Cars you didn't know existed...

[newoldfart]

don,t know if this counts but several years ago i saw a Triumph stag that had been
converted into a pickup truck??

[V10 SPM]

[wildcat45]

What is it? Lots of parts of it look familiar.

[Alpaca]

Sorry if we've had this...estate version of the current Clio:

[SpamDisco]

wildcat45 said:

What is it? Lots of parts of it look familiar.

Google image search thinks it a москвич калита, I'm still not any wiser though.

[BrabusMog]

Alpaca said:

Sorry if we've had this...estate version of the current Clio:

These are widely available throughout continental Europe.

[Trabi601]

SpamDisco said:

wildcat45 said:

What is it? Lots of parts of it look familiar.

Google image search thinks it a ??????? ??????, I'm still not any wiser though.

Moskvich Ivan Kalita.

[wack]

I didn't know you could get MX5 kit cars until I saw a Healy Enigma in a car park so I did a search and being totally honest, if I was utterly minted I'd spend 60k on this Italia 3 swb

[rodericb]

Iva Barchetta said:

Fiat 500 Abarth Edizione Maserati.

Note Maserati style wheels.

Yeah, similar in concept to those Ferrari tributo 500's. Has the same donk I think and has 'luxury' type exterior and interior colours and I think a fancy clock on the dashboard.

[jet_noise]

wildcat45 said:

What is it? Lots of parts of it look familiar.

Like Frankenstein's monster you mean?
Eye of newt, toe of dog etc.
In this case a lot of Renault 9 with some Volvo 740. 4x4 chassis?

[groomi]

ATTAK Z said:

In a similar vein I've just bought one of these after looking for an Abarth ... Fiat Riva

I really like the look of that, but not sure if it would look so good outside a chip shop in Brixton.

[CanAm]

ATTAK Z said:

In a similar vein I've just bought one of these after looking for an Abarth ... Fiat Riva

Of course. Like twins separated at birth.

[wildcat45]

jet_noise said:

Like Frankenstein's monster you mean?
Eye of newt, toe of dog etc.
In this case a lot of Renault 9 with some Volvo 740. 4x4 chassis?

Yes


I thought it had a look of 740 too. Are the wheels not off a later model 940?
Talbot Alpine/Solara/Horizon door handles.

[Blown2CV]

SpamDisco said:

wildcat45 said:

What is it? Lots of parts of it look familiar.

Google image search thinks it a ??????? ??????, I'm still not any wiser though.

american saloon car that says 4x4 on the back, surely that's a bit unusual

[ajprice]

wildcat45 said:

jet_noise said:

Like Frankenstein's monster you mean?
Eye of newt, toe of dog etc.
In this case a lot of Renault 9 with some Volvo 740. 4x4 chassis?

Yes


I thought it had a look of 740 too. Are the wheels not off a later model 940?
Talbot Alpine/Solara/Horizon door handles.

Thirded on the Volvo 740-ness, especially the wheels and the doors.

[Trabi601]

Blown2CV said:

SpamDisco said:

wildcat45 said:

What is it? Lots of parts of it look familiar.

Google image search thinks it a ??????? ??????, I'm still not any wiser though.

american saloon car that says 4x4 on the back, surely that's a bit unusual

It's a Moskvich. Which explains the Talbot-esque doors / handles.

[jet_noise]

Trabi601 said:

Moskvich Ivan Kalita.

Every day's a learning day. Looked this up. Last models produced when Moskvich went bust in 2002.
Looks almost handsome from other angles. Interior is quite good too.
In an '80s-tastic way

[wildcat45]

jet_noise said:

Every day's a learning day. Looked this up. Last models produced when Moskvich went bust in 2002.
Looks almost handsome from other angles. Interior is quite good too.
In an '80s-tastic way

I did the same. The dashboard reminds me of a bad Jaguar.

[Trabi601]

They even did a SWB 2 door version, a bit like those weird American coupes from the 80s

[Chris7865677]

BrabusMog said:

Alpaca said:

Sorry if we've had this...estate version of the current Clio:

These are widely available throughout continental Europe.

I like this! Very nice!