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ajmat · 19th September 2006, 20:17

id 115 Reliant Scimitar

aniguchisan · 19th September 2006, 20:41

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Originally Posted by ajmat

id 115 Reliant Scimitar

Spot on, Ajmat. That's correct.

V-16 · 19th September 2006, 20:43

man... i thought a scimitar was a hatchback or what u call a fast back...

aniguchisan · 19th September 2006, 21:10

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Originally Posted by V-16

man... i thought a scimitar was a hatchback or what u call a fast back...

That's another body form of it.

V-16 · 19th September 2006, 21:39

Id 116: Triumph Tr7 (1978-9)

karlosdeville · 19th September 2006, 23:25

damn....dont log on for a few hours, and see what i miss...i knew them all...i swear! cheers...!

aniguchisan · 20th September 2006, 04:58

For the first time, I'm well and truly stumped. It looks surprisingly like the Mark I Golf, but then the front of it has me baffled.

aniguchisan · 20th September 2006, 05:03

ID 118, quite a toughie:

Ram · 20th September 2006, 09:06

Two things here to remind us of our famous Alfonso mango!

Volkswagen test engineer Alfons Lowenberg
and King Alfonso the thirteenth of Spain.

ID117: is a mid-1970s Volkswagen Golf GTi.

ID118: is a pre-world war I, Hispano-Suiza Alfonso, dating back to 1913.

In March 1973, when I wrote my SSC exams, Volkswagen test engineer Alfons Lowenberg proposed in an internal memo to a few Volkswagen R&D colleagues that the company should come out with a proper sports model to succeed the Beetle. A new vehicle with the project code EA 337 (internal code for the future Golf) reached final stages of development -- and a modern high-performance car with front-wheel drive would win for Volkswagen a completely new profile of customers.

The GTi version of the Golf had a red stripe on the radiator grille, red GTi logo on the grille, front airdam, discreet black plastic wheel arch extensions, matt black (instead of chrome) frame on the backlight, black internal ceiling liner, the golf ball gearknob and chequered seat covers. The maroon seats in this specimen are not original, but it’s an early Golf GTi. I've driven a ten-year old Golf GTi in Rotterdam, Netherlands in the mid-1980s.
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ID118: is a pre-world war I, Hispano-Suiza Alfonso, dating back to 1913.

In 1914, during World War I, Hispano-Suiza produced V8 aero-engines that put out 140 BHP.

Hispano-Suiza means Spanish Switzerland, and it was a Spanish company that first manufactured cars in Switzerland.

King Alfonso XIII of Spain who was a great auto-buff took personal interest in Hispano-Suiza. He acquired 8% stake in the company, broke the contract with "Societé d'Automobiles à Genève" and shut shop in Switzerland.
They opened a factory in Parls, France (near Paris), where this 1913 Alfonso car was manufactured.

The Parls factory produced more cars than the home factory in Barcelona, Spain.
Interestingly they made supercharged engines (blowers not turbosupercharging) here.

This 1913 Hispano-Suiza Alfonso car had a 4-cylinder engine that developed 30 BHP. Even back in 1913, the Hispano Suiza had 16 valves in head!!!

Ram

ajmat · 20th September 2006, 09:26

ID 117 is the VW Rabbit GTi- not the Golf exactly but the american built derivative which had appalling build quality - distinguished by the square nosed front end

As some one wrote - the "malibu" ised the rabbit and transformed it from a perky euro hatch into a mini slush mobile

aniguchisan · 20th September 2006, 14:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by ram

ID118: is a pre-world war I, Hispano-Suiza Alfonso, dating back to 1913.

In 1914, during World War I, Hispano-Suiza produced V8 aero-engines that put out 140 BHP.

Hispano-Suiza means Spanish Switzerland, and it was a Spanish company that first manufactured cars in Switzerland.

King Alfonso XIII of Spain who was a great auto-buff took personal interest in Hispano-Suiza. He acquired 8% stake in the company, broke the contract with "Societé d'Automobiles à Genève" and shut shop in Switzerland.
They opened a factory in Parls, France (near Paris), where this 1913 Alfonso car was manufactured.

The Parls factory produced more cars than the home factory in Barcelona, Spain.
Interestingly they made supercharged engines (blowers not turbosupercharging) here.

This 1913 Hispano-Suiza Alfonso car had a 4-cylinder engine that developed 30 BHP. Even back in 1913, the Hispano Suiza had 16 valves in head!!!

