Worst Rebadges In History

[Milford Cubicle]

  trigger said:

Volkswagen LT?

Isn't it a MAN? I'm sure they went through a phase of using the cab from VW LTs.

  trigger said:

A bloke at my work has one of these, It's a Honda Horizon, Never seen or heard of it before, Has a load of bits made by Lotus or something.

The badges.

[barrett]

Are they actually going to make that stupid Aston Martin thing? What a load of old rubbish.Must say that new Delta looks pretty cool, they need to get back into the Uk really, there must be a market for them

[Roc 24v]

  UglyAmerican said:

I shouldn't have forgotten our Aston Martin Cygnet Toyota Aygo--

It's based on a Toyota IQ, not the Aygo.

[Ratdat]

The Arna isn'r really a rebadged Cherry TBH, more a reskinned Alfasud. It's pretty different underneath to a Cherry. They did however rebadge the Cherry as a Holden Astra and then sling a classy GM lump under the bonnet. Nice...

 

 

They also sold the Nissan Patrol as a Ford...

 

[Pete-M]

  Ratdat said:

The Arna isn'r really a rebadged Cherry TBH, more a reskinned Alfasud. It's pretty different underneath to a Cherry. They did however rebadge the Cherry as a Holden Astra and then sling a classy GM lump under the bonnet. Nice...

Ooof. That sounds truly hideous. Bloke who worked in my local scrapyard used to collect Arnas and Cherry Europes. Absolutely loved the things. Eventually he bought an Alfa 33 and that cured him. He now drives a Daewoo.

[HillmanImp]

  Pete-M said:

He now drives a Daewoo.

Just jogged my memory. What about these:

 

 

 

IIRC they were Astra and Cavalier based?

[Milford Cubicle]

Has anybody mentioned the Cadillac BLS?

I quite like them, but it just seemed like further proof of GM's product planning mentalism to facelift a SAAB 9-3 and from it produce a Europe-only Cadillac - a brand nobody was particularly fond of the last half dozen attempts GM made to market it in Europe.

 

 

Solid gold future shite.

[saabhappy]

  Minimad5 said:

I'm on no ones side here But no offence to this saab dude that keeps having stupid keyboard wars with everyone BUT Before he was here there was friendly banter Sometimes a disagreement But not this chipping away at eachother So i suggest or ask Saabhappy, it would be appreciated by myself and everyone else if certain things like opinions that would spark little wars, were kept to yourselfAs i am sure you are aware this is a fantastic forum and we would like to keep it that way I also ask pete and pog. Boys don't rise to the occasion Please ?

We'll be fine. "stupid keyboard wars with everyone" is a wild exaggeration though, if you're being fair.Cut the MGB/Sherpa jibes (not even historically plausible) about a car I really like and which are getting to be tediously predictable, and I won't be so rude as to suggest that a BMW 3-series has loads in common with a bedpan as both are used to carry turds from one place to another, Seeemples! Or is "banter" a one-way street?

[Captain Mainwaring]

Like how you edited the post to add that little bit on the end to make sure the post was as irritating/provoking as possible.

 

Anyway...

 

 

Anyone know what the story with these is?

[pogweasel]

  saabhappy said:

 

Cut the MGB/Sherpa jibes (not even historically plausible) about a car I really like and which are getting to be tediously predictable.

I doubt that will happen. Not here anyway. Sorry.

[Milford Cubicle]

See also:

 

 

Maybe it was something to do with geography - i.e. it was more cost effective at the time to re-badge Japanese Hondas and import them to Aus, rather than sending British made Rondas over there.

[Nervy Si]

Really interesting thread, some absolute chimeras on here aleady (no not the TVR kind )

 

 

I always wonder, with badge-overs like this, were the basge owners not at all concerned that the product they were selling might not live up to the quality standards achieved across the rest of their range? Same with the Chrysler/VW minivan posted earlier.

