mercrocker Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Behold the double name-dropping wrongness that was the Dodge Shelby Charger...... At least the Lada Samara Africa only defamed an entire continent.... FakeConcern, andrew e, inconsistant and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Surprised we’ve not had this yet: Paul Dupart, Remspoor, RobT and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Blimey, I had forgotten about those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 I'll leave these here There's many more I'd like to put but I had better leave them for someone else danthecapriman and FakeConcern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 To attract the opposite sex. the car has more chance than the average owner. bangernomics and Jerzy Woking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 And this. Not overdone by 80s bodykit standards, but a bit of a shock on a 190. Too much like finding your grandma wearing Victoria’s Secret. FakeConcern, Carlosfandango, AndyW201 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Hey, this thread is great! Had a Vectra (2.0) ST very briefly and a Cavalier Calibre for about 18 months. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Avon Acclaim Turbo. Scruffy Bodger, inconsistant, FakeConcern and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 ProgRocker, FakeConcern, Lacquer Peel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Bodykit by the work experience boy. At the time, was that not young Master Wobbler...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Tickford also had their way with the Falcon XR6 FakeConcern, Junkman and STUNO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Pah, this is all modern shite.....Have a couple of originators...... Didn't the HA Brabham even come with matt black bonnet? Planes at the time had a matt black bit to counter reflections in sunny weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 And this. Not overdone by 80s bodykit standards, but a bit of a shock on a 190. Too much like finding your grandma wearing Victoria’s Secret.2323BAAF-64F1-4597-A844-2F7A79EA10B3.jpegThat was the beginning.I see your 2.5-16 and raise you the Evo 1 and 2! Scruffy Bodger, Skizzer, FakeConcern and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Didn't the HA Brabham even come with matt black bonnet? Planes at the time had a matt black bit to counter reflections in sunny weather. HA Brabhams were quite under-stated, think they only got a sporty steering wheel and a couple of badges....HB ones had the bonnet stripes that went along the leading edge before dropping down along the wing. The original GT HB had the matt black bonnet but it got deleted soon afterwards as apparently "too brash". Vauxhall did the opposite with the Firenza 2300SL which picked up lairier stripes than it started with. (The pre-droop snoot Firenza before it became a Magnum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 A bit chicken and egg this thread; the factories built "specials" and then Barry made mostly bad copies of them. AMC Rebel and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 They were at it in the states too! Silly arch extensions,Spoilers and Daft Graphics a Go Go Oh yes - I forgot about that - Not sure what loon decided on outdoor rev counters - but AMC weren't alone in this you could have headrests like this too - Junkman, FakeConcern and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 HA Brabhams were quite under-stated, think they only got a sporty steering wheel and a couple of badges....HB ones had the bonnet stripes that went along the leading edge before dropping down along the wing. The original GT HB had the matt black bonnet but it got deleted soon afterwards as apparently "too brash". Vauxhall did the opposite with the Firenza 2300SL which picked up lairier stripes than it started with. (The pre-droop snoot Firenza before it became a Magnum)Of course ! I was getting my HA and HB Vivas mixed up. Is the current Viva HD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 The Holden Commodore had its fair share of bodykits over its lifetime Similar to the mk2 Cavalier Calibre which basically used up all the European stock from Imschiter. I had one it was as cross between Sri130 Cdi and a max power readers wet dream. I suspect that they were better when people put in the XE and 150 bhp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 To attract the opposite sex. I once saw a magazine advert (1970s of course) that described an aftermarket dashboard as "bird-pulling". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Surprised we’ve not had this yet: BDA30291-9EA1-411D-BBBD-30660ED7F2DF.jpegThat's the thing. lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Volvo did the same at the time with a touring car liveried S40 - a 2.0N/A I think, rather than a T4. As above, available with stickers, or a solid colour (again, white from memory). Both versions had tasty aftermarket wheels and side body skirts with aftermarket supplier 'shopping list' stickers, which looked particularly bizarre on the non-sticker one. Only ever saw one (without the stickers, natch.)This never happened, I know because I haven't A. Creamed my pants and B. Bought one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Is the current Viva HD? Nah, its low res..... brandersnatch, AMC Rebel, Jerzy Woking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burraston2006 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 How about one of these:http://car-from-uk.com/ebay/carphotos/full/ebay246010.jpg Didn't they do a saloon TWR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braddon81 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Even Porsche seem to be taken their latest styling cues from Barry'd 996s. FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Sudsprint, FakeConcern, Wilko220 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickwall Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 The red Festa in the first post looks whizz bang. Not for me, but for a chick about town sorta thingy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Ok, bit OT as this isnt from the factory, but would you check the state of this fuckin thing! Parks down the road from me an i just had to share the horror Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk andrew e, FakeConcern, jon.k and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-C Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 My old Samara (R.I.P) adorned with the finest trinketry Blue Boar of Sprowston could muster. Zelandeth, FakeConcern and leafsprung 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 FakeConcern, mercrocker, danthecapriman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 An English Cortina Mk2 GTAn Australian Cortina Mk2 GT.Not so much Barried as Bruced. hennabm, MorrisItalSLX, danthecapriman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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