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

[McLaren]

That's actually just someone's photoshop, and what they think it'll look like.

 

[Spec M]

That is madness!

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

to that! That car is gorgeous.

 

[superberkut]

That's actually just someone's photoshop, and what they think it'll look like.

Oh. But, I didn't know the photoshop existed!

Seriously, did the name surface at any PR events before?

 

[Metar]

Oh. But, I didn't know the photoshop existed!

Seriously, did the name surface at any PR events before?

It's nothing official, from what I understand. Apparently it comes from the same Audi-fan who is behind the renderings of an "AudiF1" car - Kim Stapleton.

And to be honest - it's not gonna happen. The design is about as aerodynamic as a Model T compared to contemporary LMPs, and if Audi want a closed prototype, all it takes is a small roof on the R10. Just look at the front to see what I mean - the car was designed for beauty, not in a wind-tunnel:
(Needless to say, with that grille, it also fails in the looks-department)


The R15 front:

The R10 front:

 

[superberkut]

Viewing contemporary designs as you said, I see your point. It would have made a good car in terms of keeping a family resemblance (as the Jaguar C-Type did with its road-going counterparts), but the grilles are really unnecessary for a mid-engined GTP.

Maybe that is what makes it beautiful...

Back on topic:

I had no idea that the Volvo 142 existed as a rally car. This is a factory-prepared version.

 

[eiriksmil]

You would be surprised of how many J-tin cars that never came to Europe or North America, and you never have heard of. It's not so easy to gain info on those either, as few pieces from Japan are written in English. Oh, and check out British and American cars made before 1930. Ever heard of Locomobile?

 

[superberkut]

In fact, I have. The primary mount of Joe Tracy and others in 1908-1916. A successful American Grand Prix racer, though the fixed-rim wheels made pitstops a headache at first. Wonderful cars.

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

-> Something I've found from eBay:

Ultamate Salet GT5 roadster (from rarecars.org)

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This car gets all kinds of looks from people trying to figure out what kind of car it is. This is often just as interesting or more interesting than driving a "recognizable" exotic. You can even make more of this body design if you decide to make molds for it but this is guaranteed to be the only one in the world right now! The pictures do not do this car justice!

The reserve price is not being disclosed at this time but I assure you, people will assume you spent way more for this beauty! This is a great one time only opportunity to own an automobile of such rarity. It would make a fine addition to any car collection or could just as easily be an incredible and low maintenance daily driver!

This custom-built California sports car is a one off prototype vehicle and has only 42 test miles on it since the professional build. This car has always been garage kept and has too much to list but I will try to anyway. For power, this highly dependable turbocharged Toyota 4 cyl engine dynoes at 302 whp at around 19 psi and is very light. This comes from the outstanding Street Brawler turbo kit. It also features a TKO 3 inch exhaust with 4 inch mufflers, KO racing downpipe, ATS racing throttle body inlet, Greddy intercooler, Manj IC shroud and Spal fan, Zen blow off valve, TRD spark plug wires, Greddy boost cut controller, Greddy radiator cap, Supra TT fuel pump, JDM MR2 injectors, adjustable fuel pressure regulator, Greddy turbo timer, Blitz DBSC-II type R, Apexi S-AFC. Very expensive custom Fikse wheels add to the beauty of this car. While being easy to service, this extremely fast setup gets great gas mileage as well.

As the owner of one of this rare exotic, you will never have another one pull up next to you. No other car can provide you with an experience like that of the Salet GT5. It is like riding in a rocket ship. The chassis is part custom and part Toyota MR2. The body is a custom fiberglass body making the car very lightweight, yet durable. There are a lot more gauges than in a normal street machine. You haven't driven anything quite like this. It drives like a true racecar. The custom racing seats hold you like a glove and the Pioneer stereo system and speakers sound awesome in this car!

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[Spec M]

The suede interior looks good.

 

[McLaren]

Looks like a cheap-ass replica that tried & failed to re-recreate a Gumbert Apollo front on a MR2, and then though, "Oh, screw it. Let's just change the back to something else, and say it's a 1-of-a-kind supercar."

EDIT*
It is. It's a POS MR2 Replica trying to look like the Apollo supercar, and it failed, so he called it a Salet GT5. Salet GT5?

 

[Bones Brigade]

Looks like a cheap-ass replica that tried & failed to re-recreate a Gumbert Apollo front on a MR2, and then though, "Oh, screw it. Let's just change the back to something else, and say it's a 1-of-a-kind supercar."

EDIT*
It is. It's a POS MR2 Replica trying to look like the Apollo supercar, and it failed, so he called it a Salet GT5. Salet GT5?

he should have just called it "MR2 Fast MR2 Furious."



im done.

 

[Muzaffar]

Its dumb and ugly!
Nuff said....

