Whats the oldest brand new car you can still buy today?

[Nickbrapp]

cars are normally redesigned once every 8 to 10 years, but i saw a 64 plate suzuki jimmny the other day and it got me thinking about what cars are really old designs but still on sale.

i came up with, G wagen, defender, and the jimmny, morgan plus 8s etc the current fiat punto came out in 2005 and ive seen no signs of a replacement yet

any others?

[shake n bake]

Current shape Megane has been around since God was born in car terms.

[Ecosseven]

Caterham 7

[ecsrobin]

Jaguar Etype lightweight? That's 1961

[LaurasOtherHalf]

shake n bake said:

Current shape Megane has been around since God was born in car terms.

5 or 6 years tops

[GetCarter]

Ecosseven said:

Caterham 7

This. And fine it is too.

[ecsrobin]

GetCarter said:

Ecosseven said:

Caterham 7

This. And fine it is too.

Caterham 7 is from 1973 onwards.

[loose cannon]

Land Rover defender

[GetCarter]

ecsrobin said:

GetCarter said:

Ecosseven said:

Caterham 7

This. And fine it is too.

Caterham 7 is from 1973 onwards.

Lotus 7 (same) 1957 onwards

(but the LR beats it)

Edited by GetCarter on Sunday 8th March 17:34

[ecsrobin]

I'd still say it's the jag Etype lightweight, as both the caterham and Land Rover have evolved since their first manufacture. As the jaguar is built using original chassis numbers and to the exact design of the original by the original manufacturer surely that is the closest to the answer.

[kambites]

Mogan 4/4. First put into production in 1936.

[ecsrobin]

kambites said:

Mogan 4/4. First put into production in 1936.

I think that's probably the winner!!

[mph1977]

loose cannon said:

Land Rover defender

while parts of the LWB body are common with Series II, the coil sprung utility design is from the mid 1980s and that exlcudes the various changes to the bodywork, chassis , driver train, dashboard, electrics and electronics in that time.

[kambites]

ecsrobin said:

kambites said:

Mogan 4/4. First put into production in 1936.

I think that's probably the winner!!

To be fair it's probably a bit "Trigger's Broom" by now.

[nct001]

Porsche 911, 1963 until now... even older to critics

[Rickyy]

Lada Niva can be bought brand new in the UK.

[crofty1984]

Hindustan ambassador is a rebadged morris Oxford.

[mph1977]

nct001 said:

Porsche 911, 1963 until now... even older to critics

what significant part of the current '911' is the same as the early 911

morgan 4/4 and Land rover defender have very clear linage from early vehicles to present, as does the type 2 kombi

[Benmac]

nct001 said:

Porsche 911, 1963 until now... even older to critics

I think the op means cars that are actually largely the same to buy new now as they were when they first came out. The 991 911 is an entirely different car to a 911 from the 60s.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Not exactly a car, but the Unimog has changed a lot in 80 years or so

Edited by 2 sMoKiN bArReLs on Sunday 8th March 18:08