Got any strange yearnings for bizarre cars?

[biggbn]

shirt said:

Another one for me:

Mk1 twingo

I reckon 790kg and 75bhp would make for a fun city car. They seem plentiful under €1k. I know very little about them though, wonder if you could make it into a junior clio cup (172/182 cups have laughingly simple suspension) or even shoehorn an f4r in the engine bay?

Another fan of mk1 twingo, absolutely brilliant, comfy wee cars and hugely practical

[biggbn]

Fink-Nottle said:

A man after my heart!

I once owned a Mk I Panda, non 4x 4 though, and I have a Ghibli II bookmarked as one of my potential summer purchases (yeah, right).

Mk1 panda one of my favourite car designs, and the favourite of its creator Guigiario...(probably spelt hopelessy wrong...?)

[McGee_22]

XR said:

I can't explain my strange yearnings for the Avantime

Yes please always wanted to get one but never had the nerve.

Leins said:

Had one, would like another.

[dudleybloke]

Reliant Ant.

I used to regularly see a couple of box van versions on the road over 30 years ago and there's a tipper version parked up a couple of miles away.

[shirt]

biggbn said:

Another fan of mk1 twingo, absolutely brilliant, comfy wee cars and hugely practical

I’ve never driven or ridden in one. Used to watch the Andros trophy on Eurosport in the 90s and wanted one since then. Hoping they are typically French in that they can fire over potholed country roads with ease

[irocfan]

Magikarp said:

This amuses me greatly. The Tara Magic Iris.

Puts me in mind of a puppy

[andrewcliffe]

Fink-Nottle said:

A man after my heart!

I once owned a Mk I Panda, non 4x 4 though, and I have a Ghibli II bookmarked as one of my potential summer purchases (yeah, right).

Just have to flog my TVR Chimaera first.
There was a Ghibli Cup auctioned late Autumn 2019 which fetched £ 18k. Didn't have the cash...

[TommoAE86]

seefarr said:

I've got a real soft spot for Japanese vans, especially the chromed up luxury ones like the Toyota Alphard and Nissan Elgrand. If I was chauffeur-driven, I'd have one in a second.





https://jalopnik.com/the-toyota-alphard-is-the-opu...

Would sir like the body kit with their Alphard? I like these too, apparently epically comfortable.

[21st Century Man]

Not a Transformers most convincing disguise.

[ch37]

andrewcliffe said:

This weeks strange yearnings include original Fiat Panda 4x4

Love these, a bit ridiculous and hard to see what the actual purpose of them is, but that just makes me want one even more.

[biggbn]

ch37 said:

andrewcliffe said:

This weeks strange yearnings include original Fiat Panda 4x4

Love these, a bit ridiculous and hard to see what the actual purpose of them is, but that just makes me want one even more.

Really like all generations of Panda four by four.

[Ari]

andrewcliffe said:

This weeks strange yearnings include original Fiat Panda 4x4 and Maserati Ghibli II.

Ooh yes, exactly what this thread is about!

Steyr-Puch drivetrain if I remember rightly, and the twin canvas sunroof!

[21st Century Man]

I've fancied a 603 for about 30 odd years when I first discovered them. Quite expensive now though.

[plasticpig]

21st Century Man said:

I've fancied a 603 for about 30 odd years when I first discovered them. Quite expensive now though.

The idea of a petrol burning heater being stuck under the front seat always struck me as a tad bonkers.....

[biggbn]

21st Century Man said:

I've fancied a 603 for about 30 odd years when I first discovered them. Quite expensive now though.

Dream car for me, and earlier t87, and even 613 holds huge appeal

[S2r]

Something to go next to the Bentley...



Always loved these.

[Deranged Rover]

Not a car at all and I don’t have a PCV licence, or any plans to organise one.

However I’ve always had a weird obsession with luxury coaches, in particular Setras, and am finding myself wasting far more time than is good for me wondering how to fit this on the driveway -

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1984-KASSBOHRER-Setra-d...

[Mr Tidy]

Deranged Rover said:

Not a car at all and I don’t have a PCV licence, or any plans to organise one.

However I’ve always had a weird obsession with luxury coaches, in particular Setras, and am finding myself wasting far more time than is good for me wondering how to fit this on the driveway -

That is just fantastic.

Mercedes V8 and an 8 speed manual gearbox too!

Would be a great basis for an upmarket camper for a Euro tour - when we are allowed out.

[Travs]

In addition to the Nissan Cube and the Midas convertible that I mentioned previously I also ran a Twingo in this colour for a while.



Loved it and treated it as a small French car should be- throttle an on/off switch and washed whenever it rained.

[vikingaero]

ch37 said:

andrewcliffe said:

This weeks strange yearnings include original Fiat Panda 4x4

Love these, a bit ridiculous and hard to see what the actual purpose of them is, but that just makes me want one even more.

Many people in the Alpine regions of France, Switz, Italy & Germany and Austria would disagree with you. There are so many of the older models still running around.