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[Tornado]

That doesn't seem Misato-approved at all.

 

[Aiado]

Yes, I found out it was IAD that worked on the design. They were also responsible for the quite eye-catching IAD Venus and Alien, two cars that just blew my mind when I was 10 year old.

Venus

Alien (Pictures of this are well hard to come by)

The IAD Alien has been one of my favorite concept cars for almost 20 years.

 

[McLaren]

Maybe spotted a unicorn yesterday View attachment 923089Anyway to tell if this is a real project 7 besides the hump?

Regular F-types don’t have that hump by the spoiler this is a project 7 but has a dot which mine doesn’t have.
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Mine was the same green though.

Real deal. AFAIK, there isn't a conversion kit out there that would allow one to fake a Project 7 & I doubt it'd be a cheap, worth-doing task. As far as the livery, all that comes off if one really wants.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Real deal. AFAIK, there isn't a conversion kit out there that would allow one to fake a Project 7 & I doubt it'd be a cheap, worth-doing task. As far as the livery, all that comes off if one really wants.

It didn’t have the dot but did have a white stripe across the hood when I missed it the first time.

 

[McLaren]

It didn’t have the dot but did have a white stripe across the hood when I missed it the first time.

He probably just didn't like the dot. I'd do the same & just have the front stripe if I had one.

 

[Populuxe]

Reminds me of Wiesmann sports cars. They have the same sort of retro design aesthetic.

In CART during the 1980s, there was a re-bodied Alpine A310 PPG Pace Car:

Unfortunately it's currently sat at a community college in Ohio:

I am weeping inside.

 

[Joey D]

I was chatting with a buddy of mine tonight and for some reason, we got on the topic of Brazilian cars. He sent me this...thing.

It's a Ford F-1000 Turbo Diesel. Apparently they were based off an F-250 and came in about every flavor you could imagine.

Like this weird love child between a truck and a van:

 

[TexRex]

I love how South America built old bodystyles long after their North American contemporaries moved on, and proceeded to update them periodically. That truck was done and dusted by '73 here but that front end is straight out of the late '80s...and it's awesome.

 

[Populuxe]

Funny you folks should bring up Brazilian Fords, since I just learned about these this morning.

When Ford took over Willys do Brazil in 1967, they simply rebadged everything and kept right on. The Willys Station Wagon got a new front end and was rebadged as the Ford F-75, sold in various body styles.




Another car they inherited was a joint effort between Willys and Renault. In France it would become the Renault 12, but Ford would call it the Corcel. The first generation would run from 1968 to 1977, and the second generation, the Corcel II, would run from 1977 to 1986. FWD Renault 12 under the skin the whole time. And dig the GT.

1972 Corcel


1973 Corcel


1975 Corcel


1973 Corcel GT


Corcel II

 

[VXR]

Willys do Brazil

I refuse to believe this isn't some dodgy VHS from a specialist adult store.

 

[GranTurNismo]

1981 Heyer-Mercedes SLC 500 Prototype. Built by Hans Heyer 1981, powered by a heavily modified M119 5.0L V8, producing 580-600 hp, quite a lot considering the car only weighed around 850kg. Hans Heyer even started working on twin-turbocharging the already powerful engine, promising 800hp. Originally it was going to enter Le Mans in 1982, not to finish the race, but to crank the boost up, and blast all the big budget teams in the face by taking the lead at T1, and pulling away as far as possible from the second fastest car in the field. However, this insane publicity stunt would never take place since Mercedes didn’t approve of it, especially ever since the 1955 Le Mans Disaster, Mercedes had withdrawn from the famous race, and didn't want anything that had its name on it to enter it. This car has been in Hans Heyer’s private collection since.

 

[Wiegert]

not to finish the race, but to crank the boost up, and blast all the big budget teams in the face by taking the lead at T1, and pulling away as far as possible from the second fastest car in the field.

Should have used a time machine to bring back a bugeye slushbox Impreza 2.5 RS wagon with a custom hybrid drivetrain. Would have gotten a top 5 finish for sure.

 

[Tornado]

With aerodynamics as poorly thought out as that, I can't imagine it would have crashed anywhere near as spectacularly as when Mercedes themselves approved their own Le Mans return.

 

[Liquid]

It looks like it is melting into the floor.

 

[GranTurNismo]

2007 Connaught Type-D Syracuse GT. A project to create a V10 hybrid sports coupé that was to be built in Wales. The car’s drivetrain featured a 2.0 liter supercharged narrow-angle V10 and produced 300hp, but did not progress beyond prototype stage.

 

[Populuxe]

This is new to me: 1970 Innocenti C Coupe. It uses the Austin-Healey Sprite for the chassis and running gear which means 1100cc inline-4, front discs, and a 4-speed. Just 487 produced.

