Cars you didn't know existed...

[poing]

I'd never heard of it so did some digging. The interior is lovely in a simple yet elegant way.

[Hugo a Gogo]

AstonZagato said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

Ares said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

there's not many other ways to build a 7 seat car

SUV

7 seater versions of which are shaped like tall fat estate cars too...

Tesla S & X?

That would certainly be another way of building a 7 seater, I wouldn't really fancy it thouhh

[Ares]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Ares said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

there's not many other ways to build a 7 seat car

SUV

7 seater versions of which are shaped like tall fat estate cars too...

...but less hearse like/less van like and way more USPs

[Puddenchucker]

Hosfetter Turbo



Bianco S

[D-Angle]

Mr. Mellow said:

Jioto Caspita. Powered by a subaru flat 12 making around 500hp if I remember right. Top speed was allegedly 300km/h, but the car was never built.

Interesting. I knew Subaru developed a flat 12 in an aborted F1 engine programme, but I never knew it found its way into a car.

[mr alan]

D-Angle said:

Interesting. I knew Subaru developed a flat 12 in an aborted F1 engine programme, but I never knew it found its way into a car.

According to Wikipedia it didn’t.

First an Italian 12 cylinder f1 engine then a judd v10

[simonrockman]

Puddenchucker said:

Hosfetter Turbo



Bianco S

Very cool - both VW Beetle powered.

[AndrewCrown]

I passed a 4x4 on the M25 today... Never seen one before...
It was a 2010 Honda Pilot

[Truckosaurus]

Puddenchucker said:

Hosfetter Turbo

Surely that is not dear old Leonard Setright wearing the blue cap?

[CraigyMc]

Truckosaurus said:

Puddenchucker said:

Hosfetter Turbo

Surely that is not dear old Leonard Setright wearing the blue cap?

It certainly looks a lot like him.

[Mark-C]

CraigyMc said:

Truckosaurus said:

Puddenchucker said:

Hosfetter Turbo

Surely that is not dear old Leonard Setright wearing the blue cap?

It certainly looks a lot like him.

So I zoomed in on the picture - does indeed look like LJKS but seems unlikely. Then I looked at the row of Fiats in the background and wondered what on earth the gold thing is ...

[F1GTRUeno]

mr alan said:

D-Angle said:

Interesting. I knew Subaru developed a flat 12 in an aborted F1 engine programme, but I never knew it found its way into a car.

According to Wikipedia it didn’t.

First an Italian 12 cylinder f1 engine then a judd v10

The Italian 12 cylinder F1 engine WAS the Subaru flat 12. It wasn't their engine, it was done by Motori Moderni and badged as a Subaru for the Coloni team. Koenigsegg still have a few of them because they tried it in their first prototype CC.

Anyway, here's a video of the Judd V10 powered version. One of the best sounding supercars ever made. Both prototypes looked amazing too, sadly they're in locked away in museums now never to be ran again it seems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1du_jLfrfuw

[fatbutt]

Mark-C said:

So I zoomed in on the picture - does indeed look like LJKS but seems unlikely. Then I looked at the row of Fiats in the background and wondered what on earth the gold thing is ...

Looks like a 70's Chevy C10 with a cab mounted on the bed.

[Dapster]

E21 315! Just me?



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_3_Series_(E21)#3...

[DaveGoddard]

D-Angle said:

Interesting. I knew Subaru developed a flat 12 in an aborted F1 engine programme, but I never knew it found its way into a car.

I thought the Subaru F12 powered the 1990 Coloni for half a season driven by Bertrand Gachot? (They got rid of it because it was so laughably slow it could not even get within a few seconds of pre-qualifying pace, but even that was better than the Life team...)

[tomic]

Ligier JS2


https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/guy-...

[rodericb]

tomic said:

Ligier JS2


https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/guy-...

From the sublime to the ridiculous: https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/andere/1979/4...

[JZZ30]

Dapster said:

E21 315! Just me?

Nope. Must be a very rare car now

[67Dino]

rodericb said:

From the sublime to the ridiculous: https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/andere/1979/4...

[Gompo]

JZZ30 said:

Nope. Must be a very rare car now

I don't have numbers, but I know they're still about on the continent; a few people I follow on FlickR have spotted them.