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David Wilkins @davidwilkins@mastodon.online · 3d ago
After I posted yesterday’s photo of the Chevrolet Corvette C1, I headed off to Classics on the Common in Harpenden in Hertfordshire. There, among hundreds of fine classics, I saw this very similar Corvette C1, although this one, in white, has a completely different colour scheme. #davidsdailycar #Chevrolet #WeirdCarMastodon
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David Wilkins @davidwilkins@mastodon.online · 4d ago
Today, another American high-performance car that’s made it to Europe - the first-generation Chevrolet Corvette C1. I saw this ca. 1960 car at Techno Classica Essen in 2014. Earlier C1s had single headlights. #davidsdailycar #Chevrolet #WeirdCarMastodon
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David Wilkins @davidwilkins@mastodon.online · 5d ago
Today, we’re sticking with Mopar but switching brands to Dodge. Google Image Search tells me that this is a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat. Seen recently in my local Waitrose car park. #davidsdailycar #Dodge #WeirdCarMastodon
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David Wilkins @davidwilkins@mastodon.online · Jul 19, 2026
After yesterday’s MCV Evora bus, another couple of vehicles that aren’t Lotuses but have a Lotus connection. When Lotus stopped making the Seven, the rights to the design were bought by Caterham, which has produced ‘official’ Sevens since 1973. A number of unofficial designs inspired by the Seven have also been produced, including these Westfields, seen at Cars in the Park in Lichfield recently. #davidsdailycar #Westfield #Lotus
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David Wilkins @davidwilkins@mastodon.online · Jul 17, 2026
As a couple of people pointed out, the Elise-based Lotus Europa from the 2000s in yesterday’s post was the second Lotus to carry the Europa badge. Here is the original mid-engined Europa, first introduced in 1966. That long raised engine cover was required to accommodate the longitudinally mounted engine/gearbox combination borrowed from the Renault 16. Pic: Cars in the Park, Lichfield, earlier this month. #davidsdailycar #Lotus #WeirdCarMastodon
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David Wilkins @davidwilkins@mastodon.online · Jul 11, 2026
Yesterday, I mentioned that later-generation Hyundai Sonatas didn’t come to the UK - although earlier versions did. This car isn’t a Sonata but it has a Sonata connection - it’s the original Kia Magentis, which is a lightly modified fourth-generation Sonata, thought to be the first example of Hyundai/Kia platform sharing after the two companies combined in 1998. I snapped this 2001/2 Magentis at a Kia event for UK journalists last year. #davidsdailycar #Kia #Hyundai #WeirdCarMastodon
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David Wilkins @davidwilkins@mastodon.online · Jul 07, 2026
Another odd example of someone importing the Japanese domestic version of a car that was sold officially in the UK anyway. In fact, the European version of the second-generation Honda Fit (Jazz in the UK) was actually built in Britain, so very much an example of ‘coals to Newcastle’. Saw this one in my local railway station car park yesterday. #davidsdailycar #Honda #WeirdCarMastodon
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David Wilkins @davidwilkins@mastodon.online · Jun 28, 2026
After I posted the Toyota Alphard and Lexus LM350h, @Aaron_David@universeodon.com mentioned that he owns another Japanese MPV, the Nissan Serena. I had a bit of a rummage and found these photos of a Serena that I saw in my local Sainsbury’s car park last year. The first-generation Serena was officially imported into the UK by Nissan but later models like this one came via unofficial channels. #davidsdailycar #Nissan #WeirdCarMastodon
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David Wilkins @davidwilkins@mastodon.online · May 01, 2026
Not all Jaguars were offered in Daimler-badged form. This unrealised prototype from 1986 explored how a Daimler version of the XJ-S might look. Note the alternative roof-line which does away with the XJ-S’ distinctive ‘flying buttress’ rear pillars. Snapped at the 2023 NEC Classic Motor Show. #davidsdailycar #Daimler #WeirdCarMastodon
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