This Car Is Related To The One Above because...

[darrenh]

fiesta convertibles? i like the cut of your jib

nothing says 1980s more than a popular hatchback with the roof cut off, to enjoy that week in june when it nudges 28c and the daily mail declares it the hottest first week in mansfield since records began (and records presumably began in 1980). the fiesta fly, backed by ford, built by renowned coach builders crayford.

[The Rascal King]

The Fiesta was originally developed under the project name "Bobcat," a name eventually used on Mercury's version of the Pinto:



I bounced around in the hatch of one of these as my mom spun it to avoid a dog in the rain when I was 7 or 8...

[vulgalour]

The Bobcat has a frameless glass rear hatch, just like that other lightly reworked but mostly badge engineered car, the Chrysler Sunbeam.

[jpsmit]

and the prettiest frameless rear hatch of all, Volvo 1800

[metalshapes]

The Volvo 1800ES is a shooting brake version of the Volvo P1800.

One of the coolest Shootingbrakes ever built is ( to me ) the Lotus Elanbulance.

[rblote]

Shooting-brake
Shooting-brake is a car body style which originated in the 1890s as a horse-drawn wagon used to transport shooting parties with their equipment and game
The first automotive shooting brakes were manufactured in the early 1900s in the United Kingdom. The vehicle style became popular in England during the 1920s and 1930s, and was produced by vehicle manufacturers or as conversions by coachbuilders. The term was used in Britain interchangeably with estate car from the 1930s,but has not been in general use for many years and has been more or less superseded by the latter term.

1910 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Shooting Brake

[metalshapes]

When it comes to shooting out of a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, here is a armored car version.

[The Rascal King]

The Germans had their own armored cars, such as the KFZ 13:


Which was based on the Adler Standard 6, introduced in 1927. The basic architecture of the Adler with its rigid axles, high body and "overslung" chassis was in essence copied from Chrysler models of the time. One result of this was that the Adler Standard 6 was the first volume-produced German car able to compete effectively with the Chryslers which in the 1920s competed powerfully with Germany’s domestic auto-makers in this class. Brakes operated on all four wheels and were hydraulically controlled, which again, was seen as reflecting US influence on Gabriel Becker, the car’s Berlin-based designer. However, Becker also imported some of the North American auto industry’s less commendable aspects, including a very imprecise steering mechanism and, in the early models, engines that lasted only for about 17,000 km (11,500 miles).

[accord83]

Standard 6? Have a Standard Vanguard Luxury Six

[jpsmit]

Did someone say two tone?

I adore John Fluevog's Jag!

[The Rascal King]

Almost as iconic as the Hirohata Merc

[metalshapes]

The Hirohata Merc is one of the high points of Barris Customs.

One of the ( many ) low points is the Barris Prius.

[longman]

Hybrid you say?

Ferdinand Porsche’s 1901 ‘Semper Vivus,’ the world’s first hybrid automobile

[vulgalour]

Germany has a long history with alternative fuelled vehicles, right back to before petrol was the mainstream option. As electric, hybrid, and other fuel sources have come in and out of fashion for various reasons, Germany has pretty much always had something to offer the world and such was the case in 1991 when they released the BMW E1. Though the E1 didn't make it into production, it was a very polished looking concept that looked like a plausible production vehicle.

[metalshapes]

Germany has a long history with alternative fuelled vehicles.

Another ( non electric ) version of that is this '30s Aldler Diplomat, converted to run on woodgas ( Holzgas ) so it could be used in WWII when there were fuel shortages.

[jpsmit]

And of course a more familiar car with a can on the back

[ratchart]

Lamborghini's badge is a fighting bull, so

[accord83]

The Muira has a louvre on the back window, Ralph Lauren shows his cars at The Louvre in Paris, have his Bugatti 57SC.



Which doesn't have a rear louvre, but a spine.

[metalshapes]

The Bugatti 57 Atlantic is one of the best looking Bugatti's ever made and this one painted black makes it look even better.

There are some serious contenders for the ugliest Bugatti too.

But the winner has to be James Jacques Brown's version.

Also based on a T57, rebodied in '52.

[accord83]

James Brown you say, who knew he rebodied Bugatti's when he wasn't singing and touring. He also had a Lincoln Continental 111