Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[barrett]

The Electraph 225 reminded me of something, albeit with 4 wheels. It took me a while to rake through memories. A chap in Naphill, Bucks, had a Fairthorpe Atom in 1963ish - we lived at RAF Naphill and used to see this ugly thing with ill fitting doors when going to school. We thought it was something that an old giffer had knocked up in his shed - until I bought 'The Dumpy Book of Cars' and saw that it was an official model. Someone in Wendover a year or two later had a three wheeled Coronet. Now that was really slinky.

 

 

You mean.. you've actually SEEN a Fairthorpe Atom? My hero!

[cros]

I first got took to France when I was 7. Lots of aluminium bodied cars around, usually with bits of trim turning white. Toilets smelt of piss, everywhere else smelt of Gauloises but sadly the place and the cars have been slowly going downhill ever since.

[62 Austin]

1942 Bugatti Type 68.

 

 

330cc four cylinder with 16 valves and Rootes supercharger.

The engine was also tested in motorcycles, so yes, Bugatti made motorcycles, if you didn't know that already.

Have you ever heard of the Bugatti Type 101? I saw an advert magazine 45 years ago from my grandpa with an ad for one in homely, but driveable shape. They wanted $5,000. I should have done something high risk to come up with $5,000. They made 6, from 1950 to 1955-ish, and dolled up in shiny paint they are are worth a bathtub full of money now. Hell, in 1970, an MGTD was worth more than that!

[martc]

All those French cars from the early 40's - how did the French have the time to do all this and fight a war?

 

Oh, hang on a sec....

 

(apologies to everyone).

[UltraWomble]

 

125cc Diavolino - Im filled with want

[Junkman]

Have you ever heard of the Bugatti Type 101?

Yes. Exner bought the last chassis ever made and had Ghia make a body he had designed for it:

 

 

 

Registered for the first time in 1965, it is the newest Bugatti in existence.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

"Hello, Ferdinand dude. Some Australian guy in Londons sayin that Veyron you sold me ain't a real Booogarty. If he was a girl, I'd kick his ass !"

[cort1977]

 

Just saw this on Jalopnik.   The seats and wheeltrims on this are just perfect.   So much want.  

[RoadworkUK]

 

Just saw this on Jalopnik.   The seats and wheeltrims on this are just perfect.   So much want.  

 

Wow, Jalopnik. Takes me back. That place still going?

[Partridge]

1942 Electraph 225.

 

 

It looks so happy. Bless.

[pshome]

Peugeot 301

[cros]

∆∆ Seen one of them but not heard of the Singer until today.

They are distantly related (by marriage) but unfortunately only the earlier car, the plastic SMX, was strangled at birth.

[Vince70]

Merc 190e compact.

[mercrocker]

That middle one is photoshopped.... 

 

 

Like this...

 

 

 

 

 

 

A German tuning company, Schulz, did the other two

[SiC]

 

This is a weird one:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/mg-tf-2-seat-convertible/1202416006

 

I didn't know these came with such a transmission.

[cros]

That middle one is photoshopped.... 

 

 

Like this...

 

 

mbhistoric_w201coupe.jpg 

 

 

 

A German tuning company, Schulz, did the other two

Like the Singer, sometimes things just don't work out.

[pshome]

Why?

[Noel Tidybeard]

This is a weird one:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/mg-tf-2-seat-convertible/1202416006

 

I didn't know these came with such a transmission.

 

yes indeedy doodly cvt known as stepspeed iirc it was given 6? artificial steps to give the illusion of having gears so it  seemed "normal" to auto buyers

[twosmoke300]

Why?

nuernberg_22.jpg

Subaru sambar. 660cc automatic 4wheel drive ! Well the one I worked on was

[Negative Creep]

Despite my dislike of all things air cooled VW, for some reason I really like those things

[twosmoke300]

Because they are water cooled and Japanese maybe ?

[egg]

Phwoor. Sexy sporty Favorit.

 

 

[11001010]

P1800 by Frua.

 

[11001010]

Anadol FW11.

 

[11001010]

[11001010]

ZAZ Slavuta.

 

[11001010]

Marcos Xylon.

 

[quicksilver]

The Genesis, Hyundai's new luxury brand along the lines of Lexus and Infiniti. Looks like an Audi grille and Merc headlights and prices start from almost 50 grand! I fear this will be to Hyundai what Ray Wilson was to Genesis the band so they'll sell about three and thus in a few years they'll be prime shite.

[Snipes]

That huge grille reminds of "kelvin clein" boxers.....

[Pillock]

I thought Hyundai were doing a pretty good job of rising through the ranks and being thought of as mainstream. Not bad for where they were at. Wouldn't be long until they do a Skoda and become premium.

 

Not sure they needed a new brand, and surely they've seen how Infiniti and Lexus failed to take off.