The "WTF is that?" thread

[Tayne]

4 hours ago, Peter C said:

If we got together and designed a car I reckon it would look something like this.

Amateurs.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Duravit+Design+Center/@48.2065666,8.2321587,3a,75y,351.27h,87.27t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgIDE8_Xi2AE!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAIMqDu3o9sHzBItdGI2uGnMNjSG9D6_YYXxu7xacL9kYhyKt4S_12HKhfIRSPfNKxWM9ylvM0aq2jTfXJd-9UVovucBn6Pd3E8sSjnjz4WKZ03OoN4mN23Z8csc_KqPN7tHPlVRN8Su0xA%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi2.7291034793924354-ya351.2717783082402-ro0-fo100!7i6000!8i3000!4m6!3m5!1s0x4790c4ec65064465:0x73abe98d6ea69811!8m2!3d48.206715!4d8.232097!16s%2Fg%2F1tdshp_c?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDUzSAFQAw%3D%3D

[MiniMinorMk3]

18 hours ago, martc said:

What's this land barge? It looks British but appears to have a dolphin mascot (although these are replaceable) rather than the usual. We're in Times Square, Noo Yoik, 1948.

 

18 hours ago, lesapandre said:

I think it's a 1948 Shaguar 3.5.

Maybe a dolphin or the cat leaper - difficult to tell.

1948 Jaguar Mark IV 3½-Litre Drophead Coupe

[sdkrc]

Car on the right 

[lesapandre]

It's a kit car - based on the Ford Capri I think but I can't think of the name.

[sheffcortinacentre]

Carrera???

[Spiny Norman]

Opel GT?

[ChinaTom]

2 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Carrera???

Carlton Carrera. Could have a Jag V12 I think.

[sdkrc]

Carlton Carrera appears to be on the money

[DavieW]

The one on the left - not the Chelsea Tractor. 

 

[lesapandre]

Alfa Tipo 33? [edit no - see below]

[MrBiscuits]

Renault Alpine A310

 

[Missy Charm]

On 18/04/2025 at 08:07, sdkrc said:

Carlton Carrera appears to be on the money

Ah, but what's the red thing?  I can see it's an MG-facsimile kit car, but there are lots of those and that one doesn't quite seem familiar.

[lesapandre]

On 21/04/2025 at 19:47, Missy Charm said:

Ah, but what's the red thing?  I can see it's an MG-facsimile kit car, but there are lots of those and that one doesn't quite seem familiar.

A Moss - modified? [probably a Merlin kit see below]

[martc]

Any idea what the vehicle below this giant bottle of beer is? We're on Scotswood Road for the Blaydon races centenary, which I think makes it 1962.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Found a colour image with what looks like a Seddon badge on the grille

and a black and white shot

Truck Photo - Bass & Co Pale Ale Bottle Van - TOM888 - 1950s Seddon Mark 7P | eBay

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This is an original lightweight glossy black & white photo (size approx 3½" x 5½") of TOM888, a promotional advertising vehicle built in the 1950s on a Seddon 7P bus chassis in the shape of a beer bottle to promote Bass Pale Ale.

 

[sdkrc]

On 18/04/2025 at 02:06, ChinaTom said:

Carlton Carrera. Could have a Jag V12 I think.

And one up for sale now. Strange thing 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/177042705734

[Sir Snipes]

Whif of Datsun 280ZX to the front. Iirc rear lights are upside down mk1 Cav/Manta.

[lesapandre]

The DVLA regard it as Ford Cortina coupe. One of those things that could end up on a Q plate.

[DavieW]

On 21/04/2025 at 19:47, Missy Charm said:

Ah, but what's the red thing?  I can see it's an MG-facsimile kit car, but there are lots of those and that one doesn't quite seem familiar.

Looks a bit like a Merlin kitcar. 

 

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, DavieW said:

Looks a bit like a Merlin kitcar. 

 

Merlin would have done a better job with all his magic.

[Missy Charm]

8 hours ago, DavieW said:

Looks a bit like a Merlin kitcar. 

 

Thanks.  Merlin?  Morgan Le Fake, more like...  

[martc]

What's the blue car? Looks Japanese to me.

We're in Helsinki, out side a funeral directors, it's 1971.

[UltraWomble]

Hillman?

[Dyslexic Viking]

13 minutes ago, martc said:

What's the blue car? Looks Japanese to me.

We're in Helsinki, out side a funeral directors, it's 1971.

Isuzu Belett?

[martc]

4 minutes ago, UltraWomble said:

Hillman?

It's the posh one - a Humber Sceptre MkIII

 

[martc]

2 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Isuzu Belett?

 

Looks like it, well done. I guess that would have been quite unusaul.

[Dyslexic Viking]

5 minutes ago, martc said:

Looks like it, well done. I guess that would have been quite unusaul.

If wikipedia is to be believed, there were some of these in Finland. Would love to know how many have survived if any.

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The Bellett was the first Isuzu to be exported to Europe, when a thousand cars were shipped to Finland in January 1965. Isuzu entered The Swiss market after exhibiting at the 1965 Geneva Salon.^[5] The Finnish importer also marketed Alfa Romeos and Jaguars, and accordingly used racing as their main advertising method. The Isuzu Bellett was the first Japanese car to be regularly imported to Sweden.^[6] 

 

[martc]

 

2 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

If wikipedia is to be believed, there were some of these in Finland. Would love to know how many have survived if any.

 

Imagine being in Isuzu's boardroom... 'Where in Europe shall we first try selling our cars? Somewhere with a large population, clement weather, an extensive road network and motoring infrastructure? Or Finland?'

[lesapandre]

6 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Isuzu Belett?

Some Rover 2000 vibe going on there: