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

[Beeblebrox237]

I'm...I'm sorry you had to see that. That must have been traumatic.

 

[Danny]

The Toyota Will VI. Somewhere in Britain there is one these driving around because I encountered one on the motorway a couple of weeks ago:

I've seen a couple of those zooming around.

They're quirky without being obnoxious like the Nissan Figaro. I like them for that.

 

[Wiegert]

Apparently they sold 20 of those Retro-boxes in the UK, plus I saw one of them earlier in the year.

I always assumed they had sub-1000cc engines like the Figaro or most other small retro Japanese cars, but turns out it has the same a 1.3 found in the old Yaris.

 

[Sidebrowns]

Been in South Africa for a few days now and I keep seeing VW Golf Mk1s around and they are all in good shape for a 20+ year old car. Turns out they're called Citi Golfs and they were in production until 2009.

Holy **** I want that. Although the side profile is troubling...

EDIT: NVM, that picture just threw me off. Looked up a few more and wow. Do want. Not with those wheels though.

 

[MoLiEG]

Not sure if this has been posted before :

Italdesign Biga 1992, very cute little boxy car

Wow...

That is literally, a box with wheels...

I like it 👍

 

[RDF97]

More pictures (that site does not allow hotlinking to photos)

That's astonishing!!! Thanks Badasp5.0

 

[RocZX]

Ford Ranger SHO

 

[Badasp5.0]

^ Very cool shame they Didn't make it. I bet that T5 would have lived a long time behind that SHO motor.

 

[Slash]

Love it. Roll bars add a nice touch to old trucks.

 

[Badasp5.0]

Since were on '80s mini trucks. The Saleen Ranger IMHO its very ugly.

 

[playnthru]

They made those for the SCCA mini truck series. The Jeeps were the big performer's if I recall correctly?

 

[Badasp5.0]

They made those for the SCCA mini truck series. The Jeeps were the big performer's if I recall correctly?

Sounds about right. The Saleen race truck is kinda cool looking.

 

[Sage Ages]

Ford Ranger SHO

The amazing things you only saw in the 90's 80's.

Should I tell Civic owners that their cars have Ford Ranger wheels?

 

[TDZdave]

The amazing things you only saw in the 90's 80's.

Should I tell Civic owners that their cars have Ford Ranger wheels?

yes you should!!!!!!

 

[The Stig Farmer]

McLaren TAG Turbo Porsche 911

So, in the 80's McLaren bought a 911 to use as a testbed for their Porsche-developed F1 engines... pushing over 1,000bhp in quali trim

Linky

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[Beeblebrox237]

And people think Yellow Bird was scary! I bet that car is crazy fast. I'd love to see it drag race a Veyron.

 

[Lotus Exige S]

McLaren TAG Turbo Porsche 911

So, in the 80's McLaren bought a 911 to use as a testbed for their Porsche-developed F1 engines... pushing over 1,000bhp in quali trim

Linky

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WOW!! thanks for that!..I bet it would be crazy hard to drive!

 

[Brend]

Ford Indigo.

 

[Slash]

Even I didn't know what existed. That looks very mid '90s-ish.

 

[Lotus Exige S]

it does aye

 

[Brend]

The only reason I know it existed along with the Ford GT90 is because of Need for Speed II back in the day.

 

[Slash]

Interesting, some of the specs are kind of neat. It has ties to cars you wouldn't expect, like the Taurus and Mercury Sable. Apparently, it uses parts from those cars' V6 engines, to create a 6.0L V12, unrelated to that of the GT90 and produces 450hp with a 6,150rpm limiter. Sounds pretty cool. I imagine I'd probably be really quick since it looks like it weighs next to nothing.

 

[Wiegert]

I'm reminded of the Micro Machines Ford Indigo I once had. Along with the fact that it was the sole reason why I wanted to try out Ford Racing 2.

Too bad I detested that game.

 

[Slash]

I'm reminded of the Micro Machines Ford Indigo I once had. Along with the fact that it featured in Ford Racing 2, which I hated.

Oddly enough I owned that game at one point and don't remember that car being in it.

 

[Brend]

Another car from budget racing game 'GTR 400', the Mosler MT900

 

[MiuraSV777]

Ford Indigo.

I remember seeing that in an old calender my dad had from the 90's, of what they thought ford cars would like like in the future, along with weird, flying cars

 

[SPhilli911]

I remember the Indigo! From an old Need For Speed game. NFS II I think.

 

[ND4SPD]

Interesting, some of the specs are kind of neat. It has ties to cars you wouldn't expect, like the Taurus and Mercury Sable. Apparently, it uses parts from those cars' V6 engines, to create a 6.0L V12, unrelated to that of the GT90 and produces 450hp with a 6,150rpm limiter. Sounds pretty cool. I imagine I'd probably be really quick since it looks like it weighs next to nothing.

Was a fully functioning concept car and It sounded amazing too!

 

[Slash]

^^^Awesome. I read there was only 2 built, a dummy and an actual running version.

 

[MiuraSV777]

^^^Awesome. I read there was only 2 built, a dummy and an actual running version.

I wonder if someone has made a kit car of that...