Cars you didn't know existed...

[SpeckledJim]

Pothole said:

Rigoberto Soler, the designer of the Brazilian GT that Jensen ripped off above, also designed this, of which only one was built. Pity



Shades of the Bertone Ferrari 250?

Wow. Stunning thing.

[phil y]

Wandering round a deserted Trafford Centre car park (waiting for Costco to fit tyres), I spotted this oddity.

According to the reg, its a Freight Rover, and I can see that in the windscreen shape, but does anyone know what it actually is?

[Castrol for a knave]

Had a look but I don't think we have had this yet.

The Briggs and Stratton hybrid.

Definitely at least one made - Jay Leno owns it and it drives. Needs a lot of HP2s though.

[Matt Cup]

Castrol for a knave said:

Had a look but I don't think we have had this yet.

The Briggs and Stratton hybrid.

Definitely at least one made - Jay Leno owns it and it drives. Needs a lot of HP2s though.

Yes. Twice.

They were a couple of months ago though so if you are new to this thread you probably missed them.

[waynedear]

Aston Martin dbx
Had one with me through the M6 roadworks yesterday, quite liked it, twas black and all around the near side(car was lhd) door edges were little white markings.

[biggbn]

phil y said:

Wandering round a deserted Trafford Centre car park (waiting for Costco to fit tyres), I spotted this oddity.

According to the reg, its a Freight Rover, and I can see that in the windscreen shape, but does anyone know what it actually is?

I know what it is...ugly all day? I've seen a few of these retro kits done on vans but sticking with modern van size wheels always spoils them aesthetically

[soxboy]

biggbn said:

phil y said:

Wandering round a deserted Trafford Centre car park (waiting for Costco to fit tyres), I spotted this oddity.

According to the reg, its a Freight Rover, and I can see that in the windscreen shape, but does anyone know what it actually is?

I know what it is...ugly all day? I've seen a few of these retro kits done on vans but sticking with modern van size wheels always spoils them aesthetically

Think these were called a Fleur de Lys, based I guess in this case on a Freight Rover (ie Sherpa) chassis. Some were Transit and taxi based too.

[Wildcat45]

A new one on me, the Ford Territory.

https://youtu.be/cvPXMisv3h8

Oz NZ and I think South Africa market only. According to the video it came with some decent motors.

It predates the LR Discovery Sport but the styling looks very similar along with a generic Japanese and Ford of the era flavour.

I'd have been tempted into one back in 2007

[waynedear]

Wildcat45 said:

A new one on me, the Ford Territory.

https://youtu.be/cvPXMisv3h8

Oz NZ and I think South Africa market only. According to the video it came with some decent motors.

It predates the LR Discovery Sport but the styling looks very similar along with a generic Japanese and Ford of the era flavour.

I'd have been tempted into one back in 2007

Watched that early this morning

[Hobbes003]

Castrol for a knave said:

Had a look but I don't think we have had this yet.

The Briggs and Stratton hybrid.

Definitely at least one made - Jay Leno owns it and it drives. Needs a lot of HP2s though.

No, I don't think Leno owns it. It remains with Briggs & Stratton.

[LargeRed]

Fast Bug said:

Hunkt Canticle

another JLR product was the Evoque copy Chinese Land Wind

[SpeckledJim]

soxboy said:

biggbn said:

phil y said:

Wandering round a deserted Trafford Centre car park (waiting for Costco to fit tyres), I spotted this oddity.

According to the reg, its a Freight Rover, and I can see that in the windscreen shape, but does anyone know what it actually is?

I know what it is...ugly all day? I've seen a few of these retro kits done on vans but sticking with modern van size wheels always spoils them aesthetically

Think these were called a Fleur de Lys, based I guess in this case on a Freight Rover (ie Sherpa) chassis. Some were Transit and taxi based too.

All that cost and effort and they finish it off with B&M wheel trims.

[Benni]

Remember the Chevrolet Vega ? Don´t know how many sold in the UK, it was this small(ish) 2dr coupé
looking a bit like an oversized Manta A.
In 1975 / 76, they were built with THE Ford Cosworth 2l 4cyl DOHC, quite expensive, and not very common.
The emission-controlled EFI gave not much more than 140 hp, but with a set of Webers 200 might be in reach.
Some facts here :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Cosworth_V...

more here :
https://chevyvega.fandom.com/wiki/Chevrolet_Coswor...

...revving up to 9.400 to see if the clutch explodes..........it did not.

[anonymous-user]

I ran a Lola T290 with a vega engine in it for a while, not a bad engine whilst they held together. The block casting was very thin wall, they had a lot of scrap blocks at cosworth during the racing project. It wasnt unknown for the engine to be run on the dyno, then whilst cooling down the side of the block would fall off.

[NigeT]

Crespi Tulia GT from Argentina. More info here in Spanish: http://www.autohistoria.com.ar/Fichas/Crespi/Tulia...

[finlo]

NigeT said:

Crespi Tulia GT from Argentina. More info here in Spanish: http://www.autohistoria.com.ar/Fichas/Crespi/Tulia...

Looks like a Datsun cherry 100a that's been rolled!

[talksthetorque]

finlo said:

NigeT said:

Crespi Tulia GT from Argentina. More info here in Spanish: http://www.autohistoria.com.ar/Fichas/Crespi/Tulia...

Looks like a Datsun cherry 100a that's been rolled!

There can’t have been that many cars produced where the wheel arch gap is taller than the front side windows.

[DoctorX]

finlo said:

NigeT said:

Crespi Tulia GT from Argentina. More info here in Spanish: http://www.autohistoria.com.ar/Fichas/Crespi/Tulia...

Looks like a Datsun cherry 100a that's been rolled!

[Jimmy Recard]

Benni said:

Remember the Chevrolet Vega ? Don´t know how many sold in the UK, it was this small(ish) 2dr coupé
looking a bit like an oversized Manta A.
In 1975 / 76, they were built with THE Ford Cosworth 2l 4cyl DOHC, quite expensive, and not very common.
The emission-controlled EFI gave not much more than 140 hp, but with a set of Webers 200 might be in reach.
Some facts here :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Cosworth_V...

more here :
https://chevyvega.fandom.com/wiki/Chevrolet_Coswor...

...revving up to 9.400 to see if the clutch explodes..........it did not.

Ford engine? In a 1970s GM car?

Seems unlikely!

According to the link it was a Chevrolet block with a Cosworth head

[anonymous-user]

Jimmy Recard said:

Ford engine? In a 1970s GM car?

Seems unlikely!

According to the link it was a Chevrolet block with a Cosworth head

It was a Chevy block with Cosworth head. The casting technique for the block was a bit too advanced for its own good. Biggest issue i had with the engine was the distributor was st.