Estates That Never Were.....

[Johnspex]

4rephill said:

Unsorted said:

Possibly a repost.

BMW 7-series estate by Automotive Design and Development with some assistance from Rapport International.

A seriously flawed/awkward looking design!

I'm sure if BMW had decided to make an e23 estate, it would have looked tidier than that.

It looks like another car parked beyond a 7 saloon that vaguely lines up. 2 of our cars were parked like that the other day. My wife#s MX%with the dog's Honda CRV beyond. A Mk3 MX5 would make a nice estate.

[sim16v]

Don't recall seeing this one.

[Dapster]

German coachbuilders Euler did a far better job of it - it looks almost factory (including the 2002 rear lights).





https://autoweek.com/article/classic-cars/we-drive...

[Silver Smudger]

sim16v said:

Don't recall seeing this one.

That's hideous!

[KevinLevin]

https://petrolicious.com/articles/this-is-the-most...
dont think i've seen this posted yet

[john-4zns9]

Hi all,

l have just come across this thread. I love unusual estate cars.

I have a Volvo 245 Turbo, which Volvo never built with right-hand-drive. I built this car, using a 1989 GL as a base (mine is nearest the camera).




I also have a 165, which I'm currently restoring. Volvo didn't make a 160 estate, except for a single example from their Australian plant.

Mine was built from a 145 and 164 by Clutterbucks Coachbuilders in the 70s



Cheers

John

[sim16v]

Welcome to the forum, John.

I have an obsession with fast estates, and have a 240 Torslanda with a poorly engine.

I've been wanting to fit a turbo engine for years, so what is the best way to do it?

[P5BNij]

A one off Rover P5 3-litre estate built in late 1959, the chassis number was 6309-70001....

[john-4zns9]

sim16v said:

Welcome to the forum, John.

I have an obsession with fast estates, and have a 240 Torslanda with a poorly engine.

I've been wanting to fit a turbo engine for years, so what is the best way to do it?

Best route is to get a running 940 turbo donor car, so you have all the parts needed and can test it out before fitting.

Most of the swap is fairly straightforward, a little wiring to do and you'll need a custom downpipe, or modify the 940 one.

You can have a look through my build thread (bodywork covered first, skip ahead to engine swap). Yours is easier electrically, because the Torslanda already has LH engine management.

http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/134243/1979-vo...

[sim16v]

Thanks John, I'll have a look.

I do spend time browsing that forum but there is a lot to get through!

[Dapster]

Well if you're going to do a 240 sleeper..... 450bhp Toyota 4.0 V8







https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/turbo-v8-powe...

[4rephill]

One thing that has always niggled/annoyed me about these Volvo estates - The use of the unmodified saloon rear doors!

I know it was done to help keep manufacturing costs down, but the way the top of the rear doors curve downwards, and don't line up with the estate glass-line, just looks so wrong to me.

[Veeayt]

[Yertis]

4rephill said:

One thing that has always niggled/annoyed me about these Volvo estates - The use of the unmodified saloon rear doors!

I know it was done to help keep manufacturing costs down, but the way the top of the rear doors curve downwards, and don't line up with the estate glass-line, just looks so wrong to me.

I was just about to write the same thing. I can't cite specific examples but I'm sure there are other, more modern (as well as older) manufacturers guilty of same.

[soxboy]

Yertis said:

4rephill said:

One thing that has always niggled/annoyed me about these Volvo estates - The use of the unmodified saloon rear doors!

I know it was done to help keep manufacturing costs down, but the way the top of the rear doors curve downwards, and don't line up with the estate glass-line, just looks so wrong to me.

I was just about to write the same thing. I can't cite specific examples but I'm sure there are other, more modern (as well as older) manufacturers guilty of same.

Citroen BX is another mass-manufactured model that springs to mind.

[Anglade]

Dapster said:

British built one off - looks very Jag Sport Brakey. Pity it's a diseasel - if that had a V8 and sports exhaust....

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a26933273...

Stunning.
Out of all the examples in this thread, that one is perhaps the best resolved from a design point of view IMHO.

[finlo]

soxboy said:

Citroen BX is another mass-manufactured model that springs to mind.

Mk1 Laguna is another.