What are the car names you'd like to see to return?

colm_mcm

khaldrogo wrote: »

All Rovers....

A lot of their model names are bmw models now.

road_high wrote: »

Fiat Punto (in the spirit of the 1993 model)

The Punto is still for sale

road_high

colm_mcm wrote: »

The Punto is still for sale

It's not- ended production and was a tired, dull joke in the wind up.

peasant

colm_mcm wrote: »

They were said to be reviving the Datsun name for budget cars. Like rebranded Dacias or something. Don’t know if it ever happened.

In South Africa it did...and probably elsewhere too

https://www.datsun.co.za/

colm_mcm

peasant wrote: »

In South Africa it did...and probably elsewhere too

https://www.datsun.co.za/

What a horrendous car.

mr_edge_to_you

It's not that long gone but I love the Yeti!

freshpopcorn

VW Derby!

John_Rambo

The Fiat Ritmo.


With all it's quirks. Single (or double?) spoke steering wheel, plastic molding, bonnet intake, round lights, funky wheels, aggressive look etc... hopefully with STRADA or ABARTH input.



Iconic? Maybe not, but certainly an aesthetic trailblazer.

Deminiman

peasant wrote: »

In South Africa it did...and probably elsewhere too

https://www.datsun.co.za/

What are those cars underneath? They have a Dacia look about them, or even fiat. Wouldn't have said Nissan.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Carina
Bluebird
Integra
323F

Doctors room ghost

One word.

Manta

John_Rambo

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

One word.

Manta

Yeah. (why didn't I think of this....)

sligojoek

John_Rambo wrote: »

The Fiat Ritmo.


With all it's quirks. Single (or double?) spoke steering wheel, plastic molding, bonnet intake, round lights, funky wheels, aggressive look etc... hopefully with STRADA or ABARTH input.






Iconic? Maybe not, but certainly an aesthetic trailblazer.

My father who was a panel beater from the 60s till he died in the 90s used to call it the Sh1tmo.
He called the Fiesta "The Fiasco".

wonski

Fiat Uno.

Renault 5.

Mitsubishi Pendejo

Sam Quentin

Fiat Ritmo.
My uncle had one jaysizzzzzz it must have been in the early 80s? I loved it.. Then he had a Strada which was very similar... Cool.

Henry Ford III

Edsel 😂

Phileas Frog

Morris

road_high

Sam Quentin wrote: »

Fiat Ritmo.
My uncle had one jaysizzzzzz it must have been in the early 80s? I loved it.. Then he had a Strada which was very similar... Cool.

Fiat could do well with lightly retro nods to their much loved repertoire of older models. I saw a redone modern 127 concept a few years back and thought it looked superb, not retro done ****e like the VW beetle was.

chicorytip

Sunbeam.

splinter65

Solara

vektarman

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Edsel ��

I love that grille on the Edsel.

jelutong

Ford Corsair. Austin Healey Sprite. NSU Prinz.

turbocab

freshpopcorn wrote: »

So over the years we've seen some names dropped and reintroduced after a few years.
I think the latest is Ford is bring back the Puma but it's a completely different type of segment of cars.


I'd like if Opel reintroduced the Senator name.(I've seen very few of them).
There's just something I like about the name.

What are the car names you'd like to see to return?

ford Capri,opel Manta

pajor

SEAT Marbella :pac:

Was that ever sold in Ireland?

Duke O Smiley

pajor wrote: »

SEAT Marbella :pac:

Was that ever sold in Ireland?

They were

I was going to buy a 1990 one a few months ago, but it never came to be..

Duke O Smiley

I'd like to see Lancia make a proper come back, with names like: Aurelia, Flaminia, Montecarlo, Appia etc

Mad_maxx

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I'd like to see Lancia make a proper come back, with names like: Aurelia, Flaminia, Montecarlo, Appia etc

Aren't they ( lancia) just a fiat?

Saw a few in Spain a year ago.

Mad_maxx

Isuzu trooper

swarlb

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I'd like to see Lancia make a proper come back, with names like: Aurelia, Flaminia, Montecarlo, Appia etc

Is this thread about the names of manufacturers people would like to see return, or the names of cars people would like to see return... ?

Duke O Smiley

swarlb wrote: »

Is this thread about the names of manufacturers people would like to see return, or the names of cars people would like to see return... ?

Lancia are still making cars, I'm just saying I'd like to see them make more of an effort. As far as I know they only sell one model at the minute

Duke O Smiley

Mad_maxx wrote: »

Aren't they ( lancia) just a fiat?

Saw a few in Spain a year ago.

Yes, to be fair, Lancia haven't used an engine of their own since about the late 60s AFAIK...

Mad_maxx

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Lancia are still making cars, I'm just saying I'd like to see them make more of an effort. As far as I know they only sell one model at the minute

Do they sell that model here?

Duane Dibbley

Renault 5 GT turbo

swarlb

Mad_maxx wrote: »

Do they sell that model here?

Lancia haven't been marketed in Ireland since 1994....
I suppose you could always import one if you wished.

SlowBlowin

Wartburg 311 - LHD 2 stroke auto.

BonnieSituation

road_high wrote: »

Fiat could do well with lightly retro nods to their much loved repertoire of older models. I saw a redone modern 127 concept a few years back and thought it looked superb, not retro done ****e like the VW beetle was.

Was this the 127 concept you meant?



https://www.designboom.com/design/a-tribute-to-pio-manzu-fiat127concept/

I never saw it before. It's gorgeous. Love the rear.

freshpopcorn

Opel Calibra.

MetzgerMeister

RX8

I'd love if a company like Lamborghini created a mad looking car and called it the Parra Bellum. It's Latin for "prepare for war", makes no sense in English but I just love the way the Latin sounds