Cars you didn't know existed...

[Falsey]

Saw something drive past today Ive never seen before - not sure what it was.

White, looked very 90's, almost a Quattro profile. Had a big vinyl sticker across the back that Im pretty sure said 'Quantum'.

Any ideas?

Edit - google to the rescue. Quantum Saloon apparently. Old kit car. Not a particularly attractive thing.

Edited by Falsey on Monday 16th March 16:46

[RochdalePioneers]

SirSquidalot said:

VW Golf Plus Dune, saw one yesterday. Horrendous!

I like that!

[va1o]

RochdalePioneers said:

SirSquidalot said:

VW Golf Plus Dune, saw one yesterday. Horrendous!

I like that!

Shame it was limited to only 2WD and the venerable 1.9 TDI 105 engine. But I guess they didn't want it to tread on the toes of the Tiguan which went on sale around the same time!

[Hugo a Gogo]

built by Pininfarina in 69, based on a 300SEL 6.3

it's ugly, but doesn't it remind you of Sacco's 126 coupe? he just built a bit more of a 'coke-bottle hip' into it and got rid of the ugly headlight surround

[daveco]

Hugo a Gogo said:

built by Pininfarina in 69, based on a 300SEL 6.3

it's ugly, but doesn't it remind you of Sacco's 126 coupe? he just built a bit more of a 'coke-bottle hip' into it and got rid of the ugly headlight surround

Definitely. From the end of the doors back to the rear it is very similar.

[RobM77]

I got a whole load of stick on here once for saying that I'd never heard of a Range Rover Evoque. Very strange. At the time I genuinely hadn't heard of them, but I have now seen one.

[LordGrover]

You can't turn round without tripping over the feckers here.

[RobM77]

LordGrover said:

You can't turn round without tripping over the feckers here.

I think it must be a regional thing. I got so much hassle for it though - took up about two pages of a thread! Now that I know what they are I can confirm that I virtually never see them, despite doing about 40k miles a year. I see standard RRs a lot, and a few RRSs, but no Evoques.

[em177]

Falsey said:

Saw something drive past today Ive never seen before - not sure what it was.

White, looked very 90's, almost a Quattro profile. Had a big vinyl sticker across the back that Im pretty sure said 'Quantum'.

Any ideas?

Edit - google to the rescue. Quantum Saloon apparently. Old kit car. Not a particularly attractive thing.

Edited by Falsey on Monday 16th March 16:46

Sounds like a Ford based kit car?

[cirian75]

RobM77 said:

I got a whole load of stick on here once for saying that I'd never heard of a Range Rover Evoque. Very strange. At the time I genuinely hadn't heard of them, but I have now seen one.

LordGrover said:

You can't turn round without tripping over the feckers here.

I work on King street in Manchester, every other car is a Range Rover of some kind, the other 50% is BMW/Audi/Porka

[RobM77]

cirian75 said:

RobM77 said:

I got a whole load of stick on here once for saying that I'd never heard of a Range Rover Evoque. Very strange. At the time I genuinely hadn't heard of them, but I have now seen one.

LordGrover said:

You can't turn round without tripping over the feckers here.

I work on King street in Manchester, every other car is a Range Rover of some kind, the other 50% is BMW/Audi/Porka

Very different to here - I live in West Berkshire, work in North Hampshire and travel to Dorset once or twice a week. I see a complete mix of all makes and models of car, but very few expensive cars like new RRs or Porsches etc. The only unusual bias is there are a lot of Land Rovers near where I live, but that's because the type of land and farming where I am (estate owned land, small fields with lots of copses and a scattering of token livestock - the estates buy their groundsmen LRs to look after things).

[Falsey]

em177 said:

Sounds like a Ford based kit car?

I think they were built on old Fiestas. At least thats what I saw googling about.

[jamiebae]

cirian75 said:

RobM77 said:

I got a whole load of stick on here once for saying that I'd never heard of a Range Rover Evoque. Very strange. At the time I genuinely hadn't heard of them, but I have now seen one.

LordGrover said:

You can't turn round without tripping over the feckers here.

I work on King street in Manchester, every other car is a Range Rover of some kind, the other 50% is BMW/Audi/Porka

Hundreds of them here, only ever in black or white. In fact, I see one pretty much every day within minutes of leaving my apartment (it's mine...)

[Parabola]

This is a great book for unusual Porsche.
Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0850598028


Some of my favourites...


1966 Porsche Bertone Roadster : 911 Cabriolet base






1970's Diba GTC : 911 base







1967 Dick Four Seater : 911 base

[McAndy]

Added to wishlist. I like the top one.

[marcgti6]

Saw one of these the other day - http://www.bmw.co.uk/en_GB/new-vehicles/2/activeto... - it looked awful.

Why would you?!

[soad]

marcgti6 said:

Saw one of these the other day - http://www.bmw.co.uk/en_GB/new-vehicles/2/activeto... - it looked awful.

Why would you?!

Because Flash motor.

[GoodDoc]

paulshears said:

Ford Verona



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Orion at the front, Sierra Sapphire at the rear.

[CYMR0]

Seeing as we're doing pointless Brazilian Fords:



The Ka Sedan. We'll be getting the rather charmless five-door hatchback for some reason.

[marcgti6]

soad said:

Because Flash motor.

I know exactly what you're saying but just look at it!