dugong Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 YO JUNKMAN. How does one pronounce 'Graber'? Is it more like 'Grabber'? 'Grayber' would need an unmlaut in German, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 DVee8, Dick Longbridge, andrew e and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 YO JUNKMAN. How does one pronounce 'Graber'? Is it more like 'Grabber'? 'Grayber' would need an unmlaut in German, no? Graw-bur dugong, Shep Shepherd, andrew e and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 DVee8, Banger Kenny and mercrocker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 DVee8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 mx5 coupe ? not for me, thanks. Aston Martin, Banger Kenny, CGSB and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tul66 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Always fancied both of these. warren t claim, Lacquer Peel, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Oooh, Radford DeVille. There was a very serious Rover Group proposal to give the original Mini a hatch, called the MinKi (K for K-Series) - in fact, a hatch was but one of several improvements the team wanted to implement, along with a new dash, different seats and a K series Because of crash test issues, concerns about torsional rigidity (and because type approval would have meant spending money), the project never went anywhere. There was also this mad one off thing a Redditch coachbuilder converted for a customer. It was on eBay last year. Of course, there was a hatchback Mini built by British Leyland - but not in the UK: This was the 1974 'Bertone' Mini, a reshelled hatch using Mini floor pans and running gear, built by Innocenti (a BL satellite) in the old Lambretta works in Milan.If you look carefully, some of the ADO88 Metro clay proposals used Bertone Mini wheels. You could buy them in the UK via an importer but they were never available through Austin dealerships. Why BL didn't use it as a stopgap before the Metro in 1980 I've no idea. Later Daihatsu engined cars (built under Alessandro DeTomaso's control when he purchased Innocenti from BL) were actually craftilty re shelled Daihatsu Charade G11s. That's how hot Japanese Domestic Market Charade G11s ended up badged as DeTomasos - a reverse licensing agreement.Also the 9X prototype Junkman, Zantimisfit, Banger Kenny and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Apart from the fact it nearly killed John Cooper, this must have been fun! Junkman, Aston Martin and Banger Kenny 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf892 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Blimey.......that's a nice cortina wagen Junkman and ShiteRider 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovamota Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Hits and misses in equal measure. Banger Kenny, RichardK, Paul Dupart and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 The mk2 version looks much better but still no ! Banger Kenny, Mr Lobster, cobblers and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 944 scimitar love child ? I quite like this one mercedade, mouseflakes, RichardK and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Quite a few times, groups of anal concours types pored over it, and began snorting because there was a bit of loose paint on the B pillar - completely missing the fact that the owner had bloody fabricated the thing using nothing but an old jig and a press photograph. Would it be missing the point to mention that it looks absolutely rubbish? I appreciate the work that has gone into it, but the proportions are way off. I guess he was limited by using existing Cortina panels and not sculpting it out of clay or whatever as per the original, but surely he noticed every panel is a totally different shape to a standard Mk1? D Spares & Tyres, NorfolkNWeigh and Taff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I'm sure I'm the only one on the forum who would like a V6 C4, but still! dugong, andrew e, Aston Martin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 the 928 version is a bit mince though Sheefag, FakeConcern, Banger Kenny and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukas Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Fiat 130 Maremma! Hmmm, such a beauty! Ok, it would not have worked, but look at it! Sheefag, Junkman, mercrocker and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Junkman, on 05 Nov 2015 - 7:41 PM, said:Graw-bur Balls... more like Grah-ber... blöder Ösi... LC Torana, chaseracer and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 Five hundred and five. Junkman, Uncle Jimmy, mercrocker and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tul66 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Fiat 130 Maremma! Hmmm, such a beauty! Ok, it would not have worked, but look at it!In a similar vein. 11001010, NorfolkNWeigh, RichardK and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 bezzabsa, Banger Kenny, warren t claim and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 That does look fab, imagine it in Woodcote green with tan leather and a Kv6! I hope the people in Halifax will get the door length right.Short doors are why the Marina coupe looks awful in profile. Junkman and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Junkman, 11001010, RichardK and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rml2345 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 The Series II Road Rover showed plenty of promise as a utilitarian estate with a bit more class about it than the rather spartan Series I.I bet a V8 one would have been very interesting. Banger Kenny, Junkman and mercrocker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Alvis / Rover P6BS, the mid engine V8 sports car. Just barmy not to have gone all the way with that........ mouseflakes, mercrocker, Roverageous and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Bmw Z1 andrew e, Mr A Lawrence, Sheefag and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Some very interesting stuff but some need words as I've no idea what they are or how they're different from normal (mainly the BMW and Mercedes stuff) CGSB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I've always loved the old Saab 900, but think the estate is just as nice. Vince70, Junkman, mercrocker and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugong Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Would it be missing the point to mention that it looks absolutely rubbish? I appreciate the work that has gone into it, but the proportions are way off. I guess he was limited by using existing Cortina panels and not sculpting it out of clay or whatever as per the original, but surely he noticed every panel is a totally different shape to a standard Mk1? OK, fair enough, but these lot were obsessed (and clucking loudly) about the fact there was a bit of paint missing off the B pillar, nothing else. It works for me, it's a little short in the deck but the bloke was building a replica of a car which doesn't exist any more. Low Horatio gearbox and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyCat Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 mx5 coupe ? not for me, thanks. image.jpegSo much want! Didn't these get made in small numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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