I nearly bought two of these 'Volarays' but they both needed way too much work. One of them definitely went to the correct buyer as I saw it featured in a Classic American magazine after having been fully restored. I also had an opportunity to buy a Mustang II but that needed way too much work too. It was in a two tone color - blue & rust. The guy tried selling it to me for far too much money & he later swapped it for two cases of beer with a Bar owner!
Hell, I love that car! Here in Mexico, if you dig enough, you will get one in a very decent condition for quite a few dollars. I'm baffled to know that this beauty was rejected in America.
VW Thing was a pretty capable car. Had one while in HS. Put a 2.0l engine from a bus into it, giving it a bit more power than the 1.6l engine. I wish I still had it.
I owned a 74 Vega sports wagon. Underpowered but with a stick shift, she did ok. Drove it x country twice. Reliable, great on gas, and solid. Never stuck in snow even with sports wheels and wide tire. Owned it three years. Didn't rust either. it was repo when I lost my airline job.
@@shawnwright4129 I remember the White Bicentennial Package, neighbor bought our '71, at around the 7 year mark, they eventually drove it from Ohio to Texas & junked it a year or so later.
The Chevrolet Chevette was sold in the UK as the Vauxhall Chevette and was a great success there. The Ford Pinto's engine came to the UK where it was used in the Cortina, Sierra, Transit, Capri and some versions of the Escort and Granada. It was popularly called the Pinto engine, although the Pinto itself was never officially sold in the UK.
The Vauxhall Chevette was not a renamed Chevrolet Chevette, it was a slightly restyled Opel Kadett which Vauxhall gave the name Chevette to, as was the American Chevrolet Chevette.
The Pinto engine was notoriously hard to tune ... the usual 3rd party parts for the boy-racers actually reduced its performance ... I club-raced a Pinto engine'd Capri JPS 2.0ltr .... which gave me direct insight into that engine.
an electric car in the 70s isn't ahead of its time, it's extremely datedd. because electric cars already had their chance and were made obsolete in the 1910s
I don't consider any of these cars to be ugly. Different maybe but not ugly. In fact I have had opportunities to buy two Bond Bugs, two Plymouth Volares & a Ford Mustang II. I only did not buy them because they needed too much work & not because they were ugly!
@@plymouthmechanic3423 I'm skeptical. I've never heard of a 4wd version, and as it's basically a VW Type 1 (Beetle) that makes it even more questionable. Just how did they get the power to the front wheels?
Volkswagen "thing" NOT UGLY it's supposed to look like a German jeep where it got it's design. I loved the one my father owned and so did everyone else in the family.
The VW THING was originally designed as a modern version of the the WW2 Kubelwagon for the German military. When it was rejected by the Military. VW decided to bring it to America and sell it as a recreational vehicle. VW AUSTRALIA also produced a similar vehicle which sold in limited numbers. Like THE THING, it is now a rare and highly sought after vehicle in Australia.
Some of my favourite cars there. The Porsche 914 and VW Thing which I think was badged Kubelwagon like the WW2 German jeep equivalent in Europe. The Bricklin is also very nice.
The 914 was a VW in Europe. They only "Porsched" it in the US. (I recall the Fiat X/19 being called everything the 914 should be, but isn't. They also said it wouldn't due for a $3500 914 to be prettier than a $7000 911).
My sister had a Chevette. When she traded it in after owning it for a decade, it had over 200,000 miles and still ran good because of her meticulous maintenance schedule.
The 2 door coupé version shown in this video made it's debut in South America in the early '80s.. There were 2 different variants, being the so named SR the sportish one. It didn't achieve much success though, especially because the original Chevette was a rebudged Opel, which appeared in the early '70s both as a 2 - door and 4- door version that had enormous acceptance. There was also a wagon version. This 3 last mentioned options made it well into the '90s, Finally there was an Italian origin one known as Chevette Tao, which could be considered the full luxury version. Some of this rather wide variety of models can still be seen running around some cities here in Uruguay.
My father still have his 1988 chevette alcohol, at least its easy to convert to efi and adapt a family 2 Head, or other engines, at least here in Brazil its popular among rookie drift pilots and drag races
Bought one for my wife at the time, it was the biggest p.o.s. I ever owned. People thought she had a white Skylark, that was the loaner car. Never got it right, the day the warranty ran out I traded it for a supra, never looked back
"Nobody Wants Back" according to WHOM? Every one of these cars is collected by SOMEBODY. I click on videos for this channel only to see how long it'll take till they make some weird, awkward observation like this, or to hear their voice-bot make easy pronunciations that NO human being could possible make. A lazy, marginal effort.
