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Old 06-24-24 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
I keep thinking about what you said about having a single door on the right and I'm guessing that's the driver side in it's native market.

But what I'm thinking about is how odd of a styling and design choice that was

I wonder how such a goof up would impact sales. Lol

Here's what the older Clubman was like....and how it differed from the conventional four doors of the Countryman model. The Clubman was more utilitarian....kind of like a very small Handy-Van. In the left-hand-drive (American) version, there was only one door on the driver's side, and these two opposite-opening doors on the passenger side, designed to allow larger bulky items to be loaded. In the back, you had utility-van-style opening rear doors instead of a lift-hatch.



Old 06-24-24 | 08:12 AM
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Chevy HHR. GM figured Chrysler had a hit with the PT Cruiser so they thought they would take a crack at it.
Not only did GM try to copy the PT, they even used the same designer. Bryan Nesbitt was the designer at Chrysler, and after the Cruiser took off, GM hired him to do something similar for Chevrolet.
Old 06-24-24 | 08:14 AM
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OK, back to Name-Guessing. What's this one?

Old 06-24-24 | 08:29 AM
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Bug eyed Austin-Healy Sprite.
Old 06-24-24 | 09:40 PM
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Yeah, Bug Eye, back when cars had lil smiles.
Old 06-24-24 | 11:10 PM
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Yeah, Bug Eye, back when cars had lil smiles.
Yeah it kinda does look like a smiley face, now that you mention it

That's what cars do when they get treated well and regular oil changes too
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Old 06-25-24 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
Yeah it kinda does look like a smiley face, now that you mention it
A number of Mazda products also had the Smiley-face look.

Old 06-25-24 | 07:10 PM
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Not what you’d call a very nice smile but what is it?

Old 06-25-24 | 07:31 PM
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I don’t know what it is but from the side, especially the rear looks Buick like.
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No clue, again. Lol
This thread is very humbling but I keep coming back because one day I'll know one. Haha
Old 06-28-24 | 04:53 PM
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@Margate330 Does anyone know what VW model this is?
Old 06-28-24 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill



@Margate330 Does anyone know what VW model this is?
Early 90's Jetta?
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Early 90's Jetta?
Could be, I don't know.

I don't believe it's a rabbit.
Old 06-29-24 | 06:19 AM
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Mk 2 Golf 1984-1991
Old 06-29-24 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by LexBob2
I don’t know what it is but from the side, especially the rear looks Buick like.
Very close, ‘56 Buick Centurion



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