Neverending Chain, now closed!

[Carnut]

Rumpler Tropfenwagen and Alfa Romeo P33 Cuneo. Both model names refer to the shape of the body.

Please enlighten we ignoramouses what 'Tropfenwagen' and 'Cuneo' mean?!  (I always thought Cuneo referred to a town..)

[Wendax]

Tropfen = drop (as in teardrop)
Wagen = car

Cuneo is Italian for wedge.

[Carnut]

Tropfen = drop (as in teardrop)
Wagen = car

Cuneo is Italian for wedge.

Thanks!  The Wagen bit I knew.
Strange name for a town..!

[Wendax]

Alfa Romeo P33 Cuneo and Opel Manta Black Magic, because their model designations include names which have an ambiguous meaning, of which one is a Piedmontese municipality.

(Thanks for the strange town name hint  )

[Djetset]

Opel Manta Black Magic and Mini After Eight.

Both cars are named after a box of chocolate!

[Wendax]

Mini After Eight and Citroen 2 CV 6 Sausss-Ente, because both were limited editions not offered on their home markets. The Mini After Eight was offered in France, the Citroen 2 CV 6 Sausss-Ente in Germany.

[yves]

Citroën 2CV6 and Citroën 15-Six D

Both cars had a different tax horsepower rating than their names suggest.
The 2CV6 was actually a 3CV and the 15-Six (also called 15CV) was a 16CV.

[Wendax]

Citroen 15 Six D and Ford V8, because they both have a reputation as being suitable cars for gangsters.

[yves]

1932 Ford V8-18 and 1949 Mercury Eight

Both were popular  hot-rod bases

[Wendax]

1949 Mercury Eight six passenger coupe and Auto Union 1000 S Coupé, because they both have a three-piece rear window

[Paul Jaray]

So far so good...shall we end it?

[barrett]

Auto Union and VW Beetle. Both are German saloon cars that later gave up their mechanicals for small 'sports' cars that mimicked American car designs (DKW 1000SP/ Ford Thunderbird and the VW Karman-Ghia/ Chrysler Coupe D'elegance)

[Wendax]

Volkswagen Beetle and Rover P4, because their rear windows were enlarged considerabily during their production run.

[Paul Jaray]

Last week.
Continue the chain or Wendax will have his points.

If some of our new members do not know the rules, they are easy, connect the last car of this chain (Rover P4 in this case) with a new one and give a valid reason.
You can earn up to 5 points (if you find a really distinctive connection), you can't use twice the same link (don't worry, I'm taking care of that..) and you should add a pic of the car you choose.

[Carnut]

Have we had this one before?
Rover 75 (that's the P4 version pictured above) and Tucker Torpedo - both cars have a cyclops light in the middle:

[Paul Jaray]

We have a new candidate for those points...

[Wendax]

Tucker Torpedo and Lanz Eilbulldog, as their number of exhaust pipes corresponds to the amount of cylinders their engines have.

[Carnut]

Well surely we've had this one before but let's try it:

Lanz Eilbulldog and Lamborghini Diablo SV - both cars have rear wheels that are bigger than those at the front:

[Paul Jaray]

Well surely we've had this one before but let's try it:

(Bennet Drag Car and MCC Smart Fortwo   both cars have front and rear tires of different sizes)

[Carnut]

Well surely we've had this one before but let's try it:

(Bennet Drag Car and MCC Smart Fortwo   both cars have front and rear tires of different sizes)

Yes, thought it unlikely..
Shall I delete my post?

[Paul Jaray]

No need to delete, just find another one or we can take a step back and proceed from here:
Tucker Torpedo and Lanz Eilbulldog, as their number of exhaust pipes corresponds to the amount of cylinders their engines have
Lanz Eilbulldog and    what car?    why?

[Carnut]

OK, let's try again!
Lanz Eilbulldog and Model T Ford: Both cars have separate headlights fixed to a horizontal metal bar!

[Paul Jaray]

 
(not a 5-point connection, but still a good one!  )

[Wendax]

Ford Model T and Citroen B14, as they both were assembled in Germany, too.

[Otto Puzzell]

Citroen B14 and the Chevron B17 (the green car behind the Brabham)

Both share their type designation with a bomber aircraft designed in the 1930's and pressed into service during WWII (The Lockheed B14 / "Hudson" and the Boeing B17 / "Flying Fortress")