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

[LC Torana]

Lots of people lament that the 63bd1bcf442faa7cee9800f284351652 didn't go into production.

 

C'mon guys, a word of text here and there will help.

[Inspector Morose]

It could have worked if they priced it properly.

 

 

[UltraWomble]

Metro Breadvan Edition

[Mr A Lawrence]

Nice photoshop skills!!

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I was going to suggest that Volvo should have made a 165, but if you do a Google image search their must be more homemade estates than 164 s left!

[Vince70]

Nice photoshop skills!!

That's not Photoshopping skills its Austin Rover build quality.

[Richard]

I have seen a Metro like that being raced.

[Timewaster]

An ex of long ago did the opposite of that to an applejack metro simply using a t junction, a fast moving articulated lorry, a complete lack of attention and 3 weeks in hospital.

 

Not recommended.

[gm]

remember James Bonds underwater lotus esprit ? these crazy buggers seem to have brought the concept up to date

 

 

there's loads of wierd and wonderful concepts on their site,

 

http://www.rinspeed.eu/concept-cars.php

 

although not exactly a pretty car, this is clever -

 

parking space too wee ?

 

 

squeeeeesh !

 

 

just remember to take the kids out the back seats first

[gm]

but where will I stick the pineapple ?

 

[martc]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just look at those A pillars and their contribution to safe* all-round vision - again Citroen are years ahead.

[burraston2006]

who says that builders are poor?!

 

[Lord Sterling]

Thing is though, if you really, really wanted to, you could get/find a bodykit similar to that and have the interior restitched to make it look like the 4x4 Buffalo Xantia concept by Heuliez above.

[DVee8]

From Fiat

 

 

Pininfarina was not the only designer who liked the little Fiat 600. The design house Carrozzeria Ghia SpA had already in 1958 converted a number of standard Fiat 600 into a soft-top version

 

 

[Junkman]

 

It's on Munich plates, so I guess pshome isn't far away from it.

[burraston2006]

Really posh home shopping:

 

[Tayne]

Thing is though, if you really, really wanted to, you could get/find a bodykit similar to that and have the interior restitched to make it look like the 4x4 Buffalo Xantia concept by Heuliez above.

 

Aye but the 4x4 transmission and suspension will be a little harder to throw together.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Stumpy Horizon predecessor I guess

[stormee]

 

It's on Munich plates, so I guess pshome isn't far away from it.

Schiebefens... sliding side windows??? Wow! This car appears a lot on the net and other media. Seems to be unique though.

Edit: Now on M? Used to have Meissen plates.

[Junkman]

 

However, it's a clone, and there are others.

The genuine Riviera prototype made by Pininfarina was shown for the last time at the Barcelona Salon in May 1972

and disappeared afterwards never to be seen again.

[barrett]

Crude window arrangement aside, this thing is ace and I wish I had it. Pretty sure it's still knocking about too

[Uncle Jimmy]

This thread moves fast no?

No brainer really, Ovlov caught napping.

[Uncle Jimmy]

Stumpy Horizon predecessor I guess

Pug 104 styling exercise?

[Uncle Jimmy]

Fiat 130 Maremma! 

 

 

Hmmm, such a beauty!

 

Ok, it would not have worked, but look at it!

Good but the 'Opera' is better.

[Uncle Jimmy]

Turin not Detroit. The Italians don't seem to like estates or hatchbacks much though.

[vulgalour]

Crude window arrangement aside, this thing is ace and I wish I had it. Pretty sure it's still knocking about too

Fulvia estate Holker Hall 9.87 Copyright photo.jpg

 

That's a great repurposing of a GS Break tailgate back end.

 

[Junkman]

Turin not Detroit. The Italians don't seem to like estates or hatchbacks much though.

 

Opel tried something similar with the A - Commodore and called the prototype "Voyage" (an A - Ascona Voyage did exist, however).

 

 

 

It remained a prototype though (this is a clone). There were no factory Opel Commodore estates available until the C - Commodore,

of which a mere 2,440 found buyers.

[Uncle Jimmy]

http://www.fastmarinamagazine.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=12&jfile=viewtopic.php&f=1&t=2494

 

Problem was that Austin was positioned upmarket of Morris....

The Marina was in estate form naturally available with rear doors. What were Ford doing making Escrote estates with only two?

[Uncle Jimmy]

Sometimes, with Italian assistance Volvo is shecksy. Engines courtesy of 164, bodies in house and Zagato.

[Uncle Jimmy]

Reliant, Anadol, Citroen. We was robbed!

Bit of Volvo Tundra (Bertone) and even Hyundai Pony in there too.