Mad Cars You Want

[RosscoPCole]

There are a few Mad Motors I would love to own:

Fiat 595 Barchetta. Funky little car with input from Peter Stevens


Carver One. Just bonkers. Like an enclosed bike that won't tip over.


Fiat Multipla. Can have myself SWMBO and the sproglet in the front and use the back like a van and it looks different.


Smart Crossblade. Great for summer and silly. Most of the door is missing.


These are a few suggestions, any more?

[Hugo a Gogo]

VW type 181


if not an actual WW2 Kubelwagen


Avantime


4x4 mid engined subaru?

[stewy68]

Always wanted this.



ETA
+1 with the Avantime

Edited by stewy68 on Friday 16th April 20:33

[Conor D]

RosscoPCole said:

Smart Crossblade. Great for summer and silly. Most of the door is missing.


These are a few suggestions, any more?

Those things are awesome.. I saw a guy with one in spain, and didn't know if it was a one-off job or a production one..

I love them! Obviously wouldn't be much good here though..

[RosscoPCole]

stewy68 said:

Always wanted this.



ETA
+1 with the Avantime

Edited by stewy68 on Friday 16th April 20:33

+2 with the Avantime but prefer this to 'The Beast'

[stewy68]

[quote=RosscoPCole

+2 with the Avantime but prefer this to 'The Beast'

[/quote]

Love that. Never seen it before though.

[RosscoPCole]

stewy68 said:

[quote=RosscoPCole

+2 with the Avantime but prefer this to 'The Beast'

Love that. Never seen it before though.

look at http://www.bobpetersenengineering.co.uk/index.html for their full range of madness.

[Phil Dicky]

+3 with the Avantime

[stewy68]

Marvelous!

It's like Stanley Mann on drugs.

[750turbo]

Conor D said:

RosscoPCole said:

Smart Crossblade. Great for summer and silly. Most of the door is missing.


These are a few suggestions, any more?

Those things are awesome.. I saw a guy with one in spain, and didn't know if it was a one-off job or a production one..

I love them! Obviously wouldn't be much good here though..

Robbie Williams apparently got the first one, possibly media hype?

Anyway, we had one in the "Smart" showroom when I did my stint in Germany. (Boring story) Lovely looking little thing, just no use here sadly.

[grumbledoak]

I realise that they are Gheyer than "Ghey Jack Mc-Ghey" in the Blue Oyster Bar. In leather chaps. But I really liked those little turbo'd 700cc Japanese roadsters like the Cappucino. Not sure I'd have one now, tbh.

Edited by grumbledoak on Friday 16th April 21:11

[RosscoPCole]

grumbledoak said:

I realise that they are Gheyer than "Ghey Jack Mc-Ghey" in the Blue Oyster Bar. In leather chaps. But I really liked those little turbo'd 700cc Japanese roadsters like the Cappucino. Not sure I'd have one now, tbh.

Edited by grumbledoak on Friday 16th April 21:11

Always liked Cappucino's but for madness how about the Mazda AZ1

[leeeeshad]

750turbo said:

Conor D said:

RosscoPCole said:

Smart Crossblade. Great for summer and silly. Most of the door is missing.


These are a few suggestions, any more?

Those things are awesome.. I saw a guy with one in spain, and didn't know if it was a one-off job or a production one..

I love them! Obviously wouldn't be much good here though..

Robbie Williams apparently got the first one, possibly media hype?

Anyway, we had one in the "Smart" showroom when I did my stint in Germany. (Boring story) Lovely looking little thing, just no use here sadly.

A guy at my old work had one, used it all winter

Id have Jet 1



the gas turbine powered rover

Edited by leeeeshad on Friday 16th April 21:24

[Mannginger]

Maybe not as mad as some of the above but was overtaken by one of these on the M3 today and managed to have a "Nice car Buddy" moment at some lights shortly after...they really are impractical and as mad as a box of frogs...Still want one though!!

[Thankyou4calling]

I was browsing autotrader as you do and saw a W12 Phaeton (2 years ago)didnt want to change car, didnt need to change car but somehow I bought it the next day without seeing it or driving it.The car was mad, i was mad. Amazing vehicle, but i struggled to enjoy it as the running costs including new brake discs, fuel, tyres were truly shocking. Amazing equipment and construction though. The boot hinges were works of art. MAD

[Caruso]

Phil Dicky said:

+3 with the Avantime

+4 I've got one.

Also recently had a Honda Gyrocanopy which is effectively a Carver 1 with a 50cc engine.

[tws1]

Jag XJS baby, cant beat those looks and each one has completely different looks! What was going on at the factory?

[ajprice]

Great thread, I'd have the Crossblade, Avantime and Carver on my list, the AZ 1 is a good one but as a Kei car I'd pick a Honda Beat

[RosscoPCole]

Caruso said:

Phil Dicky said:

+3 with the Avantime

+4 I've got one.

Also recently had a Honda Gyrocanopy which is effectively a Carver 1 with a 50cc engine.

Isn't the Gyrocanopy Stirling Moss' chosen method of transport as well?

[Taz666]

A nice impractical Willys Jeep





I've always wanted one of those bad boys.