Basically nicked the design mate

[inconsistant]

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[quicksilver]

Rootes have form for this.

 

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[Tayne]

Actual true fact.

When the Range Rover went upmarket at the beginning of the 80s the LR engineers just look at some wheels on a Ford Mustang and basically nicked the design mate.

 

 

[Aston Martin]

[castros_bro]

Jeep.

Mahindra

[0ldCh0d]

BMW X5 & the Chinese rip off/copy version 

 

[MrBiscuits]

  On 19/01/2024 at 19:25, quicksilver said:

Rootes have form for this.

 

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The Hillman Avenger preceeded the Marina I think?

[Missy Charm]

Surprised we haven't had the biggie yet:

And:

[quicksilver]

  On 19/01/2024 at 20:13, MrBiscuits said:

The Hillman Avenger preceeded the Marina I think?

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The Hillman original with the hockey stick lights did, but looked sufficiently different from the Marina. It was the Chrysler facelift that came afterwards with its revised details (especially the new rear end styling) that looks like it was blatantly inspired by the Marina. They turned a car that didn't really look like a Marina into one that did.

[SunnySouth]

  On 19/01/2024 at 16:58, danthecapriman said:

Ford Transit mk3/4/5.

GAZ 2705 ‘gazelle’

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Well, fuck me! I always casually thought those Russian things were actual Transits, with some sort of facelifting of an ancient design like those weird ‘exotic’ VWs that they still churn out 176 years after they stopped making them in Europe. Interesting!

[SunnySouth]

  On 19/01/2024 at 20:17, Missy Charm said:

Surprised we haven't had the biggie yet:

And:

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Aston cunningly hid their blatant design rip off though by adding skis to distract everyone. Clever!

[stuboy]

[garethj]

  On 19/01/2024 at 20:52, stuboy said:

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The Ioniq HLS will be a huge success 👍

[DavieW]

I saw a TV ad last night and thought Tesla were reduced to having to advertise on the box until I saw BYD at the end.

BYD Seal

Tesla Model 3

[lesapandre]

  On 19/01/2024 at 20:52, stuboy said:

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Harold Musgrove CEO of Austin Rover sacked star designer David Bache because of the scallops in the sides of the Maestro (and various other perceived design misdemeanors). I think he really didn't like him.

David was right and Harold was wrong - Maestro looks better with the passing years, it's a cool design - and now virtually every car has scalloped flanks of some sort.

[garethj]

The Tatra 613 is a blend of VW 412 at the front

 

And Talbot Tagora on sides and back.

 

[DSdriver]

its been happening forever

[lesapandre]

 

Chevrolet Corvair

Hillman Imp

[Wibble]

[wuvvum]

  On 19/01/2024 at 21:27, lesapandre said:

 

@HillmanImp

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Looks nothing like him!

[mk2_craig]

Renner 14

 

Peugeot 306

[mk2_craig]

Escort III

 

Ambastardor

[matt79]

 

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

  On 19/01/2024 at 23:03, matt79 said:

 

 

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Colt like similar lift back Celica where Japanese Mustang 2clone.

Like the earlier Celica was a first gen Firebird clone.

[HillmanImp]

  On 19/01/2024 at 22:02, wuvvum said:

Looks nothing like him!

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I dunno, drinks a lot and quite often out of control? Probably quite similar. 

[ETCHY]

  On 19/01/2024 at 20:52, stuboy said:

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I can't wait to tell an Ioniq owner his car looks like a Maestro..

[EyesWeldedShut]

  On 20/01/2024 at 08:13, ETCHY said:

I can't wait to tell an Ioniq owner his car looks like a Maestro..

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Most of 'em will have no idea what you are talking about. A what? Eh? Austin? Powers?

[HillmanImp]

Just remembered this. 

 

[garethj]

  On 20/01/2024 at 08:28, HillmanImp said:

Just remembered this. 

 

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Are you saying this thread has basically nicked the design of that other one, mate?