It's 2024 and I live in Sheridan, Wyoming and every now and then I still see the same, early 70's Volkswagen "Thing" driving around. It's the weirdest old car that still exists that I've ever seen.
At 24:50 you talk about the Vega aluminum engine but show nothing other than V8's. The Bond Bug is a great little car, I have two. Here in Ontario Canada it is licensed as a motorbike.
Hi, Amy. Let's go out on a date. I'll pick you up in my pristine 1977 AMC Pacer DL (code for "deluxe"). It's from the station wagon model line, in custom candy apple "Granny Smith" green 🍏 with simulated woodgrain accent trim on the lower body sides and liftgate. You can't miss it!
The AMC Rebel was a solid car until it became impossible to get replacement parts. My father drove one for about eight years, and it was totally dependable.
WTF? The Oldsmobile Omega, the AMC Rebel, and the early Chevrolet Vegas are beautiful cars. Plus, the Volare, the Chevette, and early Pintos were decent lookers with clean lines. IMHO, of course.
Gremlin, Pacer and a couple 3 wheel POS cars. The rest I would love to have. I actually had a Pinto station wagon and a Toyota 110, very similar to a Plymouth Cricket. I see LOTS of Mustang 2 cars around where I live and I thought everyone loved VW Things and Porshe 914s!! I used to own a 1971 VW camper bus with a shoe-horned pancake-porsche engine in it. The original owner tin-canned and re-welded the engine compartment and shoved these huge headers under the body. That car was fast, I want to tell you...from a dead stop up long, steep hills and great in the snow! My fave car ever, but very impractical. Alas, the fiberglass headers vibrated themselves loose from the engine manifold after years of abuse and I couldn't afford to fix it...bummer!
Reliant Robins were surprisingly stable, only those rigged to topple over for TV rolled on corners. In reality it would behave much like a 4 wheel car if you cornered too fast.
My first car after graduating from college was a brand new '79 Subaru GF. I chose it due to the fact that it was one of the few new cars at the time that could still run on leaded gas. Unleaded gas cost a few pennies more per gallon, and when your salary is only $600/mo., pennies count.
Originally it had a 700cc engine derived from the Austin seven of the nineteen thirties, the last of the Reliant were fitted with an 850cc engine of Reliants own developing, the Reliants were not as unstable as a popular programme would make out as the car used was modified and ballasted to create a turn over purely for effect. Reliant also produced the Kitten, basically a Robin with four wheels, and finally we must not forget the Reliant Scimitar, a true performance car with the 2.4 Ford engine, at a time when 1600 was concidered a big engine. The Bond Bug had full weather protection via removable side screens and was based on Reliant chassis and mehanicals, far from ugly and very much fun to drive😊.
I was looking at a Charlie's Angel rerun the other day, and Jacqueline Smith was getting away from a guy in a Porche while driving a life-jacket orange Pinto! Then in another scene, Farrah was doing something similar in a Mustang II! I fell out of my chair! I had a buddy who beefed up his Datsun 510 and turned it into a rally racer to enter the Baja 1000. He didn't complete the run, but it sure was a badass car!!!
I liked the looks of the mustang II. We had one in early 80's. Leaf spring broke so my dad used some off an old ram charger. Made it sit like a muscle car. Ass up lol.
The 'Bricklin' was NEVER available in Black. It was conceived as a 'Safe' car and Black just isn't a 'Safe' color. The 'Reliant' was kinda popular in England where getting a Drivers License was particularly DIFFICULT. Since getting a license for a 'Motor Cycle' was much easier, the reliant was the answer to the problem. It's enclosed cabin was superior to a motor cycle/side car configuration for comfort.
Nobody wants back????... seriously? only YOU don want it back beacuse you dont love cars, glorious reliable and beauty each one
I had a 74 mustang ghia. It was without question a dog. Worst vehicle I ever owned.
As many racers say it’s fun going slow fast, I bet you still had a ball with it.
yeah i'll gladly take any 914's you dont want anymore dude
@@mercator79I agree, the 914 is cool and stands out from the average "Porsche" I'll gladly take it over a 911
exactly
I love the VW thing and the 914
i would own a Vw Thing and a VW SquareBack
One of the coolest rig to ride.
