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

[Populuxe]

Lamborghini Canto

You must have missed @TheNuvolari's post from about two months ago. I'll admit I'm not a big fan of the giant scoops over the rear wheels. I'm sure they're very effective, but they're not terrible attractive. And if a Lamborghini isn't attractive, what's the point?

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

I’m assuming these are all factory five or superformance replicas?

 

[TexRex]

I’m assuming these are all factory five or superformance replicas?

Or even a Shell Valley. It's hard to know without knowing (Ya know?), but the odds are pretty good that it's a repop when just six originals were made and [I believe] five are accounted for.

 

[VXR]

It's testament to just how many cars were developed during the Japanese bubble economy that even now, 21 years after it burst you can still find models you didnt know existed.

Based on the E100 series of Corolla, the Corolla Ceres was a small, upscale 4-door that used the interior of the Levin/Trueno.

It also had a Sprinter cousin, the Marino.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Sprinter_Marino

EDIT: in a weird moment of serendipity, someone on a Facebook group I'm in posted an abandoned car in a hedge, which seemed instantly familiar...

Further googling returned this, which definitely appears to be the same one.

A sad end to a rare car in the UK.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Who knew there was a Tommykaira Civic SI and Accord Aerodeck?

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

This thing.

 

[TexRex]

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Has no wipers too for some reason. It’s called a Zoragy it’s apparently from Serbia.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

They're zoragy that they made it.

 

[SVX]

It's testament to just how many cars were developed during the Japanese bubble economy that even now, 21 years after it burst you can still find models you didnt know existed.

Based on the E100 series of Corolla, the Corolla Ceres was a small, upscale 4-door that used the interior of the Levin/Trueno.

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It also had a Sprinter cousin, the Marino.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Sprinter_Marino

EDIT: in a weird moment of serendipity, someone on a Facebook group I'm in posted an abandoned car in a hedge, which seemed instantly familiar...

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Further googling returned this, which definitely appears to be the same one.

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A sad end to a rare car in the UK.

The Marino came with the black top 4AGE from the AE101 as well 👍

Dime a dozen here - it's another one of those cars that were dirt cheap, just at the importing boom. Sad to see so many in junkyards these days...

 

[kikie]

Gilburn Invader

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Fake Alpina right?

Has a Alpina steering wheel but wouldn’t the badge be a B with a number like B6/B7?

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Fake Alpina right?
Has a Alpina steering wheel but wouldn’t the badge be a B with a number like B6/B7?

From what I can guess, yes. It would not only have a "B" badge with a number, but they seem to oddly enough still have a BMW badge on the rear. Or at least the one here does. Plus, Alpina e38s have Alpina branded wheels while this e38 has regular BMW wheels.
https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa19/paris/lots/r0030-2000-bmw-alpina-b12-60/733305

Otherwise, it's still a beautiful 7-series to look at. I've grown to really like the e38's body style overtime.

 

[Dennisch]

It would still have the BMW badge, but it should say Alpina on the left, and Bxx X.X on the right side of the rear but those are optional.

An Alpina is always a BMW Alpina, if the BMW logo is replaced by an Alpina badge, it's fake. Alpina doesn't replace the BMW logo.

 

[Aphelion]

Gilburn Invader

I w a n t i t v e r y b a d l y.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Gilburn Invader

I posted this very car in this very thread in September. It's a truly beautiful car. Here's a little snippet of info:

"1969-1974 Gilbern Invader, a Welsh-built sports car using Ford Cortina parts, as well as the Ford Essex V6. Only 600 were produced."

 

[VXR]

Gilburn Invader

I live about 5 minutes from one. It is an attractive design, like a British Alfa Giulia.

 

[TexRex]

If I'm not mistaken, Gilberns were styled by the same guy who penned the front end on the Ogle/Fletcher GT.

 

[kikie]

Felino CB7​

 

[CTznOfTime]

An atrocious shoe....

Just atrocious

Was it hand drawn by 5 year old ?

No regards to any design rule whatsoever....

 

[MatskiMonk]

It would still have the BMW badge, but it should say Alpina on the left, and Bxx X.X on the right side of the rear but those are optional.

An Alpina is always a BMW Alpina, if the BMW logo is replaced by an Alpina badge, it's fake. Alpina doesn't replace the BMW logo.

It's not always a given that it's not a real Alpina if the roundels have been replaced, plenty of Alpina owners fit them to genuine cars. But yeah, Mr E38 there isn't fooling anyone.

 

[261004]

Here’s one I didn’t even know existed, the Abarth 205a Vignale Berlinetta

 

[kikie]

Here’s one I didn’t even know existed, the Abarth 205a Vignale Berlinetta

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That is actually a beautiful car.

 

[Dennisch]

It's not always a given that it's not a real Alpina if the roundels have been replaced, plenty of Alpina owners fit them to genuine cars. But yeah, Mr E38 there isn't fooling anyone.

That could be true, but I meant that the badge is always fake. Alpina doesn't make them.

 

[Ferraridriver27]

Here’s one I didn’t even know existed, the Abarth 205a Vignale Berlinetta

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The Vignale body is really nice. I myself find the Ghia bodied example even better, there's just something about the simplicity of the design that draws me to it:

 

[TexRex]

The angle chosen for the 3D render of the Vignale car isn't doing it any favors.

I think that beltline's downward slope to the rear is just fantastic.

 

[261004]

Another one I didn’t even know existed, the Gibbs Aquada

 

[GranTurNismo]

Another one I didn’t even know existed, the Gibbs Aquada

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Here are some actual photos of the car rather than just a render.





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[MedigoFlame]

Bertone Freeclimber 2. A Daihatsu Rocky with a BMW turbodiesel engine.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

I’ve heard of Copo and Nickey but not this

Dick Harrel Edition Camaro apparently there were 30 of these made.