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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Looks like a CR-V with carbon fiber cladding - an homage to the Aztec?
  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709


    Body style looks better than an Aztec, though, to me.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Sure, but the cladding has that look, perhaps more like the older Outbacks around the fenders.
  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    Never seen cladding like that before. Looks like sound deadening material!

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    I think eventually, history will be kind to the Aztek, somewhat like it is to the AMC Eagle now. Definitely ahead of its time. In the case of the Aztek, unpretty CUV things are all the rage now.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    iluvmysephia1 said:

    Never seen cladding like that before. Looks like sound deadening material!

    The French do like inside-out stuff. Just park that ride in front of the Pompidou.



  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    That's large-scale inside-out! Whew!

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    andys120 said:


    Citroen "Hershey". B)
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    edited December 2016
    I think the adding on the Citroen Cactus is meant to be to protect the flanks against door scrapes and shopping trolley type damage - although I think it would be better if they also did the wheel arches as those get scratched too.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Kind of looks like a pair of khaki's with mismatched patches on it
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited December 2016
    Going by the gas cap door seam, I though there was something on the wheel arches. Dark chocolate there. :)
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,804
    saw that Citroen on an episode of Top Gear, IIRC.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 267,375
    TVR of some sort -- 70's era?

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    fintail said:

    Citroen Cactus, proving the French still have a sense of humor and don't take everything seriously. Kind of a neat thing in a way. I assume those are some kind of manufacturer or test plates.

    Yes, the centered M denotes manufacturer plates used for vehicles being tested on state roads.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    Nice. I suspect Detroit urban roads can beat any private torture test track B)
    lostwrench1 said:


    Yes, the centered M denotes manufacturer plates used for vehicles being tested on state roads.

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Yup the Citroen C4 Cactus was spotted driving around the Detroit area...a possible prelude to US Sales?

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    I dunno know about that Cactus, but Citroen used to build some neat, unique looking and engineered vehicles. Might be fun to have them in the US (provided reliability improved)!
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    andys120 said:

    Yup the Citroen C4 Cactus was spotted driving around the Detroit area...a possible prelude to US Sales?

    Interesting, there was a rumor about Peugeot coming back to the US but that faded away. Maybe a tie-in with Nissan/Renault via their tie-in with Dongfeng? Or even with Volvo via Dongfeng?

    Citroens are highly rated by JD Power.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    Or just via Citroen without a tie in from our world leading social/environmental criminal most favored "partner"?

    This kind of thing almost writes itself


  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,053
    edited December 2016
    There were some very funny comments to that post.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    edited December 2016
    Michaell said:

    TVR of some sort -- 70's era?

    Yup, it's a 1974 TVR 2500M one of many permutations of the original TVR Griffith. The 2500M was powered by the 2.5 liter Triumph straight six which worked even better in the TVR than in the TR250/TR-5 because the glass- bodied 2500M was lighter.
    I drove my cousin's and it was a blast.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Needs work>


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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I should say. Basically you are buying a VIN plate here.

    So sad. These are such nice cars to drive and own.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,738
    That will buff right out.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Man the buzzards really picked that one clean.

  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    1955 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Coupe?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    stever said:

    1955 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Coupe?

    It's a '62 Giulietta.

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    edited December 2016
    Add animal abusers to that list, fintail. Certain Chinese groups are still raising cats and dogs just to torture them mercilessly then boil them, cut them up or blow torch them to death. Then sell the poor animals' meat. And, despite worldwide protest against the Yulin Dog "Festival", the Chinese government refuses ta see the need to stop this horrific abuse. Tortured to draw adrenaline into their systems to supposedly " tenderize" their meat so it tastes better. Strange old medicine man theories that are basically just...theories.

    Poor babies. Wish more could be done. I really do.

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Companies that moved their production to China deserve what they get. That country is no friend to anyone but itself. When GM, Apple. etc. get screwed (and they will over there) I don't want to hear the whining and plea for US support.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Every country looks out for itself.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,053
    guessing it is a Skoda?

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 267,375
    Gee, which VW is that based off of?

    Oh, wait ....

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Interesting. Is that a detachable hardtop?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    Interesting. Is that a detachable hardtop?

    Yup, it's a removable fiberglass h/top.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    edited December 2016
    I still haven't seen a definitive ID of the little h/t (make/model/appx yr). Perhaps this brochure art (sans top) will help>



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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    Skoda Felicia
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Yup, that's a 1960-ish Skoda Felicia from the former Czechoslovakia.

    The permanent top version was called the Octavia>



    The model names Felicia and Octavia are both still in use by Skoda Automotive (a division of VAG).

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,053
    Bugeye sprite, around 1960?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    stickguy said:

    Bugeye sprite, around 1960?

    Judging by the width of those whitewalls I'd guess earlier, perhaps a first year car--1958?

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    The ad says 1960 but the site I found it on says it's a 1959. Guess the whitewalls are period correct.

    1960 Austin Healey Sprite Bugeye Supercharged

    Pretty sweet looking ride and only $14,500.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,738
    You can buy an MGA or Sprite, newly restored, for way less than it would cost to restore it, yourself.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    stever said:

    The ad says 1960 but the site I found it on says it's a 1959. Guess the whitewalls are period correct.

    1960 Austin Healey Sprite Bugeye Supercharged

    Pretty sweet looking ride and only $14,500.

    Hands down the most fun car in the world to drive IMO. Driving at 50 mph feels like 150. Windows? Top? Heat? Weatherproofing? BAH!

    Drive on regardless!
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Must be why it's a San Diego car. :)
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Driving in its purest form. But this car would be very scary to operate at freeway speeds and with giganto SUVs hurtling past you.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Daunting words from a man who drives a MINI. So, you'd really be bug-eyed in that Sprite?

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    A Mini looks like a Nissan Armada compared to a Bug-Eye. :s
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