Weird car facts...

[DaveL485]

marshalla said:

Pat H said:

My 1987 Lotus Esprit:

Triumph TR7 wiper motors
Austin Princess steering column
MGB interior door handles
Morris Marina exterior door handles
Cortina steering rack
Citroen CX wing mirrors
Land Rover clutch slave cylinder
Rover SD1 rear lamps
Citroen Maserati transmission

Beat that.

Ford Transit cam belt tensioner (if it's the same one that the Excel uses)

+ Renault UN1 Gearbox.

[christofmccracke]

Lamborghini diablo and murci use the same momo steering wheel as an evo7-8-9

[DaveL485]

The Renault 21 Turbo was the fastest 2-litre production saloon on its release.

It also held the land speed record.


(On Ice)

[CraigVmax]

I doesn't matter what car I'm in, what colour it is, or whether I am stationary or moving. People will still crash into me all the time.

[wildcat45]

The back lights on the MkI Discovery came off a Maestro van.

The Marina was sold in America where the marketing played on the fact it had an MG engine.

The SD1 was also sold in America where the steering wheel was swaped to a traditional 3 spoke design.

[Zad]

JVaughan said:

Some switches in the XJ220 were sourced from the Montego. as I believe were the heater vents too

Ford Granada/Scorpio.

[Harry Monk]

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.

[Pat H]

DaveL485 said:

+ Renault UN1 Gearbox.

Renault boxes from 1988 onwards in the jellymould restyle.

Citroen Maserati boxes in Giugiaro Esprits from 1975 to 1987.

[Schermerhorn]

MVDD said:

A Ferrari F50 has the same clutch as the Masterati 4200...(quite a large price difference)

Porsche 993 front brake pads are the same as Ferrari 355 rears (...i'm 99%)

f355 and 348 use the same brake pads front and rear.

They also share the same pads too.

The 993 Carrera uses these brake pads for the rear.

[k3ybo]

Big Rod said:

Nissan 300 ZX and Lamborghini Diablo share headlights.




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

The nissan R390 GT1 uses them as well!

[Schermerhorn]

An Alfa Romeo 145, 146, 147 share the same spark plugs with a Ferrari F355 and Ferrari F50.

NGK Spark Plug - PMR7A

[Pork]

CraigVmax said:

amc pacer has a longer passenger door than drivers door (it might be the other way round actually!)

As does the Ferrari 250 GTO.

My random fact it, the little triangle on the fuel gauge tells you which side of the car the filler is on.

[CraigVmax]

is that true, Im sure Ive had the odd car that doesnt

[SaltyToe]

CraigVmax said:

is that true, Im sure Ive had the odd car that doesnt

Do a little search on it, big discussion a while ago where basically it was concluded that it works on some cars but not others, so its just luck

[marshalla]

SaltyToe said:

CraigVmax said:

is that true, Im sure Ive had the odd car that doesnt

Do a little search on it, big discussion a while ago where basically it was concluded that it works on some cars but not others, so its just luck

I thought that was about the pump handle on the icon.

"Pork" is talking about an additional arrow on the gauge.

[SaltyToe]

marshalla said:

I thought that was about the pump handle on the icon.

"Pork" is talking about an additional arrow on the gauge.

My bad, your right. I dont think i've ever seen an arrow on a fuel gauge before mind.

[Big Rod]

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.

[Big Rod]

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)

[Pork]

CraigVmax said:

is that true, Im sure Ive had the odd car that doesnt

Yep, its true. Not every single car has them, lots do, but not all, and in the pic above the arrow is hooooj - they're more often that not very small, but a lot of cars do have them.

Have a look next time you're in your car.

[Baryonyx]

Apparently, the chassis on the first generation Ford Focus was 10% stiffer than that of the Escort Cosworth. The Focus was also apparently pitched as a rally project first, hence the independant rear suspension when they could have used a cheaper system.