Cars that never made the light of day

Cars that never made the light of day

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quiraing

1,649 posts

138 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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Puddenchucker said:
And this, not the car but the engine:



The V16 that BMW developed for the Rolls Royce Phantom.
Any info on plans for this V16?

Eighteeteewhy

7,259 posts

167 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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quiraing said:
Puddenchucker said:
And this, not the car but the engine:



The V16 that BMW developed for the Rolls Royce Phantom.
Any info on plans for this V16?
Hasn't Mr Bean got one?

Puddenchucker

4,037 posts

217 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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quiraing said:
Puddenchucker said:
And this, not the car but the engine:



The V16 that BMW developed for the Rolls Royce Phantom.
Any info on plans for this V16?
RR are, apparently, rather secretive about it:

http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/features/o...

RosscoPCole

3,300 posts

173 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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How about a Mini based roadster from the early 1960s


Or a Rover 75 Coupe.

jonnydrama

466 posts

163 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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There was a really wild looking Ford supercar concept that was in all the magazines in the 90s, probably about the same time the F50 was released. All I can remember now is that it was white and had an odd centre exhaust setup, someone must remember it?!

Steffan

10,362 posts

227 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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Puddenchucker said:
The BMC 1800 of 1967

Unsurprisingly Issigonis was a big fan of Citroen. You can certainly see the evidence here. Shades of DS abound. Pity it was not followed up. But that applies to all the Issigonis concepts. Genuinely innovative small car designer. Changed the face of the worlds small cars. Imitation by others being his true epitaph.

Puddenchucker

4,037 posts

217 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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I also wonder if this will ever see production:


Codswallop

5,250 posts

193 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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jonnydrama said:
There was a really wild looking Ford supercar concept that was in all the magazines in the 90s, probably about the same time the F50 was released. All I can remember now is that it was white and had an odd centre exhaust setup, someone must remember it?!
That'd be the Ford GT90



Not sure it was ever intended for production though?

NiceCupOfTea

25,280 posts

250 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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That new 9-5 Estate looked fab cry

e36 M3 Touring would have been great too.

The word was that the Rover 45 replacement was not far off being finished when Rover went to the wall - by all accounts it was going to be good.

BlueMR2

8,643 posts

201 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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E34 M5 cabrio and E32 V16 would be nice to have in numbers above 1.

Fireblade69

628 posts

202 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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fjord said:
Crikey, thats beautiful!

Anyway, for me, Range Stormer:

I know it's a concept, but yeah, i like it.


Wasn't that a West Coast Customs special?

Range Stormer

johnnymaestro

4,775 posts

222 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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Codswallop said:
That'd be the Ford GT90



Not sure it was ever intended for production though?
I do love that car.

Another Ford.

The Indigo.






cptsideways

13,535 posts

251 months

Friday 21st December 2012
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Puddenchucker said:
quiraing said:
Puddenchucker said:
And this, not the car but the engine:



The V16 that BMW developed for the Rolls Royce Phantom.
Any info on plans for this V16?
RR are, apparently, rather secretive about it:

http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/features/o...
It didn't go quite as well as they thought it might & the range was utterly pants allegedly. But a few engines were built I think 3 or 4, it is in reality just two BMW V8's. Rowan Atkinson had one of the engines built into a Phantom.


snotrag

14,446 posts

210 months

Saturday 22nd December 2012
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Lamborghini Cala! Some of this presumably led to what became the Gallardo.

ensignia

919 posts

234 months

Saturday 22nd December 2012
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That Lambo above looks like a Proton.

For me it'd be the Audi Avantissimo. 4.2 twin turbo V8 with massive road presence.




Pothole

34,367 posts

281 months

Saturday 22nd December 2012
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cptsideways said:
Puddenchucker said:
quiraing said:
Puddenchucker said:
And this, not the car but the engine:



The V16 that BMW developed for the Rolls Royce Phantom.
Any info on plans for this V16?
RR are, apparently, rather secretive about it:

http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/features/o...
It didn't go quite as well as they thought it might & the range was utterly pants allegedly. But a few engines were built I think 3 or 4, it is in reality just two BMW V8's. Rowan Atkinson had one of the engines built into a Phantom.
Thanks, some of us read the article on the link!

tbc

3,017 posts

174 months

Saturday 22nd December 2012
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Saab Aero X


Audi R7 Saloon


Audi Novalari

Lambo Estosc

jonnylayze

1,640 posts

225 months

Saturday 22nd December 2012
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Rover BS - mid engined Rover V8 in 1968



Edited by jonnylayze on Saturday 22 December 20:12

lesstatt

4,318 posts

189 months

Saturday 22nd December 2012
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TomN94 said:
The only car I ever wanted to see in production.

What's so special about that ? Looks like a 3 series estate, obv I'm missing something here, is it m spec ?

martin mrt

3,768 posts

200 months

Saturday 22nd December 2012
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lesstatt said:
TomN94 said:
The only car I ever wanted to see in production.

What's so special about that ? Looks like a 3 series estate, obv I'm missing something here, is it m spec ?
Factory built E46 M3 touring