What's this supposed to be, according to its owner - who lives where?!:
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Lancia doorhandles? Italian maybe?
Quote from: Delorean on May 25, 2012, 04:23:48 AM
Lancia doorhandles? Italian maybe?
Not Italian and nothing to do with Lancia AFAIK
Homebuilt Russian something?
I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I think I spotted its US analog in a Wal-Mart parking lot: :o
Please forgive my warped sense of humor and fatigue.
RtR
Peugeot 505? :o
Based on BMW 5-series?
Quote from: RayTheRat on May 26, 2012, 12:11:05 AM
I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I think I spotted its US analog in a Wal-Mart parking lot: :o
Please forgive my warped sense of humor and fatigue.
RtR
This was one of the pictures on a "There, I fixed it" round-robin e-mail recently.
It's amazing what they get away with in eastern countries..
Quote from: hondast on May 26, 2012, 07:46:27 AM
Peugeot 505? :o
Nothing to do with Peugeot AFAIK
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on May 26, 2012, 09:36:17 AM
Based on BMW 5-series?
...nor with BMW
Professionals?
Italian base car?
Quote from: Wendax on June 08, 2012, 05:48:46 AM
Italian base car?
The doorhandles do look like they come from a Lancia, which they may well do, but AFAIK that's not the base car (nor anything else Italian).
Some more pics to help you on your way...:
The front wings and doors are Peugeot 505.
Quote from: Djetset on June 08, 2012, 01:20:32 PM
The front wings and doors are Peugeot 505.
Impressive spotting!
Unfortunately identifying the base is not part of the puzzle so null points (said with a French accent!) for that!
Yes, I realise that, but assume the car is French (as the trees and the Clio parked next to it look French!).
He did a better job: (I know it is not the car we are looking for)
My word! A good cocktail of PSA parts, with clever use of Citroen rear side window :D I wonder what it is though!
Perhaps a future puzzle? ;D
Quote from: Djetset on June 08, 2012, 01:51:12 PM
Yes, I realise that, but assume the car is French (as the trees and the Clio parked next to it look French!).
I'm sorry to say though that your assumption is incorrect! It's not French...
The third picture is vaguely reminiscent of a Mustang... :hah:
Does it have four wheel drive?
Quote from: hondast on June 13, 2012, 05:19:05 AM
The third picture is vaguely reminiscent of a Mustang... :hah:
You may be on to something there!
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on June 13, 2012, 09:33:37 AM
Does it have four wheel drive?
Not that I am aware of.
Is it a mule?
Built in Asia?
In Philippines?
Southeast Asia?
Japanese?
One of the Far East countries?
From China:
Matthew Ungar, who lives in China, was bicycling between Dongguan and Shenzhen when he spotted this unusual silhouette in front of an auto parts store. As he got closer, the car proved to be even stranger than the shape initially promised.
Ungar thinks that the basis of this homebuilt sportster may be some sort of Volkswagen. It's very hard to tell at this point; almost every body panel has been heavily modified. That's not tint on the windows; that's opaque sheet plastic. It's likely that those taillights are there just for decoration. That enormous intercooler? Your guess is as good as ours.
Whatever the platform, the original inspiration is as clear as the windshield banner and grille ornament: Someone who loves hot-rod Mustangs wanted to build a tribute to Ford's pony car. The end result is much more Mandarin than Mustang, but it's oddly endearing.
You found it! Very well done.
But - that still isn't quite the full answer I was looking for; I also asked what it's supposed to be according to the Owner and Mustang is only part of the answer; it's actually emblazoned all over the windows.....
Locked for you to find out the rest!
It's full of Saleen stickers
Quote from: pnegyesi on August 06, 2012, 09:03:14 AM
It's full of Saleen stickers
Indeee so.
It's a "Saleen-Mustang GT500"!
The builder gets full marks for imagination and effort - as you do: 1 whole point!
More pics:
Quote from: Djetset on June 08, 2012, 01:20:32 PM
The front wings and doors are Peugeot 505.
So the base car most obviously is a Guangzhou-Peugeot GP 7202.