Slightly better images: www.synlube.com/YugoEuro.html

I am not sure if it wasnt just 1:1 model, or real car with engine...
Also, does the badge say Z104CD? i am not sure about two last letters.

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Umm, when we are on Balkan topic, shouldnt be Kosovo at least as a country opinion when creating new profile? I mean, and as much the least thing to do is piss Mark0 off, it is kinda separated.

Finally Citroen made car that I like! Shame about the engine though.

This must be related to 60s Opel GT somehow.

Wiki says the production ended in 2015, with 499 cars produced. I am not sure if they are right.

The car was built in 1986, but it was claimed road legal in 1991.
I dunno if 1997 year for succesor is accurate (carbon bodywork), but it is a year when Grafit got engine from crashed Tatra 700 GT.

Hmm. Should I list it as Tatra brand, because it have badges and engine from it, or should I list it as Grafit, because it is homemade and Tatra doesnt have anything to do with it?

Desscythe17 a écrit
Alrighty then.

I think there is enough data, but since it is not in serial production yet, I listed it as concept. It can be changed after release to production without problem.

Desscythe17 a écrit
One of rare european competitors in typically Japan market? That is interesting indeed.

Rinspeed a écrit
Rolls was pretty much the same car back then, but I see your point.

This competed in Dakar Rally...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLEbr5Hnop8 Great commercial!

Yes, they used Nissan Sunny lamps.

Desscythe17 a écrit
It was meant to be sold under Renault brand. It surely look like Mahindra used this as a base for Verito.

Prototype of Dacia for Indian market. Cars there must be 4 meters long and with maximal displacement 1.2 petrol or 1.5 diesel engines to get some dicsount from goverment.

No Extases survived.
It is a pity, I mean, it is not something awesome looking, handling or expensive, but just for a sake of owning a rare car I would buy Extase in its devastated state before it met crusher.

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Mark0 a écrit
Thank you and your brother very much

It isnt possible that this site was all that long years without this comment:

"Princess Anne had one of those."

Desscythe17 a écrit
As far as I know front end is the only difference in exterior (the car was meant to replace original Mini) . Before I knew this car was a thing, I thought also that Clubman = Wagon. Apparently this was a sedan, wagon and van (van is aussie´s thing, and it was not based on the generation that was on sale, but rather Mk1 Mini with Clubman/1275GT front)
Mark0 a écrit
Everything should be ok (I got the info from automobile catalog EDIT - that is a website, not magazine), but it seems kinda odd to me that there was no 1976-1980 1.1 automatic variant, only the 1.0 (which wasnt in these years as manual), also it is weird that 1969-1972 automatic variant have different power. If your brother will be not bothered, could he please check these two out?

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One of the most oddest car that I ever done. Apparently thwre were sometimes different engine variants (even displacement) for MT and AT.

Desscythe17 a écrit
Yugo, Reliant and Covair were schoolbook examples of reputation damage.

Desscythe17 a écrit
It is about the point of view:
Chevrolet Covair - 1,835,170 cars sold, but its name is damaged by some scribbler.

Yugo GV - Lets buy cheapest car on a market, then ignore all service check-ups and blame importer and manufacturer for making a car that is unreliable - every american idea from 80s onwards. With 141,651 cars sold it isnt bad, but Yugo is kinda a flop too.

1962 Dodge: They werent sold that bad, but the last minute redesign that didnt went too well stopped Dodge from any inovative design onwards.

Reliant Regal/Robin/Rialto: They look odd and everybody is making fun of it, but they were good selling cars.

Desscythe17 a écrit
Sorry, too busy to read your summary, but I just had to tell you about a great new deal on the ´58 Edsel.

Edsel is for sure the car company with biggest ratio of useless propagation stuff per cars sold in total.

Desscythe17 a écrit
I didnt watch much of it

The Edsel Show www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtXITlUV0k4

That is probably the most expensive car with stickshift from Dacia...

Mark0 a écrit
As far as I know there are 16 cars of this type.

Mark0 a écrit
Woow, i wish I was you. It must been so cool!