This Car Is Related To The One Above because...

As mentioned before "Exterior sliding doors are generally more practical since they don't rob any interior space"
My all time favorite sliding door vehicle is the Transit.

I am sure that a fair percentage here would agree that this is a great looking car and a large percentage can remember the
postman, delivery driver, butcher, etc etc driving this to do a job.
However they appeared more popular by naughty boys then I thought. I read this....
"The Metropolitan Police reported on this vehicle in 1972 via a Scotland Yard spokesman that 'Ford Transits are used in 95 per cent of bank raids. With the performance of a car, and space for 1.75 tonnes of loot, the Transit is proving to be the perfect getaway vehicle...', describing it as 'Britain's most wanted van'

The engines used in the UK were the Essex V4 for the petrol-engined version in 1.7 L and 2.0 L capacities. By using relatively short V-4 engines Ford were able to minimise the additional length necessitated to place the engine ahead of the driver.[13] Another popular development under the bonnet was the equipping of the van with an alternator at time when the UK market competitors expected buyers to be content with a dynamo.[13] A 43 bhp (32 kW) diesel engine sourced from Perkins was also offered. As this engine was too long to fit under the Transit's stubby nose, the diesel version featured a longer bonnet - which became nicknamed as the "pig snout". The underpowered Perkins proved unpopular, and was replaced by Ford's own York unit in 1972. For mainland Europe the Transit had the German Ford Taunus V4 engine in Cologne 1.3, 1.5, and 1.7- or Essex 2.0-litre versions. The diesel version's long nose front was also used to accommodate the Ford 3.0 L Ford Essex V6 engine (UK) for high performance applications such as vans supplied to police and ambulance services. In Australia, in 1973, to supplement the two Essex V4 engines that were available the Transit was released with the long-nose diesel front used to accommodate an inline 6-cylinder engine derived from the Ford Falcon.

The Mk2 Jag is the inspiration for the Mitsuoka Viewt:



Based on the K11 / K12 Micra

Here is a car that is both a Prince and a Nissan.

It started out as the Prince R380, and was modified into the Nissan R380-2 after the merger happened.

The NSU Prinz and the Lloyd Alexander were both:

Made in Germany
Introduced in '57
Powered by a aircooled 2 cylinder of 600cc ( about the same Hp too at 20 and 19 )

The Borgward car manufacturing company, based in Bremen, Germany, was founded by Carl F. W. Borgward.

They made the Borgward, Hansa, Goliath and Lloyd.
Most ( or all) of these ran as autonomous companies, until it all ended in a controversial bankruptcy in 1960.

Its an interesting read...
And while looking it up to check some of the facts, I learned that the Borgward brand has been revived by the original founders grandson Christian Borgward.

The cars are made in China, for the China, Russia, India, Brazil and Mexico markets.

Here is a pic of the new Borgward Isabella Electric Concept.

Also not retro (apart from many styling cues) but way above such pedantry; the modern Mercedes-Benz electric Vision concept - the 738hp Maybach 6 Coupé.






How stunning is that?!!

From the same pen;

The Gordon Keeble GT.

Ford Falcon Cobra

In December 1977 Ford built 13 special order XC Falcon GS Hardtops with VINs beginning JG65TE. These cars were specially modified in the P&A (Parts and Accessories) workshop at Ford's Campbellfield factory. All vehicles were modified to accord with 'evolution' upgrades that had been approved by CAMS for homologation to Australian Group C touring car racing Falcons ... the changes were mostly designed to enhance race durability; these vehicles, often referred to as "Pre-Cobras", were intended to be raced by teams at Bathurst in 1977. The homologation modifications included rear wheel wells that were deepened inboard by 1 inch to accommodate larger racing wheels and tyres, a reverse bonnet scoop to allow the race car engines to draw cool air from the base of the windscreen, twin electric fans that were switchable from the dash (replacing the single engine-driven fan), a front shocker tower brace ("K brace") that stiffened the front end, an idler arm brace, and an aero package including a rear "blade" spoiler (similar to that used on the 2-door Holden Torana A9X) and a front air dam. The 13 cars were available in standard body and interior colours and retained the side trim strips, dummy rear brake scoops and unpainted chrome bumpers of the standard GS hardtops. The race cars did complete the 1977 Endurance Series in their new specification and then participated in the 1978 ATCC season.


The modifications that featured in these 13 GS Hardtops formed the basis of the specification for the 30 specific Option 97 Cobra Hardtops built in 1978, although there were minor differences as the Option 97 cars also incorporated further evolution parts such as reinforced fan brackets and a deeper front spoiler. In addition the Option 97 cars received a black corduroy seat material and Scheel front seats to differentiate them from the Option 96 Cobras .[1]

That car features an offset rear number plate. That sort of thing is usually reserved for offroaders with the spare wheel mounted on the back so it's a little odd the Tercel keeps its spare wheel in the conventional estate location. A car that does have the spare wheel on the back and an offset plate is the Honda Crossroad.