Car I did not recognise....

[robsa]

Okay, something happened this morning which is pretty unusual for me - I saw a car an had no idea what it was. Was hoping someone on here might know?

It was a new car (looked about a year old tops) and was big, the size of a Phantom I would say. It was long, gold, and had small, round headlights on the tops of the from wings. The grill was a lemon-wedge. I think it may have had a foreign plate?

Anyone any ideas? It was in Worthing this morning.

It was not:
Any current Roller or Bentley. Not a Maybach or Mercedes or BMW, or Lexus or Infiniti.

Anyone help?

[Bill]

Hongqi V12?

[big_boz]

My God father in Malaysia has some sort of big Nissan thing that vaguely fits that description. Couldn't tell you what it was called though, could be one of them on a Grey but god knows why anyone would its pretty awful in its utter anonymity. (which is why he has one) Its about the same size as his LWB BMW 7 Series....A quick Google does not find it.....

[robsa]

No, but along those lines. The grill was quite small and was like a little lemon wedge, but the front wings were clearly defined like that Hongqi, and the projector headlamps sat on the to of them. I only got a glance as it went the other way.

[robsa]

I think I just found it! I think it was one of these:



A Lancia Limousine apparently. Anybody else seen one?!

ETA: A Lancia Thesis apparently, 2004! Looks very modern, doesn't it? The one I saw was gold.

[big_boz]

Italian embassy flags on it by any chance?

[TheHeretic]

Quite a few of those ugly feckery over here.

[robsa]

Quite possibly, yes. Being a big Alfa fan, perhaps it was the Sergio Marchionne on his way round to see me?

Heretic: this was a limo version, and whilst looking weird, did also look kinda cool too. Had weird number plates on it - Diplomatic I'm guessing.

Edited by robsa on Wednesday 8th May 16:31

[TheHeretic]

robsa said:

Quite possibly, yes. Being a big Alfa fan, perhaps it was the Sergio Marchionne on his way round to see me?

Heretic: this was a limo version, and whilst looking weird, did also look kinda cool too. Had weird number plates on it - Diplomatic I'm guessing.

Edited by robsa on Wednesday 8th May 16:31

Yup, I got it was a limo version. I am not completely oblivious.

[robsa]

TheHeretic said:

Yup, I got it was a limo version. I am not completely oblivious.

Looked a lot nicer than the pic you showed - extra length helping I'm guessing.

Edited by robsa on Wednesday 8th May 16:39

[northwest monkey]

TheHeretic said:

Quite a few of those ugly feckery over here.

I imagine this is what a Ford Scorpio would look like after taking crystal meth for a couple of years.

[Bill]

Jesus! That's even uglier than the Hongqi

[The Wookie]

Appropriate name, looks as shonky and ill conceived as my Masters Thesis

[8Ace]

Looks like a parrot fish. Foul.

[northwest monkey]

8Ace said:

Looks like a parrot fish. Foul.

Very good