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2 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Apologies,I'd thought that was pretty universal.

You don't have to, I should have understood that.

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2 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

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This is where Audi got the idea for their engine/transmission placement.

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Was looking up an old friend's place on Streetview tonight as I couldn't remember exactly where it was, and found this parked outside it...
 

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I think it's a Mitsuoka but I'm not certain which model.  I assume it belongs to my mate's dad if he still lives there as he loved obscure cars, last time I saw the guy he was restoring a UMM Alter (which can be seen in that same spot if you time travel on Streetview, as can his old Saab 900 and a couple of Freelanders.  I need to get back in touch with him and get him on here!)

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10 hours ago, Pieman said:

Was looking up an old friend's place on Streetview tonight as I couldn't remember exactly where it was, and found this parked outside it...
 

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I think it's a Mitsuoka but I'm not certain which model.  I assume it belongs to my mate's dad if he still lives there as he loved obscure cars, last time I saw the guy he was restoring a UMM Alter (which can be seen in that same spot if you time travel on Streetview, as can his old Saab 900 and a couple of Freelanders.  I need to get back in touch with him and get him on here!)

Mitsuoka Galue (circa 1998?).  No doubt a rarity in England.  

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I know, cos I looked up the reg - but I had no idea until then. Do you? Spotted today

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26 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Peugeot 203?

It is indeed, came over in 2019 by the looks of it

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Maybe one for the cat piss tarp thread. Had a pointy beak a bit like this

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5 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Maybe one for the cat piss tarp thread. Had a pointy beak a bit like this

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1972 Pontiac Grand Prix.  The grille on this car is unique to the 1972 model year.

 

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I'd love to see it with the tarp off to find out, I could just see a pointed nose. Looked like the chrome grille was full height rather than body colour at the top. Hard to tell through canvas 

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My guess is an Oldsmobile Cutlass, circa '72.

 

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23 hours ago, Madman Of The People said:

1972 Pontiac Grand Prix.  The grille on this car is unique to the 1972 model year.

 

I had a Pontiac Grand Prix as a hire car in a trip to the states in 1997. Sadly it had become just another bland GM saloon. 

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Me again!  Spotted this on Facebook, taken at the Ffestiniog Railway in 1979.

What is the green coupe/fastback just above the locomotive in the pic?  I think it might be an Audi or VW but not certain.

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You're right - thanks all, and the taker of the photo has confirmed it (might try and get him on here!) - that's one for the "Cars you didn't know existed..." thread!

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2 minutes ago, bramz7 said:

Saab Sonnet 3? Rear bumper looks a bit off, but otherwise the same? 

Definitely a Sonnett, looks like a home made cover over the big rubber bumper.

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On 20/11/2024 at 02:19, Pieman said:

The coupe from the previous page appears to be a Geo Storm:

1992 Geo Storm Specs & Feature Comparisons | Kelley Blue Book

The lights match, as does the US-shape number plate.  Goodness knows how one of those ended up in the UK - can only assume a US serviceman was posted to a base in the UK and brought it over with him.

There's at least one JT-series Impulse (called Piazza in Japan, they succeded the JR-series) in the country as the ex-Stondon Motor Museum had one. it was a US car that had also lived in Cyprus:

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Unlike the JR-series, the JT-series was FWD, and had a 4XE1 engine - the same as the one used in the M100 Elan. 

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Fuck's this? Looks like some kind of Friendee/Bongo derivative, but I've never seen one before. 

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It's a Mazda MPV.

Inventive name right!

1992 Mazda MPV 4WD : r/mazda

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Nice one! Wasn't sure if that was the model name or just literally marking it as an MPV.

What an odd/fascinating thing though. Aimed at the US market initially it seems.

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