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freebeard · 07-15-2016, 09:35 PM

http://www.automobilemag.com/news/six-cars-we-couldnt-ignore-at-the-2015-tokyo-auto-show/

I like Okuyama's kode 9 a lot. The [eight] windsplit fenders and Porsche Speedster size is everything the Corvette Stingray could have been but wasn't. In fact at this point my ideal car would a kode 9 below the beltline with the front fender pontoons extended forward [to match] the Volkhart-Saggitta V2 above the beltline — and the ZF electric rear axle from the 2016 RAV4 hybrid.

Except... looking for the above pic I happened across the Toyota FCV Plus

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To get that rear underbody, you'd need the ZF twist beam axle:

Cars | Electric Twist Beam - ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Edit: Here's Torchinsky on the Kelly Corvette.. The only thing I'd add is IIRC Vignale did the body in aluminum, and those are Pontiac finned aluminum drum brakes.

2nd edit: Does it never end? Here's a car show roller from France in 1949 that landed on a Simca chassis:

1949 Georges Irat convertible by Labourdette

https://mariothemultipla.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/cars-we-love-but-cant-have-no-2/

The guy moved to Morroco and built these:

But wait, there's more!...

1957 Abarth 750 Coupe Goccia

https://mariothemultipla.wordpress.com/2016/03/17/cars-we-love-but-cant-have-no-1/

07-15-2016, 09:35 PM	#2134 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,757 Thanks: 8,165 Thanked 8,945 Times in 7,387 Posts	http://www.automobilemag.com/news/six-cars-we-couldnt-ignore-at-the-2015-tokyo-auto-show/ I like Okuyama's kode 9 a lot. The [eight] windsplit fenders and Porsche Speedster size is everything the Corvette Stingray could have been but wasn't. In fact at this point my ideal car would a kode 9 below the beltline with the front fender pontoons extended forward [to match] the Volkhart-Saggitta V2 above the beltline — and the ZF electric rear axle from the 2016 RAV4 hybrid. Except... looking for the above pic I happened across the Toyota FCV Plus ibid To get that rear underbody, you'd need the ZF twist beam axle: Cars \| Electric Twist Beam - ZF Friedrichshafen AG Edit: Here's Torchinsky on the Kelly Corvette.. The only thing I'd add is IIRC Vignale did the body in aluminum, and those are Pontiac finned aluminum drum brakes. 2nd edit: Does it never end? Here's a car show roller from France in 1949 that landed on a Simca chassis: 1949 Georges Irat convertible by Labourdette https://mariothemultipla.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/cars-we-love-but-cant-have-no-2/ The guy moved to Morroco and built these: But wait, there's more!... 1957 Abarth 750 Coupe Goccia https://mariothemultipla.wordpress.com/2016/03/17/cars-we-love-but-cant-have-no-1/ Last edited by freebeard; 07-17-2016 at 11:35 AM..