You learn something new... - Cars you didn't know existed, until now!

[-Fred-]

A friend of mine had one for a little while. Fun little car, 1st and second gear were absolutely unbelievable but it kinda fell flat on its face afterwards. That one doesn't look to be in great shape, either.

 

[SVX]

You also can't believe everything said on wikipedia.

Likewise of never taking off our tin foil hats.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

I remember now the owner said that 6 were imported.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Likewise of never taking off our tin foil hats.

I'm just saying, anyone can write something on there that's not a true fact. I don't get why that sounds crazy to you.

 

[-Fred-]

I remember now the owner said that 6 were imported.

Perhaps by his importer, but there's a bunch of them all around Canada. Just a quick search on kijiji (think craigslist) showed me about 12-13 currently for sale around the country.

It's less common than a Silvia or a Skyline, which are actually everywhere around here.

 

[SVX]

I'm just saying, anyone can write something on there that's not a true fact. I don't get why that sounds crazy to you.

It's also really likely that the government may be reading our minds!!

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

It's also really likely that the government may be reading our minds!!

Alright, I looked at the site itself. You can't really edit anything, they can only add things. Will you stop comparing me to a conspiracy nut please?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ten_things_you_may_not_know_about_Wikipedia

 

[GTboyz]

BT -> So I stepped in to SEMA this week, and I didn't know that the 5th-gen Viper had a roadster, until I saw one in person!!!

Dodge/SRT Viper GTS Medusa '14 (1 of 10 made, this one is #6)

^ Apologies for the dump, but since I'll never see a Viper of this kind anymore...might as well, right?

makes me wonder why they didn't make a roadster version. This looks so good, reminds me of the Banshee from GTA IV and V (i know Banshee is based of Viper but the design of the roadster with the rear end looks similar to the Banshee)

1970 Ford Falcon 429 CJ, Ford apparently still made the Falcon in 1970 and I didn't know until now.
http://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-american/1970½-ford-falcon-mission-implausible/

It's basically more of a simplified Torino though at this point, but you could get performance options for it.

but the steering wheel is on the left ?

 

[VXR]

makes me wonder why they didn't make a roadster version. This looks so good, reminds me of the Banshee from GTA IV and V (i know Banshee is based of Viper but the design of the roadster with the rear end looks similar to the Banshee)


but the steering wheel is on the left ?

Pretty sure Falcon was an American nameplate then, too?

 

[GTboyz]

Pretty sure Falcon was an American nameplate then, too?

i did not know that. I thought Falcon is the australian Mustang or Torino.

 

[TheCracker]

You also can't believe everything misread on wikipedia.

*fixed*

 

[synchromesh]

Chrysler LeBaron Woody.

 

[Niku Driver HC]

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Chrysler LeBaron Woody.

That looks so shoddy that I can't help but to believe that Chrysler just bolted on a wodden floor to each side of the car and called it a day, good grief...

This is why the concept of a Woody car should remain limited to MPVs and/or station wagons.

 

[Michelin]

The older cousin of the AE86 (as I call it ), Brazil's VW Gol 1st generation:

 

[Niku Driver HC]

The older cousin of the AE86 (as I call it ), Brazil's VW Gol 1st generation:

A Brazillian not knowing about a Gol? What is this heresy?

I kid, I kid. But still, the first generation of the Gol looks less like a cheaper cousin of the Golf and more like the lesser known brother of the Scirocco. And it had a GTI version, which is another thing that doesn't happen often with modern Gols. Quite the curious car...

 

[Dennisch]

Looks like a cross between the Scirocco and Polo.

 

[Michelin]

A Brazillian not knowing about a Gol? What is this heresy?

I kid, I kid. But still, the first generation of the Gol looks less like a cheaper cousin of the Golf and more like the lesser known brother of the Scirocco. And it had a GTI version, which is another thing that doesn't happen often with modern Gols. Quite the curious car...

And it's my dream car today. Go figure...

 

[Neddo]

Volkswagen Rometsch Beeskow

And I wonder why didn't Dogde make Viper convertible? I mean it started off as a convertible

 

[Niku Driver HC]

Looks like a cross between the Scirocco and Polo.

Precisely, I couldn't have said it better. It's as if the Scirocco was a version within the Polo range that gained its own namesake...

And it's my dream car today. Go figure...

I take it that they are rare to come by... Or am I wrong abut this? Being an early version of the one of Brazil's most beloved cars, it may have a large following...

 

[Michelin]

I take it that they are rare to come by... Or am I wrong abut this? Being an early version of the one of Brazil's most beloved cars, it may have a large following...

Large following is a understatement hahaha

Yes, they are rare. As rare as the 1st gen, there is also the 2nd gen Gol GTI, that came with a whopping 145BHP engine straight from VW Germany! The hood even had a bubble to fit the engine! haha

 

[VXR]

Some of those earlier Gols looked really pleasant. I like that one a lot.

