[predatorwheelz]

ID 807 - Name this boxy discovery Look-alike:

[agspins]

Talbot Matra Simca Rancho, a Discovery knock-off.

[vw splitscreen]

Originally Posted by agspins

Talbot Matra Simca Rancho, a Discovery knock-off.

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

[predatorwheelz]

Originally Posted by agspins

Talbot Matra Simca Rancho, a Discovery knock-off.

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:

[karlosdeville]

Originally Posted by predatorwheelz

Ok, now for ID 808. Identify this quaint roadster:

That is a Skoda Octavia cabrio. Late 50s.

[predatorwheelz]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

That is a Skoda Octavia cabrio. Late 50s.

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.

[CyCarConsulting]

Next !!!! seems to be stalled here.

[ajmat]

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

[CyCarConsulting]

Originally Posted by ajmat

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

You are correct sir!

[CyCarConsulting]

Ah, another beauty .................

[NOS Power]

Originally Posted by CyCarConsulting

Ah, another beauty .................

This is a 1970 Monterverdi Hai 450 SS Coupe.

[CyCarConsulting]

Originally Posted by NOS Power

This is a 1970 Monterverdi Hai 450 SS Coupe.

A 1973 to be exact. Take it away.

[?ushk@r]

ID 811

I know pretty weird make Got it while googling something! Hope this wasn't posted here before.

[agspins]

ID 811 1965 Citroen Ami 6 Berline and that pic is from bringatrailer.com
here is the link http://bringatrailer.com/2008/04/19/...ami-6-berline/

[SuperSelect]

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