Challenge: Identify that car (or, truck?)

[Sluggo]

stingray

Nope

 

[DarkThinker]

I made this one a bit easy...but not too easy

 

[HAL9000]

 

[HAL9000]

I made this one a bit easy...but not too easy

lada? Something...?

 

[DarkThinker]

lada? Something...?

Close enough, it's the good ole Lada Niva!

Have always wanted a Niva, childhood friend's dad who was a farmer had one that he used on the field. I guess I really liked it because it seemed like a rugged, comfortable, cheap and honest to God decent 4x4 that you could have fun with and not worry about much.

I still want one

 

[HAL9000]

Close enough, it's the good ole Lada Niva!

Have always wanted a Niva, childhood friend's dad who was a farmer had one that he used on the field. I guess I really liked it because it seemed like a rugged, comfortable, cheap and honest to God decent 4x4 that you could have fun with and not worry about much.

I still want one

Awesome.

Anyone have a go at mine...?

 

[Demo24]

Ford Ka, first gen

 

[HAL9000]

Ford Ka, first gen

Damn you, I'll try harder next time.

 

[HAL9000]

OK try this:

 

[alkemyst]

boattail riveria?

 

[Ronstang]

boattail riveria?

That was going to be my guess.

 

[HAL9000]

OK try this:

Second clue:

 

[RGUN]

Here's my contribution

 

[HAL9000]

Here's my contribution

That's got to be a custom job..?

 

[RGUN]

That's got to be a custom job..?

Probably the paint, but I don't think anything else.

 

[HAL9000]

Probably the paint, but I don't think anything else.

:hmm: intriguing...

 

[khaakon]

Second clue:

..some Aussie weirdocontraption ?

Here's my contribution

Early Datsun ZX ?
*edit; nah - too good looking, I give up. Italian ?

 

[HAL9000]

..some Aussie weirdocontraption ?

No... Final clue:

 

[RGUN]

No... Final clue:

Are we still in the realm of production vehicles?

 

[HAL9000]

Are we still in the realm of production vehicles?

It was in production briefly in 1969. It is a very famous car...

 

[sandorski]

No... Final clue:

Nasty.

 

[khaakon]

Ghastly ! (that's not a brand, I konw)

 

[HAL9000]

Nasty.

OK! I guess there are no real Top Gear or Kubrick fans out there tonight, it's an Adam's Probe 16, used in A Clockwork Orange.

 

[RGUN]

No... Final clue:

Ah ha! Its a Probe 16, was easy once I realized that the roof could slide closed and isn't fixed open as it appears there.

 

[HAL9000]

Ah ha! Its Probe 16, was easy to find once I realized that the roof could slide closed and isn't fixed open as it appears there.

I'll give you the points but you were minutes late.

True Top Gear fans know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwKa8dYl7ss