You learn something new... - Cars you didn't know existed, until now!
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Rover Montego
"Hang on a second, I've heard of the Montego."
Not quite. They were never sold as Rovers in the UK, Europe or any of the traditional markets. They were Austin Montegoes until 1988; this was the last Austin car to be produced and after phasing out the name they were simply sold as the Montego until 1992.
The car was introduced to India in 1994 by the Sipani group. I'm not sure exactly how many were, but some were actually sold as Rover Montegoes, longboat badge and all. The car was very successful in the compact executive class, comfortably above what was domestically produced at the time.
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More Montego madness. After the Chinese wrapped up MG Rover in the early 2000s, this monstrosity appeared on the streets of China.
Montego front end.
Maestro back end.
"Hang on a second, I've heard of the Montego."
Not quite. They were never sold as Rovers in the UK, Europe or any of the traditional markets. They were Austin Montegoes until 1988; this was the last Austin car to be produced and after phasing out the name they were simply sold as the Montego until 1992.
The car was introduced to India in 1994 by the Sipani group. I'm not sure exactly how many were, but some were actually sold as Rover Montegoes, longboat badge and all. The car was very successful in the compact executive class, comfortably above what was domestically produced at the time.
Lubao CA 6410
More Montego madness. After the Chinese wrapped up MG Rover in the early 2000s, this monstrosity appeared on the streets of China.
Montego front end.
Maestro back end.
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): I like the rear. More so than the front, even!Gorgeous all round, then you look at the back and everything is ruined
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- a baby, candy, it's like taking.
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I agree, though I will say the quarter panels seem to flow into it better when seen in person.
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Lister XJ12 Coupe.
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A car only fitting for a person with the name "Lister" on his nickname.
Joke aside, that looks crazy, not the XJ I usually know. A big V12, and a (claimed) 200 mph top speed? Is this really a Jaguar? Must be rarer than hen's teeth...
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Finding pictures is difficult, too. However, 200 mph makes sense, Lister is incredible with Jaguar engines, it's a match made in heaven.A car only fitting for a person with the name "Lister" on his nickname.
Joke aside, that looks crazy, not the XJ I usually know. A big V12, and a (claimed) 200 mph top speed? Is this really a Jaguar? Must be rarer than hen's teeth...
EDIT: On the second picture, in the specs box, I just realised it says "0-60: not long"
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Yeah, I agree with that last part. Lister + V12 Jaguar sounds like the dream British power sedan. Fuel costs be dammed, but boy I bet it was a major thrill.
I guess finding pictures is hard because either the car is ultra rare or the few that are still out there don't want to take their cars out often. And then again, it might be both...
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Well, look at the Storm. It may not be as obscure but it still is.
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Yeah, I agree with that. I only first heard of this when I played Toca 2, and that was a while back. But I never truly saw images of the car until a few years ago. It has to be rarity.
And on the subject of rarity, I'm going to give a car that I'm pretty sure it'll be the first time its mentioned on this site. It's not a good car, but there you go. Ladies and Gentleman, here it is:
The car was designed by CEIIA (English: Center for the Excellence and Inovation in Automotive Industry), based in Maia, a city on the North of the country. An idea of a now closed car museum, the Vinci was meant to be Portugal's very first supercar. Unfortunately, there were one or two flaws with that plan. Here's a shot of the interior:
And its 4-speed automatic gearbox. You can start to see what I meant by "one or two issues", huh? Of course this only fueled controversy from many, who questioned the Portuguese-ness of the car when it ran on a 'Vette platform. The price tag, over 200.000 Euros (more than a Lamborghini Murcielago), was another problem for many, since it was in essence a rebodied Corvette (and not a particularly good one). The kiss of death came when the car was presented during one of the editions of the Circuit of Boavista. In front of a Government entourage, including our (not so) esteemed (and now under arrest) PM José Socrates, the car refused to start. Strike three was done, and the project folded.
Another major hit came when a local classic car magazine did a "worst cars in history" list. They disliked the Vinci so much, they included it on the list, despite not even being a production car! They labled it "the marriage between a Ferrari 550 and a sperm-whale", and said much like the Prime Minister, it was a set of lies that would never be reached.
The sole GT that was created still exists. In fact, I ran into it during a car show (the Autoclassico in Porto). The car was for sale, on a online website, for some ridiculous price tag. Ever since then the ad has been removed, perhaps its current owner get fed up with people mocking him for selling this. So if you ever see this, you're looking at a piece of Portuguese car history. Just not a good one, mind you...
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Tommykaira M30E.
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Tommykaira M30E.
Where it all began for TommyKaira... Looks so subtle and yet it also looks quite sporty. Wonder what they did to it, engine-wise.
Great find!
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Not much by the looks of things. The ad states 225PS from 3ltrs. The standard factory engines were either 217 or 231hp (non-cat).
Perhaps a light intake or exhaust mod?
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Hum, that so? Guess it is more of a exterior\suspension sort of car. Maybe a minor mod for the engine, just as you said.
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Vauxhall Cavalier Mk 1 "Silver Aero". Designed to be the "logical conclusion" to the Cavalier Sports hatch (Manta B).
http://cavalierandchevetteclub.co.uk/Silver_Aero.htm
Mk 1 Cavalier coupes in convertible form were badged as the Cavalier Centaur and were sold through the Crayford coachbuilding firm.
http://cavalierandchevetteclub.co.uk/Silver_Aero.htm
Mk 1 Cavalier coupes in convertible form were badged as the Cavalier Centaur and were sold through the Crayford coachbuilding firm.
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I am ashamed to have only just found out about one of the all time great looking cars
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Tipo 33 stradale
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-> I think I might get banned with this porn-induced greatness:
[R]BMW M1 (E26) Super Silhouette Wide-Body '82
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