Dick Longbridge Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 This could have worked though... cros, adw1977, MorrisItalSLX and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Dick Longbridge, Junkman and DSdriver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Vince70, JeeExEll, Shite Ron and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Holden WB Wagon Junkman, Austat, Heidel_Kakao and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleon-Fonte Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 How about Volkswagen's original Golf proposal, the EA266? Developed with the aid of Porsche, it featured a water-cooled, longitudinally-mounted engine sat on its side beneath the rear seat, driving a rear transaxle. As a result it offered a huge amount of interior space as well as two large luggage compartments. With independent suspension all round, a low centre of gravity and near-perfect weight distribution I imagine it would be a laugh to drive as well. 50 prototypes were built and production was about to be given the go-ahead when internal VW politics put paid to the EA266, leaving them to content themselves with raiding Audi's development projects to produce the dreary, conventional Golf as we know it today. Junkman, Sloth in a bowl, mercrocker and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 . mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 Vauxhall Scamp RayMK, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cros Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Vauxhall Scamp Cherry must have crunched on a bad cube... mercrocker and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Shite Ron and Austat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 Esprit prototype: M'coli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 Over 55 Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 ADO88 Lacquer Peel and Skut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 Pugrot 205 prototype apparently? adw1977 and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 SRV5 (Platypus) Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Fiesta Breadvan Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, Lacquer Peel, Aston Martin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Mini Picasso - reduced boot space but still room for 3 ankle biters in the rear. Vince70, Aston Martin and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Bingo 4x4 Off RoadWith a less wanky body I think there would have been a good market for a "dangel" version outside of France. I can see something like this appealing to frustrated dads who cant afford a Discovery to lug the offspring about in but want that 4x4 experience... Aston Martin and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 How about Volkswagen's original Golf proposal, the EA266? Developed with the aid of Porsche, it featured a water-cooled, longitudinally-mounted engine sat on its side beneath the rear seat, driving a rear transaxle. As a result it offered a huge amount of interior space as well as two large luggage compartments. With independent suspension all round, a low centre of gravity and near-perfect weight distribution I imagine it would be a laugh to drive as well. 50 prototypes were built and production was about to be given the go-ahead when internal VW politics put paid to the EA266, leaving them to content themselves with raiding Audi's development projects to produce the dreary, conventional Golf as we know it today. FDV3dedf6_VW_EA_266.jpgHow can that have perfect weight distribution with all the running gear at the back? Seems more likely it would have the tendency to "do a 911" and be pretty hard to control once the rear end starts moving around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Bingo 4x4 Off RoadWith a less wanky body I think there would have been a good market for a "dangel" version outside of France. I can see something like this appealing to frustrated dads who cant afford a Discovery to lug the offspring about in but want that 4x4 experience...Kangoo Trekka? UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleon-Fonte Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 How can that have perfect weight distribution with all the running gear at the back? Seems more likely it would have the tendency to "do a 911" and be pretty hard to control once the rear end starts moving around. The engine's under the rear seat, ahead of the rear axle, rather than behind it like a 911 or older Volkswagen. Pretty much the entirety of the EA266's drivetrain is within the wheelbase in the middle of the car. RayMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Mk2 Granada prototype. Handsome old devil. BL Bloke, Kringle, ProgRocker and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 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. Aston Martin, Tenmil Socket, Vince70 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 I would so want to turn them into an RS500 replica, with V8 power. Is that wrong? spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 2 hours ago, 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. Agreed. I saw these in Majorca in 1989 and I thought it was unfair that Spain and their islands had the choice of 3 door and not us Brits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 He didn’t buy enough of the original 3 door Sierras to make it worth continuing to make them in rhd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBJ Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Aston Martin and R1152 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 15 hours ago, 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. See also Taunus/Cortina Mk 4 & 5 Ghia 2 door warren t claim, Dick Longbridge and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Trumpet Lynx - really could have made it in the UK - much nicer to look at than the SD2 LightBulbFun, Craig the Princess, DoctorRetro and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 On 6/12/2020 at 11:26 PM, Dick Van Diesel said: Mk2 Granada prototype. Handsome old devil. That's got more than a whiff of Ford Corcel 2 about it. Reckon that's where Ford Brasilia got their styling cues from. bunglebus, warren t claim and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burraston2006 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 The front up to the b pillar reminds me of an early Aldi 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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