bunglebus Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 The production 2 door wasn't far off sheffcortinacentre, warren t claim, Dick Longbridge and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 On 6/13/2020 at 7:21 AM, bunglebus said: Full production car, but never in the UK. I'm always jealous when a see a European 3 door MK2 Sierra, especially in GLS trim. 3 door Bluebird, also not sold here. Maybe built here i can't recall. warch, JeeExEll and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 On 9/20/2017 at 10:35 PM, UltraWomble said: Mini Picasso - reduced boot space but still room for 3 ankle biters in the rear. Room for two ankle biters and his mistress. Aston Martin, stripped fred, DSdriver and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 On 11/9/2015 at 7:39 PM, Nibblet said: Reliant, Anadol, Citroen. We was robbed! Bit of Volvo Tundra (Bertone) and even Hyundai Pony in there too. That's an FSO Polonez me thinks. ProgRocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 When I was bored and in Lockdown 1 I decided to use Automation to see what a Leyland Princess estate would've looked like. If I'm honest I quite like it Skut, warch, stripped fred and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, MiniMort said: When I was bored and in Lockdown 1 I decided to use Automation to see what a Leyland Princess estate would've looked like. If I'm honest I quite like it That actually works! LightBulbFun, MiniMort, crad and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 I do wish the Honda EV looked sharp and fresh like the concept, rather than the blobby, Fiat 500-esque production car. It's ok, but could have looked so much better. Jerzy Woking, LightBulbFun, SpareSnare and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpareSnare Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 This could have worked though...Yep, slightly longer doors and that would've looked pretty good.Always thought the Maestro glasshouse to be very similar to the Astra MK3, which was generally considered a decent looking car. At least at the time.Sent from my Nokia 5.3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montytom Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: I do wish the Honda EV looked sharp and fresh like the concept, rather than the blobby, Fiat 500-esque production car. It's ok, but could have looked so much better. I think the rear quarter of the concept car looks awfully like a citroen saxo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, montytom said: I think the rear quarter of the concept car looks awfully like a citroen saxo I think the whole thing has a lot of Mk1 Golf about it, but that is no bad thing. Low Horatio gearbox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 25 minutes ago, Tamworthbay said: I think the whole thing has a lot of Mk1 Golf about it, but that is no bad thing. I think that's why I loved the concept so much. It looked fresh yet had lots of familiarity about it. And not in a Fiat 500 way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: I think that's why I loved the concept so much. It looked fresh yet had lots of familiarity about it. And not in a Fiat 500 way. I think it’s a cracking design and much better than the production version. I love the new 500 though, I think it was an act of genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 36 minutes ago, Tamworthbay said: I think it’s a cracking design and much better than the production version. I love the new 500 though, I think it was an act of genius. Yes, the new new 500 is a huge improvement on the original new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 48 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Yes, the new new 500 is a huge improvement on the original new one. Oddly enough I was drooling over a Topolino only this morning. Sense says the low speed will limit its use age though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 19 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: I do wish the Honda EV looked sharp and fresh like the concept, rather than the blobby, Fiat 500-esque production car. It's ok, but could have looked so much better. I really like that - on the outside. Retro-ish looks thoroughly ruined by the Cinerama dashboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 6/15/2020 at 6:51 AM, Sir Snipes said: 3 door Bluebird, also not sold here. Maybe built here i can't recall. BlankFrank, Aston Martin, Dick Longbridge and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 The ADO 71 coupe with frameless door windows and air-con. The Wolseley was to have the option of a transverse Rover V8. The coupe model was abandoned only a week before full production was due to start as they couldn't stop the black paint from peeling off the Marina Lotus door-handles on test-cars (as can be seen even on this car). So near yet so far. chaseracer, warren t claim, NorfolkNWeigh and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Couple of months or so early. Sorry... 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 3:02 PM, MiniMort said: When I was bored and in Lockdown 1 I decided to use Automation to see what a Leyland Princess estate would've looked like. If I'm honest I quite like it There was something similar but never made production: 1978 Austin Princess "Glassback" Triplex: mitsisigma01, Shite Ron, MiniMort and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Top spec 2-door coupe models were to have lift-out roof-panels (vinyl-covered), the Wolseley Vitesse V8 Targa. It's sister model was to be badged the Princess Topless. spartacus and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 hours ago, JeeExEll said: The ADO 71 coupe with frameless door windows and air-con. The Wolseley was to have the option of a transverse Rover V8. The coupe model was abandoned only a week before full production was due to start as they couldn't stop the black paint from peeling off the Marina Lotus door-handles on test-cars (as can be seen even on this car). So near yet so far. Very frustrating. Oh well, never mind. How TF would they fit a RV8 transversely in there? That's a more likely reason for binning it that peeling paint on the door handles. Given BL struggled to get cars out the door with the same brakes on either side peeling paint doesn't even register. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 The CF Shorty town van. Unfortunately they discovered it was hopeless at transporting long ladders. Very frustrating. Oh well, never mind. puddlethumper, RayMK and chaseracer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Excellent front tyre wear though, especially under acceleration. Steering lightened up a lot too... JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 A lost idea or two is now great loss. Sure a Princess estate might have been nice or perhaps a three door BX would have been groovy but the course of history would hardly have been altered. The one coulda shoulda for me is if BAE could have hung onto Rover for a few more years to let the Ronda thing happen properly. There was something good happening there that was lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StescoG66 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 10 hours ago, Steve79 said: like that a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Another rubbish quick photochop but it gives some idea of what an 'Abbott Farnham' Capri might have looked like. 3-litre rival to the Scimitar. They'd have to relocate the petrol tank though, it's normally upright in the boot behind the rear seat. Dick Longbridge, ProgRocker, warren t claim and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macscrooge Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I remember seeing - in Sheffield in the '90s - a 5-door W126 S-class. Possible even this one as it was the same pale met green. The hatch panel from the rear had a look of Rover 800 to it and the car looked really rather good. (photo pinched from curbsideclassic.com) Dick Longbridge, spartacus, Aston Martin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 That Merc was on ebay in the last year or two, in a poor state. There are pics of it in one of the threads on here. It did use actual Rover hatch and pillars. I think it works well too. Macscrooge and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil1971 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 From memory, I've got a feeling that Merc was raced at the Stan Woods meeting in 2019? Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Wonder what a Datsun Cherry would look like with TR7 rear. gtd2000 and sheffcortinacentre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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