Cars you didn't know existed...

[dmcrobin]

MrGTI6 said:

AppleJuice said:

First -generation Cayenne 3.2:

Was available as a manual too!

So was the V8 in the first gen original and facelift

[Turbotechnic]

thebigmacmoomin said:

This popped up in my facebook news feed, never seen one before.

1990's Ford Verona. Brazilian apparently.

It was a joint venture with VW South America. I believe the Ford version here runs a 1.8 8valve VW engine. Proper mongrel.

[Blown2CV]

AppleJuice said:

E31 830i - a few were built and then scrapped. Used the M60B30 lump.

E32 767iL - V16 prototype used a manual gearbox.

Edited by AppleJuice on Monday 5th February 22:24

in other words, they didn't actually exist!

[MarkwG]

poing said:

Some good but very grey beards around these parts

guilty

[GeordieInExile]

Is it wrong of me to really like that Ford Verona..?

[AstonZagato]

slk 32 said:

poing said:

soxboy said:

I do love these South American specials, one of my favourites is the VW1500 - competition to guess the car it started out as (apologies if mentioned before)



Spot the Uno-based van in the background too.

Looks a bit Bristol like to me

There's a hint of Morris Ital or Marina in there.

[StescoG66]

That VW1500 was definitely once an Avenger - which did have that swage line in the 4 door version. What has been removed in the quarterlights in the front and rear doors..

[deltashad]

After reading a thread about a guy needing advice on his engine swap....

Mercedes 420e W124

Never knew until now. I thought I knew everything...

[LuS1fer]

StescoG66 said:

That VW1500 was definitely once an Avenger - which did have that swage line in the 4 door version. What has been removed in the quarterlights in the front and rear doors..

There is no way that rear window is going to go down, very far, in that event.

[ralphrj]

Re: the Porsche Cayenne 3.2 v6

Perhaps hard to believe with today's price but in theory you could have bought one brand new for less than £36k.

[Jimmy Recard]

LuS1fer said:

There is no way that rear window is going to go down, very far, in that event.

It looks to me like it's the same shape, just it has a plastic blank instead of quarterlight glass

[AppleJuice]

ralphrj said:

Re: the Porsche Cayenne 3.2 v6

Perhaps hard to believe with today's price but in theory you could have bought one brand new for less than £36k.

Suddenly makes the F20 M135i look slightly less of a bargain at just less than £30k.

[AppleJuice]

Ford Territory (Aus) used the 2.7 AJD-V6 (190 PS):

[Jimmy Recard]

AppleJuice said:

ralphrj said:

Re: the Porsche Cayenne 3.2 v6

Perhaps hard to believe with today's price but in theory you could have bought one brand new for less than £36k.

Suddenly makes the F20 M135i look slightly less of a bargain at just less than £30k.

You're not familiar with inflation, then?

£36,000 in 2002 would be equivalent to £56,000 or so now, according to the Bank of England.

[phil y]

AppleJuice said:

Oddball Renault Maxity:





Renault Maxity tractor unit:

Rebadged Nissan Cabstar

[jmcphee91]

Mr. Mellow said:

Jioto Caspita. Powered by a subaru flat 12 making around 500hp if I remember right. Top speed was allegedly 300km/h, but the car was never built.

so a car that actually never existed then...?

[jmcphee91]

GeordieInExile said:

Seen in Manchester the other day. What is this little kit car?

Ford Fiesta?

[poing]

jmcphee91 said:

GeordieInExile said:

Seen in Manchester the other day. What is this little kit car?

Ford Fiesta?

Looks like a Quantum so you're not wrong.

[mk2 24v]

AppleJuice said:

soxboy said:

AppleJuice said:

First -generation Cayenne 3.2:

V6 or VR6?

Audi V6

Ta

Is it not a vr6 lump from the golf?
We have a 3.6 Cayenne in at work and that is a vr6, despite having an engine cover very similar to that pictured and also says v6 on it

[ajprice]

poing said:

jmcphee91 said:

GeordieInExile said:

Seen in Manchester the other day. What is this little kit car?

Ford Fiesta?

Looks like a Quantum so you're not wrong.

GTM K3. Rover Metro / 100 based kit car