Basically nicked the design mate

21,790 · January 20

Good thread idea. I posted this one in six cylinder's thread a while back - the 924 and Fuego have always looked similar to my eye.

14,228 · January 20

New Ford Ranger

1979 Ford Cortina

3,723 · January 20

Simca 1300 and Fiat 124. Simca were independent from Fiat by this stage but the two cars are very similar in appearance and engineering, so possibly there was still collaboration behind the scenes.

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21,790 · January 20

I always thought the arse end treatment of the early HRV looked like an oVlov V70 plonked on top of a lifted chassis.

11,403 · January 20

Nissan figaro

IFA P70 coupe

4,854 · January 20

17 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

FE Victor/Audi 100 Avant.

I consider the Vauxhall FE estate to beinfluenced by the 1971 AMC Hornet Sportabout.

And those 'Marina door handles' were perhaps influenced by the 1969 AMC Hornet sedan.

12,554 · January 20

3 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

It’s a commonly known untrue fact that they share the same glass hatch, however on the Fuego it’s mounted the other way around.

36,361 · January 20

Mk3 Escort

Volvo 340

36,361 · January 20

Mr2

X1/9

Pontiac Fiero

36,361 · January 20

MX-5

Lotus Elan

36,361 · January 20

Golf GTi

1275GT

36,361 · January 20

Porsche Panamera

ORA Lightening Cat

36,361 · January 20

1955 Chevrolet

Humber Hawk

January 20

there is always this

The Maxus is such a blatant rip off that I'm supised they haven't ended up in court.

14,228 · January 20

Fiat X1/9. Note the B pillar

Ds3

40,219 · January 20

Just the grilles, but did the FIAT grille designer tasked with updating the Punto look out of the window at the local Suzuki dealer and thought 'that'll do, job jobbed, I'm off to my mistress for the afternoon'?

7,269 · January 20

10 minutes ago, martc said:

Just the grilles, but did the FIAT grille designer tasked with updating the Punto look out of the window at the local Suzuki dealer and thought 'that'll do, job jobbed, I'm off to my mistress for the afternoon'?

They were co-operating on the Sedici/SX4 back then so maybe some crossover in the design departments on the other models?