Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[MiniMinorMk3]

On 26/08/2024 at 18:44, LightBulbFun said:

the Lada Nadezhda, if wikipedia is to be believed  a homegrown Russian people carrier based on the Lada Niva! not sure how much Niva is actually in there mind

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_Nadezhda

Looking into the Lada MPV these turned up. I never knew they did a four door Niva.

Basic

Lounge

Urban Facelift

Crew Cab Pick Up

[sheffcortinacentre]

Did loads of versions.

[High Jetter]

12 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

I never knew they did a four door Niva.

Five door, shirley? 😀

[sheffcortinacentre]

 4 Dr hatches ( not 5 drs!).

[Tayne]

Just seen a Renault Alaskan

 

 

yes, it’s a rebadged Nissan.

[Lord Sterling]

On 26/08/2024 at 19:44, LightBulbFun said:

the Lada Nadezhda, if wikipedia is to be believed  a homegrown Russian people carrier based on the Lada Niva! not sure how much Niva is actually in there mind

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_Nadezhda

I love the fact that only the Russians can make a modern car look like a random concept car from the 1980s.

[RoadworkUK]

On 27/08/2024 at 22:26, bunglebus said:

Hobbycar B612, a Peugeot engined amphibian

I remember the first time I saw this in Top Gear mag, spotting the Alfa 164 rear lights and immediately loving it.

[Tayne]

Hyundai Staria

 

 

[Bmwdumptruck]

Saw this on facebook. One off special or pre production model?  Nice though

[Aston Martin]

Subaru Traviq. Japan only.

 

 

[Supernaut]

1 hour ago, Aston Martin said:

Subaru Traviq. Japan only.

 

 

On the other side of the coin, you could get a Chevrolet Forester in India.

[MiniMinorMk3]

15 hours ago, Bmwdumptruck said:

Saw this on facebook. One off special or pre production model?  Nice though

That looks like a Vicarage conversion to me. Vicarage have been restoring Mk2 Jags since the late 1980's and will build you a bespoke Cabriolet Mk2 and looks like they will do a Daimler to..

 

Vicarage Jaguar MK2 Convertible - Smallman Hall (smallman-hall.com)

[AnthonyG]

On 18/08/2024 at 20:45, Jazoli said:

That is just a rebadged Captur, same as my missus's

Yep, Mitsubishi have returned* to Europe with some rebadged Renaults. LHD markets only.

Possibly because dealers in France/Germany/wherever have better legal options if a well-established brand decides to just FRO after 40 years? i.e. give me a product to sell or I will sue your arse off. 

The long-established Hereford Mitsubishi dealer now sells KGMs, which appear to be rebadged Ssanyongs. No idea what KGM means/stands for and if that’s just for the UK or across Europe.

[Bmwdumptruck]

12 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

That looks like a Vicarage conversion to me. Vicarage have been restoring Mk2 Jags since the late 1980's and will build you a bespoke Cabriolet Mk2 and looks like they will do a Daimler to..

 

Vicarage Jaguar MK2 Convertible - Smallman Hall (smallman-hall.com)

Thanks, very intersting. Absolutely love it, the shape really lends itself to the conversion, just so nice.  That with the v8 burble of the daimler version…..🤤

[gtd2000]

15 hours ago, Supernaut said:

On the other side of the coin, you could get a Chevrolet Forester in India.

We used to have a Saab 9-2x when I was based in Florida.

Was a Subaru Impreza Sports-wagon with some upgrades and a fancy Saab badge. Only available for a couple of years I think?

[Spiny Norman]

Idly scrolling through eBay classic cars as you do, yielded this late 60s Yo!JDM Honda I've never heard of in my life.

[bunglebus]

Ikenga GT

The Ikenga GT is a series of three prototype GT automobile designs that were built in the United Kingdom between 1967 and 1969. The MkI, MkII and MkIII were the three styling iterations

[sierraman]

21 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

That looks like a Vicarage conversion to me. Vicarage have been restoring Mk2 Jags since the late 1980's and will build you a bespoke Cabriolet Mk2 and looks like they will do a Daimler to..

 

Vicarage Jaguar MK2 Convertible - Smallman Hall (smallman-hall.com)

Noel Gallagher had one. 

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

Noel Gallagher had one. 

I heard it was unreliable and he had to start it downhill. Yeh, he had to roll with it!

[Supernaut]

1 hour ago, Metal Guru said:

I heard it was unreliable and he had to start it downhill. Yeh, he had to roll with it!

[gtd2000]

I found some old pics of the Saab in my downloaded Photobucket folder.

[Metal Guru]

2 hours ago, gtd2000 said:

I found some old pics of the Saab in my downloaded Photobucket folder.

Surely a Saabaru?

[bunglebus]

Just found this in Oslo, marked up as a Buddy electric vehicle. Rear discs!

[bunglebus]

And these electric quad things doing parcel deliveries 

[bunglebus]

Another one - BAW Pony according to the badges - and RHD

[face]

On 27/08/2024 at 00:20, somewhatfoolish said:

[MiniMinorMk3]

28 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Another one - BAW Pony according to the badges - and RHD

 

 

 

They should sell those in Scotland with a model name BAG.

[bunglebus]

Another I saw but didn't pap - Chataenet

Different body styles too

[martc]

On 02/09/2024 at 23:49, AnthonyG said:

The long-established Hereford Mitsubishi dealer now sells KGMs, which appear to be rebadged Ssanyongs. No idea what KGM means/stands for and if that’s just for the UK or across Europe.

KGM is the new name for Ssangyong. KG Mobility Corporation is the latest in a long line of companies (Daewoo, SAIC, Mahindra) to rescue Ssangyong from bankruptcy.

They decided, from March 2023, to rebrand in an attempt at a clean break from the old 'tainted' name. Ssangyongs are now KGM's throughout the world.

They've kept the logo though, which represents a dragon.

[catsinthewelder]

Feels like a bad idea,  KGM sounds like a new Chinese brand if you don't know about the rebrand.   Admittedly Ssangyong doesn't have the brand cachet of Land Rover (or even Vauxhall) but people will grudgingly admit they're reliable.