You learn something new... - Cars you didn't know existed, until now!
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1991 Toyota IS-2 Prototype
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WHAT are the Odds, on my way back home from work TODAY I saw this>>>>
The owner was having a big smile as I was trying to hurry up and get a photo of his car before the green light....
I surely gave him a chuckle....
I couldn't tell what car it was, I totally forgot that this car even existed, but thanks to your post now I know .. although here, we had it as Infiniti...
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- a baby, candy, it's like taking.
- TexRex72
Now I may be mistaken, as I'm far from an expert, but I suspect the F31 Leopard/M30 has much more in common with a Z31 300ZX than even an R31 Skyline...let alone the R30 at the top of the page.
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Now, while I don't know much about this Toyota, I do happen to know it has pretty stiff competition.1991 Toyota IS-2 Prototype
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Ferrari?
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Believe it or not, but that’s a Ford Comète, built by Ford’s French Division in the early ‘50s.
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The Isuzu Oasis
Apparently a rebadged first-gen Odyssey.
Apparently a rebadged first-gen Odyssey.
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Yep Buick Skyhawk
Never seen one before.
Never seen one before.
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Ligier JS4
Coming from the production car branch of Equipe Ligier (from F1 fame), this little oddity is from a family of cars called VSPs (Voiture Sans Permis): lightweight vehicles that anyone in France aged 14 or over can take out on the road with as little as four hours experience behind the wheel... sometimes not even that.
After abandoning production of their JS2 sports car, from 1978 Ligier briefly sub-manufactured tractor cabins for Renault Industrial Vehicles, which is where the JS4 would find its origins: it's basically a tractor cabin on wheels. Combined with a steel monocoque, independent suspension, drum brakes, and a 49cc Motobecane single cylinder engine mounted below the luggage compartment (producing a mind-boggling 3.2bhp!
), and you get what you see above.
It didn't do too badly in terms of sales for a VSP: 6,941 in its first full year of production (1981). The F1 team even used one at race weekends painted in the team colours as a pit vehicle. By the end of the year derivatives of the mobile cabin were made available: Standard, Luxe, and Grand Luxe. However the steel body, while strong, was heavy and led to drive axles failing, and exposed a weak transmission. The steel body also rusted, something that didn't bother the mostly plastic-bodied competition.
In 1982, a more powerful version called the JS8 hit the market with a 125cc Derbi engine, then in 1984 the JS6 replaced the original, which had a more rounded front, with a faux grille in black plastic. By 1985, the VSP would come available with a variety of engines from Derbi, and even a 327cc diesel from Lombardi. There was also a longer truck version, called the 330 U.
Coming from the production car branch of Equipe Ligier (from F1 fame), this little oddity is from a family of cars called VSPs (Voiture Sans Permis): lightweight vehicles that anyone in France aged 14 or over can take out on the road with as little as four hours experience behind the wheel... sometimes not even that.
After abandoning production of their JS2 sports car, from 1978 Ligier briefly sub-manufactured tractor cabins for Renault Industrial Vehicles, which is where the JS4 would find its origins: it's basically a tractor cabin on wheels. Combined with a steel monocoque, independent suspension, drum brakes, and a 49cc Motobecane single cylinder engine mounted below the luggage compartment (producing a mind-boggling 3.2bhp!
), and you get what you see above.It didn't do too badly in terms of sales for a VSP: 6,941 in its first full year of production (1981). The F1 team even used one at race weekends painted in the team colours as a pit vehicle. By the end of the year derivatives of the mobile cabin were made available: Standard, Luxe, and Grand Luxe. However the steel body, while strong, was heavy and led to drive axles failing, and exposed a weak transmission. The steel body also rusted, something that didn't bother the mostly plastic-bodied competition.
In 1982, a more powerful version called the JS8 hit the market with a 125cc Derbi engine, then in 1984 the JS6 replaced the original, which had a more rounded front, with a faux grille in black plastic. By 1985, the VSP would come available with a variety of engines from Derbi, and even a 327cc diesel from Lombardi. There was also a longer truck version, called the 330 U.
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1989 Ferrari Ventorosso Prototype
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VW/Po
I have never seen or heard of this particular Ferrari till the Ferrari Days at the Nürburgring 2 weeks ago. it looks really sleek in reallife. Also it was completely different looking compared to all the other Ferraris which were there. (like it isn't even a Ferrari)
A front engined 2+2 Seater.
Ferrari 365 GTC/4
My wife would love this van.A Porsche Tempo Mikafa Sport camper van from 1955.
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Cool, though something like that belongs in this thread, instead.
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/rare-factory-options-thread.337033/
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- TexRex72
That's actually a Maserati Merak, designed by Giugiaro.
This is the 100S Mittelmotor* Coupé Speciale by Frua (who designed the 914/6 above the Maserati):
Frua also did a fantastic Citroën SM:
*Edit: "Mittelmotor" refers to the engine being located in the middle. The standard 100S Coupe was front engine, front wheel drive, with the engine pointed front to rear ahead of the gearbox. The Mittelmotor Coupe utilizes the same power unit which has been pulled straight back in the same orientation to drive the rear wheels.
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This looks familiar....
Isn't this just a rebadge Chevrolet of some sort? The Corsair no ?!
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That generation of the Buick Skyhawk was part of GM's H platform, which it shared with the Chevy Monza
Chevy Vega
Pontiac Astre
And Olds Starfire.
I never heard of any those but the Vega, which looks like the worse one lol. I really like the Monza for some reason.That generation of the Buick Skyhawk was part of GM's H platform, which it shared with the Chevy Monza
Chevy Vega
Pontiac Astre
And Olds Starfire.
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There was also the 1975-1976 Pontiac Astre (rebadged Vega) Lil'' Wide Track.
Google says it is an Audi 100S coupe speciale. So I post what google says because google is always right.That's actually a Maserati Merak, designed by Giugiaro.
This is the 100S Mittelmotor* Coupé Speciale by Frua (who designed the 914/6 above the Maserati):
Frua also did a fantastic Citroën SM:
*Edit: "Mittelmotor" refers to the engine being located in the middle. The standard 100S Coupe was front engine, front wheel drive, with the engine pointed front to rear ahead of the gearbox. The Mittelmotor Coupe utilizes the same power unit which has been pulled straight back in the same orientation to drive the rear wheels.
Yesterday when googled Audi 100S Coupe Speciale again I found this.
Oh, BTW I'm Belgian and we are multilingual. I know what a Mittelmotor means.
Next one. Dodge Challenger Speciale 1970
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