Cars with rear lights in the Bodywork

[MelonMan]

Spotted a car today which I didn't recognise after a bit of googling it turns out it is a Chrysler Delta.



The thing that struck me is that it bucks the current trend of the rear light clusters filling the space between bumper and boot/hatch.
On most new cars if you removed the bumper,lights and tailgate there would be no exterior metal facing the rear.

The only other current cars that I can think of which have lights in the bodywork are the Mini and throwbacks such as a Defender.

[kambites]

Quite a few hatchbacks have the lights between the rear window and the C pillar.

[300bhp/ton]

Saw one at the weekend, lot smaller than they looked on TV. Not the prettiest I agree, but so muchmore interesting to look at than a Focus/Golf/Leon, etc etc

[MelonMan]

kambites said:

Quite a few hatchbacks have the lights between the rear window and the C pillar.

True, but there is still not many cars that have lights not next to the tailgate/boot. Rear bumpers these days seem to making up more & more of the back of a car.

[kambites]

Not mainstream ones I suppose, no. Many sports cars have them entirely separate.

[The Moose]

For most cars, if you reverse slowly into something you can just pick up a second hand bumper, get it sprayed and put it on.

I imagine that is going to be a whole lot worse for that car, and in times to come, be the death of those as uneconomical to repair.

[thinfourth2]

The Moose said:

For most cars, if you reverse slowly into something you can just pick up a second hand bumper, get it sprayed and put it on.

I imagine that is going to be a whole lot worse for that car, and in times to come, be the death of those as uneconomical to repair.

There is hope

[HarveyM]

MelonMan said:

Spotted a car today which I didn't recognise after a bit of googling it turns out it is a Chrysler Delta.

Aka the Lancia Delta, launched in 2007 and so a 4 year old design when they grafted a Chrysler badge on the front to flog it to us. Fad of the moment in rear design in 2007 perhaps?

ETA: was it the Murano that had the same treatment at the back?

[Ullevi]

HarveyM said:

MelonMan said:

Spotted a car today which I didn't recognise after a bit of googling it turns out it is a Chrysler Delta.

Aka the Lancia Delta, launched in 2007 and so a 4 year old design when they grafted a Chrysler badge on the front to flog it to us. Fad of the moment in rear design in 2007 perhaps?

ETA: was it the Murano that had the same treatment at the back?

Just about to write the same.

A Lancia Delta with Chrysler badges stuck on.

Not so American after all.

[BarnatosGhost]

Fiat Brava. Very cheap car with disproportionately 'sexy' mid-panel tail-lights.

[miniman]

Ullevi said:

HarveyM said:

MelonMan said:

Spotted a car today which I didn't recognise after a bit of googling it turns out it is a Chrysler Delta.

Aka the Lancia Delta, launched in 2007 and so a 4 year old design when they grafted a Chrysler badge on the front to flog it to us. Fad of the moment in rear design in 2007 perhaps?

ETA: was it the Murano that had the same treatment at the back?

Just about to write the same.

A Lancia Delta with Chrysler badges stuck on.

Not so American after all.

What? Not American? But what about their TV ad that goes on about Detroit Metal? Surely you're not saying it's a cynical attempt to flog Italy's horrible leftovers to idiots who for some reason want an American car?

[busta]

The Moose said:

For most cars, if you reverse slowly into something you can just pick up a second hand bumper, get it sprayed and put it on.

I imagine that is going to be a whole lot worse for that car, and in times to come, be the death of those as uneconomical to repair.

If you look closely there's a seem running below the lights, across the top of the bumper, I don't imagine it's an issue.