The 914 is the ugliest Porsche ever made and one the ugliest cars ever .
Tomorrow I will pay 2700 USD for a VW thing. Even 3000.
914 ❤❤❤
Where can I get one of those Plymouth "Volaray"
I nearly bought two of these 'Volarays' but they both needed way too much work. One of them definitely went to the correct buyer as I saw it featured in a Classic American magazine after having been fully restored. I also had an opportunity to buy a Mustang II but that needed way too much work too. It was in a two tone color - blue & rust. The guy tried selling it to me for far too much money & he later swapped it for two cases of beer with a Bar owner!
Volaray😂
Bolaire lmao how about the As spin lol
@@jorgeb9715 I thought it was Ass Pin!
Hell, I love that car! Here in Mexico, if you dig enough, you will get one in a very decent condition for quite a few dollars. I'm baffled to know that this beauty was rejected in America.
The Bond Bug was easier to look at than today's Tesla Cybertruck!
I have a perpetual grumpy face for brainless A.I.s that can't read.
Amen!
The City Car is not even as ugly as the Cyber Truck.
I can't think of much uglier then the Cuber Truck.😮
One day, someone will say, “Emperor Musk has no clothes!” That cyber truck looks like a ‘60s version of “futuristic.”
@@gguitteau On another video, i said it looks like a Mar's rover!
At least they had character, something that modern vehicles are utterly lacking.
Yup... well said
As a classic car owner I would LOVE to have any of these cars ! ♥️👈
The Porsche 914 is cute, sweet, & adorable
VW Thing was a pretty capable car. Had one while in HS. Put a 2.0l engine from a bus into it, giving it a bit more power than the 1.6l engine. I wish I still had it.
Back at you! We had one too.
@@avginkel me too. never heard of a 4wd model tho
I had a 74 in HS. I loved that car.
I wouldn't call the Vega ugly.
Far from it
I owned a 74 Vega sports wagon. Underpowered but with a stick shift, she did ok. Drove it x country twice. Reliable, great on gas, and solid. Never stuck in snow even with sports wheels and wide tire. Owned it three years. Didn't rust either. it was repo when I lost my airline job.
My first car was the Pontiac equivalent, an Astre coupe, maroon with a white hardtop. I was in heaven!
My parents had a 1976 red Vega with the Bicentennial upholstery. Lasted about 10 years or so, but made it from Nebraska to Chicago.
@@shawnwright4129 I remember the White Bicentennial Package, neighbor bought our '71, at around the 7 year mark, they eventually drove it from Ohio to Texas & junked it a year or so later.
Shouldn't that Canadian car have square wheels? That's what South Park says!
I actually love the Volks Wagon Thing. 😂
So you're gonna speak for everybody and say nobody wants them. Get a life.
The Chevrolet Chevette was sold in the UK as the Vauxhall Chevette and was a great success there. The Ford Pinto's engine came to the UK where it was used in the Cortina, Sierra, Transit, Capri and some versions of the Escort and Granada. It was popularly called the Pinto engine, although the Pinto itself was never officially sold in the UK.
The Vauxhall Chevette was not a renamed Chevrolet Chevette, it was a slightly restyled Opel Kadett which Vauxhall gave the name Chevette to, as was the American Chevrolet Chevette.
The Pinto engine was notoriously hard to tune ... the usual 3rd party parts for the boy-racers actually reduced its performance ... I club-raced a Pinto engine'd Capri JPS 2.0ltr .... which gave me direct insight into that engine.
an electric car in the 70s isn't ahead of its time, it's extremely datedd.
because electric cars already had their chance and were made obsolete in the 1910s
Finally some one other than me knows this
Exactly. Electrics were actually becoming more popular than gasoline cars It was the electric starter that changed that.
Same with electric motors, they became obsolete, they proved too political, and people rejected them bcse of their lack of knowledge and sense
the bond bug's engine was not derived from the Austin Mini's engine, its engine was a developed version of the 1930s Austin 7's engine
Remember the Grimlin commercial people asking owners, "Where's the rest of your car?" LOL.😂
Where is the rest of your car Toots!
Miss my '76 metallic green!
@@CSmith-gb1sl
I couldn't remember the original words. Thanks.
I don't consider any of these cars to be ugly. Different maybe but not ugly. In fact I have had opportunities to buy two Bond Bugs, two Plymouth Volares & a Ford Mustang II. I only did not buy them because they needed too much work & not because they were ugly!
The politically correct term is "differently attractive" 😂😂
Funny thing about the AMC Rebel Machine, they now go for between $34,000 to over $100,000. (Hagerty #4 to #1)
They'll pay more for it in the "deep south"
Check out the price of Gremlins today!
Are you kidding me? The SV1 was better looking than the Delorean and the stingray and you’re going to call it ugly???
VW Thing was NOT available with 4 wheel drive. Just sayin’.
It did come in a 4x4 version. There are several for sale
That is completely RIGHT.
@@plymouthmechanic3423 I'm skeptical. I've never heard of a 4wd version, and as it's basically a VW Type 1 (Beetle) that makes it even more questionable. Just how did they get the power to the front wheels?
@@JeffDeWittThe VW Beetle had a model that was developed as a 4x4 and was used as a Kommandanturwagen in WW2. So yes the technology was there...! 😉👍
@@JeffDeWitt I agree, I have owned many Type 1 VW's and never heard of a 4x4.
Volkswagen "thing" NOT UGLY it's supposed to look like a German jeep where it got it's design. I loved the one my father owned and so did everyone else in the family.
The VW THING was originally designed as a modern version of the the WW2 Kubelwagon for the German military. When it was rejected by the Military. VW decided to bring it to America and sell it as a recreational vehicle. VW AUSTRALIA also produced a similar vehicle which sold in limited numbers. Like THE THING, it is now a rare and highly sought after vehicle in Australia.
No matter how ugly, still not as ugly as the Tesla!! Hahaha!
There is a time any Tesla looks good and that’s when it’s given up on life and turned itself into a massive toxic fireball like any EV. 😂🤣😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Crematorium on wheels.
Nor as ugly as many Toyota's and Nissan's.
LOVED THE VW THING & AMC GREMLIN!!
I personally loved the Volkswagen Thing.
The 4 cylinder in the Vega was junk. I had a friend in high school who swapped a 327 SBC in and a Muncie 4 speed. It ripped
Knew someone way back that put a Chevy 250 straight 6 in one. And another guy had a hot rod Gremlin with a 327, which was cool.
Some of my favourite cars there. The Porsche 914 and VW Thing which I think was badged Kubelwagon like the WW2 German jeep equivalent in Europe. The Bricklin is also very nice.
The 914 was a VW in Europe. They only "Porsched" it in the US. (I recall the Fiat X/19 being called everything the 914 should be, but isn't. They also said it wouldn't due for a $3500 914 to be prettier than a $7000 911).
My sister had a Chevette. When she traded it in after owning it for a decade, it had over 200,000 miles and still ran good because of her meticulous maintenance schedule.
The 2 door coupé version shown in this video made it's debut in South America in the early '80s.. There were 2 different variants, being the so named SR the sportish one. It didn't achieve much success though, especially because the original Chevette was a rebudged Opel, which appeared in the early '70s both as a 2 - door and 4- door version that had enormous acceptance. There was also a wagon version. This 3 last mentioned options made it well into the '90s, Finally there was an Italian origin one known as Chevette Tao, which could be considered the full luxury version. Some of this rather wide variety of models can still be seen running around some cities here in Uruguay.
My father still have his 1988 chevette alcohol, at least its easy to convert to efi and adapt a family 2 Head, or other engines, at least here in Brazil its popular among rookie drift pilots and drag races
your sister has big floppy meat curtains
Bought one for my wife at the time, it was the biggest p.o.s. I ever owned. People thought she had a white Skylark, that was the loaner car. Never got it right, the day the warranty ran out I traded it for a supra, never looked back
That was definitely an exception. Back in tbe day, we called them shove-it
"Nobody Wants Back" according to WHOM? Every one of these cars is collected by SOMEBODY. I click on videos for this channel only to see how long it'll take till they make some weird, awkward observation like this, or to hear their voice-bot make easy pronunciations that NO human being could possible make. A lazy, marginal effort.
I still like the Gremlin 😊😊😊
Volar-ray?????? SED a GIVE?????? LOL
Con tra versey?
Have you seen my cricket ? Your lighter? No my car.😅😂
ConTRAHversy? VoloRAY?
Leave the VW Thing alone! I would give a kidney for one!
It's 2024 and I live in Sheridan, Wyoming and every now and then I still see the same, early 70's Volkswagen "Thing" driving around. It's the weirdest old car that still exists that I've ever seen.
