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

[Feral Pigeon]

that badge on the second white car makes me think Mosler as well, but it also makes me want to think Chaparral, for some odd reason.

 

[Kingofweasles]

And this?

Click edit in order to avoid double posting. The yellow car definitely appears to be a Diablo with some sort of body kit while the white car looks sort of like a Mosler mt900 but not quite right, probably some sort of small scale track car.

that badge on the second white car makes me think Mosler as well, but it also makes me want to think Chaparral, for some odd reason.

It's a Farboud GT. The brainchild of Iranian Entreprenuer Arash Farboud, it was modeled after the Porsche 911 GT1-98 that won Lemans (Done to spite Porsche, who refused to sell him a "Road-Going" version of the GT1-98) and was powered by a Twin-Turbocharged V6 sourced from an Audi S4. Only one car was ever built and was never publicly for sale, as Porsche complained about the styling of the car. It was also said to have competed in the 2005 Gumball 3000 Road-Rally in London...

 

[JKcreativeworks]

This Corrado Magnum Combi gave me the WTF moment of the day.

Apparantly only 2 were build. It looks Hideous IMO.

 

[exigeracer]

1963 Nissan Prince 1900

Gorgeous piece of lil' car.

 

[Diablo VT 6.0]

This 1998 Donatini MB 8...

 

[ND4SPD]

It's a Farboud GT. The brainchild of Iranian Entreprenuer Arash Farboud, it was modeled after the Porsche 911 GT1-98 that won Lemans (Done to spite Porsche, who refused to sell him a "Road-Going" version of the GT1-98) and was powered by a Twin-Turbocharged V6 sourced from an Audi S4. Only one car was ever built and was never publicly for sale, as Porsche complained about the styling of the car. It was also said to have competed in the 2005 Gumball 3000 Road-Rally in London...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1206864079656457922# There's a vid of it in action.

 

[kikie]

Magna Steyr





Ghazal



Mila Future

 

[Jim Prower]

This Corrado Magnum Combi gave me the WTF moment of the day.

Apparantly only 2 were build. It looks Hideous IMO.

Really? Because, actually, it reminds me of the 3rd-gen Civic hatch, particularly from the rear.

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

-> I stumbled upon this curious VeeDub:

^ I wonder whats the name of this hatch?

 

[McLaren]

Anyone knows what this is?I think it's a Lambo Diablo,but why dose it look so much like the VW W12?

It is a modified Diablo known as the EVA30 Special. It is the only one of its kind & resides in Japan to this day.

 

[Danny]

-> I stumbled upon this curious VeeDub:

^ I wonder whats the name of this hatch?

The VW Auto 2000, oddly enough.

 

[Danny]

Ford Torino Super Cobra.

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

^ Looks like an oversized 240/280Z from the '70s.

The VW Auto 2000, oddly enough.

^ Me =

 

[niky]

That Torino must be a one-off or a prototype... never ever heard of it.

 

[Northstar]

That Torino must be a one-off or a prototype... never ever heard of it.

It was called the King Cobra, it was intended to compete with the Dodge Charger Daytona but NASCAR changed the rules(increased homologation numbers) before it could get on the track, only 3 were made(the white one above as well as a yellow one and a red one).

 

[sanpanico]

Here's an interesting one I've been looking at.
The catchily titled Guest, Keen & Nettlefold Ferguson Formula Four-Wheel Drive 100 (GKN FFF100).

This is how the car was meant to look and was designed by William Towns of Aston Martin:

And how it turned out in '72:

Apparently, they ran out of time when building the car, and the design wasn't completely followed. The bonnet bulge became something which seems to be nothing more than some steel bars!

Apparently the car was commissioned to test new parts like the new four-wheel drive system, and the car was a modified Jensen with a Chrysler V8 I believe.

Here's a little article I found on the Internet about it.

Apparently, the company were going to work on the fuel injection to get it to break more records but the whole project faded away without a trace. Looks like they ran out of funding for the project.

