55bloke Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 That's luv-er-ly!! Never seen a 25 limo like that before- most of them appear to have widened B posts, but never seen one wide enough to put a window in!! Have seen a pic of one with ordinary B posts, but much longer rear doors, which would seem a far easier way of lengthening the shell. What's the story with this particular car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr-reno-139 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 hi wish i could tell you more, found pics (and HEULlEZ link) on http://www.renault25limousine.com/ when doing some research on mine after registering you can then view pics on forum tried using google translator on whole site but then it wont let you stay logged in copy and paste into alta vista works one chunk at a time but now cant find thread for details !!!good luck hope your french is better than mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55bloke Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 That prompted me to Google Heuliez, and there's loads of fascinating stuff they've done! Everything from trucks and coaches to sports cars, plus custom jobs on all sorts of French shite. Way too much to post it all, but the following two caught my eye- both from foreign language sites I can't translate.Is this a Chrystler 180 Estate?And this beauty is a Fuego convertable, methinks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Wasn't the Fuego convertible a readily available model in the US Renault range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 No, but an R9 convertible was.Yup, that's a 180 estate too, I believe that a Spanish concern did a similar thing to make an ambulance conversion, in the style of DS/CX, Audi 100, Volvo 960 etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr-reno-139 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Hi dave did you not see my earlier thread ?now dropped off page1 attention french car nutcases everybodyelse got quite excited !just for you i found boonbacker stretch for me being silly ive got this and just so you dont think iam biased this onenow if you can all manage german check this site out (click along top bit whereit says 6dr etc for dropdown manufacturers menu )http://www.longwheelbase.com/cms MAKE SURE YOU CHECK LINKS OUT !!!!! including http://groups.msn.com/1980extremetuning/_whatsnew.msnwand http://www.bestattungswagen-literaturar ... index.htmlespecially if you are into OLD HEARSES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Yeh saw that French car thread, was some nice kit there R4 thing is mega, not sure I'd want to be driving it though.Can't help but think that a couple of stretched R25s would make superb wedding / funeral cars in a shitey sort of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55bloke Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Hi dave did you not see my earlier thread ?now dropped off page1 attention french car nutcases everybodyelse got quite excited !just for you i found boonbacker stretch Hi, and yes, I did see that thread. I have seen that limo before, but had no idea what it was called. It has always amazed me that Heuliez chose to stretch the 25 by cutting it in two through the b-post!! It would surely be so much easier to leave the post alone and just lengthen the rear door opening, as on this one. I spent some time wrestling with the website yesterday, and that very pic, plus one of your limo, are now on it. Phew!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 This is a little odd...  Found on the Killcastro.com website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Saved this picture years ago, don't know if it was an official conversion of Nissan Cedric/Gloria Y31 or a one-off.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoterstangen90 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 http://link.marktplaats.nl/133566693top shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I snapped a most excellent stretched-shite W123 merc today. Jiggered if I know how to get the pic off my phone though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel R25 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Hi,@Mr Reno: That Limousine was great! What a pity about that donor car that was stolen. Why don't you try selling it in the English forum of renault25.com:http://www.renault25.com/data/forum/viewforum.php?f=36I think you'd get decent money...DanielR25 Turbo-dxR25 V6 turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr-reno-139 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 keep them coming or are we stretching the thread too far W123 6drR20/30 for the fanclub and very silly 6 wheel R5followed by an even sillier one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordpoplier Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Extended CX, found this inside an ebay listing for 2CVs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1951-MORRIS-OXFOR ... dZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55bloke Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Was amazed to see one of these pass me going in the opposite direction as I came home from work yesterday. Surely must be a rare bird? if I see it again, with my camera, will try and get pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 ^ Wow, six doors! ^ Apparently there are a few of these around Bangkok of all places!  This is one very long SLAAB! I can explain. An acquaintance from Holland went shopping for a car in Thailand, c 1999. He wanted to buy with cash and toured northern Thai dealerships with a Thai interpreter and a briefcase packed with 1000b notes PLUS his cheque book.He had 3 stipulations. Whatever car he bought had to be top of the range, green and NOT Japanese. His decision, he made it clear, would be made purely on the best discount offered. Saab at that time had a yard full of top spec models in Bkk (almost 100, it was said) and were DESPERATE to get rid of them fast before the new facelifted version was announced. After a few days delay while they found him one in green, he took delivery at a discount of 25%. Yes, 25%!!!!!!!!!!And the others were bought by Bkk entrepreneurs, many of whom STREEEETCHED them as limos to make money out of that specialist market, dominated by stupidly expensive Mercs. 'Cos the SLABS were so cheeeeep!May the force go with you. Market forces.  Sorry, they're not my pictures, but I got this the other day:   300D FTSVOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 That looks like the same conversion... A factory job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Yeah i'm sure they offered one from the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 STRETCHED INDIAN SHITE[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Case Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 The stretched Saab 9000 was a fairly rare bird as the Scorpio was still in production at the time and seemed to be the vehicle of choice for the funeral trade. With the demise of the Scorpio, and the Omega, the 9-5 seems to be the current reasonably priced relacement, and they are quite popular. Still way above shite price levels, but given time http://www.coleman-milne.co.uk/colemanm ... ils&id=289 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 What on earth is that Indian monstrosity?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 APPARENTLY ITS A COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED VERSION OF THE HINDUSTAN AMBASSADOR. THIS ONE WITH THE AMERICAN FRONT END TO MAKE IT LOOK REALLY GOOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoterstangen90 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55bloke Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Posted this pic in another thread, but got no reply- must've been missed, coz I'm sure SOMEONE on here will know what it is! I saw it through the trees, round the back of a house, but couldn't see it very clearly, so took a pic on full zoom. It looks to me like a stretched Range Rover, but not one of the versions I've seen before. Does anyone recognise it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Looking at the door handles and the bonnet line, it looks like its based on an early Range Rover.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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