The "WTF is that?" thread

[MiniMinorMk3]

13 hours ago, Adrian_pt said:

 

 

 

 

5 hours ago, barrett said:

Staring at these grainy old pics makes me doubt even the most obvious solution because everything looks so weird. But I think that one really is just a Peugeot 403 with the light falling on the rear wing a bit strangely...

FSO Syrena 103

or Borward Hansa 1500

 

[martc]

What's this?

Turns out it's a FIAT 850 Bertone spider.

Edited July 12 by martc
Answered my own question.

[Adrian_pt]

On 11/07/2024 at 20:34, Jon said:

I reckon this is a Renault Floride, with all the really identifiable bits hidden - which I daresay isn't a bad thing...

 

This stubby 2dr thing has got me stumped:

It's similarly dimensioned to a R12/Dacia and has a very short rear glass, so I did wonder if it's a 2dr Taunus of some sort.

But it also has quite US inspired lines, so my placeholder answer for now is an AMC American:

I'm wondering if shading like the above is making the window seem smaller and the C pillar seem thicker?

Here's a terrible crop, as part of my defence:

Verdict: 54% odds, I reckon. Though AMC and Renault had some close ties back then, so that might bolster the explanation.

That's a good shout and I thought it looked very AMC too. Or a Plymouth Valiant of 1967/8 vintage...

[martc]

Where in De Panne, Belgium and as you can see from the wet road it's the summer of 1960. But what on earth is the 'car' on the right, behind the Beetle?

[Metal Guru]

18 hours ago, martc said:

Where in De Panne, Belgium and as you can see from the wet road it's the summer of 1960. But what on earth is the 'car' on the right, behind the Beetle?

I think Noddy and Big Ears have parked to go shopping.

[Missy Charm]

21 hours ago, martc said:

Where in De Panne, Belgium and as you can see from the wet road it's the summer of 1960. But what on earth is the 'car' on the right, behind the Beetle?

I'd hazard a guess that it's not a car in the true sense, but instead a pedal-powered conveyance.  The Belgians have a love of grown-up pedal cars that endures to this day.  I saw plenty in De Panne when holidaying there, although the modern ones are purpose built and look like Fred Flintstone's car. 

[bunglebus]

I'm too busy looking at that grooved bumper split window Beetle. Yum

[martc]

3 hours ago, Missy Charm said:

I'd hazard a guess that it's not a car in the true sense, but instead a pedal-powered conveyance.  The Belgians have a love of grown-up pedal cars that endures to this day.  I saw plenty in De Panne when holidaying there, although the modern ones are purpose built and look like Fred Flintstone's car. 

Good call, it does look a bit too basic even for a micro car type thing.

[D.E]

Sheffield, 1960s. What's the two tone sporty thing? Ashley maybe?

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, D.E said:

Sheffield, 1960s. What's the two tone sporty thing? Ashley maybe?

Daimler sp250 dart springs to mind, but not quite right?

[sheffcortinacentre]

Nah that's a special built from something pre or just post war.

[somewhatfoolish]

Ballamy was another that sold GRP bodies and chassis to optimists with shagged out pre-war and post-war cars that were practically pre-war.

[Missy Charm]

11 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Nah that's a special built from something pre or just post war.

Careful!  That's fighting talk in some quarters.  It's clearly a doctored photo of the Sunbeam Alpine Fastback concept car.  If you look closely, you'll see that the third flower from the left in the bed within the roundabout is looking the other way.  It's well established that all flowers, at least those grown pre-1994, would instinctively look towards a Sunbeam Alpine Fastback concept car if one went past.  

[sheffcortinacentre]

Drat drat & triple drat, muttley was right, stop snickering you confounded hound.

[MiniMinorMk3]

On 07/09/2024 at 20:22, D.E said:

Sheffield, 1960s. What's the two tone sporty thing? Ashley maybe?

Looks like an Ashley 1172.

 

[ProgRocker]

I spotted this unusual looking car yesterday. Is it a kit car based on a Ford Escort mark 1 or mark 2 Cortina? It has a few "V8 Vantage" badges on it and a "DB" one on the wing .

 

[Stinkwheel]

4 minutes ago, ProgRocker said:

I spotted this unusual looking car yesterday. Is it a kit car based on a Ford Escort mark 1 or mark 2 Cortina? It has a few "V8 Vantage" badges on it and a "DB" one on the wing .

 

No clue on the car, but they want to be careful with that 'touch parking' with a fibreglass car 

[bunglebus]

Did you happen to get the reg?

[ProgRocker]

3 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Did you happen to get the reg?

No I didn't - D'oh! I think it was on a K reg. 

[quicksilver]

I think it might be a DMS Bullitt, a Capri-based Aston Martin sort-of lookalike, with a non-standard hardtop and modified rear end.

[JeeExEll]

Also think it's a DMS Bullitt. Capri A-pillar and door.

There was a white one on e-bay. The owner seemed to think it was worth Aston Martin V8 money.

[Pieman]

Probably a really simple one here...

Birmingham, 1957.  What is the gold car on the left between the Ford 100E and the lorry?  I'm thinking Vauxhall but I'm not certain.

[chaseracer]

Vauxhall Velox/Wyvern/Cresta?

[MiniMinorMk3]

6 hours ago, ProgRocker said:

I spotted this unusual looking car yesterday. Is it a kit car based on a Ford Escort mark 1 or mark 2 Cortina? It has a few "V8 Vantage" badges on it and a "DB" one on the wing .

 

 

5 hours ago, quicksilver said:

I think it might be a DMS Bullitt, a Capri-based Aston Martin sort-of lookalike, with a non-standard hardtop and modified rear end.

 

5 hours ago, JeeExEll said:

Also think it's a DMS Bullitt. Capri A-pillar and door.

There was a white one on e-bay. The owner seemed to think it was worth Aston Martin V8 money.

It's a modified DMS Bullit

[MiniMinorMk3]

4 hours ago, Pieman said:

Probably a really simple one here...

Birmingham, 1957.  What is the gold car on the left between the Ford 100E and the lorry?  I'm thinking Vauxhall but I'm not certain.

 

4 hours ago, chaseracer said:

Vauxhall Velox/Wyvern/Cresta?

1956/7 Vauxhall Velox E. The Wyvern only had front trim to the front door and the Cresta had a contrasting colour flash on the side. Also that car has the rear arse lift bigger rear lights that were introduced in 1956 for the 1957 model year.

[Urko]

[Westbay]

On 09/09/2024 at 15:27, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Looks like an Ashley 1172.

 

wouldn't look out of place nowadays ...

[Pieman]

OK, WTF is this then?



Spotted by someone on another forum in Germany recently.  I'm guessing it's a one-off kit car, which will probably mean it's a Beetle underneath just like 99% of kit cars.

[sheffcortinacentre]

A mess.

[62 Austin]

Work In Progress. Has the rarely-seen trailer hitch attachment.  Can be taken to any National Corvette Restoration Society meet. They won't let you in, but you can take it.