Cars you didn't know existed...

[Fast Bug]

Suzuki Equator aka Nissan Navara D40

[Dapster]

tog said:

Doofus said:

Mr Tidy said:

Actually I did know they existed as I saw one at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1973 (I think).

So here is the Monica 560, which I thought at the time looked simply stunning - and still looks pretty good IMHO!

Engine was a 5.6 litre Chrysler V8 - hence the 560 name.

That's a Monteverdi 375/4 behind it.

And the Lamborghini Faena in front of it.

And what looks like a very early Ur Quattro in silver in the background on Fuchs wheels.

[Europa1]

tog said:

And the Lamborghini Faena in front of it.

I had to look that up on Google. What a thing!

[scrw.]

Dapster said:

blearyeyedboy said:

Yes, but I couldn't resist the jest.

That Renault Cinq 6x6 looks to me like a small CX Loadrunner, for the man who wants to drive a lot of stuff across a continent very quickly.



Both- and that Matra, in spite of my jest- are very cool vehicles.

The CX was conceived by Pierre Tissier in response to the requirements of the French newspaper industry's headache of getting news distributed through the country at high speed overnight. The CX had a payload of 1 metric tonne and could travel at speeds well in excess of an HGV, and deliver direct to point. Reports were that they would cruise at 160km/h on the deserted Autoroutes.

they look to be straight out of Captain Scarlet

[tog]

Europa1 said:

tog said:

And the Lamborghini Faena in front of it.

I had to look that up on Google. What a thing!

The Monteverdi, Monica and Faena together is a gathering of some very exclusive four-doors. You really need a Bitter SC sedan, an Iso Fidia and the Ferrari Pinin as well I think.

[AlexS_LDN]

Renault Mercgane dCi

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6639557/D...

Edited by AlexS_LDN on Monday 28th January 16:09

[AppleJuice]

Dapster said:

tog said:

Doofus said:

Mr Tidy said:

Actually I did know they existed as I saw one at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1973 (I think).

So here is the Monica 560, which I thought at the time looked simply stunning - and still looks pretty good IMHO!

Engine was a 5.6 litre Chrysler V8 - hence the 560 name.

That's a Monteverdi 375/4 behind it.

And the Lamborghini Faena in front of it.

And what looks like a very early Ur Quattro in silver in the background on Fuchs wheels.

Plus a facelift Phaeton in the back of shot

[Stridey]

The rather lovely Gilbern T11, at Valance School event a couple of years ago. I had no idea it existed up till chatting to the nice owner. The designer also did the Monteverdi 450ss.

Edited by Stridey on Monday 28th January 18:49

[Pericoloso]

Europa1 said:

tog said:

And the Lamborghini Faena in front of it.

I had to look that up on Google. What a thing!

I just did that too, never knew of it before.

[GAjon]

Mr Tidy said:

Actually I did know they existed as I saw one at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1973 (I think).

So here is the Monica 560, which I thought at the time looked simply stunning - and still looks pretty good IMHO!

Engine was a 5.6 litre Chrysler V8 - hence the 560 name.

By any chance did you have your polaroid swinger with you and take some pictures of the TVR stand showing the new M series cars?

[Truckosaurus]

Today I learned that the American market Toyota Yaris is in fact the Mazda 2.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Demio#Scion_iA...

[CanAm]

GAjon said:

By any chance did you have your polaroid swinger with you and take some pictures of the TVR stand showing the new M series cars?

I found a picture of one of the young ladies (Susan Shaw) from that stand. Even wearing a sweater she could have poked someone's eye out!!

[GAjon]

CanAm said:

I found a picture of one of the young ladies (Susan Shaw) from that stand. Even wearing a sweater she could have poked someone's eye out!!

Is it postable (is that even a word?) does it show any cars by any chance? Or just the wheel nuts!

[CanAm]

GAjon said:

Is it postable (is that even a word?) does it show any cars by any chance? Or just the wheel nuts!

No cars; she was posing in the street. She's wearing a very clingy sweater and looks outstanding in it.

[GAjon]

CanAm said:

No cars; she was posing in the street. She's wearing a very clingy sweater and looks outstanding in it.

Was it this young lady?

[CanAm]

GAjon said:

Was it this young lady?

At the risk of a ban it's here

[Rostfritt]

Dapster said:

The CX was conceived by Pierre Tissier in response to the requirements of the French newspaper industry's headache of getting news distributed through the country at high speed overnight. The CX had a payload of 1 metric tonne and could travel at speeds well in excess of an HGV, and deliver direct to point. Reports were that they would cruise at 160km/h on the deserted Autoroutes.





The chassis were used for more exciting applications such as this one, transporting the film crew chopper on the Paris Dakar.





Pre CX, Tissier did the monster DS



And a 1 off SM (I'd like to have been at the lunch where someone thought a utility vehicle with a Maserati engine and the world's most complicated suspension system was a good idea)

Edited by Dapster on Monday 28th January 10:26

All magnificent vehicles. It seems to be a problem that only the French try to solve, moving a lot of stuff very quickly without just flying it there. In the same spirit they create TGV La Poste


Premiere Classe post at 270km/h. Unfortunately taken away in 2015.

[havoc]

Dapster said:

And a 1 off SM (I'd like to have been at the lunch where someone thought a utility vehicle with a Maserati engine and the world's most complicated suspension system was a good idea)

They're French. It was the 70s. Lunch probably involved several bottles of wine. Hope that clears it all up...

[shakotan]

Tissier XM



and probably the biggest (and sorriest looking) Tissier CX I've seen.

[Doofus]

There's a company in Germany that will still build you a Loadrunner.