The car wasn't completely forgotten though, as articles I've read reference the fact that although the car was completely ignored in the UK after the initial record attempt, the engineers at Audi did take notice of what the car did... and then used their knowledge in the creation of the quattro!

Hmm...Looks like this Lambo design. I didn't see info on the designer. But you can see the similarities.

I've seen man similarities with the Italian designs throughout the late 50's and 60's. Like they've simply sold their designs to different auto manufacturers who just rebadged the cars.

Here's a link to a pretty dope site for design studios, etc.

http://www.carstyling.ru/en/studios/

 

[sanpanico]

I remember seeing one of these here in D.C. back in the early 90's.

I read that Lamborghini is gearing up for another SUV release soon.

 

[sanpanico]

Then there are these fine slices of retro.

Alfa-Romeo Montreal Expo (Bertone), 1967

Porsche 911 Roadster (Bertone), 1966

Ford Mustang by Bertone (Giugiaro), 1965

Ferrari Pinin (Pininfarina), 1980

I really dig designs from the 50's, 60's. Especially some of the concepts which make their way into models 30 years later.👍

 

[X-Power]

Here's a car that I've just discovered...

Connaught Type-D

It's built in Llanelli, Wales, UK and it has an in-house developed Supercharged 2.0 litre V10 engine producing 300BHP@7000RPM with a top speed of 170MPH attached to a 5-Speed Manual transmission. Here's the official website. http://www.connaughtmotorco.com/

 

[ND4SPD]

Would love to hear the sound of that 2.0 V10!

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

Here's a car that I've just discovered...

Connaught Type-D

It's built in Llanelli, Wales, UK and it has an in-house developed Supercharged 2.0 litre V10 engine producing 300BHP@7000RPM with a top speed of 170MPH attached to a 5-Speed Manual transmission. Here's the official website. http://www.connaughtmotorco.com/

Wish List Mode -> This car reminds me that it will be a good match up with these cars:

MG X-Power SV

Prodrive P2

X-Works X-1

 

[MatskiMonk]

Big news in the land of BMW yesterday.. some you will have seen, some not.

more on www.bimmerpost.com

BMW M5 CSL (a one-off)

BMW M8 (V12, 550hp)

BMW X5 LM (powered by LMP V12 )

E30 M3 Pickup (a one off)

E34 M5 Cabriolet

E36 M3 Compact

E39 M5 touring

E46 M3 Touring

BMW ur-Roadster (the original M roadster)

Pretty, ain't she..... !

BMW E34... Thing

Okay so I know most of them are prototypes, but still pretty cool nonetheless.

all at:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=509914

 

[McLaren]

That M3 & M5 Touring are gorgeous.

 

[MatskiMonk]

That M3 & M5 Touring are gorgeous.

Fast tourers not necessarily to my taste, but looking at them.. you've got to wonder why BMW decided not to build them... or the M8, or the M5 Cab, or the M3 Compact....

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Actually, 1 M3 Compact was built and gifted to a car magazine.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Actually, 1 M3 Compact was built and gifted to a car magazine.

Yeah, I think it was Autobild, or one of the German ones anyway... what I meant was build and put on sale for the general public to enjoy too

 

[Crumpet]

Even now, I can still say older cars are better looking.

I only discovered what this is today.

1953 Aston Martin DB2

 

[AMCNUT]

Big news in the land of BMW yesterday.. some you will have seen, some not.

BMW M8 (V12, 550hp)

Ah that M8 is SOOO beautiful! Is that the legit prototype? I last heard that BMW didn't really want eyes laid on that car... it cleans up good!

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

nah, M8 would had annoyed the living hell out of brits, aussies and rednecks.. Since they call everyone M8.

 

[Crash]

Yeah, that's the real M8 prototype. BMW and M never admitted to building and testing one, despite all the rumors and constant questions. However, M finally admitted and revealed the M8 prototype about a year ago to the press. During that same event, they showed off the E34 M5 cabriolet and a couple other one off prototypes.