5 Baby Versions of Grown-Up Cars

"tylinol" (tylinol1975) 06/15/2015 at 15:02 • Filed to: None

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Yesterday it occurred to me how many cars (especially obscure European cars) ‘coincidentally’ resembled larger models from other companies. I’ve compiled five here; feel free to add your own in the comments!

1. DKW 1000SP -> Ford Thunderbird

2. Triumph GT6 -> Jaguar E-Type

3. Toyota Celica Liftback -> Ford Torino GT

4. Moretti Sportiva -> Fiat Dino Spider

5. Berkeley B90 -> AC Ace

Your boy, BJR > tylinol 06/15/2015 at 15:09

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Holy fuck I saw a Berkeley the other day! Didn't know what it was, which is rare for me. I assumed it was a ginetta

ly2v8-Brian > tylinol 06/15/2015 at 15:09

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Trabant 601 and the 1955 Chevrolet they have a similar face

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > tylinol 06/15/2015 at 15:11

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Singer Chamois (Hillman Imp), Corvair. Most egregious in the twin-headlight Chamois.

On the back, they rotated the lights, so it’s not quite so obvious, but considering that a lot of research into the mechanical design of the Imp was done with a Corvair on hand, the resemblance can’t be coincidence. Several other Euro rear-engine babies also have the look, but this is the obvious one.

MultiplaOrgasms > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/15/2015 at 15:13

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Well hello there NSU TT

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > tylinol 06/15/2015 at 15:14

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Shrinking and remaking designs BEFORE the Chinese.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MultiplaOrgasms 06/15/2015 at 15:17

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Yep, that’s another from the Corvair Clone List I was thinking of.

Berang > tylinol 06/15/2015 at 15:26

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^ Original: Ford Taunus 17m

^Vaguely inspired: Subaru FF-1

^Original: Fiat 600

^Uglified copy: Zaporozhets

tylinol > tylinol 06/15/2015 at 15:30

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I’ll also add the Isuzu Impulse RS. Not only does it look like a baby R34 GTR, it’s AWD and Turbocharged too.

kanadanmajava1 > Your boy, BJR 06/15/2015 at 15:43

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Those are pretty rare. Well spotted. Was it three or four wheeled version? My dad’s friend has one really similar to the one above. Even the color is the same.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > tylinol 06/15/2015 at 15:54

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Those Berkelys are crazy. I saw one at a microcar show a few weeks ago. So tiny.

tylinol > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 06/15/2015 at 15:56

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I live a couple miles from the Lane Motor Museum where they have one. It’s the only sports car I’ve seen that makes my Fiat 850 Spider look...normal.