Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[sheffcortinacentre]

Yes it is you can see the steering wheel.

[reb]

1 minute ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Yes it is you can see the steering wheel.

Sorry, as an AI I cannot "see the steering wheel"

[sheffcortinacentre]

I'll just call you al

[myglaren]

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Vanwall Vandervell S (based on Hyundai electric bits).

[Remspoor]

On 14/06/2025 at 18:57, myglaren said:

 

I was sent the same video via Instagram. But this is not new YT has one dated 7 years ago.

 

That first video claimed it was the first steam LR but the second video is dated from this was 13 year ago.

[Verysleepyboy]

On 10/05/2025 at 21:12, catsinthewelder said:

Spotted this yesterday, Citroen badge on the front.

Looks like a Teihol Tangara - Cit AX based "beach car", made by the same people and a successor to the Citroen Mehari, popular in Med countries, never officially sold in UK, similar to the Renault Rodeo / Mini Moke / Fiat Jolly

Very rare sight anywhere, let alone in the UK - well spotted!!!

https://www.citroenet.org.uk/passenger-cars/tangara/tangara.html

 

[artdjones]

This is horrible.

It's called the Aznom Palladium, and is some sort of Italian limited edition based on the Dodge Ram.

One of the few cars to make a BMW X6 look good. Or even a Ssangyong Rodius.

[wuvvum]

I'd just come here to post that.  I assume you must have been doing a similar Google search to me...

[artdjones]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

I'd just come here to post that.  I assume you must have been doing a similar Google search to me...

You must have looked up Palladium car, too. I just wanted to check that what I remembered about Barratt's Palladium was true, but that was the top result.

[DavieW]

Strange microcar spotted in Majorca. 

[Aston Martin]

Just seen one of these.... If not this exact one on the m62.

 

 

[martc]

The Nissan Judo from 1987 it had a 210 horsepower turbo four-cylinder engine with a 4x4 manual transmission.

[martc]

This is an Alfa Romeo! Yes, it's a prototype for a luxury saloon based on the familiar Giulia 105 (think the Italian Job). They built a few of them (at least 3 survive)  before the idea was scrapped, the one shown above is one of the survivors. And there is an interesting feature about it -

Yes, they disguised it as a Rover; you can see what market they were aiming for.

 

[martc]

 

At least one Fioretti F50 survives.

[martc]

Another Iranian special. This is a Pars Khodro Sepand, seen in Syria. It consists of a Renault 5 body hammered over a Saipa platform. Saipa you ask, whats that? A Saipa is a licence built Kia Pride. So we have a Renault 5 body over a Kia Pride, note the extended wheel arches due to the Pride being wider than a 5. Production started in 2000.

[loserone]

2 minutes ago, martc said:

Another Iranian special. This is a Pars Khodro Sepand, seen in Syria. It consists of a Renault 5 body hammered over a Saipa platform. Saipa you ask, whats that? A Saipa is a licence built Kia Pride. So we have a Renault 5 body over a Kia Pride, note the extended wheel arches due to the Pride being wider than a 5. Production started in 2000.

Oh my god.  So much want.

[Dyslexic Viking]

3 hours ago, martc said:

Another Iranian special. This is a Pars Khodro Sepand, seen in Syria. It consists of a Renault 5 body hammered over a Saipa platform. Saipa you ask, whats that? A Saipa is a licence built Kia Pride. So we have a Renault 5 body over a Kia Pride, note the extended wheel arches due to the Pride being wider than a 5. Production started in 2000.

I would have liked to know why anyone thought this was a good idea and why they bothered.

[martc]

14 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I would have liked to know why anyone thought this was a good idea and why they bothered.

Sanctions from the west = make do and mend!

[Madman Of The People]

2 hours ago, martc said:

Sanctions from the west = make do and mend!

I think the question is if they had the ability to build the Kia Pride, then what was the point of of sticking the Renault 5 body on top of the Kia platform?  Why not just build the Kia Pride as it was? 

[MiniMinorMk3]

22 hours ago, martc said:

This is an Alfa Romeo! Yes, it's a prototype for a luxury saloon based on the familiar Giulia 105 (think the Italian Job). They built a few of them (at least 3 survive)  before the idea was scrapped, the one shown above is one of the survivors. And there is an interesting feature about it -

 

Yes, they disguised it as a Rover; you can see what market they were aiming for.

 

That looks like a 1750 Berlina Prototype to me.

Also available as the 2000 Berlina

Replaced by the Alfetta

[Lord Sterling]

Citroën DS Michelin PLR, (Poids Lourd Rapide, or Fast Heavy Goods Vehicle)

A vehicle designed to test new Michelin tyre designs. I spotted this whilst watching one of these YouTube channels that has old vehicle tests. The video is mainly in French, which isn't a problem for me, I've mainly been watching French Dashcam channels. 

Also, this vehicle is available as a 1.43 scale for us model car lickers out there:

Also, this:

There are no recent photos of this car (as far as I can see with my half-arsed research) apparently it's known as a Citroën ID 6 portes (6 door) Michelin. There is a central wheel presumably to check weight, speed etc...

Here is the film if anyone wants to watch it. It a shite-a-plenty in there:

 

[Lord Sterling]

On 27/06/2025 at 13:33, Madman Of The People said:

I think the question is if they had the ability to build the Kia Pride, then what was the point of of sticking the Renault 5 body on top of the Kia platform?  Why not just build the Kia Pride as it was? 

Hey meyn, ah wuz  just thinking abart thuh question that there...

I reckon it was all about licensing. Seeing as Pars Khodoro probably couldn't get the licence to simply import/build Kia Prides, but had all of the tooling and presses for the Renault 5 body pressings, I reckon some tweaking of the bodywork to make is slightly wider was the much cheaper option rather than re-kitting out a whole factory or changing the workforces jobs to simply PDI imported Kia Prides'.

Mustard mitt, I reckon they can do some pretty good modifications out there:

Here is the dash of one:

[Spottedlaurel]

On 26/06/2025 at 17:07, martc said:

The Nissan Judo from 1987 it had a 210 horsepower turbo four-cylinder engine with a 4x4 manual transmission.

A new one to me. Interesting precursor to the RAV4 and Suzuki X-90.

[Metal Guru]

On 26/06/2025 at 20:36, Dyslexic Viking said:

I would have liked to know why anyone thought this was a good idea and why they bothered.

As if life in Syria wasn’t bad enough…

[Snipes]

On 26/06/2025 at 17:07, martc said:

The Nissan Judo from 1987 it had a 210 horsepower turbo four-cylinder engine with a 4x4 manual transmission.

I haven't seen that before either. Sounds like it would have been the FJ20ET engine.

[MiniMinorMk3]

On 26/06/2025 at 17:07, martc said:

The Nissan Judo from 1987 it had a 210 horsepower turbo four-cylinder engine with a 4x4 manual transmission.

 

2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

A new one to me. Interesting precursor to the RAV4 and Suzuki X-90.

Reminds me of the Isuzu Vehicross from 1999

[MiniMinorMk3]

Chevrolet Opala Caravan from Brazil

[Dyslexic Viking]

42 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Chevrolet Opala Caravan from Brazil

Opel also used the Caravan name a lot back in the day and I recently learned that GM had thought a little about this name.

As this name was used for estates that could be used as cars and as vans so Caravan = car a van.

[bunglebus]

On 26/06/2025 at 17:23, martc said: