I saw this car the other day on my way to work, but, I have no idea what it is... looks british, judging by the front it has the jaguar hood clips. But the back is pure Austin Healey. Any ideas? or is this a cobbled together vehicle and I'm driving myself crazy?

 

if you can get better pictures of the front end that would help alot too

 

a friend of mine says it looks kinda like a Toyota Sport 800.. but really unsure.

checking some other pics... can't seem to find a match

 

It looks like a karmann ghia, but it's too modern to be that. Whatever it is, the exhaust tip frightens me. I just pray the ricers don't see it and bring it back....

 

good, i thought i was seeing things with that 3 holed exhaust tip!

 

OMG! It's hideous! It looks like the three eyed fish from simpsons!

 

LOL at karmann ghia...Looks like either an MG, austin healey, alfa Romeo...get a pic of the hood emblem and post it...that'll let us know more.

I just was looking through some pics on the internet. It may be a Triumph. It has a lot of the same features of a GT6. i can't find anything quite like the pic though.

 

Hey if the KG had made it to the late 70's/early 80's thats what the body lines would have evolved into.

 

No, I dissagree due to the fact that the beetle never changeg from the mid 40's till late 70's. If it were a Ghia, it would still look like the Ghia we all know. just look at VW's track record.

 

i vote triumph

 

Good point. Since you mentioned it I am leaning more Healey or MG because of the taillights and the terrible looking gas filler neck sitting up.

 

wow, old NJ plates.. dont see them too often..

it kinda looks like an MG based on body style and rims... anyone know if it is??

 

I think I figured it out...it's a conversion van, and by the pics, it's blue.

 

............................. whats... that?

 

dammit soros, i had almost forgotten about this car, now that you brought this thing back up, i'll never get back to sleep as i ponder what this might be! doesn't anybody know so i can get some sleep?

 

Sorry, I was just perturbed by the akward front of the car, and looking at it for a whole 5 minutes..... I just don't know what the hell it is. IMO it is a bondo work or custom job.

 

i just spent a few minutes looking at wikipedia pics. nearest i can figure, it might be an old MG B, but i couldn't find an exact picture to match up with it.

some of them came kinda close except for tailights and trunk style, so i can't say it with certainty that i figured it out. but oh well, life goes on.