Cars you didn't know existed...

[Hugo a Gogo]

stupid enough name without the turbo

tay-can is like how the Jerries pronounce 'Teekanne' - teapot

it's meant to be Tie Can, I think, as in 'tie cans to the back of that car'

[ChevronB19]

Ok, obviously I know this exists (we have two), but here is a GSM Delta (South African fibreglass car) - quite successful in racing in their day

[Doofus]

ChevronB19 said:

Ok, obviously I know this exists (we have two), but here is a GSM Delta (South African fibreglass car) - quite successful in racing in their day

What's the difference between a Delta and a Dart?

[ChevronB19]

Doofus said:

ChevronB19 said:

Ok, obviously I know this exists (we have two), but here is a GSM Delta (South African fibreglass car) - quite successful in racing in their day

What's the difference between a Delta and a Dart?

I think it’s something to do with copyright with Daimler?

[AstonZagato]

Phantom Corsair

The Phantom Corsair is a prototype automobile built in 1938. It is a six-passenger 2-door sedan that was designed by Rust Heinz of the H. J. Heinz family and Maurice Schwartz of the Bohman & Schwartz coachbuilding company in Pasadena, California.
Engine: Lycoming (Cord) L-Head V-8 4.7L
Model years: 1938
Body style: 2-door 5/6 seater sedan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Corsair

[Fastpedeller]

AstonZagato said:

Phantom Corsair

The Phantom Corsair is a prototype automobile built in 1938. It is a six-passenger 2-door sedan that was designed by Rust Heinz of the H. J. Heinz family and Maurice Schwartz of the Bohman & Schwartz coachbuilding company in Pasadena, California.
Engine: Lycoming (Cord) L-Head V-8 4.7L
Model years: 1938
Body style: 2-door 5/6 seater sedan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Corsair

Hmm.... Can I be the first? How many varieties of this car exist?

[Doofus]

ChevronB19 said:

Doofus said:

ChevronB19 said:

Ok, obviously I know this exists (we have two), but here is a GSM Delta (South African fibreglass car) - quite successful in racing in their day

What's the difference between a Delta and a Dart?

I think it’s something to do with copyright with Daimler?

So they're the same thing then? Ok, thanks.

[RATATTAK]

Fastpedeller said:

Hmm.... Can I be the first? How many varieties of this car exist?

Well there's the Type 57 ...

[P5BNij]

I thought I knew my Alfa history quite well but this one off from Bertone escaped me, a 1965 Giulia Speciale, penned by Giugiaro and based on the SS underpinnings....

[Matt Cup]

Not that I didn’t know this car existed. But in the states the GT4 is called the AllTrac which I didn’t know.

[supacool1]

Matt Cup said:

Not that I didn’t know this car existed. But in the states the GT4 is called the AllTrac which I didn’t know.

I believe they were sold in Canada and the US as the Alltrac Turbo.

[Matt Cup]

Mitsuoka Galue Convertible.

[ElectricSoup]

Matt Cup said:

Mitsuoka Galue Convertible.

You'd have to be sniffing Galue to buy one.

[Ron99]

Although it's nothing special, I saw a Suzuki Swift saloon last week, I think it was somewhere near Hardwick, Cambs.

[GeordieInExile]

ElectricSoup said:

You'd have to be sniffing Galue to buy one.

Just had a look at the MX5-based Himiko... looks better realised than the Morgan Aero 8!

[LordGrover]

P5BNij said:

I thought I knew my Alfa history quite well but this one off from Bertone escaped me, a 1965 Giulia Speciale, penned by Giugiaro and based on the SS underpinnings....

Quite delightful.

[rjg48]

GeordieInExile said:

ElectricSoup said:

You'd have to be sniffing Galue to buy one.

Just had a look at the MX5-based Himiko... looks better realised than the Morgan Aero 8!

I papped one at a Mazda Garage near Orpington.

[feef]

rjg48 said:

GeordieInExile said:

ElectricSoup said:

You'd have to be sniffing Galue to buy one.

Just had a look at the MX5-based Himiko... looks better realised than the Morgan Aero 8!

I papped one at a Mazda Garage near Orpington.

I prefer their Rock Star.

https://www.mitsuoka-motor.com/global/lineup/new/r...

[ElectricSoup]

feef said:

rjg48 said:

GeordieInExile said:

ElectricSoup said:

You'd have to be sniffing Galue to buy one.

Just had a look at the MX5-based Himiko... looks better realised than the Morgan Aero 8!

I papped one at a Mazda Garage near Orpington.

I prefer their Rock Star.

https://www.mitsuoka-motor.com/global/lineup/new/r...

Now THAT'S all KINDS of fabulous. Love it.

[feef]

ElectricSoup said:

feef said:

rjg48 said:

GeordieInExile said:

ElectricSoup said:

You'd have to be sniffing Galue to buy one.

Just had a look at the MX5-based Himiko... looks better realised than the Morgan Aero 8!

I papped one at a Mazda Garage near Orpington.

I prefer their Rock Star.

https://www.mitsuoka-motor.com/global/lineup/new/r...

Now THAT'S all KINDS of fabulous. Love it.

Seems the full run of 50 has been sold out, so little chance of one turning up even as a grey import