Rona!d Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17881 Posted July 10, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Could also be an early Bentley Continental GT (2003-2011) but the head lights are too vertical for that and the chrome grille too massive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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250swb Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17882 Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Rona!d said: It also reminds me of the Jaguar X-Type I had as a test car. Was there a Daimler variant if you say Jaguar-influenced? Don´t think so. There could be some Daimler in the styling as well. What else could complete 'The Worlds Most......' ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17883 Posted July 10, 2022 How about the old school way, a new crop? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17884 Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) You are still looking at the front of the car in this photo, the manufacturer often gets onto the list of The Worlds Most Ugly Cars, and styles them after other makes. They are Japanese. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited July 10, 2022 by 250swb Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4468693'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17885 Posted July 10, 2022 It is a bit like a 1958 Touring Bodied Maserati 450S (for the Shah of Iran) but the grille is not right. Have all the Shah's cars been quietly sold off or does the Ayatollah Khamenei have a quick blast round Tehran when nobody is looking. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17886 Posted July 10, 2022 Funny, that explains a lot. I was considering "most ugly". Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17887 Posted July 10, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Mitsuoka Ryoga. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17888 Posted July 10, 2022 Which "in real life" was a happy Nissan Primera (1st gen Ryoga) or Sunny (2nd gen Ryoga). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17889 Posted July 10, 2022 They also did a cod Jaguar Mk.2 on a Micra, which my second daughter really wanted. I persuaded her a new type Mini Cooper was a better bet. Here is a photo taken in 2001 (Leica Digilux 4.3) of both daughters with their new Mini Coopers and my 1430cc Minisprint Cooper S in the middle. If you look at its number plate, you will understand why its nickname was "Black Bottom." Wilson Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4468730'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17890 Posted July 10, 2022 And if you cannot decide between XK120, Morgan Aero 8, Wiesmann Roadster (end) or Mazda MX5, you can get all in one: Mitsuoka (Himiko) Roadster. edit: Just imagine a visit of the "Mitsuoka Roadster Club of England" with 15 cars* being parked in front of a car maker in Malvern having a factory tour on the 1st of April. Haha, what a fun that would be. * Doubt there are more than 1 or 2 cars in UK. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17891 Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Rona!d said: Mitsuoka Ryoga. You get it! Just look at this lovely beast adorned with styling cues from Jaguar/Daimler, a garden shed, and a Nissan! To be accurate this is the 'Wagon' variant/deviant. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! They have a distributor in the UK if anybody is interested (Wilson). 😆 Well I'm glad that's over, but even if you aren't interested you'll get a laugh Googling images for 'Mitsuoka cars'. Edited July 10, 2022 by 250swb 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! They have a distributor in the UK if anybody is interested (Wilson). 😆 Well I'm glad that's over, but even if you aren't interested you'll get a laugh Googling images for 'Mitsuoka cars'. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4468737'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17892 Posted July 10, 2022 Wow, even a WAGON version. That tops it all! When I saw the body panel under the headlights I thought: That is too ugly for a "real" car. That must be plastic. it was just too lousy for the cars I had in mind. Now since you have fooled us, my next car will become a similar hard nut. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17893 Posted July 10, 2022 A few minutes ago after making fun of it, which I still do because it is so bad, it occurred to me that Japan has only been making cars since the early 1960's, so maybe that explains a desire for reimagined nostalgia, a kind of cultural catch-up ? Like the Leica MP? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17894 Posted July 10, 2022 57 minutes ago, 250swb said: They have a distributor in the UK if anybody is interested (Wilson). 😆 No no! Please No! Wilson 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17895 Posted July 10, 2022 Japan was making cars from the mid to late 1910's. One company (Datsun?) made a licence built Austin 7 from the 1920's onwards. Yamaha made a steam bus in 1904. Takuri made the first all Japanese gasoline car in 1907. By WW1, Mitsubishi was making cars for the upper middle and upper classes, pretty much the equal of Europe. It is a very western-centric view to think that the Japanese motor industry only started in the 1960's. I remember well showing a Toyota multi-pin electrical connector with a shaped O ring water seal, made by Nippon Denso, to a Jaguar executive in 1970, when Jaguar's electrical woes in the north American market were at their nadir. His comment was: "We could never get the likes of Lucas to make such a connector and even if they could, we could never afford it". Well they reaped what they sowed. Wilson 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17896 Posted July 10, 2022 21 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Japan was making cars from the mid to late 1910's. One company (Datsun?) made a licence built Austin 7 from the 1920's onwards. Yamaha made a steam bus in 1904. Takuri made the first all Japanese gasoline car in 1907. By WW1, Mitsubishi was making cars for the upper middle and upper classes, pretty much the equal of Europe. It is a very western-centric view to think that the Japanese motor industry only started in the 1960's. I remember well showing a Toyota multi-pin electrical connector with a shaped O ring water seal, made by Nippon Denso, to a Jaguar executive in 1970, when Jaguar's electrical woes in the north American market were at their nadir. His comment was: "We could never get the likes of Lucas to make such a connector and even if they could, we could never afford it". Well they reaped what they sowed. Wilson Great reply Wilson and it got me on the good old Wiki and I'm now fascinated by vintage Japanese cars. I think I was distracted by an article saying 'since WWII' which of course deletes a lot of history. If I had the money to start racing again in historics top of my list would be a Datsun 510 in Trans Am spec so I should have known better. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted July 10, 2022 Share #17897 Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, wlaidlaw said: It is a bit like a 1958 Touring Bodied Maserati 450S (for the Shah of Iran) but the grille is not right. Have all the Shah's cars been quietly sold off or does the Ayatollah Khamenei have a quick blast round Tehran when nobody is looking. Wilson Good morning Wilson, The Shah's Miura, the one with the vertical headlights, was sold a few years ago. I have forgotten whether by auction or private sale. Google tells me Simon Kidston: https://kidston.com/motorcars/1317-1968-Lamborghini-Miura-P400/ This one went to Dubai: https://supercarnostalgia.com/blog/lamborghini-miura-p400-svj-chassis-4934 Edited July 10, 2022 by hektor 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted July 11, 2022 Share #17898 Posted July 11, 2022 Here the next one, gentlemen. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4469009'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted July 11, 2022 Share #17899 Posted July 11, 2022 Hello Ronald, Could this car, or at least part of it, have been made in France? Best Regards, Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted July 11, 2022 Share #17900 Posted July 11, 2022 Not made in France, Michael. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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