Ram

Well done, ram. Right on with the Alfonso.

ajmat · 20th September 2006, 14:56

ID 119

Saab Sonnet

Ram · 20th September 2006, 18:30

ID120:
What's this car?

V-16 · 20th September 2006, 19:01

ID: 120 The ZIL 117 Limousine of Russia. 7 seater V-8 used by state heads.
Zil stands for Zavod Imieni Likhatchev

karlosdeville · 20th September 2006, 19:05

ID 120s a ZIL of some sort....russian relic...started production mid 80s and still produced to date if im not mistaken...they mostly sported huge v8 engines...

19th September 2006, 20:17	#451
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,213 Thanked: 31,644 Times View My Garage	id 115 Reliant Scimitar
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19th September 2006, 20:43	#453
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,589 Thanked: 960 Times View My Garage	man... i thought a scimitar was a hatchback or what u call a fast back...
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19th September 2006, 21:39	#455
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,589 Thanked: 960 Times View My Garage	Id 116: Triumph Tr7 (1978-9)
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19th September 2006, 23:25	#456
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,180 Thanked: 19,545 Times View My Garage	damn....dont log on for a few hours, and see what i miss...i knew them all...i swear! cheers...!
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20th September 2006, 04:58	#457
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	For the first time, I'm well and truly stumped. It looks surprisingly like the Mark I Golf, but then the front of it has me baffled.
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20th September 2006, 05:03	#458
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	ID 118, quite a toughie:
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20th September 2006, 09:06	#459
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 223 Times View My Garage	Two things here to remind us of our famous Alfonso mango! Volkswagen test engineer Alfons Lowenberg and King Alfonso the thirteenth of Spain. ID117: is a mid-1970s Volkswagen Golf GTi. ID118: is a pre-world war I, Hispano-Suiza Alfonso, dating back to 1913. In March 1973, when I wrote my SSC exams, Volkswagen test engineer Alfons Lowenberg proposed in an internal memo to a few Volkswagen R&D colleagues that the company should come out with a proper sports model to succeed the Beetle. A new vehicle with the project code EA 337 (internal code for the future Golf) reached final stages of development -- and a modern high-performance car with front-wheel drive would win for Volkswagen a completely new profile of customers. The GTi version of the Golf had a red stripe on the radiator grille, red GTi logo on the grille, front airdam, discreet black plastic wheel arch extensions, matt black (instead of chrome) frame on the backlight, black internal ceiling liner, the golf ball gearknob and chequered seat covers. The maroon seats in this specimen are not original, but it’s an early Golf GTi. I've driven a ten-year old Golf GTi in Rotterdam, Netherlands in the mid-1980s. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ID118: is a pre-world war I, Hispano-Suiza Alfonso, dating back to 1913. In 1914, during World War I, Hispano-Suiza produced V8 aero-engines that put out 140 BHP. Hispano-Suiza means Spanish Switzerland, and it was a Spanish company that first manufactured cars in Switzerland. King Alfonso XIII of Spain who was a great auto-buff took personal interest in Hispano-Suiza. He acquired 8% stake in the company, broke the contract with "Societé d'Automobiles à Genève" and shut shop in Switzerland. They opened a factory in Parls, France (near Paris), where this 1913 Alfonso car was manufactured. The Parls factory produced more cars than the home factory in Barcelona, Spain. Interestingly they made supercharged engines (blowers not turbosupercharging) here. This 1913 Hispano-Suiza Alfonso car had a 4-cylinder engine that developed 30 BHP. Even back in 1913, the Hispano Suiza had 16 valves in head!!! Ram
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20th September 2006, 09:26	#460
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,213 Thanked: 31,644 Times View My Garage	ID 117 is the VW Rabbit GTi- not the Golf exactly but the american built derivative which had appalling build quality - distinguished by the square nosed front end As some one wrote - the "malibu" ised the rabbit and transformed it from a perky euro hatch into a mini slush mobile
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20th September 2006, 14:56	#462
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,213 Thanked: 31,644 Times View My Garage	ID 119 Saab Sonnet
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20th September 2006, 18:30	#463
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 223 Times View My Garage	ID120: What's this car?
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20th September 2006, 19:01	#464
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,589 Thanked: 960 Times View My Garage	ID: 120 The ZIL 117 Limousine of Russia. 7 seater V-8 used by state heads. Zil stands for Zavod Imieni Likhatchev
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20th September 2006, 19:05	#465
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,180 Thanked: 19,545 Times View My Garage	ID 120s a ZIL of some sort....russian relic...started production mid 80s and still produced to date if im not mistaken...they mostly sported huge v8 engines...
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