Odd special editions of cars

sunnysoutheast

Has anyone posted the Polo Harlequin yet?

I remember Tom Murphy had one in the old showrooms on Ballybricken in Waterford.

Up to date - those Audi A1 "competition line" are pretty oddball too.

CJhaughey

VW Scirocco Storm. Pretty rare only 600 made in Blue and Brown.
I had one that some cretin had installed a 1.6 diesel engine into.
Leather interior, Sunroof and a nice badge.
I sold it to a guy who ripped the interior out for a Beetle project and scrapped it.
Last seen in a scrapyard in Killarney.

Old diesel

CJhaughey wrote: »

VW Scirocco Storm. Pretty rare only 600 made in Blue and Brown.
I had one that some cretin had installed a 1.6 diesel engine into.
Leather interior, Sunroof and a nice badge.
I sold it to a guy who ripped the interior out for a Beetle project and scrapped it.
Last seen in a scrapyard in Killarney.

Lol - that is so like something that could only happen in Ireland - 1.6 diesel into a mk 2 Scirocco.

CJhaughey

Old diesel wrote: »

Lol - that is so like something that could only happen in Ireland - 1.6 diesel into a mk 2 Scirocco.

Did I mention that it was very economical?:D
It actually was but not much fun to drive with the diesel.
Still one of the most comfortable seats I have sat in.
The bases are about 2" longer than the Mk2 Golf.

tom_k

Does this count? Ferrari 456 Venice Estate. Brunei domestic market only, I think. Apparently seven built. :cool:

Interslice

tom_k wrote: »

Does this count? Ferrari 456 Venice Estate. Brunei domestic market only, I think. Apparently seven built. :cool:

Now that's odd. Want!

kev1.3s

tom_k wrote: »

Does this count? Ferrari 456 Venice Estate. Brunei domestic market only, I think. Apparently seven built. :cool:

Now that's a truly special edition.

colm_mcm

The Seat Ibiza Bocanegra (means "black mouth")



This was the nickname of the Seat 1200 sport

Old diesel

kev1.3s wrote: »

Now that's a truly special edition.

For sure - I think we have a winner - we can close the thread now :D:D

NewApproach

How much is that Ferrari worth? €3m?

coolbeans

Old diesel wrote: »

Lol - that is so like something that could only happen in Ireland - 1.6 diesel into a mk 2 Scirocco.

What a bellend that guy was!

There was also a Corrado VR6 Storm. Lovely motor.

tom_k

NewApproach wrote: »

How much is that Ferrari worth? €3m?

Probably not much now if these articles from 2011 are to be believed. Contains information that car lovers may find disturbing. I'm sure this was covered in a motors thread at the time.

The Sultan of Brunei had several other factory specials built including Ferrari 456 sedans and a Spider i think...

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/03/the-sultan-of-bruneis-rotting-supercar-collection/

http://ferraris-online.com/pages/article.php?reqart=SCM_201103_SS

JohnBoy26

Gold plated delorean. Only 4 made apparently

JohnBoy26

FN2 Championship white edition

drunkmonkey

I seen this baby in the flesh, it's just awesome, a 1925 ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM I BARKER TORPEDO TOURER, special edition built for hunting Bengal Tigers for the Maharajah of Kotah. To say it had presence is an understatement.
http://www.autocollections.com/index.cfm?id=570&action=details&tab=inventory&cartable=&sortorder=car,year&sr=1
Serious collection of cars in that museum.

ba_barabus

Spotted a Honda Jazz Habitat (after the shop) yesterday.

colm_mcm

Haha, that's an actual car!



I wonder if it comes in black, or just very very very dark blue?

Kaiser D

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/hyundai-ix20-1-4d-alpine-design/6959343

Look at all the extra plastic!

The Real B-man

Fictional Fiat Cinquecento Hawaii (Special Edition) from the Inbetweeners featuring a Tape Deck :pac:

JohnBoy26

Kaiser D wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/hyundai-ix20-1-4d-alpine-design/6959343

Look at all the extra plastic!

Comes with complimentary alpine designed hubcaps as well :pac:

H3llR4iser

The Alfa 75 Turbo Evoluzione:



It was essentially a track-ready, mod-friendly spec sold to the public just to obtain Group A homologation for the WTCC; Only the minimum required of 500 were ever made. It had the same 4-in line 1.8 engine as the normal Alfa 75 1.8, reduced to 1762cc from 1779cc and with the addition of a turbo. Declared power output was 155hp, but when tested on the dyno, many owners found out their car put out well above 200...sneaky

Kaiser D

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-puma-1-7/6750098

rachaelf750

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Toyota had one or two special editions corollas that were different body shapes. Can't remember the name, but I thought they looked better than the standard car.

