Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

[Missy Charm]

Rumdoodle said:

Stumped. About the size of an Alfa Spider, resembling a Porsche at the front and an XJ220 at the rear. Sort of....

Best guess is that it's a Brazilian-built low-volume sports car along the lines of a Puma GTC. It's not a Puma GTC (I think), but could almost be a facsimile of one. The usual clues are there: VW Beetle windscreen and bulkhead, body set up to take a rear engine and so on. The rear light apertures look to be designed to take eighties' GM units - again that would point to Brazil.





The above photos are of an actual Puma GTS. The mystery car does look to be a more crudely realized version of the same idea.

[M11rph]

"Requires a good Detailing".

[Rumdoodle]

Missy Charm said:

Rumdoodle said:

Stumped. About the size of an Alfa Spider, resembling a Porsche at the front and an XJ220 at the rear. Sort of....

Best guess is that it's a Brazilian-built low-volume sports car along the lines of a Puma GTC. It's not a Puma GTC (I think), but could almost be a facsimile of one. The usual clues are there: VW Beetle windscreen and bulkhead, body set up to take a rear engine and so on. The rear light apertures look to be designed to take eighties' GM units - again that would point to Brazil.





The above photos are of an actual Puma GTS. The mystery car does look to be a more crudely realized version of the same idea.

Sounds plausible. Thanks.

[STO]

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[Risonax]

Rumdoodle said:

Stumped. About the size of an Alfa Spider, resembling a Porsche at the front and an XJ220 at the rear. Sort of....

I'm going to stick my neck on the block and say both cars are related.

The taxi at the rear is a Damascus taxi, a Dacia Nova, probably Iranian made. The wreck in the foreground started off as a Renault Floride convertible; The doors are steel and rotted. A later door handle has been botched on. Probably the striker visible on the left side can identify where it came from. You can identify lots of structural similarities around the left inner door, A-pillars and scuttle.

[Doofus]

Risonax said:

You can identify lots of structural similarities around the left inner door, A-pillars and scuttle.

But none around the right door, or a pillar, as far as I can see. The leading edge of the door is the wrong shape, and the relationship between the bonnet, scuttle and windcreen are different.

[Missy Charm]

Risonax said:

Rumdoodle said:

Stumped. About the size of an Alfa Spider, resembling a Porsche at the front and an XJ220 at the rear. Sort of....

I'm going to stick my neck on the block and say both cars are related.

The taxi at the rear is a Damascus taxi, a Dacia Nova, probably Iranian made. The wreck in the foreground started off as a Renault Floride convertible; The doors are steel and rotted. A later door handle has been botched on. Probably the striker visible on the left side can identify where it came from. You can identify lots of structural similarities around the left inner door, A-pillars and scuttle.

Can see what you're saying. The argument I'd make against it is that the side-on view of the car shows the remains of a rubber-bellows type CV-joint gaiter at the back of the car. Those were fitted to VW transaxles but not, according to diagrams, Renault gearboxes - the French manufacturer seemed to prefer a much more complicated but probably better setup with a sealed ball-and-cup type joint.

I'll stick to my opinion of more humdrum, Beetle origins but we'll probably never know either way!

[Rumdoodle]

Tatty 928 in Damascus

[Jader1973]

This has been sitting in the same spot for at least 15 years as far as I can tell.

[Dapster]

Rumdoodle said:

Tatty 928 in Damascus

Tatty 928 Van!

Wannabe Strosek conversion on the lights?

Edited by Dapster on Tuesday 15th April 11:00

[sidewinder500]

Dapster said:

Rumdoodle said:

Tatty 928 in Damascus

Tatty 928 Van!

Wannabe Strosek conversion on the lights?

Edited by Dapster on Tuesday 15th April 11:00

And GTS style rear arches at some time, probably

[uk66fastback]

The silver one is taxed but I’m sure it doesn’t get driven …

I’ve put these on here before and someone has cut the brambles back to reveal a FOURTH car hiding away. I’ve not checked on the taxable status of the other two.

[Agent57]

uk66fastback said:

The silver one is taxed but I’m sure it doesn’t get driven …

Vauxhall Omega wheels on the estate car? Where did I put my anorak?

[GTRene]

uk66fastback said:

The silver one is taxed but I’m sure it doesn’t get driven …

I’ve put these on here before and someone has cut the brambles back to reveal a FOURTH car hiding away. I’ve not checked on the taxable status of the other two.

is that a Merc hiding in the brambles?

[Mr Tidy]

That green one doesn't look too bad - yet!

Judging by the indicator shape I think the beige one in the brambles is another Mk2 Granada.

[GTRene]

Mr Tidy said:

That green one doesn't look too bad - yet!

Judging by the indicator shape I think the beige one in the brambles is another Mk2 Granada.

ah yes, now you mentioning it, they do look simuleer

[Agent57]

I'm sensing a theme to this Granada collection.

There was a guy on Bangers and Cash who collected Granadas but his were in better conditon.

[555 Paul]

GTRene said:

is that a Merc hiding in the brambles?

Another mark 2 Granada.

[uk66fastback]

I posted a pic of this many moons ago - and today when I drove by, it was more or less the same.

[Turbobanana]

uk66fastback said:

The silver one is taxed but I’m sure it doesn’t get driven …

I’ve put these on here before and someone has cut the brambles back to reveal a FOURTH car hiding away. I’ve not checked on the taxable status of the other two.

Are they his hedge fund?