Cars you didn't know existed...
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BarbaricAvatar said:
I know it's never beyond the realms of possibility that a chunk of countries have their own auto manufacturers, no matter how obscure. But this is definitely a new one on me from somewhere i'd never have credited having a car industry:
Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) Umu:
Mostly manufactured in Nigeria.
http://innosonmotors.com/
Their press releases section has an interesting one where the chap who is presumably the CEO issues a "come and get me" defiance to the courts...Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) Umu:
Mostly manufactured in Nigeria.
http://innosonmotors.com/
http://innosonmotors.com/press-release-not-afraid-...
Usget said:
BarbaricAvatar said:
I know it's never beyond the realms of possibility that a chunk of countries have their own auto manufacturers, no matter how obscure. But this is definitely a new one on me from somewhere i'd never have credited having a car industry:
Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) Umu:
Mostly manufactured in Nigeria.
http://innosonmotors.com/
Their press releases section has an interesting one where the chap who is presumably the CEO issues a "come and get me" defiance to the courts...Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) Umu:
Mostly manufactured in Nigeria.
http://innosonmotors.com/
http://innosonmotors.com/press-release-not-afraid-...
QuartzDad said:
BarbaricAvatar said:
It's a revival Speed 12, called the "TBR Speed 12"
A 100 mile range is going to get a bit tiresome very quickly. Wonder how quickly you could drain it?On the Ford Flex...
I agree those observations about Range Rover, Cube, MINI (and, yes, "pimped hearse" and "Etch-A-Sketch CAD package" ).
I do believe that MINI is closest, because of the nostalgia. The brace of horizontal lines along the Flex body are straight out of the "woody wagon" playbook. Flex does a good job of conjuring the estate car of yesterday whilst being wholly contemporary in utility.
I give it extra points for being just a little bit idiosyncratic. Not too easy to find in a capital-intensive and mass market product.
I agree those observations about Range Rover, Cube, MINI (and, yes, "pimped hearse" and "Etch-A-Sketch CAD package" ).
I do believe that MINI is closest, because of the nostalgia. The brace of horizontal lines along the Flex body are straight out of the "woody wagon" playbook. Flex does a good job of conjuring the estate car of yesterday whilst being wholly contemporary in utility.
I give it extra points for being just a little bit idiosyncratic. Not too easy to find in a capital-intensive and mass market product.
BarbaricAvatar said:
Ares said:
BarbaricAvatar said:
It's a revival Speed 12, called the "TBR Speed 12"
More power, more speed, more info: http://helical-racing.com/tbrcars.html
Love how the discussion must have gone.More power, more speed, more info: http://helical-racing.com/tbrcars.html
You know that 500 hp/tonne car, I think it needs a bit more shove. Got a turbocharger hanging about?
Did any Speed 12's survive?
Krikkit said:
Even so, that's a serious piece of kit. 100 mile range would definitely be an inconvenience to travel to a car show...
Did any Speed 12's survive?
https://www.lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk/collections/featured-collections/2000-tvr-cerbera-speed-12Did any Speed 12's survive?
Amazing bit of kit, the owner does drive it occasionally but was (the last I heard) having one of the engineless shells TVR made built up with an Aston v12 as it would be easier to drive!
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