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And just to prove the "art" was alive and well in the Antipodes, here we have an NZ contribution.

Al

Compared with some of the earlier contributions, that is a thing of some beauty.

Al

66S wrote:And just to prove the "art" was alive and well in the Antipodes, here we have an NZ contribution.

Al

That looks similar to the Minissima concept designed by William Towns.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minissima

(Hope Paul's not reading this!) I always thought the Fletcher could have done with a little more work on the front end!!

http://www.minimarcos.org.uk/altpics/ogle/flet3.jpeg

If cars have 'faces' , that's Mandy Dingle!

I actually like the Minijem estate, it reminds me of the fabulous Ferrari 250 SWB "Breadvan'. Maybe a squashed version ?

Nick are you OK , Specsavers could be doing a good deal but don't go for bi-vocals try vari-focals
Goff

Maybe not a kit but certainly a vehicle of outstandingly misguided styling…….

^Lady Penelope had to start somewhere!




Express Delivery?

This one has been listed here, as being in NZ... but they are over UK also!



up for sale on FB Mini Parts Page.. Anyone ?

Would be useful here.. for the smart lads/gals who like to park on disabled spots!

Cheers
Luis

ive always fancied a elswick envoy

sad I know

they look like the bastard offspring of a status 365 and a metro cab taxi

Surely this would have to be a Podium Contender



I have always said it's own mother would shoot it

LuisM wrote:This one has been listed here, as being in NZ... but they are over UK also!



up for sale on FB Mini Parts Page.. Anyone ?

Would be useful here.. for the smart lads/gals who like to park on disabled spots!

Cheers
Luis

Also be useful for planting tomatoes in

Can't agree with Spider regarding the Ogle. Always though they looked rather fine in their day.

When I saw that picture above I thought that the Elswick bore a remarkable resemblance to the William Towns Minissima

After reading this I now know why

http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/cars/mi ... minissima/

+1 for liking the Ogle, especially when painted in Ice Blue

So the same guy designed that as the Aston Martin DBS, the Hustler kit car and the Aston Martin Lagonda.

So my hatred of these cars become clear,

I hate all cars designed by William Towns.

"Quote" - "The style was very much off-road/utility in the rectilinear idiom"
i.e He had an unhealthily close relationship to his ruler.

Really like that blue Ogle and was with the owner on Weds and its the original brochure car
front and rear screens fitted a few years ago by me

mk1 wrote:So the same guy designed that as the Aston Martin DBS, the Hustler kit car and the Aston Martin Lagonda.

So my hatred of these cars become clear,

I hate all cars designed by William Towns.

hey, he had a ruler and was determined to use it

mk1 wrote: i.e He had an unhealthily close relationship to his ruler.

He also had a fondness for his 30-60 Set Square

mk1 wrote:So the same guy designed that as the Aston Martin DBS, the Hustler kit car and the Aston Martin Lagonda.

So my hatred of these cars become clear,

I hate all cars designed by William Towns.

"Quote" - "The style was very much off-road/utility in the rectilinear idiom"
i.e He had an unhealthily close relationship to his ruler.

What about the original quad headlamp DBS Mark? Wanted one ever since I saw The Persuaders the first time round as a nipper!

That Elswick Envoy is not far from me. Shall I go and have a look at it for you Rich.?

Being of a certain age I don't think that a kit car takes the cake of the ugliest mini derivative but would like to nominate not exactly a kit car but what I would describe as a stick on car, its BL's own clubman.
From the perspective of the original they were horrible with a sticky out nose for gods sake why? Your eye took in the nose and started along the bodyit was OK but you then fell off the end at the stub boot, it was a mini in a party mask. When they did the elves and hornets at least they finished the job and gave them a boot. I suppose the design budget was £70 and they spent £69 8s 6d on the front just enough left for some hideous trim. Got used to them over time but don't knock kit cars when the manufacturers can f..k something up as badly.