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

[stumpydino]

the parradine 525s

had a claimed 204mph tops

 

[Turbo Lag]

Volvo 480, the predecessor to the current C30.

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

Volvo 480, the predecessor to the current C30.

That's just ugly, and very un-Volvo-ey. Every Volvo I've ever seen has that big ugly bage covered grill.

 

[kikie]

Volvo 480, the predecessor to the current C30.

It was originally designed for the North American market (as can be evidenced by its US-spec front and rear side markers, not used on European automobiles), but in the end was never officially sold there.

 

[Danny]

 

[land sea air]

I've got an old matchbox of that

 

[exigeracer]

WTF is a Borgward?!?!?!?

PS - I love this thread, great idea!

 

[Joey D]

The 2005 Magna Steyr MILA, it's basically what happens to a Mini Cooper S when you make it a race car. Plus it runs off a CNG version of the supercharged 1.6L engine out of the older Cooper. I'm watching Beyond Tomorrow on the Science Channel and they showed it. The thing uses just about everything it can from Cooper, right done to the turn indicator stalk, I had to laugh.

 

[Rue]

Oooh! I'm trying to work out whether I love it or hate it. Mud guards are pretty cool the way they go down that far over the wheels.

 

[Muzaffar]

That looks awesome..... BMW can't make MINI looked as good as that.....

 

[Alex.]

Railton Fairmont F29, 2 made, my own photo

 

[benzoboy]

Here's one - Chrysler Pronto Cruizer. No doubt related to the PT Cruiser in some way, but what way? An early concept?

And another car I like - the Ford Capri Tickford

*No rear picture available ( ;.; )*

Not sure about the production figures but I don't think they were made in large numbers


I also came across this recently, but I don't know anything about it. Anyone know anything?

http://www.autodrome.fr/P1010209.JPG (Big pic)


Another rare car manufacturer is Chaparral, which no doubt many of you know from GT4. I believe they were designed for the Can-Am racing series. I found some pics of some of their cars:

2J:

2H:

2: (The very first Chaparral IIRC)


Ps: That Railton looks bad ass. Reminds me of an Aston, wouldn't happen to be based off one would it?

Pps: While searching for the Aston I meant I came across this - Aston Martin Vantage Le Mans Special, only 40 made apparently. Not sure about the modificatons from the stock Aston but doesn't look that drastic to me...

*One again, no rear pic available *

 

[Joey D]

The Pronto was the PT concept.

 

[TheCracker]

And another car I like - the Ford Capri Tickford

Not sure about the production figures but I don't think they were made in large numbers

Aston Martin/Tickford made 'around' 100 Tickford Capri's. They cost around double what the next most expensive Capri at the time cost

I also came across this recently, but I don't know anything about it. Anyone know anything?

I've seen it before, can't quite remember whether it's an early Alpine or Matra or similar French sportsprototype.

Ps: That Railton looks bad ass. Reminds me of an Aston, wouldn't happen to be based off one would it?

The Railton was based on the Jaguar XJS. Actually, Aston latter used the XJS as the basis for the DB7 chassis and engine.

WTF is a Borgward?!?!?!?

Borgward were a fairly unremarkable German car and truck manufacturer. I think they folded in the late 60's.

 

[superberkut]

The Chaparral 1 was not the first such car? Even if front-engined, it still drove like one.

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

I was looking for a video of an Elfin Streamliner and came across this little unknown supercars video- I've only heard of a few of them, maybe half, but the rest, wow!


The Cars (in order of appearance)

1) Kleeman GTK Concept - a 540 horsepower coupe based on the Mercedes SLK. Designed by Christian Brandt.

2) Gumpert Apollo - a 650 horsepower supercar that flies to sixty miles per hour in 3 seconds flat.

3) Weisman MF3 - a stylish roadster capable of 165 miles per hour, courtesy of a BMW engine.

4) Anteros XTM Roadster - a 400 to 600 horsepower sports car built on a carbon fiber body, priced from $125,000.

5) Ascari KZ1 - a 500 horsepower supercar capable of sixty miles per hour in only 3.7 seconds.

6) Elfin MS8 Streamliner - a $99,900 sports car powered by a 5.7 liter V-8 producing 329 horsepower.

7) Fisker Tramonto - a 202 mile per hour supercar powered by a 5.5 liter AMG V-8 leaving 610 horsepower.

8) KTM X-Bow - a 1,598 pound sports car built by European motorcycle company KTM.

9) Panoz Esperante - a sports car that can produce up to 420 horsepower in the GTLM model.

10) Yes! Roadster - available turbocharged, the Roadster starts at 255 horsepower, with 100 more for the Turbo model.

