I may have acquired a new whip (Updated for even more features!)

". ." (xllx) 06/07/2020 at 11:19 • Filed to: None

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And what an absolute whip it is!

It has a headlight with bugs splattered on it:

It has a fog light with yet more bug remains on it:

It has a rear wiper:

And even a spray nozzle that’s not quite facing in the correct direction:

Also, it has one of them jobbies:

EDIT:

Since nobody seems to be able to guess my whip I’ve decided to list a few more features it has!

It has brakes:

It has a taillight (no bugs this time):

Wacko > . . 06/07/2020 at 11:45

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Looks late 80s early 90s

Looks French too

. . > Wacko 06/07/2020 at 11:49

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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > . . 06/07/2020 at 11:55

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Man, I can tell exactly what this is from all these specific details! :P

. . > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/07/2020 at 11:57

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Oi, quit being sarcastic. :P

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > . . 06/07/2020 at 12:22

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Looks like a late 80s early 90s European fwd sporty wagon or hatch. I’m guessing it’s an Audi, since it appears to have upscale features but also looks very German.   

. . > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/07/2020 at 12:36

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Not sure I’d call it upscale, to be perfectly honest.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > . . 06/07/2020 at 12:45

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VW Scirocco. Final answer.

. . > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/07/2020 at 12:46

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Oooh, no dice. :(

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > . . 06/07/2020 at 12:49

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Aww I actually felt very good about that one. VW Fox? I am thinking it is VAG based in what I can see if the instrument cluster and wheels. Looks too formal to be French as is mentioned below and that spoiler looks familiar. Very similar to the Scirocco someone I knew had.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/07/2020 at 13:01

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I like your idea; Fox, Audi 4000, Scirocco but none of those had the angle on the inner margin of the headlights.

. . > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/07/2020 at 13:03

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It’s not VAG. :D

Or French for that matter.

ClassicDatsunDebate > . . 06/07/2020 at 13:03

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Nope, not a Corrado

. . > ClassicDatsunDebate 06/07/2020 at 13:10

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Not a Corrado indeed.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > . . 06/07/2020 at 13:15

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I don't know. I think it is a competitor to one of the cars I mentioned. Maybe Ford UK? I still think it looks very German. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > . . 06/07/2020 at 13:17

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ME??? SARCASTIC??? Never!!! :P

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/07/2020 at 13:18

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Think less Ford, less UK and less German (I know what the car is!) :P

Though.....there WAS one UK engine as an option...

. . > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/07/2020 at 13:19

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Added a couple more photos! :D

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/07/2020 at 13:23

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Not German, French, or UK means it might be Japanese. Nissan Pulsar?

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > . . 06/07/2020 at 13:24

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Is it a Nissan? I don't know this era all that well but I'm thinking Pulsar.

. . > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/07/2020 at 13:25

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Nope, not a Nissan!

ClassicDatsunDebate > . . 06/07/2020 at 13:26

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Definitely not a Polonez

. . > ClassicDatsunDebate 06/07/2020 at 13:30

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:D

You got it!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > . . 06/07/2020 at 13:30

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Those taillights looks familiar. BMW 3 series hatch? Too modern. Maybe a little bit of Scandinavian look to it? I can’t think of a Volvo or Saab or anything that has those headlights and taillights with a hatch.

Japan seems the most likely candidate but they were past imitating the Europeans by this point. Huh, I'm stumped.

ClassicDatsunDebate > . . 06/07/2020 at 13:32

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Yay.  I love those search rabbit holes.  By the way....for the record I got it only from the first three photos :)

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > . . 06/07/2020 at 13:32

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Aww man, this is my first introduction to the Fiat Polonez. I really wasn't getting any Italian vibes from it. 

. . > ClassicDatsunDebate 06/07/2020 at 13:34

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Good job. :D

. . > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/07/2020 at 13:35

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Here’s its slightly mutant face for you as a consolation. :D

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > . . 06/07/2020 at 13:37

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That doesn’t look like any Fiat badge I know. Thank you.

. . > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/07/2020 at 13:40

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Well, that’s because a Polonez is not a Fiat!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > . . 06/07/2020 at 13:49

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Google images lied to me! Looking up Polonez didn't turn up much. What is it?

. . > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/07/2020 at 13:51

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSO_Polonez#FSO_Polonez_Caro

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > . . 06/07/2020 at 13:53

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“The FSO Polonez is a motor vehicle that was developed in Poland in collaboration with Fiat and produced by Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych from 1978 to 2002. It was based on the Polski Fiat 125p   platform with a new hatchback design by Giorgetto Giugiaro .”

Wow. I was partially right.

. . > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/07/2020 at 13:54

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Yeah!

PowderHound > . . 06/07/2020 at 16:58

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Now that you told us what it is, what is that two pronged thing? Is that a key?!

. . > PowderHound 06/08/2020 at 00:41

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It's a gearbox lock. Locks the car in reverse to make it supposedly more difficult to steal.