More body styles than Readers Wives

[I_am_Diesel]

Whilst out and about at work today I saw an Astra G convertible drive past. That got me thinking about how many body styles Vauxhall/Opel had milked out of this one particular model. There's the 3 door hatch, 5 door hatch, 4 door saloon (quite rare), 2 door coupe, convertible, estate and van and I wouldn't be surprised if there is a pickup version for the South African market. (I did see a Corsa B pickup on St Helena a few years back)

 

Are the any other cars that have had more variants of body styling?

[FakeConcern]

No

[HMC]

The rover R8 platform certainly had its share of permutations- 3 door, 4 door, 5 door. Coupe, cabriolet and 'tourer'.  Actually that's a few short of your Astra G total.

[RoadworkUK]

Mark three Escort for a start, 3 or 5 door Hatch, 4 door saloon (Orion) 3 and 5 door Estates, Cabrio and two flavours of van. And the Bantam pickup.

[2MB]

I thought the W124 Merc had a lot of body styles, struggling to think of any more formats than the Astra is available in, without trespassing into the forbidden territories of the crossover

[I_am_Diesel]

Yes, the first Zafira was very much based on the Astra G but it doesn't count really.

[John F]

(cue standard Autoshite answer)

 

 "Series Land Rover".

[Pillock]

Are you only considering where it's the same name? As in, the Mk3 Escort isn't a saloon because that was the Orion?

 

Because the Escort was 3dr hatch, 5dr hatch, cabrio, van, estate, 3dr combi and there was a pickup in other markets I think. 

[I_am_Diesel]

The Orion would count I suppose, it was just an Escort saloon with a different name.

[John F]

Tayne, on 17 Nov 2015 - 8:50 PM, said:

Cue standard autoshite response that Land Rover isn't a car and thus doesn't count...

 

It's a car as far as the Dartford Crossing is concerned

[FakeConcern]

On reflection

 

Mini

Saloon

Van

Countryman/Traveller (woody)

Countryman/Traveller (steel)

Van

Pickup

Clubman

Clubman estate

Moke

Hornet/Elf

[Timewaster]

Vauxhall Chevette if you include all the GM variations with different front end styling - Opel Holden Isuzu Chevrolet Daewoo Amysa GMC etc etc...

 

plus 2 door,3 door,4 door, estate, chevanne.

[mouseflakes]

On reflection

 

Mini

Saloon

Van

Countryman/Traveller (woody)

Countryman/Traveller (steel)

Van

Pickup

Clubman

Clubman estate

Moke

Hornet/Elf

 

...and don't forget the...erm....this...

 

[Richard]

The Kadett D/Mk1 Astra had seven varieties- 2/4 door saloon, 3/5 door hatch, 3/5 door estate and van.

 

I think the Mk3 Escort is probably the winner for varieties available on the UK market though.

[Station]

Easily the Toyota Corolla! I think at one point it had 8 different body styles in the 80s, both in FWD and RWD.

And every new model looks completely different to the one before.

Do a search for ae81 ae82 ae84 85 86 91 etc etc

[Pillock]

...and don't forget the...erm....this...

 

 

Believe me, I'm trying to.

[fred]

Every damn Crossover is exactly  the same - with just the badges swapped -Oh sorry this aint the Grumpy thread - I'll get me coat

[Lacquer Peel]

Vauxhall Chevette if you include all the GM variations with different front end styling - Opel Holden Isuzu Chevrolet Daewoo Amysa GMC etc etc...

 

plus 2 door,3 door,4 door, estate, chevanne.

 

 

Add pick-up and two door coupe.

[Adrian_pt]

Of course there's the Dacia if you count the bewildering array of pickups and hatchback versions (there was even a shortlived camper van).

[catsinthewelder]

Out of interest I reverse image searched LPs photo and it brought up a Spanish blog that told me the cars were made by Grummet in Uruguay and had plastic bodies. I thought that we only got the Chevrette in the UK.

[Junkman]

1959-1960 Chevies.

 

2-door hardtop

2-door sedan

4-door hardtop

4-door sedan

Convertible

2-door wagon

4-door wagon

Sedan delivery

Pick up

 

1958 Chevies:

 

2-door hardtop

2-door Impala hardtop

2-door sedan

4-door hardtop

4-door sedan

Convertible

Impala convertible

2-door wagon

4-door wagon

Sedan delivery

 

 

Many other yanks came in similar variety.

[TataBobu]

Are the any other cars that have had more variants of body styling?

 

Dacia 1300 (well, R12 actually, but what the hell):

 

1. 4 door sedan

2. estate version

3. 5 doors hatchback (check for "Dacia liberta", dacia 1320, dacia 1325)

4. pick-up (check for dacia 1302, later known as dacia 1305)

5. dacia 1304: RWD pick-up

6 (?) king cab version of both 1304 and 1305

7 (?) flatbed version of 1304 and 1305 (search for "dacia dropside")

8. Dacia 1306 (pick-up derived saloon, this little beast: https://olddaciafan.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/dacia_1306-1.jpg)but only 5 made locally

9. Dacia 1307 Double Cab, 4 door pick-up

10 Dacia Breack stretch limo (a longer estate, 5 made)

11. Does a 4wd variant count as a different version? I thought not. But does an ambulance version count? This is the only image available: https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTq6xyEYMqU82R4vQWEAGfp4tBHh_S9ce-z2Q3KXJ99YxdUjHFw_g

 

I almost forgot about it, there was also a coupe: ask google to show you a "dacia sport", which also had two generations. The first used the same front door as the saloon version, for the second generation they bilt longer doors.

[Split_Pin]

Moskvich did quite well out of their Aleko platform.

[barrett]

Is it that time of year already?

[Felly Magic]

In South American markets, there was even a 2 door saloon mk4 Escort offshoot, that was even VW badged! Shared naff all really with the Onion as well!

[M'coli]

There was another thread that discussed this, years ago - IIRC the answer then was tha Astra mk2 or 3 as having the most types of body-in-white.

[andrew e]

Mark three Escort for a start, 3 or 5 door Hatch, 4 door saloon (Orion) 3 and 5 door Estates, Cabrio and two flavours of van. And the Bantam pickup.

And this:

 

[andrew e]

Like Felly said!

[Bear]

Kadett B would fit in the range. I like the W124 for that - it covers all the bases I want. Rover did well with the R8 though.

 

If you go for Platform, I think the Fiat Tipo/128 lineage beats everything.

[Formula Autos]

The original* debate.

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/6665-which-single-model-of-car-had-the-most-bodystyles/?hl=bodystyles

 

Settled. Sort-of.