Cars you didn't know existed...

Cars you didn't know existed...

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tog

4,725 posts

243 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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Crook said:
Haven't been through all the pages but have you had the Fiberfab "Jamaican"?

Someone on Classic and Sports Car mag's social media team must be reading this, as they've just posted picture on their Instagram of the Fiberfab from their article of a few years ago. Hello!

Doofus

30,720 posts

188 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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A Manchester(?) dealer had an A-H Jamaica for sale a couple of years ago.

saaby93

32,038 posts

193 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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tog said:
Someone on Classic and Sports Car mag's social media team must be reading this, as they've just posted picture on their Instagram of the Fiberfab from their article of a few years ago. Hello!


poing

8,743 posts

215 months

Thursday 9th April 2020
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Hugo a Gogo said:
threespires said:
I found these Jaguars on line

that's Düsseldorf, Oberkassel, in the background they are setting up the 'Großte Kirmes am Rhein' funfair

I also think it's photoshopped wink
As a former regular visitor to those parts you got me more interested in the background than the cars! A rather wonderful blast from the past.

Red Devil

13,296 posts

223 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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saaby93 said:
tog said:
Someone on Classic and Sports Car mag's social media team must be reading this, as they've just posted picture on their Instagram of the Fiberfab from their article of a few years ago. Hello!
I reckon the Datsun 240Z borrowed a few cues from that. Ditto Ferrari for the front end of the 308/348/355.

saaby93

32,038 posts

193 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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Red Devil said:
I reckon the Datsun 240Z borrowed a few cues from that. Ditto Ferrari for the front end of the 308/348/355.
De Tomaso too?

Red Devil

13,296 posts

223 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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yes

Jazzy Jag

3,521 posts

106 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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threespires said:
Liege on the Kyrle trial April 2004

Are you still using the Reliant engine or swapped it for the Suzuki 3cyl?

Dapster

8,075 posts

195 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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threespires said:
I found these Jaguars on line

Jaguar did actually produce a prototype XJ-S coupe without the buttresses (note badged "Daimler" with the fluted grill)




Matt Cup

3,256 posts

119 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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Is that a T-top?

ajprice

30,715 posts

211 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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Matt Cup said:
Is that a T-top?
i was going to ask the same thing. It looks a lot better than the only hard top for the convertible XJS I can find, made by Arden.


AstonZagato

13,375 posts

225 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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Vauxhall XVR concept

Dapster

8,075 posts

195 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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Matt Cup said:
Is that a T-top?
Looks like it.

There must have been a few prototypes as there is also this one with XJ40 wheels and smoked rear lights.

Seems the roots of the concept were when Jag were trying to develop the removeable hardtop (a la Merc SL) which wasn't feasible, but sufficient work had been done to build a hardtop prototype. The car didn't do well in customer clinics compared to the coupe or convertible and the project was shelved.

https://www.jaguarheritage.com/car/1986-daimler-xj...


generationx

8,324 posts

120 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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AstonZagato said:
Vauxhall XVR concept
I remember seeing that somewhere before - what a great looking thing, something HotWheels would be proud of!

Hobbes003

113 posts

69 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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Matt Cup said:
Is that a T-top?
Yes. They used an XJ-SC as the base vehicle.

The car still exists, it's in the Jaguar Heritage collection.

Banham sold a similar vehicle as the XJS FHC:

Composer62

2,128 posts

101 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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Dapster said:
Matt Cup said:
Is that a T-top?
Looks like it.

There must have been a few prototypes as there is also this one with XJ40 wheels and smoked rear lights.

Seems the roots of the concept were when Jag were trying to develop the removeable hardtop (a la Merc SL) which wasn't feasible, but sufficient work had been done to build a hardtop prototype. The car didn't do well in customer clinics compared to the coupe or convertible and the project was shelved.

https://www.jaguarheritage.com/car/1986-daimler-xj...

I wish Jaguar had asked me about it in 1986. I think it looks great. Very elegant.

Hobbes003

113 posts

69 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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threespires said:
I found these Jaguars on line
That's a photoshop, but not as farfetched as it seems. The first drawings and mockups for what became the XJ6 series I were very much based on the E-type:




Fast Bug

12,722 posts

176 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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AstonZagato said:
Vauxhall XVR concept
Shades of Opel GT in that

Hugo a Gogo

23,416 posts

248 months

Friday 10th April 2020
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ajprice said:
Matt Cup said:
Is that a T-top?
i was going to ask the same thing. It looks a lot better than the only hard top for the convertible XJS I can find, made by Arden.

also from near Düsseldorf, I think they're in Krefeld

saaby93

32,038 posts

193 months

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