Guess the car!

[Snoggledog]

M11 MFP said:

Interested to see if anyone recognises it. I'll be staggered if anyone comes up with the badge, but is it a rehash of something else?

PS, it's not a Fibrefab as far as I can tell.

I'm guessing mid/rear engined as there appears to be some form of air intake at the B pillar. If that's the case that probably rules out anything British from the 60's / 70's. Having said that it's got a hint of Marcos about it and the wheels look similar to Ford RS 4 spokes. Personally I'd say something Italian but that's just a wild guess.

[longshot]

The last foot or so of it says early 80s Alfa spider to me.

[AJS-]

Not hideous enough to be a Marcos. My first thought was a derivative/relative of the Chevron B8, but after a wasted 20 minutes looking at pictures the nose is too short.

[forsure]

Snoggledog said:

the wheels look similar to Ford RS 4 spokes.

To me the wheels look like 'Cosmic' alloys; very popular after-market upgrade in the seventies, especially on kit-cars/specials.

Doesn't help identify the car though, I haven't a clue!

[bobbo89]

I may be wrong but I'm sure there's an old thread somewhere on here with someone else querying what it was until they eventually went and knocked on the door to find out.

Turned out it was some custom effort built by a chap in the 70's/80's who'd since died and his wife couldn't part with it.

I'm probably wrong though...

[deltashad]

Thinking beetle based

[Rockettvr]

Looks like a Darrian. Possibly early one ??? Seems all the pics I can find of darrians are newish and have a large intake lower down in front of the rear wheel arch. Shape seems very similar though

[nicanary]

I thought it might be an American Kelmark GT, but the more I look at it, the more it looks like one of those Dino kit cars.

[Puddenchucker]

bobbo89 said:

I may be wrong but I'm sure there's an old thread somewhere on here with someone else querying what it was until they eventually went and knocked on the door to find out.

Turned out it was some custom effort built by a chap in the 70's/80's who'd since died and his wife couldn't part with it.

I'm probably wrong though...

You mean this one: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=117...

[M11 MFP]

bobbo89 said:

I may be wrong but I'm sure there's an old thread somewhere on here with someone else querying what it was until they eventually went and knocked on the door to find out.

Turned out it was some custom effort built by a chap in the 70's/80's who'd since died and his wife couldn't part with it.

I'm probably wrong though...

Lol. He was still breathing when I last saw him. Clambering about inside the enclosure of a problematic genset no less. Got me worried now.

It's quite pretty, but I believe very cooking mechanically. I'm surprised so far no one has seen it or knows of it.

The people saying Marsh/Costin are on to something as It looks like the Costin Amigo might have been an inspiration

Deltashad is barking up the right tree, but it's not a Fibrefab, nor the Kelmark Dino, which is otherwise very close.

Edited by M11 MFP on Wednesday 18th November 19:32

[BarbaricAvatar]

It's Davrian esque, but i don't think it is one.



(Mk6 pictured)


It's one of those irritating cars that looks familiar but i can't for the life of me remember where or when i saw one (pr something similar). It might've been green (swamp green).

[nicanary]

If it's not a Kelmark, is it a Bradley?

[M11 MFP]

I'll end the waste of life from searching.

It's a JP Milan. The middle swage line, strange leading edge on the door and elevated quarter panel vent don't really match anything else, so I think it's unique.

Like Deltashad says I think it is mostly VW, but the wheelbase perhaps looks a bit long compared to a beetle.

It's nice looking, particularly from the front, so I hope it's saved.

Edited by M11 MFP on Thursday 19th November 19:13

[M11 MFP]

Thanks to Loose_Cannon's staggering knowledge on another thread, we have the real answer.





A Zita ZS. Made in Langley, Bucks. Possibly a one off.

Edited by M11 MFP on Monday 25th January 19:07

[dudleybloke]

[TallPaul]

I'm guessing HA Viva but that's probably too obvious?

[r11co]

TallPaul said:

I'm guessing HA Viva but that's probably too obvious?

I think you are bang on. Either that or the Bedford van derivative.

ETA - Taking that back now - top edge of wing is wrong.

I'm thinking it might be an old SEAT of some description now, going by the number plate.

ETA2 - I now know what it is, but I cheated so I'm saying nothing. Would never have guessed it though...

Edited by r11co on Tuesday 26th January 18:11

[anonymous-user]

Lada?

[soxboy]

Is it one of those things made for the Greek/ Turkish/ Israeli markets in the late 60s/70s?

[poing]

Looks like some kind of Triumph but I'm not great at that era of car.