The "WTF is that?" thread

[bunglebus]

Australia - what's the pickup?

 

 

[JeeExEll]

It's a pick up, but not as we know it.

WTF indeed.

[bunglebus]

Fucksake. Pic edited!

[JeeExEll]

Could be Holden.

[High Jetter]

2 minutes ago, JeeExEll said:

Could be Holden.

No, both his hands are free. Oh, I see what you mean...

[horriblemercedes]

I suppose a Commodore is some kind of commando 

[anonymous user]

Vanguard pick up?

[bunglebus]

Interesting Jag on Facebook 

[sierraman]

11 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Interesting Jag on Facebook 

Banger racing that XJ40 would have been a much kinder thing to do. What’s that on the roof? Looks like a tent? 

[bunglebus]

According to the post it was factory built. Possibly at a factory that makes camping equipment 

[mitsisigma01]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Interesting Jag on Facebook 

 

Any link to the Facebook group/page please

[STUNO]

15 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Australia - what's the pickup?

 

 

It's Australia so it's a Holden from about 1958

[bunglebus]

19 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Any link to the Facebook group/page please

Cars you don't see anymore 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/carsyoudontseeanymore/permalink/3129510857370458/

[MorrisItalSLX]

15 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Australia - what's the pickup?

It’s a Holden FE or FC, hard to tell which from the rear.

[Formula Autos]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

According to the post it was factory built. Possibly at a factory that makes camping equipment 

There was a factory Jaguar XJ convertible (well, technically a Daimler - called the Corsica), based on the next-gen X300. It was most definitely a touch* more professionally built. Never made production, and remained a concept car (or cars? - it seems like there are others/replicas around, as well as the metallic green original one).
 

 

[Austat]

On 7/13/2021 at 3:32 AM, bunglebus said:

Australia - what's the pickup?

 

 

 

On 7/13/2021 at 7:25 PM, MorrisItalSLX said:

It’s a Holden FE or FC, hard to tell which from the rear.

Yeah, either an FC or an FE:

From what I gather, FCs had a small staright-lined chrome strip on the front fenders near the door gap instead of a "Holden" script as seen on FEs. If only the door wasn't open in the surfing photo.

[ETCHY]

On 7/13/2021 at 7:44 AM, bunglebus said:

Interesting Jag on Facebook 

When i look at the side on pic for some reason the back end reminds me of the Batmobile.

[bicycle repairman]

thier was show called the outsiders a aussie show about bloke drove around austraila in a old holden pick up yes sadgit to rember it and off course bluey aussie frank cannon brill

[uk_senator]

On 7/13/2021 at 10:54 AM, Formula Autos said:

There was a factory Jaguar XJ convertible (well, technically a Daimler - called the Corsica), based on the next-gen X300. It was most definitely a touch* more professionally built. Never made production, and remained a concept car (or cars? - it seems like there are others/replicas around, as well as the metallic green original one).
 

 

I think I`m right in saying that the Corsica was purchased from JDHT & running gear etc installed so it now works.

I went to the JDHT museum several times when I worked at a Jag dealer, I particularly liked the XJ40 Coupe & estate concepts, such a shame they didn't make them to complete with Merc & BM.

[ChinaTom]

As far as I know it is still owned by them. It does run and infrequently attends shows. It is an adapted Audi hood. 

[quicksilver]

IIRC the Corsica was built as a static show car but a few years later JDHT sent it to a specialist who made it roadworthy. It's definitely still owned by them and lives in the Collections Centre at Gaydon, and it and the XJ40 coupe and estate are my three favourite Jags there, all very elegant missed opportunities.

[UltraWomble]

On 7/12/2021 at 6:44 PM, bunglebus said:

Fucksake. Pic edited!

Thats John Blanch

[bunglebus]

Why, when Karmann went to the effort of making very nice MK1 Golf cabrios, would anyone create this?

From a Flickr user I have just discovered, who has LOTS of pics of old interesting crap

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandertoonen/albums/page1

Oh god there's more

 

[AnthonyG]

According to this, both from a specialist German converter named Bieber: 

https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Volkswagen-Scirocco-GTI-Bieber-Cabriolet-1980/47470363-volkswagen_scirocco-27.5.21-catawiki

The cuts into the Golf’s door frame look surprisingly amateur for a professional conversion that was presumably approved by the TuV, or whatever the West German equivalent was in 1980.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

On 7/13/2021 at 10:54 AM, Formula Autos said:

There was a factory Jaguar XJ convertible (well, technically a Daimler - called the Corsica), based on the next-gen X300. It was most definitely a touch* more professionally built. Never made production, and remained a concept car (or cars? - it seems like there are others/replicas around, as well as the metallic green original one).
 

 

https://www.jaguarheritage.com/jaguar-history/jaguar-engineering/daimler-corsica/

 

Looks like a lovely thing! 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 

[Austat]

What are these called again? I've seen them before:

[barrett]

6 hours ago, Austat said:

What are these called again? I've seen them before:

Stimson Mini Bug, iirc

[martc]

A surprised Jon Pertwee finds himself in a CodTrout, or am I missing reading the badge. What is it?

Actually I think it says Centaur and it could be a Vauxhall Cavalier mk1 based convertible - am I right?

[Shite Ron]

9 minutes ago, martc said:

A surprised Jon Pertwee finds himself in a CodTrout, or am I missing reading the badge. What is it?

Actually I think it says Centaur and it could be a Vauxhall Cavalier mk1 based convertible - am I right?

Yes on both counts. The Centaur was a mk1 Cavalier convertible.

Designed by Crayford but converted by Magraw engineering Ltd.

Is that Aunt Sally in the passenger seat?

[martc]

1 hour ago, Shite Ron said:

Is that Aunt Sally in the passenger seat?

As far as the press is concerned, yes.