 

[TexRex]

I love Innocenti offerings, and that coupe is no exception, but it is a bit awkward. I'd sooner have an 1100S Spider.

 

[Crash]

All I can see with that front is a cartoon version of the Camaro.

 

[TexRex]

All I can see with that front is a cartoon version of the Camaro.

In hindsight, it reminds me of the Chevrolet Code 130R concept.

The engine had longer legs than the car, though. By virtue of its modular design, a version of it (sans four cylinders) ended up in an incredibly ugly motorcycle.

 

[Joey D]

I keep going down the rabbit hole regarding Brazilian cars (it's become sort of a nightly conversation with a buddy of mine). Tonight, I discovered the Tropivan, which appears to be some sort of creation by a company called Tropical Cabines. The Ford Ranger they made is especially weird since it's a mashup of a Ranger and a Ford Edge:

The Dodge Ram is also strange, but it looks so cool and I want one.

 

[GranTurNismo]

1999 Leblanc Caroline GT-R. A LeMans-style street legal supercar from Swiss company Leblanc that was powered by a 512hp twin-turbo 2.0L I4.

 

[GranTurNismo]

1997 Koenigsegg CC, the very first Koenigsegg. Sadly I can't find any specs for it.

1963 Aguzzoli Condor. Two mid-engined prototypes were built for Louis Bertocco, former Ferrari test driver, and Giovanni and Sergio Aguzzoli, who ran an Alfa Romeo dealership in Parma, by former Maserati engineers Giorgio Neri and Luciano Bonacini. The cars were raced with some success in 1963-64 but the project went no further.

1968 Nembo Studio GT Due Litri. Two mid-engine, rear-wheel drive prototypes were made by former Maserati engineers Neri & Bonacini; the design was inspired by the Lamborghini Miura, and it was powered by a 1.8L I4 from the Lancia Flavia.

 

[Populuxe]

1997 Koenigsegg CC, the very first Koenigsegg. Sadly I can't find any specs for it.

1963 Aguzzoli Condor. Two mid-engined prototypes were built for Louis Bertocco, former Ferrari test driver, and Giovanni and Sergio Aguzzoli, who ran an Alfa Romeo dealership in Parma, by former Maserati engineers Giorgio Neri and Luciano Bonacini. The cars were raced with some success in 1963-64 but the project went no further.

1968 Nembo Studio GT Due Litri. Two mid-engine, rear-wheel drive prototypes were made by former Maserati engineers Neri & Bonacini; the design was inspired by the Lamborghini Miura, and it was powered by a 1.8L I4 from the Lancia Flavia.

Wow. I didn't know about any of them. I especially like the two Neri and Bonacini creations. They're both quite beautiful. I'd love to know which carrozzerias handled the bodywork. There is one error I see, though. If the engine of the Nembo Studio GT Due Litri came from the Lancia Flavia, then it would be a flat-four, not an inline-four.

 

[Tornado]

That last one looks like a rough draft of what became the Khamsin.

 

[TheCracker]

1981 Heyer-Mercedes SLC 500 Prototype. Built by Hans Heyer 1981, powered by a heavily modified M119 5.0L V8, producing 580-600 hp, quite a lot considering the car only weighed around 850kg. Hans Heyer even started working on twin-turbocharging the already powerful engine, promising 800hp. Originally it was going to enter Le Mans in 1982, not to finish the race, but to crank the boost up, and blast all the big budget teams in the face by taking the lead at T1, and pulling away as far as possible from the second fastest car in the field.

Not sure if he'd ever have managed such a feat. The Porsche 956s that did dominate the 82' race had 630+hp and only weighed 800kgs, probably with better aero too. Even with 800hp you're not going to 'blast' past all those Group C's that would have qualified at the front by T1.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

The Ford Expedition Seascape, a custom Expedition made for SEMA of course.
https://fordauthority.com/2019/12/1998-ford-expedition-seascape-was-a-custom-sema-1999-build/

Note: I learned about its existed from trying Doug Demuro's car auction website. It's listed there.
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9AM7lVl8/1998-ford-expedition-xlt

 

[Dennisch]

No, not a Lancia Delta.

It's a Saab. Saab-Lancia.

 

[Joey D]

It's a Saab. Saab-Lancia.

Fun fact about that Saab-Lancia 600. The only real change was a better heater and a different intake. The car rusted so badly that the fuel tank would get holes in it and it was very expensive. I think they only made something like 7,000 of them and around 100 of those still exist.

 

[TexRex]

Lancia? Rust?

*gasp*

 

[Joey D]

This thing is wild, the Cadillac NART Zagato and yes, that's a prancing horse on the fender. It's more or less a completely redesigned Eldorado.

More info: https://www.motortrend.com/news/ebay-find-the-oneoff-1970-cadillac-nart-zagato-3088/