Cars you didn't know existed...

[triumph-ant]

SunsetZed said:

Just stumbled across this when sorting through old photos. I *think* the photo was taken in Bournemouth in about 94 or 95, anyone know which kit it is?

DVLA says it's a Karma.

[BFleming]

triumph-ant said:

DVLA says it's a Karma.

Yup, Karma GT. Think Ferrari Dino & 308. Then look at this. No resemblance, your honour!!!
Some info here: http://karma.tribbeck.com/about.html

[SunsetZed]

BFleming said:

triumph-ant said:

DVLA says it's a Karma.

Yup, Karma GT. Think Ferrari Dino & 308. Then look at this. No resemblance, your honour!!!
Some info here: http://karma.tribbeck.com/about.html

Thanks both, very interesting. A beetle engine is hugely disppointing!

[Fast Bug]

SunsetZed said:

Thanks both, very interesting. A beetle engine is hugely disppointing!

You've obviously never experienced a tuned Beetle then

[SunsetZed]

Fast Bug said:

SunsetZed said:

Thanks both, very interesting. A beetle engine is hugely disppointing!

You've obviously never experienced a tuned Beetle then

Not from a performance perspective, I was thinking v6 noises would suit the car

[Crook]

Haven't been through all the pages but have you had the Fiberfab "Jamaican"?

[Hugh Jarse]

Wow that is the perfect rear end, basically the automotive equivalent of Jane Fonda in Barbarella.
Front end nowt special, buit then again not too bad either.

[Crook]

On that subject, some of their adverts probably not too PC these days.

[threespires]

I found these Jaguars on line

[ajprice]

threespires said:

I found these Jaguars on line

Nice, but I suspect photoshop on both. The 3 people behind the E Type don't have any bodies through the windows (or they may be on the other side of the hedge, but I don't think so). The tree behind the XJ's C-pillar disappears in the window too, the C pillar is a bit flat and smooth looking compared to the reflections in the body side too.

[Hugo a Gogo]

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

[Hobbes003]

An XJ40 coupe was built as a one-off:

[Lotobear]

triumph-ant said:

DVLA says it's a Karma.

Bad Karma

[John Locke]

BFleming said:

Yup, Karma GT. Think Ferrari Dino & 308. Then look at this. No resemblance, your honour!!!
Some info here: http://karma.tribbeck.com/about.html

The design was also brought over from the US and manufactured by Perry Automotive from Brightlingsea, Essex, together with some 427 Cobra replica shells, a Pantera copy and possibly others. As far as I recall, Perry folded in the early 1980s.

[Fane]

Firstly, my apologies for the vagueness of this, but... About 2 years ago I was given a Jaguar Drivers Club (or possibly Jaguar Enthusiasts Club) magazine to read. In it was an article about a 2 door Jaguar X Type prototype / mule that had found its way out of the factory into the hands of a club member. I've tried googling it to no avail.

It was actually quite a good looking thing, for an X Type.

[tog]

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]

A Manchester(?) dealer had an A-H Jamaica for sale a couple of years ago.

[saaby93]

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]

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

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]

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.