Weird car facts...

[k3ybo]

Big Rod said:

k3ybo said:

The nissan R390 GT1 uses them as well!

Well, how about that. Never knew such a beast existed! Nice!

So do they work better on that then? The headlamps on my Zed are about as effective as holding up a match in a gale. (At least they were until I upgraded the bulbs. Now they're just about acceptable)

I assume so as they raced them at Le Mans, and the race ones look like they have the same lights.

Sadly they only made 2 road legal ones and I'm pretty unlikely to ever find out

[thinfourth2]

Big Rod said:

Harry Monk said:

Big Rod said:

Nissan 300 ZX and Lamborghini Diablo share headlights.




(I wonder if they work better on a Diablo?)

If you want your mind truly melted, get quotes for replacement units from Nissan and Lamborghini.

I've often pondered on that.

Am i the only one that suspects that Nissan main dealers are more expensive

[Oelholm]

My Alfasud use the same discs on the front wheels as the Dino 246 does on the rears...

[RosscoPCole]

The company that makes the most rubber tyres each year is..........




Lego!

[Tyre Tread]

dylan0451 said:

Tyre Tread said:

The pennant on the Viking ship on the Rover badge always points to the right except on the stylised badges on the rear of the roof on the P5 Coupe which points to the left.

that has to be the best yet, who the hell would notice that?!

A P5 Owner.

Another one. On all P5's the gap between the front indicator and the stainless steel strip on the wing is greater on the offside than the nearside (or is it the other way around). The wings are different sizes.

Oh and most of the 'chrome' trim on a P5 (other than bumpers and light surrounds) on a P5 are stainless steel.

The P5 was the first British production car to be fitted with the Rover version of the Buick V8 engine.

The top of the rear shock absorbers on a Rover P5 are hidden ehind the rear seat back but they each have a small (2 inch square ish) cover that is held on by 4 screws each.

Rover P5's were fitted with invisible rear heated screens much like the ford quick clear ones as an option.

The over P5 Has a toolkit under the pull out picnic tray in the front.

The Rover P5 is fitted with cupholders in the rear from when it was introduced in the 1950's

[Liquid Knight]

Small italian cars are completely invisible through german car glass (see profile picture).

[binlicker]

Griffith rear lights are upside down cavalier items.
Later generation Esprit rear lights are Toyota Corolla items.
DB7 rear lights are off a Mazda 323.

[PLamborghini]

RosscoPCole said:

The company that makes the most rubber tyres each year is..........




Lego!

Had this question in a quiz, nobody got it

[Superhoop]

The rear fog light on a Lotus 340R is from a Peugeot 206

[Triumph Man]

The Lamborghini Diablo (PFL) shares its indicator and wiper stalks with the Rover SD1, and indeed most 80s BL tin.

[Nath88n]

The windscreen wiper mechanism on the Koenigsegg CCX is taken from the Mercedes W201/124. That's what you call over engineering.

The fuel injectors on the Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 are the same as the ones used on the Ferrari 308 and other 80's Ferrari's.

[jayfrancis]

The rear window surround/spoiler on sportier versions of the Toyota Yaris are held on with double sided sticky tape and are will get ripped off if you exceed 50 mph backwards.

I found this out when employed as a car transporter driver and I reversed one above the cab!

[Triumph Man]

Due to their rear suspension design (twin torsion bars running parallel across the car), the Renault 16 an Renault 4 have a longer wheelbase on one side than the other.

[Bubbles996]

The very first Ford Focus' had a spare key hidden behind the bonnet badge.

[*Al*]

A Puma gear knob is very cold to the touch on a winters morning.

[MondeoMan1981]

The 206 HDi 1.4 has a variable geometry turbo.

[DBaldwin]

Aston Martin V8 Vantages have Land Rover starter motors and Ford Focus wing mirror adjustment switches.

[binlicker]

The scimitar SS1 had a Metro windscreen.

[deveng]

*Al* said:

A Puma gear knob is very cold to the touch on a winters morning.

Had one on a previous car.... so so uncomfortable

[thebigmacmoomin]

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