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soxboy said:
Wasn’t that some sort of Yank Tank with the Merlin aero engine squeezed into it? I believe Rolls Royce motors weren’t too happy about it being passed off as a Rolls with the grille and badges.
More of the story here: http://theamazoeffect.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/beast...Mazda Proceed Levante - a rebadged Suzuki Grand Vitara from back in the day when GM had a stake in Suzuki and Ford owned part of Mazda:
In the 1980s and 1990s the Australian government forced a bizarre badge engineering fiasco that unleashed some real oddities:
Holden Nova (Toyota Corolla):
Nissan Ute (Ford Falcon Ute):
Toyota Lexcen (Holden Commodore):
In the 1980s and 1990s the Australian government forced a bizarre badge engineering fiasco that unleashed some real oddities:
Holden Nova (Toyota Corolla):
Nissan Ute (Ford Falcon Ute):
Toyota Lexcen (Holden Commodore):
shakotan said:
northwest monkey said:
Dapster said:
VW's US Atlas looks chuffin huge! Never heard of it until today.
I quite like thatI'm guessing it's a "Ford Biddlybong Super XL" (or similar) underneath?
Blown2CV said:
AppleJuice said:
Classic Range Rover 4.2 (4.3):
Apparently the V8 used the crankshaft castings from the 'Iceberg' Rover V8 turbodiesel project.
Wonder why the V8 wasn't used in the P38A?
The engine was pretty ancient at that point. Maybe emissions... not sure.Apparently the V8 used the crankshaft castings from the 'Iceberg' Rover V8 turbodiesel project.
Wonder why the V8 wasn't used in the P38A?
HA51EMT said:
P5BNij said:
Looks like a VDP on steroids...Was re-done after the legal wrangle with Rolls Royce and now looks like this.
He's been residing in Spain with it for years, but still brings it back to the UK every year for its MOT.
Of course, from this year he wont need to!
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