11) Bailey Blade - a two-door roadster starting at 400 horsepower. The kit car is the brainchild of Neal Bailey.

12) Prodrive P2 - a 2006 concept with 340 horsepower capable of sixty miles per hour in 3.8 seconds.

13) Marcos TSO-GT - powered by a 5.7 liter GM V-8, the TSO-GT will go over 185 miles per hour.

14) Tramontana - a Spanish supercar, powered by a 720 horsepower V-12. The $600,000 car weighs only 2,094 pounds.

15) Sabino Design B3 - the brainchild of Sabino Leerentveld, the B3 is meant to be both muscular and retro.

 

[Rue]

Good find. That Sabino Design B3 would turn heads. Can't say I like any of the others though, other than perhaps the one based on the SLK

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

The Gumpert Apollo looks like an absolute beast And 0-60mph in 3sec That's got to be the second fastest accelerating supercar out beaten only by the Veyron. I pretty much like them all, except the KTM X-Bow and the Tramontana, which would still be fast cars anyway.

Edit: Oh of course I love the Elfin too, Aussie, Tom Walkinshaw Performance owned, 900kg, and an LS1 V8- nice.

 

[Alex.]

The Gumpert Apollo looks like an absolute beast And 0-60mph in 3sec That's got to be the second fastest accelerating supercar out beaten only by the Veyron.

I'm pretty sure the CCXR, Ultima GTR, Ascari A10, and a couple of others will have something to say about that

 

[ferrari_chris]

...



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Great visual. Great audio.

Great video. 👍

 

[Bram Turismo]

EDIT: And now I've just learnt something new. I have always liked the Stratos, but I never knew they made a Group 5 version. Gosh!

That is madness!

Ferrari 456 GT Estate (taking on volvo!) Was made quite a while ago...

5.4 Litre V12 - 442bhp

Robin.

Holy sweet, that rear has to be one of the most beautiful things ever to apear on a car 👍

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

What, an Australian muscle car I haven't heard of- this is unspeakable!
The Leyland Australia P76

And then there was a coupe too, only 10 built- never reached production. Known as the "Force 7 V". Pretty cool if you ask me. They both used a uniquely modified 4.4L Rover V8.


And then there was a wagon too. Folks- if you ever see one of these wagons, it is as rare as a car can get. Only 1 was built! Unfortunately due to the circumstances the car was built in there are no pics of it I can find.

 

[Joey D]

Remote linking forbidden was an awesome car.

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

Damn it, it was working before I left the thread. I'll try anf get a new pic.


Edit: Oh crap, just look it up on Google, it's called either a Leyland P76 Coupe or a Leyland Force 7 V.

 

[Danny]

Spada Codatronca.

Forget the unwieldly name, it's beautiful. Now make it!

 

[superberkut]

Found this car after tracking down a picture of another car I did not know to exist:

It appeared as the, "Nissan Silvia" in its only Group C outing for which it was built. Its designation was the Nissan C-83G-5, which it ran under for the 1986 Le Mans, as seen in the caption.

 

[Rykon Zero]

I want a Yes! Roadster.

 

[Rue]

Looking for more info on the BMW 8-Series, I came across something I didn't know existed. The BMW M8. Only one test mule produced and if it had been put into production, a definate contender against the big guns from Modena, Bologna and Stuttgart...

From Wiki...

One of BMW's best-kept secrets is the canceled BMW M8 Prototype. Originally envisioned as a Ferrari competitor, only a single prototype was ever produced, equipped with a special 550 bhp (410 kW) version of the S70 engine, essentially a bored out version of the M70 with experimental multi valve cylinder heads. A common misconception is that this engine eventually ended up in the McLaren F1. However, when this was suggested to McLaren's designer Gordon Murray, the idea was rejected because the engine was overweight and too long for the McLaren F1. A whole new engine was designed which has a closer resemblance to the later euro S50B30 BMW M3 engine.

The project was eventually scrapped because BMW decided that there was no market for an M8. The only prototype ever produced (one that was reportedly not even road safe) was locked away by BMW in the company's Giftschrank (poison storage) and has reportedly been destroyed[1].

While the M8 was never produced, it is interesting to note that the 850CSi was also tuned by BMW's "M" division. Aside from sporting an M-tuned engine (as identified by the S suffix instead of the M prefix that a true M car would wear), the car's VIN identifies the car as being built by BMW Motorsport (identified by the WBS prefix) instead of BMW AG (WBA prefix). This effectively identifies the 850CSi as essentially a detuned version of the M8.

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

They destroyed it? Passionless Germans

 

[superberkut]

Whoa!

That would be the Audi R15 TDI LM P1 concept, according to the website it was posted on.