Cars you didn't know existed...

[MadmanO/T People]

Nash Ambassador, which later became the Rambler Ambassador which later evolved into the AMC Ambassador.

[Veeayt]

Matt Cup said:

How about one of these for the third contender.

GAZelle

These are just Russian copy of Transit

[anonymous-user]

Citroen 2CV Wood Tryane II

The car was built by a British cabinet maker called Friend Wood and took 2,000 hours to make. It is capable of doing over a hundred miles on one gallon of fuel.

I saw this car at a CCC event at Curborough many moons ago, it's amazing.

[MikeT66]

RizzoTheRat said:

I never knew DAF ever made cars until a friend pointed one out the other day and said her grandmother used to have one

Didn't get a photo but from a quick google search I think it was a DAF 46 Combi. Something slightly odd about the proportions IMO, but I rather like the front end.

I'm sure DAF had some success in rallying with similar cars. Not Escort-winning success, but decent.

[nicanary]

MikeT66 said:

RizzoTheRat said:

I never knew DAF ever made cars until a friend pointed one out the other day and said her grandmother used to have one

Didn't get a photo but from a quick google search I think it was a DAF 46 Combi. Something slightly odd about the proportions IMO, but I rather like the front end.

I'm sure DAF had some success in rallying with similar cars. Not Escort-winning success, but decent.

DAF also sponsored forays into racing. IIRC an Alexis F3 was equipped with the Variomatic transmission and here's an orange-painted Tecno as raced by Mike Beckwith and Gijs van Lennep.

[BFleming]

jsf said:

Citroen 2CV Wood Tryane II

The car was built by a British cabinet maker called Friend Wood and took 2,000 hours to make. It is capable of doing over a hundred miles on one gallon of fuel.

I saw this car at a CCC event at Curborough many moons ago, it's amazing.

Those images are a scale model; this is the real thing...

[anonymous-user]

BFleming said:

Those images are a scale model; this is the real thing...

I know.

[talksthetorque]

jsf said:

BFleming said:

Those images are a scale model; this is the real thing...

I know.

I can just imaging the fuss over at detailing world with this.

[anonymous-user]

Some from Brazil.

Brasinca Uirapuru





TAC Stark









Chevrolet opala. Early and late models







Vw fusca. 60s style body with later wings and bumpers kept right to the end. (Brought back by the president no less )

[Red Devil]

Iwantafusca said:

Some from Brazil.

Brasinca Uirapuru

Ah, so that's from where Carrozzeria Touring lifted the body style for the second generation Jensen Interceptor.

[blueST]

Iwantafusca said:

TAC Stark

Interesting. Reminds me of the Troller, which seems to be a similar vehicle, but with Ford power (Troller are owned by Ford)

[AstonZagato]

Red Devil said:

Iwantafusca said:

Some from Brazil.

Brasinca Uirapuru

Ah, so that's from where Carrozzeria Touring lifted the body style for the second generation Jensen Interceptor.

I assumed that was a rip off of the Interceptor but the Uirapuru is earlier (unless I'm missing something).

[Triumph Man]

AndrewCrown said:

Triumph Man said:

RizzoTheRat said:

I never knew DAF ever made cars until a friend pointed one out the other day and said her grandmother used to have one

Didn't get a photo but from a quick google search I think it was a DAF 46 Combi. Something slightly odd about the proportions IMO, but I rather like the front end.

If you focus on the rear 3/4, it looks a little Triumph 2000 estate-esq

My dear chap... penned by the same designer... Giovanni Michelotti also worked on Daf

Ah I did wonder if it was perhaps a Michelotti design.

[StescoG66]

JPvanRossem said:

Or a group road test comparing a Lotec Ambassadeur

with an Austin Ambassador

and a Hindustan Ambassador

Followed by a "Shoot Out" (is that the right cliche?) between the Standard Gazel

the Singer Gazelle

and, er, one of these?

Nissan did a Gazelle......

Edited by StescoG66 on Thursday 4th June 20:52

[rjg48]

[ambuletz]

technically doesn't exist as it was a custom made thing.

[Doofus]

ambuletz said:

technically doesn't exist as it was a custom made thing.

I'm going to ignore the fact that it's gopping and ask why the stickers on the side are back to front.

[ambuletz]

Doofus said:

I'm going to ignore the fact that it's gopping and ask why the stickers on the side are back to front.

I saw a video on someone making this observation in japan (where the custom was done). He's an aussie guy who moved their years ago and has thousands of videos on all aspects of japan (link to his channel here. It's actually rather common occurance, even on the sides of commercial vehicles. On one side it will be the right way round, the other side it will be reversed, but will mirror the correct side.

[generationx]

rjg48 said:

You’ve never heard of a Porsche 911?

[biggbn]

BFleming said:

Those images are a scale model; this is the real thing...

Read about this year's ago, incredible workmanship and very, very pretty...