Cars you didn't know existed...

[D-Angle]

The Toyota 222D, intended for Group B before it was shut down. Shares the silhouette of the Mk1 MR2:

[HTP99]

Fast Bug said:

The Fluence is a Megane saloon, they were sold in mainland Europe with petrol and diesel engines. And as stated, they're cheap because a) you're tied to a batter lease and b) it's a Megane saloon.

They're comfy to drive though. Other than that I can't think of any redeeming features...

They are also more oddly proportioned than the ICE Fluence as the boot is bigger due to the batteries being in there.

[soxboy]

Alpaca said:

A few week back I caught a before my time edition of Top of the Pops, featuring the music video to Wings of Dove by Madness, where the band incorporated stock footage of an Iveco Daily failing from the sky. This prompted a visit to the Wikipedia page, only to discover a badge engineered version was sold as the Alfa Romeo AR8:

Somebody must have been reading this as it's just been requested on Radio 2. Watched the video, hadn't seen it for years. I didn't realise it was done so cheap with stock footage, I also thought the van was a Talbot Express especially for the video - how wrong I was!

[carlove]

Alfa also did this, the AR53

[generationx]

D-Angle said:

The Toyota 222D, intended for Group B before it was shut down. Shares the silhouette of the Mk1 MR2:

At least two built, both mid engine, one transverse and one inline. Currently in Germany and regularly appear at classic events.

[lucido grigio]

generationx said:

D-Angle said:

The Toyota 222D, intended for Group B before it was shut down. Shares the silhouette of the Mk1 MR2:

At least two built, both mid engine, one transverse and one inline. Currently in Germany and regularly appear at classic events.

2 matt black cars attended the Eifel Historic Rallye festival last year.

I had no idea they existed till I saw them there.

I was astounded to see 1, then a 2nd came along......

I have pics on the phone, also another car at this event was the 1 0f 1 Audi GP S car that they let Walter Rohrl drive.

[finlo]

soxboy said:

Somebody must have been reading this as it's just been requested on Radio 2. Watched the video, hadn't seen it for years. I didn't realise it was done so cheap with stock footage, I also thought the van was a Talbot Express especially for the video - how wrong I was!

It was a MK2 Transit when they clambered into the back of it!

[lucido grigio]

Here.

[Hugo a Gogo]

Toyota Motorsport is based in Cologne I believe (the 'K' trade plate on that one)

the old rally Celicas etc all had K plates

[generationx]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Toyota Motorsport is based in Cologne I believe (the 'K' trade plate on that one)

the old rally Celicas etc all had K plates

Correct, in fact all started "K AM" for Anderson Motorsport.

[CanAm]

generationx said:

Correct, in fact all started "K AM" for Anderson Motorsport.

The German authorities are very accommodating on this; you can actually choose to have your own initials etc in the random letters section. At no charge!!

[Jimmy Recard]

CanAm said:

he German authorities are very accommodating on this; you can actually choose to have your own initials etc in the random letters section. At no charge!!

You can't change things like the local registration, which to me makes it totally pointless. I've never seen the point in crap personalised plates - if I was going to get one, I think it'd have to be exactly right

[Hugo a Gogo]

Small charge anyway, you can choose the letters and the numbers, just the first bit is your town, and that bit is naturally separated from the rest by the little stickers (tuv and state crest)

Edited by Hugo a Gogo on Sunday 30th April 16:34

[lucido grigio]

Seen at Auto Italia yesterday,a Ferves Ranger,600 built by Ferrari.

Driven on M25 at max 40mph.

[Triumph Man]

I never knew Alpina did a diesel E39

[Jazzy Jag]

A mate dropped by with this yesterday
(messed up the last post )

Edited by Jazzy Jag on Sunday 30th April 17:29

[Seek]

Triumph Man said:

I never knew Alpina did a diesel E39

Sadly not one of their highlights due to unreliability of injectors and turbos.
However it helped pave the way for the recent generation of super-diesels.

Despite being LHD-only, a handful ended up in the UK.

[HTP99]

Jazzy Jag said:

A mate dropped by with this yesterday
(messed up the last post )

Edited by Jazzy Jag on Sunday 30th April 17:29

Apart from it needing it's bonnet shutting properly, what actually is it?

[Butter Face]

That, sir, is a Ssanyong Chairman.

[MarshPhantom]

Nissan Altima