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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).
 

 

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

Australia - what's the pickup?

 

 

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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:

1956 FE Holden Ute

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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! 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 

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9 minutes ago, martc said:

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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?

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