The "WTF is that?" thread

[SteersWithThrottle]

4 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said:

Derriere ou Arriere?

Arriere is a more direct translation, but Derriere makes for a better double entendre!  ?

[bunglebus]

10 hours ago, chaseracer said:

Bit hard to tell.  Triumph Herald...?

?

 

10 hours ago, Mr Pastry said:

Citroen Traction?  Quite neatly done, but why?  

Point to Mr Pastry!

[robinmasters]

On 6/6/2020 at 8:02 AM, bunglebus said:

I'm a serial Xantia licker, but that's crossing the line. That looks shit. 

However, is that an Escort Eclipse in the background of the second picture?

[bunglebus]

Based on an H van allegedly 

 

[Borsuq]

Reddit couldn't reach a consensus on what this is, but maybe AS can.

Fairly sure it's not an Escort at least.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

31 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Based on an H van allegedly 

 

I always wanted to know what a fish on four wheels would look like.

My curiosity is satisfied. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 minutes ago, Borsuq said:

Reddit couldn't reach a consensus on what this is, but maybe AS can.

Fairly sure it's not an Escort at least.

I reckon that used to be an Ami6.

[barrett]

It's a Peugeot 304

[Borsuq]

2 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I reckon that used to be an Ami6.

Hmm, I'm not sure. I think the front end on the Ami cuts in deeper between the headlights.

[High Jetter]

I was going to say Renault 16, but could be the Peugeot.

[Borsuq]

5 minutes ago, barrett said:

It's a Peugeot 304

 

5 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

I was going to say Renault 16, but could be the Peugeot.

Pug 304 might be the winner. Looks pretty close.

[Three Speed]

Deffo 304. 
Could even be the same car - before and after?

[martc]

2 hours ago, Three Speed said:

Deffo 304. 
Could even be the same car - before and after?

I guess this is the before shot. Before it did the final 'French thing' that broke the camels back resulting in the owner throwing the bleeping thing down the nearest mineshaft.

[bunglebus]

Result of ungodly ZAZ/Bini liaison from Facebook

 

[JeeExEll]

Looks a bit like what a 'revived retro' new Hillman Imp might look like after it's been through the bloat-and-big-wheels design process. A previously small car model now the size of a Granada.

[M'coli]

On 7/29/2020 at 8:33 AM, Borsuq said:

Reddit couldn't reach a consensus on what this is, but maybe AS can.

Fairly sure it's not an Escort at least.

I'd say it looks a bit Fiat 127ish.

[quicksilver]

2 minutes ago, M'coli said:

I'd say it looks a bit Fiat 127ish.

127 was my first thought too, headlight apertures don't look the right shape for a Peugeot.

[TataBobu]

That manifold looks like it carries two carburetors, the front bumper looks like something from the '60s or early '70s, and the wheel rim looks like a Citroen one. I'm lost.

[artdjones]

I reckon the Peugeot.In any case, definitely not a Fiat, it's got French wheels.

[sdkrc]

Thoroughbred & Classic Cars - Oct 79

Mystery Car competition

[barrett]

That's a Jaguar SS100,  rebodied by Les Leston. The body was scrapped a long time ago but the rest of the car survives 

[morrisoxide]

Edit: What barrett says

[sdkrc]

Fucking hell that was quick.

My hat is off @barrett

[barrett]

If you know, you know. I can't remember what I had for dinner last night though 

[Christine]

A wooden steering wheel ?

[sdkrc]

On the left a Niva

On the right...? Panda/Dacia Duster thing

[bunglebus]

18 hours ago, M'coli said:

I'd say it looks a bit Fiat 127ish.

I'd say the manifold in front of it is an exhaust with the connectors to take hot air to the carb

[Austat]

On 11/9/2020 at 9:59 AM, sdkrc said:

On the left a Niva

On the right...? Panda/Dacia Duster thing

1982 Mitsubishi Pajero SWB

[Austat]

Can anyone identify this? JDM of course (so @Spottedlaurel might know), kind of looks like a Nissan Cherry N10 from the rear:

[barrett]

That's a Toyota Corolla Trueno GT of about 1975. Very cool car