I have a Toyota corolla sprinter 1.3 it's a brill car but she could be heading for the scrap yard

Toyotafanboi

rachaelf750 wrote: »

I have a Toyota corolla sprinter 1.3 it's a brill car but she could be heading for the scrap yard

wow. pm me if that's going for scrap money

JohnBoy26

Nissan March Bolero

Toyotafanboi

very similar to the Mitsuoka Viewt!

JohnBoy26

Charade GT-XX

JohnBoy26

Daihtsu copen 10th anniversary edition, 500 cars

JohnBoy26

Ek9 Type R Race base edition.

No alloy wheels, abs, airbags, electric windows, radio, carpet, recaro seats(comes with ek2 interior instead)





Pre facelift race base interior.

Slideways

Very rare Hartge H35 E30




The Die Hard 4.0 Navara

Toyotafanboi

wow. why would anyone want that "Race Base" EK?

it's like a **** replica you'd see on donedeal. i was thinking it would be bought for track use only, but what good would those seats be on the track. its weird. must have been a very cheap alternative. was the no carpet standard?

JohnBoy26

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

wow. why would anyone want that "Race Base" EK?

it's like a **** replica you'd see on donedeal. i was thinking it would be bought for track use only, but what good would those seats be on the track. its weird. must have been a very cheap alternative. was the no carpet standard?

I think they did come with the standard civic carpet. that one obviously wasn't stripped enough for its owner :pac:

What I meant to say was no type R mats.

JohnBoy26

Ae86 trueno black limited. 400 cars.

Interslice

Slideways wrote: »

Very rare Hartge H35 E30




The Die Hard 4.0 Navara

6 carb dohc must sound nice.

Is it a 4 litre?

wotswattage

That Ferrari reminded me of this:
The Z3 coupe

brembo26

Interslice wrote: »

Is it a 4 litre?

Nearly sure they are 2.5dci. Its just trim upgrades.

conor2469

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

but what good would those seats be on the track. its weird. must have been a very cheap alternative. was the no carpet standard?

I reckon Honda intended that you fit your own proper, lightweight bucket seats, and cage, fire extinguisher system, rims, tyres etc. They probably didn't see the point in charging you for the heavy type R recaro semi buckets if you are going to rip them out for a proper bucket seat.

stimpson

wotswattage wrote: »

That Ferrari reminded me of this:
The Z3 coupe

It's actually an M Coupe. I've never been a big BMW fan, but I have a soft spot for that particular car.

September1

Chevrolet Camaro Transformers
[PDF] http://www.chevrolet.com/assets/en/pdf/open/camaro_special_edition/T3_HC_v11.pdf

JohnBoy26

conor2469 wrote: »

I reckon Honda intended that you fit your own proper, lightweight bucket seats, and cage, fire extinguisher system, rims, tyres etc. They probably didn't see the point in charging you for the heavy type R recaro semi buckets if you are going to rip them out for a proper bucket seat.

If it had abs and airbags, I'd forgive it for the rest of the omitted items.

stimpson

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

If it had abs and airbags, I'd forgive it for the rest of the omitted items.

In a track car? :facepalm:

ba_barabus

conor2469 wrote: »

I reckon Honda intended that you fit your own proper, lightweight bucket seats, and cage, fire extinguisher system, rims, tyres etc. They probably didn't see the point in charging you for the heavy type R recaro semi buckets if you are going to rip them out for a proper bucket seat.

Bang on the money, it's built and sold to be modified to the owners specs. Other jap brands do it too

JohnBoy26

stimpson wrote: »

In a track car? :facepalm:

Strictly speaking It's a road car and not a track car, just like the regular type R.

My point was that these are essential safety items, especially in a performance car.

it also could be brought up to regular type R spec easily enough if you didn't have to be fitting airbags or abs. The dash in these doesn't look that nice in these with the airbag omitted.

wotswattage

stimpson wrote: »

It's actually an M Coupe. I've never been a big BMW fan, but I have a soft spot for that particular car.

If you want to be pedantic about it at least be right
Two different models pictured one an M Coupe, the other a Z Coupe

TomMc

stimpson

wotswattage wrote: »

If you want to be pedantic about it at least be right
Two different models pictured one an M Coupe, the other a Z Coupe

But if we're really being pedantic, it's a Z3 Coupe

The Z3 coupe was never sold here which is why I've only ever seen an M Coupe.

rizzodun

TomMc wrote: »

Did he really need to slam the door? Hate that.

FearDark

Charade Detomaso, little rocket they were!

Joe Doe

Had a MG Metro Turbo once (longtime ago). That's right: metro. + turbo. Never a great idea to put a turbo into a wheelbarrow with hydraulic suspension.

Fun while it lasted. It was plastered with 'turbo' stickers just to let the other 17yo's know who's the boss for 'spin the wheels' and almost acheived sonic acceleration up to 40 mph in 2nd, with the sound to match from the wee 1.2

MuppetCheck

The R19 Baccara - full leather those days in a car like that was unheard of in Ireland




Think we had these alloys.