What did i see today ?

[iva cosworth]

Today on the City road,Islington i saw a weird one.

Body looked like an older Suzuki Vitara 2 door but the front grille was of the type

seen on a 1930s MG or similar ye olde British car of that era.

It didn't look like a homemade modding nightmare but some JDM retro monstrosity more like.

Sorry no pics ,traffic moving just enough to not make it possible.

Over to the might of the PH collective

[iva cosworth]

Well that went down like a lead balloonso here is a bump for another

attempt at getting an answer......anyone ?

[300bhp/ton]

More info. Was it LHD/RHD, did it have any badges, any guess on age? Was it 2 door or did it have a rear safari door or tailgate? Soft top or hard top?

[AA88]

This?

[iva cosworth]

Errm

3 doors like a Vitara ,should have at least tried to remember part of the reg

Wouldn't have been able to read badges and didn't recognise any on it.

It was grey

If i don't get an answer i will just have to sit by City road for a few days

Hardtop and RHD i think.

Edited by iva cosworth on Friday 14th December 12:13

[iva cosworth]

AA88 said:

This?

No,but the grille design is similar.

The headlamps were not "separate" and didn't have the front wings like that

[BlueMR2]

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[iva cosworth]

BlueMR2 said:

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Get out

[gforceg]

Mahindra Jeep of some sort? I'll keep thinking...

[CanAm]

Try Googling Mitsuoka; they make all kinds of weird conversions on Japanese cars.

[iva cosworth]

CanAm said:

Try Googling Mitsuoka; they make all kinds of weird conversions on Japanese cars.

Thanks but it's a no.

Also tried Mahindra and Ssang Yong

[AA88]

Was it 4x4 or just the body shape of a vitara?

[iva cosworth]

AA88 said:

Was it 4x4 or just the body shape of a vitara?

Difficult to say what with chunky bodies nowadays with 2wd e.g.Quashqai.

[nicanary]

Longshot - was it one of the old Russian GAZ jeeps? They also came with a hardtop style body.

[airportparking]

I like that! Much cooler then a defender perhaps?

[nicanary]

airportparking said:

I like that! Much cooler then a defender perhaps?

I've never so much as sat in one, but I suspect they are not an engaging drive. Hard work, yes. Interesting (as in death defying), yes. I doubt they would make a satisfying daily driver.

[Major Fallout]

What sort of date are we talking?

30-40's
50-60'S
70-80's'
90-00'S

[Eighteeteewhy]

[iva cosworth]

Not the Gaz and certainly not the Citroen

It didn't have separate front wings ,it was basically a Vitara with a 1930s style

upright grille and round headlamps

[CRB14]

FJ40 landcruiser?