Practically Classics versus Retro Rides

[Phil P]

JPB don't worry about being diplomatic. The only piece of diplomatic language you ever need is "Go shove it up yer ass buddy!"

The ugliest car ever to roll out of a factory was that Daimler SP250 with the fast back hard top and Batcar rear fins. It made the Edsel Citation look as though it had come out of a Turin styling studio. Even the Nash Metropolitan had some styling. I know there is one of those SP250's around as I saw it at the Classic Car Show at the NEC last year. I thought it was joke but apparently it was for real!

The car that looks like a MKI Cortina.....I've seen that photograph before. Is it a ZiL or UAZ or something like that? Looks as though the designer was influenced by the Ford Fairlane looking at the front.

I just want a '70 Dodge Challenger R/T or a Dodge Viper. Any year will do. Apparently one of the guys involved with the Viper came from Redditch near Birmingham. It also has Shelby influence.

[JPB]

Is it a ZiL or UAZ or something like that?

Something like that, yes. I'll have a look through the several thousand odd cars on the site where I found it (http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php) if I get the time later on, but meanwhile, I expect that one of you talented spotters will find the information before I do.

[rich.]

i quite like edsels

[JPB]

i quite like edsels

Me too. Their trademark radiator grille reminds me of my student days for some strange reason.

I've looked at autopuzzles.com again but still haven't found the odd, Eastern Bloc motor from that image so for the time being, here's another weird vehicle from their absolutely massive archive, this time Opel's early attempt to enter the bendy bus market:



WTH?

[rich.]

like that john
for the other, have you thought of posting it on retro rides??

[JPB]

like that john
for the other, have you thought of posting it on retro rides??

No.

[rich.]

are you still having trouble with short term memory loss then john?

[JPB]

I might be, I can't remember.

[rich.]

what was the question?

[JPB]

42, or is that the answer?