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ID 807 - Name this boxy discovery Look-alike:
Talbot Matra Simca Rancho, a Discovery knock-off.
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Originally Posted by agspins
(Post 1876650)
Talbot Matra Simca Rancho, a Discovery knock-off.
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Yes correct agspins,but i belive it was the Discovery that was the knock off, being introduced 10 years after the
talbot Matra Simca Rancho:)
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Originally Posted by agspins
(Post 1876650)
Talbot Matra Simca Rancho, a Discovery knock-off.
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Absolutely right! But even though they looked similar, the Matra Rancho and the Disco had really nothing in common. The Rancho preceded the Disco by a decade, and was a good softroader.
Ok, now for
ID 808. Identify this quaint roadster:
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Originally Posted by predatorwheelz
(Post 1876757)
Ok, now for ID 808. Identify this quaint roadster:
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That is a Skoda Octavia cabrio. Late 50s.
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Originally Posted by karlosdeville
(Post 1876762)
That is a Skoda Octavia cabrio. Late 50s.
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You got the marque right, my friend, not the model. There was no model called a Skoda Octavia cabrio in the 50s :). But I have to give it to you.
ID 808 is actually the shortlived 1958 Skoda 450.
A bit of a history lesson. Skoda's first "peoples' car" came in 1955 with the launch of the very basic Skoda 440. Equipped with a 1089 cc engine putting out 39 bhp, the car had very pocket-friendly features like an interchangeable front and rear windscreen, and transverse leaf suspension front and rear and a swing axle at the rear.
This was followed by the 445 saloon in 1957, which was the 440 with a 1200cc, 45 bhp engine. It was this car that got a cabriolet sister - to bow down to lucrative export demands - the 450 cabriolet. The pic I've put up is this very car.
In 1959, Skoda re-introduced the same body design with a coil-spring front end and progressive leaf rear end. This was called the Octavia (for the saloon) and the Felicia (for the cabriolet). What you meant was probably the Felicia cabriolet.
I still have to give it to you. Not only did the 450 and the Felicia look alike, only a thousand 450s were made against about 75K Felicias.
Next !!!! seems to be stalled here.
Leyland P76 - an australian specific car by British Leyland uses Rover SD1 bits. Never took off due to the company facing cash problems hampering production
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Originally Posted by ajmat
(Post 1884886)
Leyland P76 - an australian specific car by British Leyland uses Rover SD1 bits. Never took off due to the company facing cash problems hampering production
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You are correct sir!
Ah, another beauty .................
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Originally Posted by CyCarConsulting
(Post 1893308)
Ah, another beauty .................
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This is a 1970 Monterverdi Hai 450 SS Coupe.
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Originally Posted by NOS Power
(Post 1893498)
This is a 1970 Monterverdi Hai 450 SS Coupe.
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A 1973 to be exact. Take it away.
ID 811
I know pretty weird make :p Got it while googling something! Hope this wasn't posted here before.
Wow that was quick agspins !
Though Citroen made some of the most beautiful cars on the planet, they did make some quirky ones as well :D
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