What did I see?

[Pothole]

On the way out of Leicester last evening I spotted a cute looking classic of some sort going in the other direction. I should have U-turned and gone back for a proper look but the traffic was awful and I needed petrol..

It looked, in style, quite like a Renault Caravelle but had more fastback body styling and quite a lot of chrome trim all over it. Body shape a bit like a fiat 850 sport.

It was painted a rather fetching French blue which may be why I thought Caravelle.

Any ideas?

[Motown Junk]

One of these?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_700_Sport.jp...

[Pothole]

More fastback. Could have been a Honda S800 but appeared to have much more bling attached than those generally do. Good thought though, along the right lines.

[Huntsman]

Coune MGB or MGB with an Ashley hardtop?

(MGB headlight v similar to Caravelle is my thinking)

[LordBretSinclair]

Too obvious to suggest this I suppose

[Pothole]

LordBretSinclair said:

Too obvious to suggest this I suppose

Much smaller!!!

[ian2144]

Pothole said:

On the way out of Leicester last evening I spotted a cute looking classic of some sort going in the other direction. I should have U-turned and gone back for a proper look but the traffic was awful and I needed petrol..

It looked, in style, quite like a Renault Caravelle but had more fastback body styling and quite a lot of chrome trim all over it. Body shape a bit like a fiat 850 sport.

It was painted a rather fetching French blue which may be why I thought Caravelle.

Any ideas?

If memory serves the Renault Caravelle was a soft top with a hard top option. I think the coupe version of the Caravelle was called the Floride ?

I'm sure I had the Corgi toy when I was about 6 years old.

Edited by ian2144 on Friday 2nd March 17:21

[Save Ferris]

Pothole said:

Any ideas?

Simca Coupe?

[RodMod]

Triumph GTR4 Dove (Harrington conversion) ?
Sorry have no idea how to post up a picture.

Rod.

[kiteless]

Renault Alpine A-110 immediately springs to mind:

[Pothole]

Definitely not an Alpine, that Simca coupé looks pretty close as the sticky out snout was a feature, and it's about the right size. I'll have to keep my eyese peeled and do that bloody U turn next time!

Thanks for the input all!

[ian2144]

Here is the Floride, looks a wee bit like a Volvo P1800 ??

[Pothole]

ian2144 said:

Here is the Floride, looks a wee bit like a Volvo P1800 ??

Not that, but thanks.

[benjj]

124 Coupe?

[Pothole]

benjj said:

124 Coupe?

SMALLER!

About the size of the Simca or a Honda S800. (thanks anyway)

[ian2144]

Smaller....... here you go. Fiat 850 coupe

[Pothole]

Does nobody read OPs anymore?

[ian2144]

Pothole said:

Does nobody read OPs anymore?

Sorry, one over the 8......

[B Huey]

Panhard 24 CT?

Lots of chrome.

[Pothole]

far too big IIRC, wrong bodyshape. TYFT.