Cars you didn't know existed...

[poing]

soxboy said:

I do love these South American specials, one of my favourites is the VW1500 - competition to guess the car it started out as (apologies if mentioned before)



Spot the Uno-based van in the background too.

Looks like a Morris Ital?

Jimmy Recard said:

poing said:

Looks like a 3dr Ford Orion. I know I shouldn't but I quite like that!

I think it might actually be a two door Onion

[TallPaul]

poing said:

soxboy said:

I do love these South American specials, one of my favourites is the VW1500 - competition to guess the car it started out as (apologies if mentioned before)



Spot the Uno-based van in the background too.

Looks like a Morris Ital?

The swage on the rear door & quarter reminds me of an Avenger or similar!

[MarkwG]

poing said:

soxboy said:

I do love these South American specials, one of my favourites is the VW1500 - competition to guess the car it started out as (apologies if mentioned before)



Spot the Uno-based van in the background too.

Looks like a Morris Ital?

Hillman Avenger

[poing]

Some good but very grey beards around these parts

[loudlashadjuster]

poing said:

Looks like a Morris Ital?

Was going to say that but the crease on the rear quarter panel would be a huge/costly thing to add. Hillman Avenger is a similar shape though?

[jbswagger]

soxboy said:

I do love these South American specials, one of my favourites is the VW1500 - competition to guess the car it started out as (apologies if mentioned before)



Spot the Uno-based van in the background too.

Was the car it was based on the Hillman Avenger?

[LuS1fer]

jbswagger said:

soxboy said:

I do love these South American specials, one of my favourites is the VW1500 - competition to guess the car it started out as (apologies if mentioned before)



Spot the Uno-based van in the background too.

Was the car it was based on the Hillman Avenger?

Correct. Also sold as the Dodge 1500 in Argentina.
Started off as a good car, the Avenger but it looked terrible when they badly grafted a Talbot front and rear end on it. Even worse than the Ital.

[LuS1fer]

Blown2CV said:

thebigmacmoomin said:

This popped up in my facebook news feed, never seen one before.

1990's Ford Verona. Brazilian apparently.

is it just me or when you see these sort of things like a ford from places like brazil, argentina, africa, they always look like they've taken the design we would recognise over in the UK and just go OK how can fk this up by make our own small detail changes which just look st and jarring with the rest of the car? OK pencil time, quick fk up to the roofline, quick bks to the C pillar, shorten/lengthen the whole thing for some reason... aaaand done!

It's almost like they can't help themselves - like they just have to put their mark on it somewhere.

In fairness, that is as good a back end graft as the Orion (putting aside the massive badging for the hard of seeing). The Orion was always a Friday afternoon "draw a boot on that Escort before you go home, will you?", as was the horrific Belmont.

[havoc]

Is it me or have they shortened the wheelbase too?
(On the Ford not-Orion)

[AppleJuice]

First -generation Cayenne 3.2:

V6 or VR6?

[soxboy]

Audi V6

[Hugo a Gogo]

Hillman Avenger was made/sold/known in various countries as:
Chrysler Avenger
Talbot Avenger
Sunbeam Avenger
Sunbeam 1250/1500/1300/1600
Dodge Avenger
Plymouth Cricket
Dodge 1800
Dodge Polara
Dodge 1500 Pickup
Dodge 1500
Volkswagen 1500
and something or other made in Iran, alongside the Paykan/Hunter

[AppleJuice]

B7 A4 2.5 TDI:

Thought it was dropped with the B6 A4...

[AppleJuice]

soxboy said:

AppleJuice said:

First -generation Cayenne 3.2:

V6 or VR6?

Audi V6

Ta

[AppleJuice]

E31 830i - a few were built and then scrapped. Used the M60B30 lump.

E32 767iL - V16 prototype used a manual gearbox.

Edited by AppleJuice on Monday 5th February 22:24

[AppleJuice]

Oddball Renault Maxity:





Renault Maxity tractor unit:


Renault Kangoo XL:

[MrGTI6]

AppleJuice said:

First -generation Cayenne 3.2:

Was available as a manual too!

[AndrewCrown]

Blown2CV said:

is it just me or when you see these sort of things like a ford from places like brazil, argentina, africa, they always look like they've taken the design we would recognise over in the UK and just go OK how can fk this up by make our own small detail changes which just look st and jarring with the rest of the car? OK pencil time, quick fk up to the roofline, quick bks to the C pillar, shorten/lengthen the whole thing for some reason... aaaand done!

It's almost like they can't help themselves - like they just have to put their mark on it somewhere.

Steady on old chap... all sorts of reasons for this... availability of materials, engines , pressings, manufacturing facilities, exchange rates, terrain , road quality.. GDP and local tastes... The world may be more harmonized now.. I like this local diversity...

[slk 32]

poing said:

soxboy said:

I do love these South American specials, one of my favourites is the VW1500 - competition to guess the car it started out as (apologies if mentioned before)



Spot the Uno-based van in the background too.

Looks a bit Bristol like to me

[GravelBen]

Blown2CV said:

is it just me or when you see these sort of things like a ford from places like brazil, argentina, africa, they always look like they've taken the design we would recognise over in the UK and just go OK how can fk this up by make our own small detail changes which just look st and jarring with the rest of the car? OK pencil time, quick fk up to the roofline, quick bks to the C pillar, shorten/lengthen the whole thing for some reason... aaaand done!

It's almost like they can't help themselves - like they just have to put their mark on it somewhere.

On the flipside... if you were as familiar with their version before seeing the UK one as you were with the UK version before seeing theirs, would you think the same thing in reverse?