Cars you didn't know existed...

[CanAm]

swisstoni said:

NomduJour said:

The Alfa TZ influence in the Fighter is fairly clear, so it’s hardly surprising there are certain similarities.

They are vaguely the same shape (ie cabin back, long bonnet) but I wouldn't go any further than that.
I think the Fighter was a pretty nice design (for a Bristol at least) but I seem to remember ridiculous pricing.

I think NomduJour was referring to the Alfa GTZ family not the TZ3 which post-dated the Bristol Fighter.

[saaby93]

CanAm said:

I think NomduJour was referring to the Alfa GTZ family not the TZ3 which post-dated the Bristol Fighter.

Isnt there some Toyota or nissan there too

[Sheetmaself]

poing said:

saaby93 said:

D-Angle said:

Alfa Romeo TZ3

Based on Dodge Viper, as was the Bristol Fighter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Viper#Viper_AC...

That explains the rather dubious proportions.

Had to look up the cost of these, not as much as i thought it would be. Very tempting indeed.

[GeordieInExile]

The Honda Crossroad.

[NomduJour]

^ Have a look at the Honda Horizon too.

[Pericoloso]

This is both a "didn't know existed" ,until I saw it and a "what is this car ?" pic post.



It's neither a FIAT or a SEAT.

Spotted in Maranello on Wednesday.

[NomduJour]

Innocenti Elba

[Agent XXX]

Pericoloso said:

This is both a "didn't know existed" ,until I saw it and a "what is this car ?" pic post.



It's neither a FIAT or a SEAT.

Spotted in Maranello on Wednesday.

I'm guessing an FSO of some description

[Pericoloso]

NomduJour said:

Innocenti Elba

Yep ,thought that would take a bit longer than that.....

[AppleJuice]

GeordieInExile said:

The Honda Crossroad.

The least reliable Honda?

[AppleJuice]

SEAT Alhambra 4Drive:

VW Sharan 4MOTION:

Presumably Haldex system?

[QuartzDad]

From another thread on here, thought I knew my 70s coupes - nearly bought an Opel GT as my first car - but had no idea this existed, SAAB Sonett:

[blearyeyedboy]

QuartzDad said:

From another thread on here, thought I knew my 70s coupes - nearly bought an Opel GT as my first car - but had no idea this existed, SAAB Sonett:

That's just the Sonett 3.
Google Sonett 2 and Sonett 1.

[CanAm]

saaby93 said:

Isnt there some Toyota or nissan there too

I think there is some Alfa TZ in the Toyota and Nissan rather than the other way round!

[Hugo a Gogo]

blearyeyedboy said:

To be fair, when you're packaging an 8-litre V10 in a front-engined, rear-drive car, then you're going to end up with a long bonnet and a relatively rearward-placed cabin.

or your 'car' is just not long enough

[blearyeyedboy]

Hugo a Gogo said:

or your 'car' is just not long enough

Ah, I see your problem. You're confusing "car" with "not a car, but a flipping huge truck".



Teasing aside, I bet a Dodge RAM V10 is a giggle.

[daydotz]

ssangyong turismo

[Pothole]

AndrewCrown said:

Mercedes SL73 AMG R129


I was getting some work done on one of my cars when the owner showed me a Mercedes SL73 being rebuilt.
Not actual car in picture.

1 of only 85 7.3 Litre v12 good for ~518HP

There was one for sale in the car park at Tecno Classica last year

[knk]

Toyota Probox.
All over the place here (East Africa).
Hateful things, driven by lunatics, often full of drugs (khat) from Somalia.

[Rostfritt]

GeordieInExile said:

The Honda Crossroad.

Saw one of these recently:



A Honda Passport. Looked totally weird, like when someone puts a Mercedes badge on a Peugeot or something. Must have been used to fill a gap in their range for some reason.