Perhaps not the weirdest, but an unconventional family car to do a -Camino ‘ute’ conversion to. Points to who guesses what it started out as. Sporting twin turbo 2.5 V6 and AWD.

The Saturn L series was an Opel Vectra B and the Aura was the Vectra C. Cadillac Catera is an Opel Omega. But yes I don’t think any Chevys were directly re-badged as Opels.

Nothing to do with Fuso - Fuso is the commercial truck arm of Mitsubishi and they are not connected with GM or Isuzu in any way.

I had the vehicle it was based on, the Opel Vectra C - though mine was the base 2.2 4cyl 5spd manual trans version. It was a fairly good car, nothing spectacular but still did the job fine. Unfortunately the Vectra name was ruined by the earlier Vectra B which was a giant steaming pile of shite. I believe the Vectra B…

Technically only the 1st generation of Eclipse/Talon/Laser are classed as a DSM, in 1995 Mitsubishi purchased Chrysler’s stake of DSM and all subsequent Mitsubishi cars produced in Normal IL now have Mitsubishi Motors of North America stamps on the build plates under the hood as opposed to DSM on the earlier vehicles.…

It’s either a Mitsubishi Starion or a Dodge/Plymouth Conquest.

it’s called the Toyota Classic and uses the chassis/powertrain from a 2WD Hilux. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Cl…

Am guessing you don’t live in the UK? As an outsider to the UK who now lives in the UK.. I find the British don’t like confrontation in person.. behind your back however..

The Daihatsu Applause. No one is clapping.

This land barge shouldn’t even have been given the Galant name. It’s technically the replacement for the Diamante/Magna. It’s called the 380 in Australia/New Zealand and competes with the large sedan offerings from Ford and GM (Holden), rather than the mid-sizers like the Camry, Accord or Maxima etc. As mentioned by…

They were called the Ford Festiva around the rest of the world. Hardly a car that calls for festivities..

I know I’m dragging up an old post - sorry to break it to you both, but as an owner of a VG40 V8 Century I can tell you the ‘tell-tales’ do not repeat with the turn signals - they come on with the park/head lamps and mark the corners of the vehicle to make it easier for parking. Many other Japanese cars intended for…

As an owner of the Jap spec non-watered down version, I would have to disagree. Turbocharged fuel injected engine, 5 speed gearbox, IRS with LSD, four wheel vented disc brakes etc.

According to http://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=nof… it's a 116i automatic.

Sweden's suicide rates aren't low. They used to be quite high a couple decades ago and have dropped, but still not considered low.

It's original name was the Pajero. That's what it was called to begin with. In the UK only it's called the Shogun, while other markets (mostly US) have called it the Montero.

Australia allows you to register LHD cars too, though restrictions vary from state to state. I have friends in Queensland who have registered a 1970 Buick Estate Wagon and a 1964 Ford Country Sedan Wagon successfully.

The silver fern is considered to be our sporting symbol, however the Kiwi has always been our national icon for much longer than the silver fern.

Finding an E39A Galant VR-4 which is essentially the four door DSM (I know I know.. not a DSM and the Galant VR-4 was the very car the 1G borrowed the drivetrain from) in un-modified standard and tidy condition is a huge task too - most don't even realise these things exist, and they were made in limited numbers (just…

The VR badge has been used by Mitsubishi as early as 1984 on the JDM E15A Galant and Eterna hard top variants, and then used again on the New Zealand market 8th gen Galant with the 2.5 6A13 V6 (for 96-97 only, 98 onwards switched to the now worldwide V6-24 naming convention). In the case of VR-4, it actually made its…