What's this please?

[McAndy]

Hi. I'm having some problems with identifying the maroon car below. I recognise it, but I cannot drag any kind of make or model from my mind and thus cannot even start with a reasonable Google search! Seen by a friend in Singapore.

I'll kick myself once I'm told, I'm sure, so you'll have to find an orderly queue!



Thanks!

[f1nn]

It looks MX5 based, especially the roof architecture, mirrors, track, and exhaust.

[rehab71]

It was a Mk3 MK-5 by the look of it.

[Puddenchucker]

Mitsuoka Himiko

[johnnymaestro]

Puddenchucker said:

Mitsuoka Himiko

Don't look at the front though.

[rehab71]

Puddenchucker said:

Mitsuoka Himiko

We have a winner.

God it's horrid!

[ModernAndy]

Puddenchucker said:

Mitsuoka Himiko

I had a feeling it would be a car by a company like them. Are they the people who make those Nissan Micra's dressed up like a mini Rolls-Royce?

[McAndy]

Puddenchucker said:

Mitsuoka Himiko

Thank you!How could I not recall Mitsuoka?!

<KicksSelf>

The queue may now be processed...

[McWigglebum4th]

johnnymaestro said:

Puddenchucker said:

Mitsuoka Himiko

Don't look at the front though.

I want one

[Blakewater]

ModernAndy said:

I had a feeling it would be a car by a company like them. Are they the people who make those Nissan Micra's dressed up like a mini Rolls-Royce?

You're probably thinking of the Mitsuoka Viewt that looks like an old Jag. My nextdoor neighbour is onto her second one.



This is the front of the Himiko.

[Puddenchucker]

Mitsuoka were also guilty of this:

[xRIEx]

Blakewater said:

This is the front of the Himiko.

That is beautiful.

[Impasse]

xRIEx said:

Blakewater said:

This is the front of the Himiko.

That is beautiful.

Not sure about beautiful, but it's not as horrendous as it could have been.

[SV8Predator]

McAndy said:

Thank you!How could I not recall Mitsuoka?!

Because you've never heard of it before?

[McAndy]

SV8Predator said:

Because you've never heard of it before?

Negatory. I am fairly familiar with them, just had an atrocious mental block!

Search for the Orochi.

[xRIEx]

McAndy said:

Search for the Orochi.

AKA: H R Giger's 430.

[vx220]

xRIEx said:

AKA: H R Giger's 430.

It's like getting a five year old to draw a 430 while flashing subliminal images of a fish at them...

...a fairly ugly fish it would need to be!

[sherman]

Blakewater said:

That looks like what the aero 8 should of looked like to start with.

[Speedracer329]

sherman said:

Blakewater said:

That looks like what the aero 8 should of looked like to start with.

For once I have to agree. After being warned further up about the front view & then seeing it I think it is really rather good from the picture, although it the metal it might be different.

[GC8]

Paul Roddison could BBR Turbo that to 300bhp for you, too.