 

I was going to say it looks like the bastard lovechild of a Dauphine and an early Porsche 356, but bunglebus's description is better.

[barrett]

Well, doesn't happen very often, but today I learned about a car I've never seen before. The Wood & Picket MGB. Interesting!

[D.E]

Another obscure homebuilt thingy! Found in the March 1969 issue of Der Deutsche Strassenverkehr, an Eastern German magazine.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, barrett said:

Well, doesn't happen very often, but today I learned about a car I've never seen before. The Wood & Picket MGB. Interesting!

Those rear lights look familiar. W & P had some great ideas!

[bunglebus]

Mini Beach Car

 

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Triumph Italia! 😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍

https://www.autocar.co.uk/slideshow/famous-british-cars-wore-different-badges-abroad-0#15

[Remspoor]

9 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Mini Beach Car

 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRMQ-ShmnWOZHTm-Ig6EewQuzJBjp51lc

 

[Remspoor]

2 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

Triumph Italia! 😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍

https://www.autocar.co.uk/slideshow/famous-british-cars-wore-different-badges-abroad-0#15

that article is missing a raft of examples. Like.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automóviles_de_Turismo_Hispano_Ingleses

 

[Remspoor]

12 hours ago, barrett said:

Well, doesn't happen very often, but today I learned about a car I've never seen before. The Wood & Picket MGB. Interesting!

After your post I  naturally went looking as i had never heard about this.

Results show one predominately thing. A Guy in Madrid is asking about this one car.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=81&t=1848508

The following questions  if the car is a W&P.

https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mgb-and-gt-forum.1/wood-and-pickett-mgb-gt.4279780/

This conversation, from the same forum says that University Motors done a similar cock up with the rectangle headlights.

https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mgc-forum.48/gt-with-rectangular-headlights.2340490/

[chaseracer]

On 18/12/2021 at 20:54, Remspoor said:

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

There a number of differences.

It looks OK in the metal.  @Inspector Morose and I saw the blue one when we raided the Volvo museum in Gothenburg in 2017.

[Metal Guru]

2 hours ago, Remspoor said:

After your post I  naturally went looking as i had never heard about this.

Results show one predominately thing. A Guy in Madrid is asking about this one car.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=81&t=1848508

The following questions  if the car is a W&P.

https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mgb-and-gt-forum.1/wood-and-pickett-mgb-gt.4279780/

This conversation, from the same forum says that University Motors done a similar cock up with the rectangle headlights.

https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mgc-forum.48/gt-with-rectangular-headlights.2340490/

It does look a bit like you went to the scrap yard for a pair of headlights and they didn’t have the correct ones, so you picked something at random.

[Remspoor]

10 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

It does look a bit like you went to the scrap yard for a pair of headlights and they didn’t have the correct ones, so you picked something at random.

Me? 😕

[Metal Guru]

2 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Me? 😕

No I meant you in a general way as in someone / anyone sense, rather than talking directly to YOU. Clear?

[Remspoor]

Just now, Metal Guru said:

No I meant you in a general way as in someone / anyone sense, rather than talking directly to YOU. Clear?

ok🙂

[bunglebus]

14 hours ago, Remspoor said:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRMQ-ShmnWOZHTm-Ig6EewQuzJBjp51lc

 

Yep that's where I found out about it

[Austat]

Bulgaralpine, Alpines built in Bulgaria by "Bulgarrenault": 

 

[17-Coffees]

6 hours ago, Austat said:

Bulgaralpine, Alpines built in Bulgaria by "Bulgarrenault": 

 

Woh! Thats cool! 
I knew that the  A108 was made & sold in Brazil as the Willys Interlagos Berlinette, and could even get it as a convertible...

Wander if there's any other Alpine's  from around the world? 

 

 

[tul66]

On 12/20/2021 at 10:47 PM, High Jetter said:

Those rear lights look familiar. W & P had some great ideas!

Looks like Vanden Plas Princess lights to me.

 

[bunglebus]

Suzuki LJ20. Never knew these came with a 360cc two stroke!

[bunglebus]

And finding that ^ lead me to this, the Hopestar ON360

It seems Suzuki didn't have a lot of knowledge of how to build a 4x4, so bought out a company that did and rebodied/re-engined theirs!

[chaseracer]

On 23/12/2021 at 09:13, tul66 said:

Looks like Vanden Plas Princess lights to me.

 

They are indeed.