The 70s was the "experimental phase" of tech and style we have today.. So they had a couple of misses. But the hits made our culture today
Both the VW Thing and the 914 were great! I’d take either one!
At 24:50 you talk about the Vega aluminum engine but show nothing other than V8's.
The Bond Bug is a great little car, I have two. Here in Ontario Canada it is licensed as a motorbike.
I love the Volkswagen thing, I wish the still made them. I also love the 914.
The thing was wildly popular
not in my opinion.
Modern cars are more ugly. These old cars are so much fun compared to modern cars.
There are 1000s of Porsche 914 Enthusiasts! Including me! 2:54
THE PACER WAS DOOMED AT THE DESIGN STAGE
Hi, Amy. Let's go out on a date. I'll pick you up in my pristine 1977 AMC Pacer DL (code for "deluxe"). It's from the station wagon model line, in custom candy apple "Granny Smith" green 🍏 with simulated woodgrain accent trim on the lower body sides and liftgate.
You can't miss it!
I had a '72 Vega GT, it ran better without the Thermostat....
Same. Mine would cut off when you turned sharp when it was low on oil. Just add 2 quarts and go
I had a Plymouth Cricket in the mid 70s. It was lots of fun to drive.
Hey!, what about the Ford Maverick ¿
Volkswagen thing big money now!
Aww... these are beauties!
The Thing, especially!
I suppose I'm a "nobody". I would love to have a completely restored Volkswagon Thing.
Bond Bug had a Reliant engine,nothing to do with a mini.i had one
This guy didn't research very well. The plymouth volare never had a v6 engine, it had an online slant 6 .
Voh- Lar - Ay
I remember their singing commercials.
The Volkswagen thing looks great
I like the rebel, and the hopped up omegas and Voltaire could be hot rodeo. The acre takes the cake with the Gremlin as runner up for ugliest.
It's a Plymouth "Vo-LAR-ay", like the song, ya' robotic DOUCHE!
The Pacer looks like a Pinto holding it's breath
I had an 81 Omega ! I would also definitely own a Gremlin, Pinto and Mustang 2, I different friends that owned each!
The AMC Rebel was a solid car until it became impossible to get replacement parts. My father drove one for about eight years, and it was totally dependable.
The 181 and 914 are ugly? Are you blind?
I know right?
My husband had a 1980s version of the Subaru Wagons when we were stationed in Japan. It was nice.
Ha! My mother had a 914 (yellow w/ brown interior and I had a 74’ Pinto. Metallic brown a a stick. Lot of memories.
WTF? The Oldsmobile Omega, the AMC Rebel, and the early Chevrolet Vegas are beautiful cars. Plus, the Volare, the Chevette, and early Pintos were decent lookers with clean lines. IMHO, of course.
A boxer engine was an innovation? Ever heard of Volkswagen? Benz made the first boxer engine in 1897.
In the early 1970's the Scottsdale police department had a Bricklin, complete with markings and bubblegum lights.
The Robin did well in England.
So did...Robin...Hood
The Bricklin SV1 is beautiful
I’d take a ‘city car’ that had a 50 mile range and say a little faster 50mph, it’d be quite practical for most of my needs
La Plymouth "VOLARE" è bellissima
Anche la pacer,e la gremlin ❤
Si! Que bella.
1974 Datsun B210 gets my vote.
My got 44MPG but was seriously ugly to look at.
The Volkswagen Thing is a supercute car & it was the car My college boyfriend drove in 1989. We had many fun adventures in his "Thing"...
That 914/6 VW/Porsche is as cute as a Bug! Cuter, even.
Come on, the Bond Bug was cool AF.
The Stutz Blackhawk is gorgeous
Yeah...never seen one up close...inside looks amazing
My uncle had a 79 subaru wagon. The body rusted off but it was a beast off road and in snow.
The Volare NEVER had a V 6 they were inline slant 6's @ 225 CID.
The vega came with a 4 cylinder engine,,,NOT that V8 you see
The V8 was the Cosworth edition,,I always say,,The Vega should have. Been the Jr ( Camaro Jr)
@@jorgeb9715 I owned a 71 vega with the 4 cyl ,lawnmower motor
Didn't the 4-lunger have Teflon-coated cylinders, that flaked off ?
The Denim upholstery in the AMC's was vinyl that simulated denim!
2:58 Fiat X19 said as EX one nine Carbon copied by Porche, But the Fiat version, was a lot less Expensive,
The Mustang II also came with an available 302ci V8. I had a 76 Cobra II in high school. Throw some speed parts in the engine and they would fly!
