Have You Seen Any Interesting Cars On The Road Lately?

[Bobby Dazzler]

Seen quite a few this evening, here are a few of the ones I can remember

Mercedes-Benz: SLS AMG, Mercedes-Benz: 300-SL (Gullwing), Mercedes-Benz 600 (Grosser), Eagle E-type, a couple of Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Miura, Aston Martin DB4, Aston Martin DB5, Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster; Aston Martin Vantage V600, Aston Martin Oscar India. umpteen Ferrari 355/458/488, Ferrari FF, Ferrari Daytona, several Ferrari 355 Spider, several Ferrari F40, Ferrari F50, Ferrari La Ferrari, Dino GT, umpteen classic Ferraris which I struggle to remember the names of, Porsche 918 Spyder, Porsche Carrera GT, Porsche 992 GT3 Touring, many Porsche 911 of all ages, Porsche 356 Soeedster, Shelby Cobra, Singer, McLaren P1, McLaren MP4-25A, and a few others I. An’t remember:

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Gilborn?

As Roy Walker would say, “it’s good, but it’s not right”. I can see why you said it though.

 

[ChrisHGTV]

As Roy Walker would say, “it’s good, but it’s not right”. I can see why you said it though.

The badge looks like Porsche?

 

[StMarks]

Seen quite a few this evening, here are a few of the ones I can remember

Mercedes-Benz: SLS AMG, Mercedes-Benz: 300-SL (Gullwing), Mercedes-Benz 600 (Grosser), Eagle E-type, a couple of Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Miura, Aston Martin DB4, Aston Martin DB5, Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster; Aston Martin Vantage V600, Aston Martin Oscar India. umpteen Ferrari 355/458/488, Ferrari FF, Ferrari Daytona, several Ferrari 355 Spider, several Ferrari F40, Ferrari F50, Ferrari La Ferrari, Dino GT, umpteen classic Ferraris which I struggle to remember the names of, Porsche 918 Spyder, Porsche Carrera GT, Porsche 992 GT3 Touring, many Porsche 911 of all ages, Porsche 356 Soeedster, Shelby Cobra, Singer, McLaren P1, McLaren MP4-25A, and a few others I. An’t remember:

Busy at Morrisons was it.!


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[Bobby Dazzler]

Busy at Morrisons was it.!


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It was an event

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

The badge looks like Porsche?

You’re getting warmer, indeed it does have Porsche badges on the nose and wheel centres.

 

[ChrisHGTV]

You’re getting warmer, indeed it does have Porsche badges on the nose and wheel centres.

Hmm curious. It looks like it’s fibreglass so maybe a Porsche engined special? I can’t work out if it’s front engined, or rear engined and made to look front engined. Latter would seem more likely if it is Porsche powered. Pretty front end though. I caught a couple of oddities at the recent Brands Historic meet, I’ll post them up.

 

[baxlin]

You’re getting warmer, indeed it does have Porsche badges on the nose and wheel centres.

I reckon it could be a Peerless, I seem to recall they had various engines.

 

[ChipChop]

Anyone want to have a guess what this bad boy is?

The wheels look very much like the factory ones on a Porsche 356. A rebodied 356 perhaps? Bodywork not unlike a Cisitalia 202 which were designed by Pininfarina or VIgnale. Cisitalia also had racing links to Porsche in the late 40's. Beautiful car. Rolling sculpture.

 

[Ted]

Could it be a Karmann body (if they ever did Porsche)?

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Gemballa Flatnose at the dealers where I bought my new car.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Arcane, I know, but anyone know what it is?

Specifically, beyond the basic "rear engined sports car from Stuttgart)

 

[baxlin]

^^^. It’s an ingenious way of fitting a roof rack to a coupe…

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

^^^. It’s an ingenious way of fitting a roof rack to a coupe…

If ya want a job done proper, do it yourself....

Bespoke rebuild of a 1980 911 by "Machine Revival."

MR20 Jaya - Machine Revival. Some people have got WAY too much money.

 

[Darrell]

I can carry 2 bikes on mine. (Not my car)

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Seasucker? Or something else? (Always useful to know)

(I was more bemused by the six figure "restomod" than the bed frame bolted the 911's roof.)

 

[HappytalkAgain]

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Gemballa Flatnose at the dealers where I bought my new car.

Which is???

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Anyone want to have a guess what this bad boy is?

Some great suggestion, with @ChipChop being closest. There seems to be very little information online about it, however it’s definitely a revisited Porsche 356 and it seems most likely that the body is a LaDawri Sicilian.

 

[Gollom]

Seen quite a few this evening, here are a few of the ones I can remember

Mercedes-Benz: SLS AMG, Mercedes-Benz: 300-SL (Gullwing), Mercedes-Benz 600 (Grosser), Eagle E-type, a couple of Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Miura, Aston Martin DB4, Aston Martin DB5, Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster; Aston Martin Vantage V600, Aston Martin Oscar India. umpteen Ferrari 355/458/488, Ferrari FF, Ferrari Daytona, several Ferrari 355 Spider, several Ferrari F40, Ferrari F50, Ferrari La Ferrari, Dino GT, umpteen classic Ferraris which I struggle to remember the names of, Porsche 918 Spyder, Porsche Carrera GT, Porsche 992 GT3 Touring, many Porsche 911 of all ages, Porsche 356 Soeedster, Shelby Cobra, Singer, McLaren P1, McLaren MP4-25A, and a few others I. An’t remember:

That will have been Waitrose car park then?

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

That will have been Waitrose car park then?

The central aisle at Lidl has a universal and undeniable attraction, especially to the male of the special. Even the drivers of multi-million pound cars have a basic instinct and compulsive need to buy things they never knew they needed, and then use them once, if at all.