It could have bloody worked - cars which could have been...

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Briggs and Stratton lawnmower engine 1980 six wheeled hybrid EV.

https://www.motor1.com/news/404696/briggs-stratton-six-wheel-hybrid/amp/

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Fiesta Breadvan anyone

[MiniMinorMk3]

R-R moving into the builders market

[martc]

19 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

R-R moving into the builders market

Plastering has never been so well paid...

[MiniMinorMk3]

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT V8. Only two or three of these were built. They had the 2.6 V8 from the Montreal.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

ALFA ROMEO ITALDESIGN CAPSULA

"The real peculiarity of the #ItaldesignCapsula consists in the interchangeable base, made up of the transmission, the steering wheel, the tank, the spare wheel, the boot, the heating, the lights and the engine, which was the 1.5-litre 4-cylinder boxer (104 HP ) of #AlfaRomeo Alfasud. The bodywork could be easily removed and replaced with others of various types, intended for the transport of passengers, goods or even cars: among the suggested applications there was also that of a tow truck. 

The car body of the minivan was made up of five parts: the side ones, the front and rear ones (which fitted into the base) and a roof spar, designed to keep them all together."

Via @autofdate

Edit: It wouldn't have looked too bad if it didn't have the upstairs level...

[MiniMinorMk3]

[Crackers]

On 18/03/2023 at 13:46, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT V8. Only two or three of these were built. They had the 2.6 V8 from the Montreal.

Surely one of the best sounding engines of all time. I wish the Montreal had actually been a good car, so there'd be more of them around!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

[sheffcortinacentre]

Proposed MK2 Granada coupe ( very 6 series BMW)

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Now restored:

[High Jetter]

Similar to a Scimiter

[Metal Guru]

On 16/03/2023 at 08:20, Dick Longbridge said:

Briggs and Stratton lawnmower engine 1980 six wheeled hybrid EV.

https://www.motor1.com/news/404696/briggs-stratton-six-wheel-hybrid/amp/

 

The way some engines are joined to produce a bigger one ( VAG W12 and BMW 0.5 “modules” for example), Briggs -Stratton could have made an epic air cooled 1.6 litre V 16 from their 100cc lawn mower engines.

[dozeydustman]

On 08/11/2015 at 19:29, Dick Longbridge said:

Stumpy Horizon predecessor I guess

C2 short was a shortened and IIRC narrowed down Horizon which would have been the Samba, the contemporaneous Sunbeam just being a stopgap car for the city hatchback market. Can’t remember if they were developed at the same time or C2 short was a subsequent development. Canned when PSA bought Chrysler Europe and in 1981 the 3-door 104 was lengthened a touch and rebadged with the T in a circle we all know and love*

[Asimo]

4 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Briggs -Stratton could have made an epic air cooled 1.6 litre V 16 from their 100cc lawn mower engines.

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Mini Gatto by Zagato. Only one made after initial projection that thirty would be built.

[gm]

how about this renault 25 estate ?

i wasn’t expecting that 

a classic interior 

seems to be an aftermarket kit

found here

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02zLgstARX9PNrFSfrwWRsgJ46997tCbFVvL4yaRo1Ew3N5uWrSjnocDf1HbKxje5Bl&id=100064616804971

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

BMW i1 ?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Have we had the Peugeot Peugette yet?

[junkyarddog]

Mk2 VW Jetta Variant.

 

[UltraWomble]

On 3/16/2023 at 12:10 PM, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Fiesta Breadvan anyone

I like.
I like a lot.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

1969 BMW 2800 GTS Frua. 

[MiniMinorMk3]

Fiesta Fantasy

[High Jetter]

^^^ Fiesta would  only be a fantasy for her, dressed like that

[sheffcortinacentre]

8 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Fiesta Fantasy

MK3 onwards versions were avl as pickups in south Africa & south America .

Look up up fiesta bantam bakkie.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

This photo was shared elsewhere on here - the ADO 70 is a new one on me.

The door looks like the swage line needs continuing, but the proportions look great otherwise. Lots of influences from GM and Lancia too. When was the X19 introduced? 

I wonder if this is the same car?

[MiniMinorMk3]

Yes they are one and the same.

 

Full story here

Mini-based ADO70 Calypso prototype – front-wheel drive fun, Italian style (aronline.co.uk)

 

By the way, the X1/9 was based on the 1969 Bertone Autobianchi A112 Runabout

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

6 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

This photo was shared elsewhere on here - the ADO 70 is a new one on me.

 

 

 

 

By the way, The ADO70 was not the first Mini based sports car concept. The ADO34, 35 and 36

There was also a one off badge engineered version of a Mini Saloon

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 16/03/2023 at 12:10, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Fiesta Breadvan hearse anyone

FIFY

[lesapandre]

16 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

By the way, The ADO70 was not the first Mini based sports car concept. The ADO34, 35 and 36

There was also a one off badge engineered version of a Mini Saloon

It really was a no-brainer to put the MG badge on the Mini and sell even more. It would probably have worked best in the US where MG had a sports profile.

Give it twin carbs - a 'crackle-finish' dash - sports seats and some wheels and badges and jobs a good-un.

BMC were happy to put the MG badge on the Austin Cambridge so why not the Mini which was much more sporty?

Funny old BMC.