Neverending Chain, now closed!

[Djetset]

The AMC Pacer an Saab 96 V4.

Both cars were originally planned to use engines that were never actually fitted to the final production versions; a Wankel rotary engine in the Pacer (built by Curtiss-Wright), and the Lancia Fulvia V4 motor in the 96 V4 (which Saab then rejected as Lancia's lowest ex-works price made it too expensive to fit in the car and keep the retail price competitive).

[araknid]

1967 Saab 96 and 1967 Fiat 1100R

Both companies also made jet fighter aircraft.  Saab JAS-39 Gripen and Fiat G.91

[Paul Jaray]

Already used:
Saab 9-5 and Rumpler Tropfenwagen:   both companies built airplanes as well

back to the Saab 96 1967

[Wendax]

Saab 96 V4 and Trabant 1.1, as they were both four-stroke engined cars initially being powered by two-stroke engines.

[Otto Puzzell]

Ford Mustang and Mitsubishi Colt.

A type of horse breed is used for the model name of both cars.

A minor point, perhaps, but a colt is not a breed of horse. A colt is any male horse of less than 4 years of age that had not been castrated.

[Paul Jaray]

Saab 96 V4 and Trabant 1.1, as they were both four-stroke engined cars initially being powered by two-stroke engines.

26 hours left...

[Otto Puzzell]

Since the Colt travesty has been allowed to stand...

Trabant 1.1 and 1972 Plymouth Satellite

Both are named for man-made, Earth orbiting mechanisms.

[Wendax]

Plymouth Satellite and Toro 1300 both have bumpers surrounding the headlights.

[Carnut]

Plymouth Satellite and Toro 1300 both have bumpers surrounding the headlights.

Have you got a picture of the Toro 1300 please?

[Paul Jaray]

Less than 7 hours left...

Since the Colt travesty has been allowed to stand...

I've accepted it in a modified version: Mustang and Colt are both terms used for horses.
Thank you for explaining me the difference. (when I googled 'Colt' and 'Horse' I didn't get it...)

[Wendax]

Plymouth Satellite and Toro 1300 both have bumpers surrounding the headlights.

Have you got a picture of the Toro 1300 please?

Fixed

[Carnut]

Maybe this one is a bit too similar to Wendax's Citroen 2CV/VW Passat connection (both came with either circular or rectangular headlights) but:

Toro 1300 and VW Scirocco Mk1:

Both came with either rectangular or twin headlights:

[Paul Jaray]

It's fine.
2 hours left.

[Wendax]

Volkswagen Scirocco I and Volvo 480 ES were both coupes that were introduced before their sedan counterparts, the VW Golf I and the Volvo 440.

[Djetset]

Not sure if this puzzle is still open or not?

If it is, then the Volvo 480 ES and (badly-named) Mitsubishi Charisma, as they were both built in the same ex-DAF/NedCar factory in the Netherlands.

[Wendax]

I think the puzzle is supposed to be over by now, but nevertheless we already had:
Delaunay-Belleville 70CV SMT Kellner 1908   Rovin D1 1CV 1/2 1946   both cars were built in the same factory building

[Djetset]

OK, in that case, the Volvo 480 ES and Opel Corsa A, as both cars were shown as two-seater convertible prototypes that never actually made production.

[Paul Jaray]

Not sure if this puzzle is still open or not?

If it is, then the Volvo 480 ES and (badly-named) Mitsubishi Charisma, as they were both built in the same ex-DAF/NedCar factory in the Netherlands.

The puzzle is over and Wendax is the winner.
I can leave it open only if
1. Wendax agree
2. You want me to.

[Wendax]

One should finish as long as it is fun. Let's call it "Game over".

Perhaps one day there will be a new chain?

[Djetset]

It's a shame that it couldn't be extended by just one more page to reach 50 pages, which would seem to have been a logical point at which to stop.  Anyway, thanks for all the fun you created PJ, and here's to another new chain soon, and well done Wendax.  

[João]

Wow!

Congrats Wendax!

[Carnut]

Wow!

Congrats Wendax!

And PJ too - it's been great fun.
Well done to both of you!
Actually the outcome was never in doubt: Wendax had got his replies down to about 10 minutes after each previous post..!

[Wendax]

Actually the outcome was never in doubt: Wendax had got his replies down to about 10 minutes after the previous post..!

That was part of the fun I had.

Thank you for this puzzle, Paul.

[Paul Jaray]

Thank you for the support...you can't imagine how it was hard, each time, to check all your replies, but it's been terribly fun.
Now the points.
both coupes that were introduced before their sedan counterparts
Not a generic connection, not an impossible one.
I think there are few cars that can be connectd this way (the Giulietta is the 1st to came to my mind) but not many.

1 point: generic link, can be used for thousands of different cars
2 points: harder link, can be used for different cars, but not many.
3 points: very hard link, probably there are other cars that can use the same link but it's unlikely
4 points: impossible link, only these 2 cars can use this link

2 points for you!
Congratulations!

(BTW: next reply will generate Page 50  )

[Allan L]

Yes, thanks for the fun over nearly three years!
Some very informative links which I'm sure will come in useful sometime.