Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[Timewaster]

On 28/08/2024 at 11:18, MiniMinorMk3 said:

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

Basic

Lounge

 

Definitely can't see the join. 

[somewhatfoolish]

The raised seam in the roof panel is joyously half-arsed.

[High Jetter]

6 hours ago, martc said:

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

How, exactly?

[martc]

11 hours ago, High Jetter said:

How, exactly?

Quote 

'....is as close as possible to the phrase “SsangYong,” which, in South Korean translation, means “twin dragon.” Therefore, the logo features two wings united by a common figured element. Each side has three strokes of different lengths and widths: the inner “feathers” are wide, and the outer ones are narrow'. 

https://logos-world.net/ssangyong-logo/

You can sort of see the two wings, but I'd have thought it was one dragon, rather than two. Also, not sure that dragons have feathers. Turkeys do.

Turns out they may have.

 

 

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

What a pity Renault are not going to build this.

R17 electric restomod x Ora Ïto show-car - Renault

[danthecapriman]

Here’s one I spotted on a YouTube video last night. 
Odd thing to see in London. Shame I can’t make out the number plate.

It was one of those ‘WTF did I just see!?’ Moments. 
I know they made the small hatchback Yugo/Zastava in van form but had no idea these things were also vans. I did initially think it was possibly just someone got a car version cheap and panelled over the back windows to make a van, but…

https://autoblog.rs/blog/auto/resurs/avgust-2013-11/101193

[vonmon]

What’s this?

[D.E]

11 minutes ago, vonmon said:

What’s this?

Mitsuoka Galue.

[vonmon]

Thanks, new one to me!

[bunglebus]

Both VW and Ssangyyong (or whatever they're called this week) have E-Motion trim levels. 

Quite a good play on words I suppose, but I still think Volkswagen are pulling our legs with the E-Up....

[lesapandre]

They also do the Bi-Gumm

[quicksilver]

22 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

What a pity Renault are not going to build this.

R17 electric restomod x Ora Ïto show-car - Renault

With a steering wheel nicked from an Allegro for extra 70s cool*.

[Metal Guru]

13 minutes ago, quicksilver said:

With a steering wheel nicked from an Allegro for extra 70s cool*.

Interior design by Gerry Anderson.

[Westbay]

1 hour ago, lesapandre said:

They also do the Bi-Gumm

or even the E Bi-Gumm    😁

[bunglebus]

Didn't know the Roomster came as a van

Skoda Practik

[Yoss]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Didn't know the Roomster came as a van

Skoda Practik

Aha, I saw one of these in the dark in Pécs, Hungary a few weeks ago. I didn't know it had a different name. 

[Metal Guru]

36 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Aha, I saw one of these in the dark in Pécs, Hungary a few weeks ago. I didn't know it had a different name. 

It was also sold in Ireland as the Patrick and in Western Scotland as the Partick.

[somewhatfoolish]

Thistle Nil shirley?

3 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

It was also sold in Ireland as the Patrick and in Western Scotland as the Partick.

 

[bunglebus]

Did I post about these before?

Ineos Grenadier

[martc]

Nissan Austin A50 Cambridge Saloon B130 model. The one in the photo is from 1959; there's some significance about the single number 5 in the reg number, but I can't find out why; perhaps the same owner for years (in the same way that French cars can retain their old style reg numbers until they are sold).

Anyhow, at least one advertisers artist hadn't seen one when asked to paint some publicity material...

Nissan also made the A40 under licence -

[Richard_FM]

3 hours ago, martc said:

Nissan Austin A50 Cambridge Saloon B130 model. The one in the photo is from 1959; there's some significance about the single number 5 in the reg number, but I can't find out why; perhaps the same owner for years (in the same way that French cars can retain their old style reg numbers until they are sold).

Anyhow, at least one advertisers artist hadn't seen one when asked to paint some publicity material...

Nissan also made the A40 under licence -

A number beginning with 5 on the top row a Japanese number plate indicates it's a car between 660 & 2000cc.  Originally it was just a 5, then was extended to 50-59, & now the more populated areas use 500-599.

[Madman Of The People]

On 06/09/2024 at 05:35, bunglebus said:

Didn't know the Roomster came as a van

Skoda Practik

 

On 06/09/2024 at 07:31, Yoss said:

Aha, I saw one of these in the dark in Pécs, Hungary a few weeks ago. I didn't know it had a different name. 

 

There was to have been a second generation Skoda Roomster, but it got axed just prior to launch.

And yes, that's a Volkswagen Caddy with a Skoda grille.  You can see why they thought it wasn't worth the effort of putting it into production.

 

[angle]

On 04/09/2024 at 11:01, bunglebus said:

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

They also made a BAW Reach:

An XJ Cherokee built under licence with a redesigned front end that definitely isn't ripping off the X-Trail and a back that isn't doing the same with a CR-V...

[MiniMinorMk3]

Meyers Manx 2.0 EV

2.0 EV - Meyers Manx

[bunglebus]

Brasinca Uirapuru

[Metal Guru]

47 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Brasinca Uirapuru

Looks like a rejected design for an Interceptor.

[ChinaTom]

A factory I once visited in Uruguay had Brasinca pick-ups.  Boxy things - assumed they were modified SUVs.

[Madman Of The People]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Brasinca Uirapuru

 

1 hour ago, Metal Guru said:

Looks like a rejected design for an Interceptor.

 

Looks like the bastard child of a Jensen Interceptor and a Studebaker Avanti.

 

[Bfg]

On 01/09/2024 at 19:40, Bmwdumptruck said:

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

 

On 02/09/2024 at 11:35, 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)

When a company can't even design a neatly folding hood, why on earth would someone trust them to otherwise modify their car ?

[bunglebus]

18 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Looks like a rejected design for an Interceptor.

Pre-dates the Interceptor, I read that the wrap around rear window on it was inspired by the Uirapuru, which is how I found out about it