Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[sheffcortinacentre]

Isnt the last one a fiesta? As saloon versions have been avl on older versions abroad.

[Cleon-Fonte]

It's a Ford Figo, designed for South American and Indian markets but which is now coming to Europe in hatchback form as the third generation Ka.

 

 

 

[D Spares & Tyres]

Today I followed what looked like a Hilux but it had Fiat badges???

[martc]

Today I followed what looked like a Hilux but it had Fiat badges???

 That'll be a FIAT Fullback, which is based on a Mitsubishi L200. By 'based' I mean it's a swapping the badge and a few bits of trim job.

 

[quicksilver]

Thanks to bramz7's continually amazing Flickr site my life has now been enriched by new-found knowledge of the Innocenti Koral. A badge-engineered Yugo 55 for the Italian market complete with 'Innocenti made by Zastava' badges, it sounds mega shite.

[chaseracer]

 That'll be a FIAT Fullback...

 

RichardK of this electronic parish has one.

[AnthonyG]

Love those Vanden Plas prototypes. Apparently there was a VP version of the Austin 3 litre planned as well, I think the BL merger called time on that.

 

Say what you like about BMC/ BL, they never threw anything away - it just got shoved in a tunnel underneath Longbridge for a rainy day.

[cros]

The Syrena Microbus prototype has eluded me until a couple of minutes ago.

It's an ugly bugger but no worse than Nissan Cube type gargoyles so I'd say it was ahead of its time.

[Negative Creep]

SAN Storm, an Indian made 2 seat roadster

 

 

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201709139271022?radius=1500&make=SAN&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=sponsored&postcode=hd97nw&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&page=1

[Eddie Honda]

I seem to remember something about Reliant wanting to import them back in the day.

[Sloth in a bowl]

4WD CVT DAF Rallycross, possibly the coolest thing I have seen this year.

It was so quick that first they gave everybody else a head start, then they banned it outright.

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/we73k36/

 

 

[mercrocker]

Stuck in traffic next to one of these tonight......Never seen or heard of one before but quite a pretty thing. 

 

 

[LessThanEqual]

I saw one of these on the road today on a 65 plate.

 

 

Proton Suprima S. Had no clue you could get such a new Proton in the UK. Only 10 on the road according to How Many Left.

[barrett]

Stuck in traffic next to one of these tonight......Never seen or heard of one before but quite a pretty thing.

 

 

Hyundai-Tuscani.jpg

That's just a Hyundai Coupe with a different badge, Shirley?

Classic WHAT IS POINT import?

[Tamworthbay]

Stuck in traffic next to one of these tonight......Never seen or heard of one before but quite a pretty thing. 

 

 

Hyundai-Tuscani.jpg

Isn't that just the coupe by another name? Or is it a totally different car?

[cros]

 

I'm probably seen as hopelessly old fashioned but I find there's always something classier about the styling of pre-war cars. They managed to incorporate an elegance that you just don't find in today's all-look-the-same products, and I was particularly excited by the almost forgotten Morris GL Special. Incredibly, this 70mph one-off was built at home in the owners spare time.

[cros]

Is the Syrena coming back? Doesnt look hopeful...

 

 

Better looking than this though.

 

 

[wuvvum]

I saw one of these on the road today on a 65 plate.

 

 

Proton Suprima S. Had no clue you could get such a new Proton in the UK. Only 10 on the road according to How Many Left.

There's one of those trundling around Norwich that I see occasionally.  The family look like they could be of Malaysian origin.

[mercrocker]

Not exactly - but I was following what looked like a Hyundai Coupe but was badged as a  Tuscani with no visible Hyundai badges - turns out it's called Tuscani in some markets. Dunno if the owner had rebadged it or it was an import of some kind.

 

That's just a Hyundai Coupe with a different badge, Shirley?

Classic WHAT IS POINT import?

 

Isn't that just the coupe by another name? Or is it a totally different car?

 

 

 

AMC might be more up on Hyundai stuff than me....The front of the car looked unfamiliar and I was totally unaware of the Tuscani badge.

 

It only really showed up on my radar because the T badge looked like an old Tornado Cars one!

 

Was 55 plate and now I think of it, yes very Hyundai-like.....

[mercrocker]

IMG_20171025_114949570_1.jpg

 

I'm probably seen as hopelessly old fashioned but I find there's always something classier about the styling of pre-war cars. They managed to incorporate an elegance that you just don't find in today's all-look-the-same products, and I was particularly excited by the almost forgotten Morris GL Special. Incredibly, this 70mph one-off was built at home in the owners spare time.

 

I love those little photos in 1950s Practical Motorist and so on...

 

Bloke in a knitted pullover standing proudly by an overgrown dog kennel on pram wheels.   "Mr Norbert Sprong built his streamlined saloon car entirely at home from tea chests and war-surplus Valspar.   He plans to replace the side-valve with a pair of British Anzani engines linked to a two-speed axle before constructing a matching Caravan...."

 

Every one of those chaps is probably worth a chapter in a book that will almost certainly never get written, now.

[Ghosty]

It's a Ford Figo, designed for South American and Indian markets but which is now coming to Europe in hatchback form as the third generation Ka.

 

Ford_Figo_Second_Generation_(2016).jpg

 

Here is a size comparison:

 

 

Must be pretty cramped inside then as those Fiestas are made for people no taller than 5'7".

[Negative Creep]

I saw one of these on the road today on a 65 plate.

 

 

Proton Suprima S. Had no clue you could get such a new Proton in the UK. Only 10 on the road according to How Many Left.

 

 

A quick google suggests they gave up on this country in 2012, which I never realised. I guess that must be a personal import?

[pshome]

Anadol A1

Made in Turkey

 

[pshome]

sporty Anadol ST-16

 

 

[Supernaut]

I remember hearing about Anadol a while back. I still think it sounds like some sort of cough medicine rather than a car manufacturer.

[pshome]

it is indeed a pain killer, gives you relief after a painful drive in an Anadol.

 

 

Indication: Anadol ^® (Tramadol) is used for the treatment of moderate to severe painful conditions. These include: Postoperative pain, Colic and spastic pain, Cancer pain, Joint pain, Neck and back pain & Pain associated with osteoporosis.

 

[pshome]

Another Anadol, Bocek, this one looks pretty cool.

 

[flat4alfa]

KIIRA EV SMACK

 

Uganda's EV. The first Electric Hybrid Vehicle designed and built in Africa.

 

 

http://kiiramotors.com/

[LC Torana]

Love the cardboard boot liner.  Before you make fun of it, remember that the Rover P6 had the boot lid and back wall to the fuel tank lined with cardboard, too.  If it gets ratty, you can replace it.

 

I want one.

[STUNO]

Not bad for a first try Uganda, is there so little boot space because of the bank of 12 v batteries behind there?