Worst Rebadges In History

[Mr_Bo11ox]

That winnebago shitbox is defo a Trafic, theres one in Crewe, I lie awake at night hoping its got the 1.4 engine in it

[AnthonyG]

Austin 1100/1300 VariantsAustinMorrisMGWolseleyVandan PlasAustin AmericaMorris NomadThere must be some more, what about the booted ones? Keef?

Execellent Avatar Simmo! You missed out Riley Kestrel from the UK, also:Innocenti IM3 (Italy)Authi Victoria? (Spain) Booted, with the Triumph like Micholetti (sp) front and rear ends.Austin Apache (South Africa) (same as above)

[155V6]

That winnebago shitbox is defo a Trafic, theres one in Crewe, I lie awake at night hoping its got the 1.4 engine in it

No,but the early ones had a 57bhp diesel

[simmo]

Austin 1100/1300 VariantsAustinMorrisMGWolseleyVandan PlasAustin AmericaMorris NomadThere must be some more, what about the booted ones? Keef?

Execellent Avatar Simmo! You missed out Riley Kestrel from the UK, also:Innocenti IM3 (Italy)Authi Victoria? (Spain) Booted, with the Triumph like Micholetti (sp) front and rear ends.Austin Apache (South Africa) (same as above)

You gotta love Moss, knew I forget some obvious ones and even missed the innocenti that was mentioned earlier d'oh

[ChinaTom]

LZW 7100. Good old WuLing picked a cracker here. They had a 3 cyl Daihatsu lump in them. Most gone now.

 

 

There are plenty more older Chinese copies - summary being compiled now.

[ChinaTom]

I need more...

 

 

and as I remember them:

 

 

credit to Erik van Ingen Schenau for these

 

The ZX didn't fare much better out there. The FuKang stole the show, and wasn't that bad to be honest. But others tried:

 

The Beautiful Deer. Really. That's what they called it.

 

The Maple Leaf for Barry

 

and the Saga. Ownership proved to be one anyway

 

Nice take on the Corsa by Buick

 

This beats the Etsong Maestro for me. Little is known about this car, but I can tell you it was built in a tank factory (army, not cess) for a few years and one of their adverts used a Ford Mondeo to sell this. Their argument was - "hey, it's a car and we also sell cars. What's your problem? We make guns y'know"

 

Looking for pics of the Subarus and Violets etc...

[saabhappy]

If anybody's done this since I last looked, sorry.

 

Zimmer Mk 2

 

 

Zimmer Mk 1

 

[Mr H Sceptre]

Austin 1100/1300 VariantsAustinMorrisMGWolseleyVandan PlasAustin AmericaMorris NomadThere must be some more, what about the booted ones? Keef?

Riley Kestral

[simmo]

Yep missed a couple, AnthonyG has added a few

[brammy777]

The Vauxhall Arena, I know badge engineering is rife in Vans, but this one was really poor! At least I think so.

[seth]

Austin Cambridge A55mk2 / A60

Morris Oxford IV & V

MG Magnette III & IV

Wolesley 15/60 & 16/60

Riley 4/68 & 4/72

 

Hillman Hunter

Hillman Minx

Humber Sceptre

Singer Vogue

Singer Gazelle

Peykan

 

And my A-Z of Cars of the 1970s also states that the Huntere was also badged a Chrysler Hunter for its final 2yrs of production, which I didnt realise.

Plus Sunbeam Arrow in the USA, from 1967 to 1970!

 

BTW, Peykan means Arrow in Persian.

There was also a Sunbeam Vogue in this country for a year or so.

 

How about a Standard Gazel?

 

[Mr Lobster]

Nissan Serena van

 

 

LDV Cub

 

[warren t claim]

That looks like something Kyle would make!

[pogweasel]

This "new" citroen thing appears to bear an uncanny resemblence to the mitsubishi i-car...

 

 

[andrew e]

 

http://cvglobal.tatamotors.com/products/scv/winger/winger.asp

[aled]

Apologies if it's already been mentioned,but how about this Winnebago?

there is a 6 wheeler version of one of these on the road between swansea and the gower , will try and get a photo the w/end.

[Timewaster]

This "new" citroen thing appears to bear an uncanny resemblence to the mitsubishi i-car...

 

 

They both remind me of the 1997 Mini Spiritual concept

 

Sorry for quoting pictures, but needed for comparrison.

[aled]

This "new" citroen thing appears to bear an uncanny resemblence to the mitsubishi i-car...

 

 

They both remind me of the 1997 Mini Spiritual concept

 

Sorry for quoting pictures, but needed for comparrison.

and the tata nano

[dollywobbler]

I've let this thread get past me. Have we had the Honda Crossroad yet? Possibly the lamest rebadging ever. At least BMC changed the looks across their similar models!

[Timewaster]

Could you imagine the horror of the owners who thought they were getting a Honda quality product?

[seth]

They both remind me of the 1997 Mini Spiritual concept

 

 

 

Edited for accuracy

[Silvia Nut]

Nissan Pintara/ Bluebird - Ford Corsair

[/img]http://members.fortunecity.com/mang01/Nissan/images/Mvc-387f.jpg[/img]

 

[/img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/1989-1992_Ford_Corsair_(UA)_GL_sedan_02.jpg[/img]

 

Ford Capri/ Laser - Mazda 323

 

[/img]http://www.autoloud.com/images/800pxmercurycapri1.jpg[/img]

 

[/img]http://www.jcdrenguis.com/mazda323/index_images/323after.jpg[/img]

 

Ford Probe - Mazda MX6

[/img]http://www.local-motors.com/user_images/cc53098.jpg[/img]

[/img]http://www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHICLE/1997/Mazda/704/1997.mazda.mx6.6913-396x249.jpg[/img]

 

 

Toyota Cavalier - Chevrolet Cavalier - Vauxhall Cavalier

 

[/img]http://members.fortunecity.com/mang01/Nissan/images/Mvc-387f.jpg[/img]

[Tayne]

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[Silvia Nut]

Thanks

[Station]

Pity, I always thought Rover's mini designs were better than BMW's:

 

 

 

 

Rover were clearly on drugs.

[Negative Creep]

 

 

Pontiac Le Mans - don't fancy yours much

[Milford Cubicle]

We were talking about some of the woeful SAAB/GM re-branding in another thread.

 

 

 

Baffling.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

That 9-2x thing is quite appealing in its own right, I wouldnt mind one, all the ability of an impreza without the shaven head + rally jacket.

[maxpower]

Where "worst" = cool

 

Volkswagen 1500 W

 

Volkswagen 1500 M 1.8 Rural W

 

I like this. The Passat's bastard brother.

 

These are a facelift VW-badged version of previous Dodge-badged models based on the Hillman Avenger, made 1982 - 1990 in Argentina.

 

(EDITED to add further INFO )

that bottom picture looks like the face of a morris ital and the arse of an avenger

[boobydoo]

And my A-Z of Cars of the 1970s also states that the Huntere was also badged a Chrysler Hunter for its final 2yrs of production, which I didnt realise.

Yes indeedy!!! Skankily built in Eire and started to rust upon leaving showroom!!