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Extraordinary cars.

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    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users Posts: 1,341 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    Here's mine...

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    French Toast
    Registered Users Posts: 726 ✭✭✭French Toast


    The multicoloured VW Golf Harlequin.

    Interesting more than extraordinary, good article with info here.

    Golf_Arlequin_2-1.jpg


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,420 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Toyota Dyna Route

    Front end of a Dyna, rear end of a 90s Hiace with a twin wheel Dyna rear axle
    4WD running gear as onna 3.0 Hilux.

    These were a production vehicle.

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    wonski
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    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Toyota Dyna Route

    Front end of a Dyna, rear end of a 90s Hiace with a twin wheel Dyna rear axle
    4WD running gear as onna 3.0 Hilux.

    These were a production vehicle.

    F9-D53553-8-CA3-4-DF6-8338-872-CA2-CE17-EF.jpg
    0-C0-A3-B81-3-F9-B-404-A-8-FCB-FBAC033697-F6.jpg

    I feel as confused as the car looks :)


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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    VW type 147 aka "Fridolin"

    Factory built for the German post

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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,420 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Toyota Urban Supporter

    A1968936-C3-F8-4-C53-906-D-DD9-B488-C2-B8-A.jpg

    Same mechanicals as the Dyna above, 3.0 2wd/4wd
    Like a scaled down UPS truck, you can walk from the front to back.


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    colm_mcm
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    These are popular in the Netherlands, there’s a local company that builds them

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    Andrewf20
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    Anyone remember this from the late 1980s? Contach Evoluzione...

    Countach_Evoluzione.jpg


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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    Tempo G 1200

    These had two engines, one front, one back, 500 cc 19 ps each ...and rear steering.
    The middle "spare" wheels helped with the ramp angles

    976px-1936_Tempo_G_1200_Offroad.JPG
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    John_Rambo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭John_Rambo


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    These are popular in the Netherlands, there’s a local company that builds them

    75286-A24-91-F1-4310-BC91-A2-BF288-CD30-C.jpg

    Is that articulated with an overnight cab or crew cab? So many questions!! And why? Very interesting.


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    KevRossi
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    I posted these on another thread yesterday. A coupe/hatchback version of the Mercedes 190. Tails and lights off a W124.



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    Andrewf20
    Registered Users Posts: 3,188 ✭✭✭Andrewf20


    E46 M3 touring:

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    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,218 ✭✭✭ongarite


    It's looks like a Mercedes version of the Lancia Delta Integrale.


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    endacl
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    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Toyota Urban Supporter

    A1968936-C3-F8-4-C53-906-D-DD9-B488-C2-B8-A.jpg

    Same mechanicals as the Dyna above, 3.0 2wd/4wd
    Like a scaled down UPS truck, you can walk from the front to back.

    Would make a great camper.


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    John_Rambo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭John_Rambo


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Toyota Dyna Route

    Front end of a Dyna, rear end of a 90s Hiace with a twin wheel Dyna rear axle
    4WD running gear as onna 3.0 Hilux.

    These were a production vehicle.

    F9-D53553-8-CA3-4-DF6-8338-872-CA2-CE17-EF.jpg
    0-C0-A3-B81-3-F9-B-404-A-8-FCB-FBAC033697-F6.jpg

    I think I was in one of these in Africa in the 90's.


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    Ta ceist agam
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 387 ✭✭Ta ceist agam


    d57ba8b232b8d9e8a0bcb1e66897cc4f.jpg


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,420 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    John_Rambo wrote: »
    Is that articulated with an overnight cab or crew cab? So many questions!! And why? Very interesting.

    They do a FWD Ducato one too. They use them for transporting data centre stuff a bit.


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    John_Rambo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭John_Rambo


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    They do a FWD Ducato one too. They use them for transporting data centre stuff a bit.

    Mad for such a small vehicle to be articulated. I'm actually going to stop asking questions on this thread and start googling for fear of absolutely derailing it and wrecking everyones head!

    Thanks.


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    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users Posts: 3,877 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    Ta ceist agam wrote: »
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    What is this, must be French


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    #21
    Ta ceist agam
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 387 ✭✭Ta ceist agam


    tabby aspreme wrote: »
    What is this, must be French

    Japanese


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    #22
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,420 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Urabus?


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    #23
    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    Why buy a whole truck for shifting containers when this partial one will do? :D

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    These things used to be quite common (for something so specialised) years ago ...haven't seen one in ages

    Ruthmann-Niederflurhubwagen-Staplertransporter-Mobile-Rampe-Top.jpg
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    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,481 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Those Dyna Routes are fairly common over here in NZ


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,420 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    Those Dyna Routes are fairly common over here in NZ

    I assume they exist because of ground clearance and separate chassis or something?


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    KevRossi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    This gullwing W124 was from a company called Boschert, they used to be hawked around various European car shows in the early 90's as well. I actually loved it, no idea what they cost new, but this one was up for sale last year for $1.1 million. Front is off a R129.

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    peasant wrote: »

    These things used to be quite common (for something so specialised) years ago ...haven't seen one in ages

    ]

    I used to drive one, mine was based on a Unimog. Thankfully replaced by decent tail lifts on trucks.


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    #27
    KevRossi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    There were a few low volume supercar manufacturers in Germany in 80's and early 90's, but the economic downturn from reunification closed a lot of them. Some of my favourite were:

    Isdera Imperator 108i, designer Eberhard Schulz had worked on the CW111 for Mercedes which is reflected in the design. ca. 30-35 built, note the rear view mirror is a periscope on the roof.

    1024px-Isdera_imperator_1.jpg

    IS4_1.jpg


    They also built this, the Commendatore 112i, 350 Km/h, only 2 built, engine and vitals from the W140 600 SE.

    CMF_-Isdera-Commendatore-112i-1993-650x320.jpg


    Dauer 962, the GT LM Sport version could seemigly be adapted to race in Le Mans from being a European compliant road car with less than 1 hours work for two mechanics.


    962LM_big.jpg


    Then Bitter had these, based on Opel Monza/Senators. Very, verypretty cars, used to see one regularly in Hannover when I lived there.

    b3.jpg?w=547

    Coupe had shades of a 400/412

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    There were loads of others; Ruf, Lotec, Koenig, AMG, all were tuners, some went on to bigger things, some just fell by the wayside.


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    [Deleted User]
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukDK7hwjQjc


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    AMKC
    Registered Users Posts: 15,731 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    extra-ordinary_ wrote: »
    Here's mine...

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    That's about as extraordinary as a dishwasher. Now if you had a Citroen C6 or a Renault Val Satis I am not sure they would be extraordinary but at least they would be interesting.


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    Mr Meanor
    Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭Mr Meanor


    I know it's not a car but...
    I want one!
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    [Deleted User]
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    AMKC wrote: »
    That's about as extraordinary as a dishwasher. Now if you had a Citroen C6 or a Renault Val Satis I am not sure they would be extraordinary but at least they would be interesting.

    I think it was more a play on the user name and thread title.


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