Dinosaurs: Cars you cant believe they made so late
Discussion
If you walked into a Jaguar dealer in 1992 and ordered an XJ12 it would look like this, despite the boxy XJ40 being launched some 8 years earlier.
Similarly, a year after the 993 was launched you could still buy one of these.
I'm also always amazed you could buy a new Fiat X19 as late as 1989
Any others cars you can think of that seem to come from a different era to their contempories?
Similarly, a year after the 993 was launched you could still buy one of these.
I'm also always amazed you could buy a new Fiat X19 as late as 1989
Any others cars you can think of that seem to come from a different era to their contempories?
slomax said:
You could buy a brand new 2cv up untill the very early nineties.
I didn't realise these were British?? I know a fair few were made in Slough, but I wouldn't call them British. Are they still making vw campers in south America?
Also, I think the trabant is still manufactured in Egypt under a different name, or am I making things up again?
A lot of stuff ends up being sent to other countries trying to set up car companies and technically 'lives on', but I think the obvious contender would have to be Russian - The GAZ M20 has a restyled nose and tail and sundry details here and there, but the essence of the car (including the petrol-option engine) can trace its origins back to 1956:
There's still a lot of this underneath it, windscreen and window-line are dead giveaways:
There's still a lot of this underneath it, windscreen and window-line are dead giveaways:
Edited by Twincam16 on Sunday 3rd October 12:54
Edited by Twincam16 on Sunday 3rd October 13:01
AndrewW-G said:
Hmmm. I'm not sure CKD cars count, as you could find all manner of stuff being produced for different world markets - you can still get an Austin Montego in China, for example. I think it's more interesting if they continued to be built in their country of origin and no-one really cared, like the GAZ.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff