Cars you didn't know existed...

[BFleming]

LuS1fer said:

They had a very cavalier attitude to badge placement.

Despite Reliant putting the full name on one side, in the correct order, people still call them Robin Reliants.

I have something in the back of my mind, that a manufacturer swapped the badges around half way through production.
I think it might have been the Montego...

Early Montego:


Late Montego:

[Jimmy Recard]

BFleming said:

I have something in the back of my mind, that a manufacturer swapped the badges around half way through production.
I think it might have been the Montego...

Early Montego:


Late Montego:

Not quite swapped as such - the Austin brand was discontinued so the name no longer appeared on the cars. They were neither an Austin nor a Rover beyond that point

[LuS1fer]

Jimmy Recard said:

Not quite swapped as such - the Austin brand was discontinued so the name no longer appeared on the cars. They were neither an Austin nor a Rover beyond that point

Yes, that was the era where the cars were self-defined - Mini, Princess, Montego etc.

Edited by LuS1fer on Wednesday 25th March 17:15

[BFleming]

Jimmy Recard said:

Not quite swapped as such - the Austin brand was discontinued so the name no longer appeared on the cars. They were neither an Austin nor a Rover beyond that point

And they had to still cover the badge mounting holes with something - so 1.6LX I suppose!
What were those cars branded in the interim? Those that shall not be named - the Voldemort Montego?!

Wow, I never know about the model-named branding. Seems this is a front badge from that era of Montego...

Edited by BFleming on Wednesday 25th March 17:18

[Jimmy Recard]

BFleming said:

And they had to still cover the badge mounting holes with something - so 1.6LX I suppose!
What were those cars branded in the interim? Those that shall not be named - the Voldemort Montego?!

Wow, I never know about the model-named branding. Seems this is a front badge from that era of Montego...

Edited by BFleming on Wednesday 25th March 17:17

That’s it! The Austin Montego simply became the Montego at some point around 1988 and so did the Maestro.

As I recall so did the Metro but then a couple of years later became Rover Metro

[Doofus]

Jimmy Recard said:

That’s it! The Austin Montego simply became the Montego at some point around 1988 and so did the Maestro.

As I recall so did the Metro but then a couple of years later became Rover Metro

Not strictly correct.

The Maestro become Maestro, and the Metro became Metro. They didn't become Montego as well.

[Jimmy Recard]

Doofus said:

Not strictly correct.

The Maestro become Maestro, and the Metro became Metro. They didn't become Montego as well.

I’ve been wrong for decades then

You knew what I meant, ya bd

[talksthetorque]

When all the brands you own have such a tarnished reputation you simply stop using them.

[Promised Land]

In years to come it will be any car with a 20 reg plate on it.

[saaby93]

Jimmy Recard said:

Doofus said:

Not strictly correct.

The Maestro become Maestro, and the Metro became Metro. They didn't become Montego as well.

I’ve been wrong for decades then

You knew what I meant, ya bd

Just think - had the plan been successful there would have been whole Metro Maestro and Montego sub- brands with half a dozen models, like they did with Mini

[Davyf]

Sometimes I wonder where people have been, Either walking about with their face in a phone or else not getting out enough because they are addicted to gaming....

[Doofus]

Davyf said:

Sometimes I wonder where people have been, Either walking about with their face in a phone or else not getting out enough because they are addicted to gaming....

Davy! Where the fk have you been, man? Sixteen months, and you've only spoken eight times?!

[Dapster]

BFleming said:

Don't forget the estate that was added later. I don't think the rest of Europe got them, so possibly a Holden-ism?

Ah yes, the estate. Here's an earlier styling mock up that was rejected for being "too curvy"

[BFleming]

Doofus said:

Davyf said:

Sometimes I wonder where people have been, Either walking about with their face in a phone or else not getting out enough because they are addicted to gaming....

Davy! Where the fk have you been, man? Sixteen months, and you've only spoken eight times?!

Or 8 months / 16 posts.

[BFleming]

ruggedscotty said:

3 door cavalier......

Brazil model as it turns out.

Brazil also gave us some other gems. Gems, in the loosest sense...

[Doofus]

BFleming said:

Doofus said:

Davyf said:

Sometimes I wonder where people have been, Either walking about with their face in a phone or else not getting out enough because they are addicted to gaming....

Davy! Where the fk have you been, man? Sixteen months, and you've only spoken eight times?!

Or 8 months / 16 posts.

Grrr.

Point still stands.

[austinsmirk]

Re the Keighley car showroom: read their google reviews, they’re amazing.

[Noesph]

On Sunday I saw a clio mk1 camper van. With a bit of research I think I saw a "Stimson Sportique"

[Gareth1974]

BFleming said:

Brazil also gave us some other gems. Gems, in the loosest sense...

It’s almost certainly been mentioned on this thread before, but I always thought the Brazil market VW SP2 was a good looking car.

[Rostfritt]

Noesph said:

On Sunday I saw a clio mk1 camper van. With a bit of research I think I saw a "Stimson Sportique"

Does that roof unclip and rise up so you can stand up inside? A friend of mine had a Morris Marina Suntour with a roof that did that. About a dozen of us went to our secondary school graduation ceremony in it.