Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[castros_bro]

On 12/06/2024 at 09:19, UltraWomble said:

Its probably been mentioned - but Brazil got some properly ace cars - like the VW Gol

A shorter Audi 80 with Beetle air cooled engine

 

I lived in   Belém   Pará   by some big forest and there was motorbike Amazonas 1600 running round, a lot of vehicles were air cooled VW powered running on 100% alcool.

 

https://www.odd-bike.com/2012/12/amazonas-1600-beetle-powered-brazilian.html

[Remspoor]

Santa Matilde.

WIKI

Car Club site, with historical photos.

[Remspoor]

Nissan Kubistar, How did I miss that one?

It really stands out from say a Kangoo.

[MiniMinorMk3]

On 14/06/2024 at 22:45, bunglebus said:

1970s Datsun 200SX

Man alive that's ugly!

It looks better without the big fat federal bumpers.

[Dyslexic Viking]

Cabeasy electric 3 wheel thing. @LightBulbFun since it have 3 wheels and handlebars.

Link to the Norwegian page.  https://www.engrosservice.no/fritid/mopeder-scootere/mopedbil/mopedbil-elektrisk-3-hjul-45-km-h-klass1.html?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5Omzur_qhgMVGEeRBR2ifwr9EAQYFiABEgInO_D_BwE

[mk2_craig]

Honda Logo 5 door. 

 

No idea wtf is going on with that Bini. 

[Remspoor]

7 hours ago, mk2_craig said:

No idea wtf is going on with that Bini. 

This.

[D.E]

A Cambridge estate? 

[sheffcortinacentre]

Thought they were 4dr metal bodied?

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, D.E said:

A Cambridge estate? 

A55 vans & estates were common in ye olden days

[adw1977]

The later Pininfarina styled Cambridge (A55 Mk2 and A60) was available as an all steel five door estate, but the earlier (A40 / A50 / A55 Mk1) Cambridge wasn't built as an estate.

But there was a van version of the earlier type and estate car conversions of vans were fairly common at that time, so presumably that's what the car in the picture is.  The squarish rear arches look factory, i.e. metal, so I wonder if the "wood" is just decorative.

[Austat]

Alfa Romeo OSI 2600 Berlina De Luxe:

Around 54 were built and designed by Michelotti, hence why it looks like a cross between a 105 series Guilia and a Triumph 2000 MK1.

[Austat]

1962 Tatra 603 A prototype:

They also built a wagon version as a possible Ambulance design.

[Austat]

1967 Tatra 603 X Prototype:

A Czechoslovakian alternative to the BMC 1800 Pininfarina concept.

[MiniMinorMk3]

15 hours ago, D.E said:

A Cambridge estate? 

 

11 hours ago, adw1977 said:

The later Pininfarina styled Cambridge (A55 Mk2 and A60) was available as an all steel five door estate, but the earlier (A40 / A50 / A55 Mk1) Cambridge wasn't built as an estate.

But there was a van version of the earlier type and estate car conversions of vans were fairly common at that time, so presumably that's what the car in the picture is.  The squarish rear arches look factory, i.e. metal, so I wonder if the "wood" is just decorative.

It looks like a coach built Shooting Break conversion to me. There were still quite a few coachbuilders in the 1950s who could do such a thing, although a bit tricky on a monocoque chassis.

My other thought was a cut and shut with an Oxford Traveller, but the body is not the same.

[bunglebus]

Stumbled upon a local car show as I was driving though a village earlier. This was among the cars there 

[lesapandre]

On 22/06/2024 at 13:58, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

It looks like a coach built Shooting Break conversion to me. There were still quite a few coachbuilders in the 1950s who could do such a thing, although a bit tricky on a monocoque chassis.

My other thought was a cut and shut with an Oxford Traveller, but the body is not the same.

They are a factory option - same as the Minor - presumably built in the same part of the Nuffield empire.

[lesapandre]

 

[Metal Guru]

20 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

 

Was that based on a Cozy Coupe?

[ProgRocker]

3 wheeler Polaris Slingshot:

 

[FakeConcern]

Spotted this yesterday on the A27

I thought it was a Lancia of some sort, but this is it

https://svs-ltd.com/listings/1959-fiat-osca-1500-s/

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1959 Fiat OSCA 1500 S Coupe

[EyesWeldedShut]

These - never heard of 'em (modern EV stuff). Fiskars. No - Fisters. No - Fisker - is a marque.

 

[martc]

There were lots of small coach builders in Italy, this one has converted a locally built angle box. Not sure if it entered production.

[Tayne]

Fiat Freemont.

seemingly a rebadged Dodge Journey 

 

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

6 hours ago, martc said:

There were lots of small coach builders in Italy, this one has converted a locally built angle box. Not sure if it entered production.

That was done by Frua

Here's a Frua MkIII Zodiac

and a couple of Frua Escort based coupes

[sheffcortinacentre]

Seen the zodiac before ,not the anglias.

[D.E]

Wow! A seriously weird 1950s proto I've never heard of, the Joymobile Turbomatic. And it was built right here in Hilversum. Two streets from where I live, actually!

 

Translated info:

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At the Paris salon of 1953, Joymobile, Hilversum (Washmobile Holland) showed a car with a four-cylinder Delettrez diesel engine of 45 hp without a bodywork. (Delettrez made a diesel engine that was suitable for installation in American passenger cars, including Chevrolet. The engine was based on the block of a GMC war truck but converted to diesel. The engines were built by Washmobile from Amsterdam). Both rear wheels of the Joymobile were driven, for which purpose two independently operating hydraulic turbines - the type A designation was "Turbomatic" - were installed. A gearbox and differential were not present. The driver only had to place a lever in the 'forward' or 'reverse' position and accelerate. The suspension of the Joymobile was also quite revolutionary, because air shock absorbers were used.

 

[High Jetter]

Does 'wash' have a different meaning there?

[D.E]

4 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Does 'wash' have a different meaning there?

Nope, I cannot find any info with a clear reason for that name, their other business activities did not seem to involve washing or cleaning or anything like that. They imported the Dellow:

[carlo]

On 24/06/2024 at 19:49, FakeConcern said:

Spotted this yesterday on the A27

I thought it was a Lancia of some sort, but this is it

https://svs-ltd.com/listings/1959-fiat-osca-1500-s/

My dad used to own one of those Fiat Oscars (amongst various other exotica at the time).  He said it was one of the nicest cars he'd ever owned.