 

[superberkut]

Er, looks exciting, if a bit tacky on the inside. I would own one, possibly.

 

[Bones Brigade]

Er, looks exciting, if a bit tacky on the inside. I would own one, possibly.

an mr2?


i dont get why the guy didnt just mod the engine. a mr2 without any body work looks way better than that.

 

[buickgnx88]

an mr2?


i dont get why the guy didnt just mod the engine. a mr2 without any body work looks way better than that.

Because it's "unique"!

 

[Bones Brigade]

got it.

 

[Spec M]

Looks like a kit car actually.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Looks like buttocks

 

[Spec M]

Looks like buttocks

LMAO !

 

[stumpydino]

the vw type 147 fridolin

 

[Bones Brigade]

Looks like buttocks

and the interior looks like suede buttocks.

 

[Spec M]

The suede is the easiest thing to look at though.






Its sad.

 

[superberkut]

the vw type 147 fridolin

Looks like a potential victim for a hot-rodder...

VW Constellation.

 

[Spec M]

Cosworth's 4 Wheel Drive F1 Project.

With Keith Duckworth's DFV engine being the root of the grip problem, it was perhaps to be expected that Cosworth were the first to attempt a 4WD solution. Ford's Walter Hayes, who had backed the DFV, gave the project his blessing and former McLaren designer Robin Herd joined Duckworth in designing the car, which was a pretty radical departure from the normal late-60s cars. The Cosworth featured a very angular shape, with sponsons between the wheels either side of the aluminium monocoque to house the fuel tanks and improve the car's aerodynamics, and the cockpit was quite visibly off-set to the drivers left. Unlike all the other 4WD F1 cars, instead of using the Ferguson transmission Cosworth built their own version from scratch, and even went as far as producing a new gearbox and a bespoke magnesium-cast DFV, perhaps anticipating a future market for their technology.

Trevor Taylor and Cosworth co-founder Mike Costin tested the car extensively, the first problem being the positioning of the oil tank, which for weight distribution had been placed directly behind the driver's backside, causing considerable discomfort. With the oil tank moved back behind the engine and a redesign of the front driveshafts the only major remaining problem was the excessive understeer which dogged all the 4WD cars. A limited-slip front differential was tried with some slight success, but after Jackie Stewart briefly sampled the car reporting that "the car's so heavy on the front, you turn into a corner and whole things starts driving you", confirming what Taylor and Costin already felt, Hayes withdrew his support and the Cosworth 4WD project was axed shortly before the British Grand Prix.
This remains the only Formula One car Cosworth have ever built, and like the Lotus 63 the car is now on display as part of the Donington Grand Prix Collection.

Looks beyond its time.., Wicked!
Finn.​

 

[buickgnx88]

I've known about this for a while, but it's too cool to not share:
may I present the 1939 Antarctic Snow Cruiser

Length: 55 Feet 8 Inches
Wheel Base: 20 Feet
Height: 12 Feet(min)
Height: 16 Feet(max)
Width: 19 Feet 10½ Inches
Weight: 75,000 Lbs. (loaded)
Tires: Goodyear 12 ply 120 x 66 x 33½
Engines: Two Six Cylinder Cummins Diesels 150 Horsepower each
Drive Motors: Four General Electric 75 Horsepower each
Speed: 30 mph (Maximum) Range: 5,000 Miles

The wheels could go up and down, allowing the body to slide across crevices up to 15 feet wide. The only problems were the gearing wasn't correct and the tires weren't grooved, but rather smooth, thus they were never able to actually use it.

I first read about it in the Clive Cussler novel, Atlantis Found. At first I thought it was made up, but then looked online and found out it was indeed built.

Here's a picture to show how big it actually was:

 

[Spec M]

Wow! That thing looks like a Tonka toy. I would love to see on of those up close in reallife.., Rediculous!

 

[buickgnx88]

Of course the bad thing is it's stuck in the ice somewhere in Antarctica, with practically no chance of being able to extract it from the ice...heck it might even be on the bottom of the ocean by now... It's too bad they couldn't have brought it back and put it in the Smithsonian.

 

[Spec M]

Why couldn't they just disassemble it and move it, maybe piece by piece?


PS: Theres only one?

 

[land sea air]

Of course the bad thing is it's stuck in the ice somewhere in Antarctica, with practically no chance of being able to extract it from the ice...heck it might even be on the bottom of the ocean by now... It's too bad they couldn't have brought it back and put it in the Smithsonian.

what happened?

 

[buickgnx88]

Yah they only built one, they brought it to Antarctica to test it out but it didn't work out as they expected it to, so they just left it there rather than bringing it back to the US, not to mention funding was cut when we got into WWII. It was rediscovered in the late 50's again, but it was in the snow and they didn't have any way to remove it. It's either stuck deep in the snow or in the ocean.

Edit: Here's a cool cutaway pic of the vehicle: