The "WTF is that?" thread

[uk_senator]

18 hours ago, sdkrc said:

I`ve spotted these 2 in London

Early estate:


And later facelift saloon:

[bunglebus]

[808 Estate]

I want one of those.

[Spiny Norman]

BMW M3 engined Volvo 164.

Check out the build album if you've got a spare few hours.

[MiniMinorMk3]

That is very clever.

Makes a change from those hideous replica Ferraris based on Mr2s.

[inconsistant]

Hello AS hivemind, can you please identify wtf this is please?

I had assumed it was some sort of Ginetta but I can't find anything they did that looks like this. Photographed in 2015 at Brooklands.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

It’s a Marcos Mantis, I think.

[inconsistant]

Ah of course. Thanks!

[bunglebus]

Christ that's a gopping one!

 

[MiniMinorMk3]

It depends on the colour. Here's one I spotted in Scotland in 2015

[NorfolkNWeigh]

None of the real life ones ever looked as good as the Corgi.

 

[artdjones]

9 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

None of the real life ones ever looked as good as the Corgi.

 

All the real ones look like the chassis is too narrow for the body. That's actually a big improvement.

[martc]

Arundel Gate, Sheffield. An atmospheric pic, but what is the white & brown estate/van with windows in the background? Has the look of a Hillman about it,  the rear wheel arches suggest a '50's Minx, but the front ones don't. Or is it a Vangaurd missing the rear spats?

[sheffcortinacentre]

Ford 300 E escort estate.

[bezzabsa]

On 1/16/2023 at 3:14 PM, Aston Martin said:

It's off the Twitter.

wonder if this is just before it got converted 

16/12/2021 11:41

Fail

Mileage: 163,487 miles + 3,808 miles travelled since last MOT. Refusal Notices Nearside integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced central outrigger (6.1.1 (c) (i)) - Major Nearside rear integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced inner sill behind wheel (6.1.1 (c) (i)) - Major Offside integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced central inner sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) - Major Offside integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced central outrigger (6.1.1 (c) (i)) - Major Offside rear integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced inner sill behind wheel (6.1.1 (c) (i)) - Major Advisory Notices Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) Play in steering rack inner joint(s) () Rear exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))

[martc]

21 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Ford 300 E escort estate.

It's funny you should say that; I've just had a shower, during which, out of nowhere I thought 'Ford Prefect Estate' something like this...

Which, is labelled as a '100E Squire Estate', is the 300E a later version, or a different engine or something?

[sheffcortinacentre]

300E was the van description 

[lesapandre]

10 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Ford 300 E escort estate.

It was the Ford Thames 300E van with side windows cut to make an estate and folding tailgate - the first use of the Escort name I think.

If you felt posher you got the Squire - which had more trim and even some woody bits.

In effect: Anglia trim  = Escort. Prefect trim = Squire. I think the engines were the same. 

 

[cobblers]

 

 

 

Not what I was expecting to see parked outside the expensive pushbike shop in bakewell!

[D.E]

12 minutes ago, cobblers said:

Chery Jaggi.

[martc]

This is a Govt Ministry building in Cameroon. But what's the dark coloured car, in the centre, about to knock the chap in a white shirt over?

[MiniMinorMk3]

18 hours ago, martc said:

This is a Govt Ministry building in Cameroon. But what's the dark coloured car, in the centre, about to knock the chap in a white shirt over?

Toyota Camry?

[gm]

spotted at seaburn show yesterday - what a clumsy looking little van

[martc]

1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Toyota Camry?

Good shout, it could well be...

[sdkrc]

The lad in the background. Can't quite figure it out despite it being familiar 

[SteersWithThrottle]

The side of the bonnet is pure Lada Niva, but the front..? It's a shrug from me, Bob.

[bunglebus]

On 12/06/2023 at 11:20, gm said:

spotted at seaburn show yesterday - what a clumsy looking little van

Very like a VW Fridolin - even down to the reason for its creation

[sheffcortinacentre]

Those look like MK2 Granada light it might be a Carlton commando 

[sdkrc]

I don't think that's it but Carlton Commando is a new one to me. Love it. 

Here's the only other photo I have of it. 

[High Jetter]

3 minutes ago, sdkrc said:

I don't think that's it but Carlton Commando is a new one to me. Love it. 

Here's the only other photo I have of it. 

Um, Herald estate, shirley?