Hay dude, leave bond bug, and reliant 3 wheeler alone, classic British car
Bond Bug also came in a limited edition black and gold John Player Special livery.
In the UK you could drive a 3 wheeler on a full motorcycle licence
Gremlin, Pacer and a couple 3 wheel POS cars. The rest I would love to have. I actually had a Pinto station wagon and a Toyota 110, very similar to a Plymouth Cricket. I see LOTS of Mustang 2 cars around where I live and I thought everyone loved VW Things and Porshe 914s!! I used to own a 1971 VW camper bus with a shoe-horned pancake-porsche engine in it. The original owner tin-canned and re-welded the engine compartment and shoved these huge headers under the body. That car was fast, I want to tell you...from a dead stop up long, steep hills and great in the snow! My fave car ever, but very impractical. Alas, the fiberglass headers vibrated themselves loose from the engine manifold after years of abuse and I couldn't afford to fix it...bummer!
You didn't mention the gremlin x with the v 8 engine
Reliant Robins were surprisingly stable, only those rigged to topple over for TV rolled on corners. In reality it would behave much like a 4 wheel car if you cornered too fast.
The Hillman Hunter was popular in the UK and tens of thousands were exported to Iran where they were used as Taxis for decades
As a child of the 80's every one of these cars are ones I grew up with!
My first car after graduating from college was a brand new '79 Subaru GF. I chose it due to the fact that it was one of the few new cars at the time that could still run on leaded gas. Unleaded gas cost a few pennies more per gallon, and when your salary is only $600/mo., pennies count.
There are a few of them I'd like back. I'd love to have the "Thing" by VW back, the Gremlin, the Pacer and The Nissan 200SX - I had one and loved it!
The Thing people still wan't the Thing to this day
They are pricey now.
@@elultimo102 Ya and they are hard to find they are a good little bush buggy and very good on gas with the little boxer4 VW motor
How much was that Reliant Robin? Did he say it was only one thou seven five hundred dollars????
It has a 750 cc engine
@@jorgeb9715 I was referring to what the narrator was saying. He said one thou seven five hundred dollars. Just thought that was kinda strange.
Originally it had a 700cc engine derived from the Austin seven of the nineteen thirties, the last of the Reliant were fitted with an 850cc engine of Reliants own developing, the Reliants were not as unstable as a popular programme would make out as the car used was modified and ballasted to create a turn over purely for effect. Reliant also produced the Kitten, basically a Robin with four wheels, and finally we must not forget the Reliant Scimitar, a true performance car with the 2.4 Ford engine, at a time when 1600 was concidered a big engine.
The Bond Bug had full weather protection via removable side screens and was based on Reliant chassis and mehanicals, far from ugly and very much fun to drive😊.
My nephew's one caught fire which was a common problem I believe.@@CrusaderSports250
The citycar is futuristic? The Flintstones cars looked more futuristic.
I was looking at a Charlie's Angel rerun the other day, and Jacqueline Smith was getting away from a guy in a Porche while driving a life-jacket orange Pinto!
Then in another scene, Farrah was doing something similar in a Mustang II!
I fell out of my chair!
I had a buddy who beefed up his Datsun 510 and turned it into a rally racer to enter the Baja 1000. He didn't complete the run, but it sure was a badass car!!!
Wow, showing a V8 in the Vegas and no stock engine
WYM NOBODY WANTS BACK, I WANT 'EM, they looks so freakin adorable
Thanks to the AMC Gremlin I learned early on iced over empty parking lots are awesome for doing donuts.
The Reliant Robin had NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH 'MR BEAN' , IT WAS 'ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES'! ( Reliant regal van ) thanks .
Mr Bean was a stock 850 Austin Mini.
Lovely jubbly
I liked the looks of the mustang II. We had one in early 80's. Leaf spring broke so my dad used some off an old ram charger. Made it sit like a muscle car. Ass up lol.
The 'Bricklin' was NEVER available in Black. It was conceived as a 'Safe' car and Black just isn't a 'Safe' color. The 'Reliant' was kinda popular in England where getting a Drivers License was particularly DIFFICULT. Since getting a license for a 'Motor Cycle' was much easier, the reliant was the answer to the problem. It's enclosed cabin was superior to a motor cycle/side car configuration for comfort.
You forgot the 1970's Ford Maverick and 1970's MAC Matador and 1970's AMC Hornet.