International Badge engineering

[mk1_4dr]

This has just been posted on another forum, but I think it'll go down particularly well here.

 

http://www.forocoches.com/foro/showthre ... &t=1403069

 

Enjoy

[VWPowered]

half way through it, great thread

[Milford Cubicle]

There's some stunning shite in that thread.

 

Like this expertly facelifted Argentinian 2CV

 

And a droopy-faced Iranian Scenic

 

Chinese Mk1 Ibiza! Didn't realise such a thing existed.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Hey that 2CV is absolutley top notch!!!!! Now thats what I call a shite facelift.

[pompei]

WTF is a Henney Kilowatt? And an Alfa Dauphine? I dunno if someone is avin a larf.

[pompei]

Just looked them up .. well I'll be blowed

[Mr Lobster]

Alfa Dauphine was real! Alfa built a few Renaults under licence, did an R8 and R4 IIRC. Pretty much the same as the French built stuff though.

 

Do like this though -

 

[VWPowered]

i preferred the large lense covers there was the same sort of thread once on here for allsorts duno what happened to it??..

[Mash]

Here's Hirst's ride for 2030; the Daihatsu Altis:

 

[Guest]

Rover sd1 in india was the Standard 2000

Was the Rover name that bad even the indians rejected it for a pre 1960's name

[Mash]

I think it goes back to Triumph Heralds being badged as Standard Gazels in the 60s.

 

For this, can I get a WTF?

 

[Station]

There's some stunning shite in that thread.

 

 

That looks like your avatar.

 

I know sometimes they make the difference to alter certain body styles, but what is the point of having three identical vans with different badges.

 

[Negative Creep]

I've seen Zafiras with Subaru badges over here

[barrett]

I think it goes back to Triumph Heralds being badged as Standard Gazels in the 60s.

I find the whole Indian badge engineering thing bizarre, Morris Oxfords are Hindustans.....but so are Vauxhall Victors? Triumphs are Standards...but so are Rovers? Crikey! At least you know where you stand with a Premier Padmini!

[Richard]

I don't think the Indian cars are badge engineered as such, I think they are genuinely made by the companies on the badge.

[Milford Cubicle]

 

Here's Premier's take on the Fiat 124.

[mnde]

Sweet Jesus! How cool is this?

 

 

Mark.

[Guest]

You could get the old Townace as a Daihatsu Delta - Daihatsu UK used to have one for ferrying executives around.

 

Here's something more interesting, a Proton Perdana:

 

Based on the early/mid 90s Galant (pre-angry face).

[STUNO]

I don't think the Indian cars are badge engineered as such, I think they are genuinely made by the companies on the badge.

The Indian companies bought the tooling etc from the original manufacturers so I will agree with Richard

[barrett]

I don't think the Indian cars are badge engineered as such, I think they are genuinely made by the companies on the badge.

The Indian companies bought the tooling etc from the original manufacturers so I will agree with Richard

ok i guess i did know that. my excuse is that i was drunk and it was 5am.

[Milford Cubicle]

The Proton Perdana looks pretty swish, it might have improved their image a little here.

[STUNO]

ok i guess i did know that. my excuse is that i was drunk and it was 5am.

5am, drunk, looking at autoshite. What a sad life

[lovejoy]

I'll drink to that, Stuno !! cheers.

[barrett]

ok i guess i did know that. my excuse is that i was drunk and it was 5am.

5am, drunk, looking at autoshite. What a sad life

I won't make any attempt to deny that. I didn't pull so I came here to remind myself why.....(other explainations; long conversation/debate on '3 best prog albums of all time', followed by '3 best 70s/80s horror films', followed by 'aren't '80s digital watches great!'). Amazing how boring one can still be after drinking ten pints.

[Richard]

I didn't pull so I came here to remind myself why.....(other explainations; long conversation/debate on '3 best prog albums of all time', followed by '3 best 70s/80s horror films', followed by 'aren't '80s digital watches great!').

And you still didn't pull? What did you decide were the 3 best Prog albums and 70s/80s horror films?

[STUNO]

Back to the subject.

This 1992 Isuzu Aska looks suspiciously like a Subaru Legacy

 

[Calum_B]

I know sometimes they make the difference to alter certain body styles, but what is the point of having three identical vans with different badges.

 

IIRC it's a way of getting round some importing regulations or something for the least amount of money? I heard something like that but I cannot remember the ins and outs of it.

[fiatdaft]

no its simply a way of getting a new van range with the costs being halved.

[Guest]

Funnily enough the Aska has always been a rebadged version of other vehicles. The first one was a GM J-car, the second a Legacy, the third/fourth an Accord. I've got a brochure of the first one kicking about somewhere.

[AnthonyG]

I know sometimes they make the difference to alter certain body styles, but what is the point of having three identical vans with different badges.

 

IIRC it's a way of getting round some importing regulations or something for the least amount of money? I heard something like that but I cannot remember the ins and outs of it.

Fiatdafts right - SEVEL is the name of the manufacturing company, a partnership between Fiat and Peugoet-Citroen. I guess the factory is in France or Italy.

 

IIRC it started with the original Talbot Express and friends in 1982.