what car is that?

Post by **chopov** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:19 pm

...front looks like from an old Ford Escort, but the rest doesnt. Any idea? Looks quite cool....

Post by **Plan B** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:24 pm

Looks like a gremlin

Post by **bitWISE** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:27 pm

Post by **-Nick-** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:33 pm

its a schitmer(spelling maybe off) gte

Post by **4days** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:35 pm

aye, maybe a reliant scimitar

Post by **chopov** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:12 pm

thx. Indeed a scimitar. Looks a bit like copied from a Volvo P1800 but somehow I like it nevertheless....

Post by **rellort** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:23 pm

scimitar was a nice looking car. i think its made of fibreglass. if you like that shape, check out the old jensen interceptor. there's a fair bit of similarity.

Post by **chopov** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 8:18 pm

Yes, the Jensen is decent too. I love the 70's so much over the present-day car design....

Post by **Underpants?** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:02 am

You have a certain flair for the bizarre, sir

Post by **Captain** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:03 am

The back has a bit of a resemblance to a Pininfarina 1800 :icon14:

Post by **Canidae** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:23 am

Is that guy wearing pants?

Post by **horton** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:59 am

my dad had one about 10yrs ago.

reliant scimitar se5 or se5a

from what i can remember a 3000cc ford v6
it was kinda nice, but i wouldnt want to be in it when it crashed..i dunno it had some sort of built in built in roll cage, but it still felt really fragile.

oh and it overheated all the time.

Post by **chopov** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:09 am

Underpants? wrote:You have a certain flair for the bizarre, sir

If these cars above are bizarre, what would you then call this one:

:icon32:

(btw. it's a Messerschmitt Tiger, does 140 km/h (!) with a 500ccm two stroke engine)

Post by **Captain** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:16 pm

Hey, I've seen those

Post by **chopov** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:07 pm

I've once had the delight to be co-driver in one.....years ago....crazy feeling in there. Almost like sitting in a two seater plane. Even the steering weel looks more like a plane steer than a car's steering wheel. You also enter this...thing...by flipping open the glass dome to one side...
renggggdenggggdengggdengggdedengggg....
:icon32:

Post by **Pete** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:14 pm

It remind me this one my friend had but I never saw it in a station wagon version, I liked that car.

Post by **chopov** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:14 am

There were never station wagon versions of Ford Capri...but yeah, I like(d) it too.