What truly odd cars can you remember seeing?

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Fri 22 Jan 2010 18:15
What truly odd cars can you remember seeing? - Sofa Spud
This thread isn't quite the same thing as the 'Unusual Sightings' threads.

This thread is to describe any truly strange cars you can remember seeing over the years.

One I remember seeing a few times in Lowestoft in the 1970s was a Ford Corsair (I think) which had the front end of a Sunbeam Rapier/Alpine 'Arrow' grafted on. The car wasn't customised in any other way, just a standard Rapier front on a normal Corsair body.

Another oddity was a double-ended Austin A30 in Cornwall - like two front halved welded back-to-back, so if you followed it, it looked like it was reversing!

And a third was a widened Land Rover 110. Someone had gone to the trouble of widening the vehicle to fit the track, in place of the usual plastic wheel arch flares. At first I thought it must have been an old Land Rover prototype, but I read somewhere that it was modified by the owner - including widening the bonnet, windscreen, truck cab etc. All for about 6 inches.
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Fri 22 Jan 2010 18:21
What truly odd cars can you remember seeing? - gmac
Have you had a look at the Top Gear Carbage website.
Full of "truly strange cars".

Your starter for 10 www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/carbag.../

Edited by gmac on 22/01/2010 at 18:25

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Fri 22 Jan 2010 20:12
What truly odd cars can you remember seeing? - henry k
Many moons ago I visited Bermuda and there were many odd cars there (unless regulations have changed) that had to be a maximum length, width and power.
MkII Cortinas had skinny bumpers and flat door handles but other cars were not so easily altered so some had chopped off bonnets or boots. All nicely done so the Mk I eyeball got a little confused.
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