“The Road To Hell” - What’s this car?

[Leins]

I hadn’t watched the video to Chris Rea’s hit for some time, and had forgotten how many decent cars from the late 80s were featured in it - XJS, Range Rover, Merc W124, Sierra Sapphire Cosworth, 944 S2

However, there’s one I can’t identify, so wondering if anyone on here knows what it it:



I’ve been guessing at Honda Preludes, Rover 800s, and then other images made me think it was a Lotus Excel, but I don’t think any of them are correct. The wheels look fairly unique, so hopefully that’ll be the giveaway for those in the know

[E36Dan]

Had a scurry around trying to find something similar on Google.

Looks a bit Ford-esk to me but can't place it. Once someone gets the wheel the car should be easy. They seem to have locking centre caps

[Scrump]

I went to the imcdb website to see if that had the answer. It doesn’t, it has the same image asking for a response.
https://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=10003344

[h0b0]

Feels like a volvo 360

[Dracoro]

Rover 8 series ?

[Leins]

So here’s another image, but I’m still not sure I know what it is

[The Wookie]

You're not wrong, Porsche 959 and a Fiat X1/9 in the opening shot traffic jam too!

[Hub]

Difficult as those aren't standard alloys, but looking at the colour and the plastic body mouldings I'm thinking Oak green mk2 Golf GTI?

[J4CKO]

Theres the video, first few seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUUdQfnshJ4

I was thinking some big french saloon or something like a Saab, but fairly sure its not now.

Cant find anything matching, those alloys do look after market.

[Pjburley]

Montego?

[Riley Blue]

The wheels look Zender-ish.

[Dracoro]

Could be MG Montego Turbo.

Non standard wheels prob as mentioned.

[pmanson]

Pjburley said:

Montego?

That was my initial thought but i'm not sure the front bumper is correct. 2nd thought was Peugeot 605?

[NGRhodes]

Pjburley said:

Montego?

Looks more like a MG Maestro 2.0 EFi to me

Edited by NGRhodes on Wednesday 17th June 16:06

[dxg]

Ford Mustang Fox Body?

[Tim-D]

Dracoro said:

Could be MG Montego Turbo.

Non standard wheels prob as mentioned.

My thoughts virtually precisely ... but due to the slightly different bumper with integral foglights I think we're seeing a late MG Maestro turbo here.....

(in the vid it seems the rear is slightly higher than the front) the song dates from '89 so right in the period....the car in the not much to go on video had blended body strakes with red inserts (very brief view of corner of front bumper) and an evident bodykit at sill level with an outer "flick" ...wheelarches are rounded ......

.....like those wheels though I think they give a japanese impression...

[Pjburley]

Initial thought was Montego but they have a more blocky wing mirror whereas this has round edges


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[NGRhodes]

MG Maestro, rear spats are a give away.

Edited by NGRhodes on Wednesday 17th June 16:22

[Dracoro]

Rover 420 GSi could be, successor to Montego wasn't it? That or the Maestro / Montego

[J4CKO]

Montegos and Maestros, Chris wasnt kidding was he