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

[Tayne]

Lexus 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I looked at the name on the number plate I imagined it selling really well to cockney-types and being ignored by those north of Watford.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Would Sir like a Triumph Stag that doesn't cook itself to death every 100 miles?

Have a Scimitar GTC then

 

 

 

Not only could have worked, it did work , there's still 155 of 'em on How Many Left. Don't know if they exported any.

[cort1977]

And just look at the "fantastic" job they did!

You're right, they look shit but in a 'so bad it's good' kind of way I would have one.   Didn't some of them have a Nissan turbo as well instead of a wheezy CVH?

[chaseracer]

Princess Anne never had a Scimitar GTC, ergo FAIL 

 

And the other one looks fine from the inside...

[J-Rod]

Lexus Landau

 

 

What came first? That, or the 147? 

[Junkman]

Another no-brainer:

 

[Eddie Honda]

You're right, they look shit but in a 'so bad it's good' kind of way I would have one.   Didn't some of them have a Nissan turbo as well instead of a wheezy CVH?

Yes they did. 1.8T

 

Or when they finally got the Polyfilla out and filled in the bloody huge body gaps, called it the Sabre, and fitted a 1.4 OMGHGF K-series into it.

 

[Junkman]

Bentley Bengal, sporting a healthy dose of Landcrab DNA:

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Bentley Bengal, sporting a healthy dose of Landcrab DNA:

 

Those fuckin' doors, they must have made millions of em, wouldn't surprise me if they're just slightly re skinned versions on 75s

[LC Torana]

Bentley Bengal, sporting a healthy dose of Landcrab DNA:

 

 

In fairness, a development of this did see life as the Austin 3-Litre.  Had a gorgeous ride from what I read.

 

Why it wasn't sold as a Wolseley and a VdP, instead of suffering the hardest-ever ugly stick hit a car has ever been hit with.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Oh, hang on, it did. Just the one, mind.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=301800657193&globalID=EBAY-GB

[Tayne]

I love that Frua Rolls, it has a Thunderbirds look to it.

[forddeliveryboy]

 

1973, NSU

[andrew e]

Another Frua Rolls for you:

 

http://autocollections.com/index.cfm?id=516&action=details&tab=inventory&cartable=&sortorder=car,year&sr=67

 

[STUNO]

In the year very early in motoring history, an American car Co. Willys tried out a new invention on their new model. It was called a "steering wheel" and was to replace the tiller used by everyone else.  They dropped it on the production model because "It will never catch on"

 

Another car co, I think Rambler used a new in-house designed front suspension in 1940? . The system was used in production cars. It used a vertical spring with a shock absorber inside. But surely that was invented by a chap called Mc Pherson in the late 40's'. Always patent your good ideas.

[DodgyBastard]

 

I imagine these would have sold if they had been made in the 90's

 

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[STUNO]

Was that paint applied with a bucket and spade?

[burraston2006]

Another no-brainer:

 

Is that a 200 Avant? If so my mates brothers girlfriends uncles sister had one. It was a D plate quatro version in a white lustre paint. Went like  shit off a stick. Quite a nice motor as I remember.

If it's not a 200 please ignore me!

[robinmasters]

My stock (but no less valid because of it) answer to this type of question:

 

 

They got a V8 in the hatchback in South Africa (XR8?), but a Cologne would have worked in my imaginings just as well. Shiny seats, electrical bits and bobs and an automatic gearbox.

 

I suspect Ford didn't do it because they thought it would harm Granada sales. Balls. It would have appealed to an entirely different market, luring people out of 190s and 3-serieseses, and they could have focused on trying to flog the Mk3 Granada to it's real market, geriatric caravaners.

[stormee]

Is that a 200 Avant? If so my mates brothers girlfriends uncles sister had one. It was a D plate quatro version in a white lustre paint. Went like  shit off a stick. Quite a nice motor as I remember.

If it's not a 200 please ignore me!

A V8 Avant. And they later made V8 Avants in C4 S4 guise for mucho DMarks, no big bling but 4.2 quattro with 280hp.

[DVee8]

Peugeot 908 rc 2006 with a V12 HDi

 

Or

A Peugeot 907 with a 6.0 V12

 

[Junkman]

A mere 350 odd Opel A-Diplomat Coupes were built by Karmann.

 

 

So they scrapped the idea for the B-Diplo, but man, would it have worked!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jag V12 probably not really necessary:

 

[mercrocker]

Another Frua Rolls for you:

 

http://autocollections.com/index.cfm?id=516&action=details&tab=inventory&cartable=&sortorder=car,year&sr=67

 

 

I papped this when it was at  Beaulieu for a short period.    Looked even better in the metal..... 

 

 

The Bentley Bengal reminds me of a work-mate of my Dad's who put a RR grille on his Austin 3 litre.   Not just a bodged-on Shadow grille, mind you - he bloody fabricated the thing out of stainless offcuts from work.   It got ovalled in the end, I think - complete with the hand-made grille.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Bloody shame... Only just realised that they shoehorned a 200bhp Renner 2.5 V6 in behind the seats as well.

 

 

[Faker]

Spotted this at an end of year car meet. Dolomite Sprint... alloy bodied yoke! Strange but appealing thing. Owner informed me that they were marketed as a cheaper alternative to a rolls during a fuel crisis... or some such story. Weird but wonderful in equal measures.

[xkjagnz]

I know it has been posted earlier but...................... Lynx Eventer, BOOTIFUL

[DeeJay]

Peugeot 908 rc 2006 with a V12 HDi

 

 

 

 

75 on steroids?

[Guest Hooli]

I know it has been posted earlier but...................... Lynx Eventer, BOOTIFUL

 

They made quite a few & they still cost a mint. I'd love one.

[Ghosty]

Spotted this at an end of year car meet. Dolomite Sprint... alloy bodied yoke! Strange but appealing thing. Owner informed me that they were marketed as a cheaper alternative to a rolls during a fuel crisis... or some such story. Weird but wonderful in equal measures.

 

Panther Rio.

 

 

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Following on from Ken's PT thread. Not sure it's mother would have loved it...