 

That Innocenti Regent reminds me of this puppy I posted elsewhere, Innocenti 1100

 

 

Not sure if it qualifies for 'worst' rebadge though, as my Orbis 'On Four Wheels' article on the brand claims they were better made than BL's effort. Then again, On four Wheels also described the dash in a Volvo 264 as like 'a jet aircraft' so I don't know what to think.

[Gompo]

Probably good cars at this point, but the current one is meant to be poor:

 

Holden Barina:

 

 

Suzuki Swift:

 

[saabhappy]

  pogweasel said:

  saabhappy said:

 

 

Cut the MGB/Sherpa jibes (not even historically plausible) about a car I really like and which are getting to be tediously predictable.

I doubt that will happen. Not here anyway. Sorry.

Enjoy the banter then!

[The Liberator]

  Ratdat said:

The Arna isn'r really a rebadged Cherry TBH, more a reskinned Alfasud. It's pretty different underneath to a Cherry.

The rear suspension is Cherry, and I imagine that most of the floorpan is too, as the Arna has the Cherry, rather than 'sud wheelbase.I always wondered how you'd operate the heater fan on these, by the switch on the Cherry dash (that the Arna uses) or the Alfasud wiper switch (that the Arna also uses). In the days of great 'Car' scoops, the Arna's photos were accompanied by the text "... and our pictures show it's impressive." Hmm.

[Guest]

  HillmanImp said:

Bit unfair to stick the Espero up, it was based on the GM J platform but I think you'd struggle to exchange pretty much anything bar the mechanical parts between a Cavalier. Plus they're ACE.

 

Here's some stuff.

 

Kia Concord - Mazda 626/Capella

 

Kia Capital - Mazda 323/Familia

 

And this little number:

Ford Festiva.....

 

.....also Mazda 121.....

 

Click for image - HOT CONTENT

.....and Kia Pride!

 

Took ages to find a whitewall Pride.

[Milford Cubicle]

It lives on as the SAIPA Nasim

 

[Guest]

They should bring it back, I bet the biddy squad would hot-foot it down to the dealer if they re-introduced the Pride.

[Milford Cubicle]

 

There's even a saloon version aimed at that demographic, and taxi drivers with short passengers.

[The Liberator]

Fish-faced Fiesta - Mazda 121

 

*edited to remove repost. I'll check next time.

[whitevanman]

The fuel tank in the Espero is almost exactly the same as the Cav's, but with just enough different lumps and bumps as to make them unswappable and Espero tanks rust badly for some reason

[Captain Mainwaring]

  Gompo said:

Holden Barina

Weird, I think the Corsa over there is known as an Opel Barina.And yeah, someone posted the Crossery on the first page.

[Dukestar25]

Mazda 323

Ford Lazer

Sao penza

[Captain Mainwaring]

Weren't those B-body Caprices and Ford Crown Vics essentially the same car?

[The Liberator]

Sterling - Rover 800

 

[Mr Lobster]

Have we had this yet? Be the envy of your friends by owning a car rarer than a Ferrari*

 

From Renault 12 to Dacia Denem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Copyright Jalopy magazine circa 1994

[Dukestar25]

Not quite a badge swap but Morris Oxford....

...Hindustan Ambassador

[The Liberator]

In similar vein:

 

Sipani Dolphin - Reliant Kitten

 

 

Premier Padmini - Fiat 1100

 

[Dukestar25]

My favourite one...

Mitsubishi Lancer

Proton Mpi

[martc]

Nervy Si wrote -

  Quote

I always wonder, with badge-overs like this, were the badge owners not at all concerned that the product they were selling might not live up to the quality standards achieved across the rest of their range?

.I understand Mazda had doubts over the re-badged Fiestas ruining thier reliabilty/quality image but I don't think it turned out too badly......And, in the long run, the folks in Swindon are probably glad that Honda set up their small operation there to remedy the quality problems of Honda badged Rovers before releasing them to the public and destroying their reputation.