 

[Michelin]

Some of those earlier Gols looked really pleasant. I like that one a lot.

I actually want two. One as a daily cruiser and one so I can transform it into a monster track day machine. hehehehe

Chevrolet Corsa. Did GM just rebadge every opel as a Chevy?

EDIT: They probably did.

The 🤬 is that?? A Corsa sedan? Did they actually build that for the American market??

Edit.

For the Brazilian market.

The Corsa sedan is actually a great car. Nice looks, great 1.4 engine. My father wants to give me a used one (hatch) as my first car since I only have the final test before I get my permit.

Chevrolet Astra SS

Alongside the Astra, the Meriva and the Corsa hatch received the "SS" versions. They were SS only on the looks though, their engines was the normal 1.8 Chevy engine used in Brazil, without any changes.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

but the steering wheel is on the left ?

Um, yes. It's the American Ford Falcon, not the Australian one.

 

[Niku Driver HC]

Large following is a understatement hahaha

Yes, they are rare. As rare as the 1st gen, there is also the 2nd gen Gol GTI, that came with a whopping 145BHP engine straight from VW Germany! The hood even had a bubble to fit the engine! haha

Haha, I figured you'd say that. And you are correct; in essence, the Gol is Volkswagen's Sandero, with the pricetag and popularity even further amplified by comparison. Same goes for Fiat's Mille...

Also, there was a 2nd gen Gol GTI? That's something I wasn't aware of, actually. It even had a hood "buldge"? Wow, they wanted to make it sporty alright.

 

[Michelin]

Haha, I figured you'd say that. And you are correct; in essence, the Gol is Volkswagen's Sandero, with the pricetag and popularity even further amplified by comparison. Same goes for Fiat's Mille...

Also, there was a 2nd gen Gol GTI? That's something I wasn't aware of, actually. It even had a hood "buldge"? Wow, they wanted to make it sporty alright.

The buldge was necessary, because the engine at a certain point was taller than the original.

EDIT: How about Barrichello driving the Gol GTI?

 

[TexRex]

I'd love to own a first-gen Gol. It's a handsome car, relatively unknown (in these parts, anyhow) but not so unknown--and indeed resembling the Scirocco--that you'll get harangued by people wanting to know what it is. And here's the kicker, despite bearing resemblance to numerous watercooled Volkswagens it's actually got an aircooled variant--really a Brazilian Bug flipped around (albeit with a slightly different engine cooling system, similar to that of a Porsche from that period).

And as any self-respecting lover of aircooled Volkswagens should be, I love the Beeskow as well.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Alright, I looked at the site itself. You can't really edit anything, they can only add things.

That's not quite the way it is, pretty much anything can be editted by the public, but if you change it to something silly or incorrect, it'll probably get spotted and re-editted or rolled back by other users. If you change something obscure or on an unpopular page, chances are it will stay until someone comes along that knows better and can be bothered to alter it. As an example, the GTP wiki page gets about 10 hits a day, but after someone vandalised it earlier this year, the changes were undone within 30 mins.

/off topic

 

[Michelin]

I'd love to own a first-gen Gol. It's a handsome car, relatively unknown (in these parts, anyhow) but not so unknown--and indeed resembling the Scirocco--that you'll get harangued by people wanting to know what it is. And here's the kicker, despite bearing resemblance to numerous watercooled Volkswagens it's actually aircooled--really a Brazilian Bug flipped around (albeit with a slightly different engine cooling system, similar to that of a Porsche from that period).

And as any self-respecting lover of aircooled Volkswagens should be, I love the Beeskow as well.

You can find many 1st gen Gols around here and take them to the US... I can not guarantee their in prime conditions or that they are with the famous AP 1.8 or the 2.0 GTI.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

That's not quite the way it is, pretty much anything can be editted by the public, but if you change it to something silly or incorrect, it'll probably get spotted and re-editted or rolled back by other users. If you change something obscure or on an unpopular page, chances are it will stay until someone comes along that knows better and can be bothered to alter it. As an example, the GTP wiki page gets about 10 hits a day, but after someone vandalised it earlier this year, the changes were undone within 30 mins.

/off topic

Alright, I think I understand it now; thanks for the explanation.

 

[Niku Driver HC]

The buldge was necessary, because the engine at a certain point was taller than the original.

EDIT: How about Barrichello driving the Gol GTI?

Much like the Maverick V8, Brazil tried to squeeze in an engine which far outgrew the actual car's engine bay... Classic Brazillian car industry story right there.

Also, "Esse motorzinho anda, bera?" Such wise words from Ferrari's eternal number 2 driver, but I can tell that he was loving the car, just from that smile and the hand clapping at the start. Guess that shows how cheerful the Gol GTI was as a car, it's a shame that VW Brazil has ditched such a version, especially now that Renault Sport has given the Sandero an actual hot hatch (gasp and shock) version...