Targa. Mmmmmm.

 

Pop up lights, too! Even though they’re banned.

 

I had a Matchbox one of those when I was a kid.

 

Haha, so did I. It went round my loop track very well!

 

Go on Scud, get a doodle done!

 

I’m far too modest to take requests, sir!

It’ll be ready on Thursday

 

Isn't that the platform that the X1-9 was based on?

 

Could be! Certainly shared inspired some design elements

 

Stunning! I've still got a model of that in the cupboard along with lots of Stratos. There are so many stying cues carried over unsurprisingly.
Have pop up headlights been banned? There's nothing in the IVA manual for amateur build cars (as far as I know) but if there is then the Stratos is in deep trouble... Unless we nail them up permanently?

 

I could be wrong, but I thought pop up lights were banned on new production cars a few years back now due to pedestrian impact regulations.

 

From a 1300cc to 489 hp!

 

I bought one of those matchbox runabouts at Autoitalia day at Brooklands a few years back.

 

Yuck.....looks like a car from a 70s future based puppet series!!!


As far a popup lights being illegal....there not....however, from the Google...

While most people believe pop-ups are completely illegal, this is not the case. The reality is pop-up headlights are perfectly legal. The safety regulations against pop-up headlights make it difficult for manufacturers to justify using them again.

So if they could be made to fold down on impact or just before (like the Rolls Royce lady) it could be done.

 

Yuck.....looks like a car from a 70s future based puppet series!!!


As far a popup lights being illegal....there not....however, from the Google...

While most people believe pop-ups are completely illegal, this is not the case. The reality is pop-up headlights are perfectly legal. The safety regulations against pop-up headlights make it difficult for manufacturers to justify using them again.

So if they could be made to fold down on impact or just before (like the Rolls Royce lady) it could be done.

Ah thanks, mate. I didn’t know that.

 

Some of these safety regs don't make a lot of sense to me!

For example, they've banned Alfa from having the offset number plate on future models for pedestrian safety, yet allow manufacturers to make huge SUV's with enormous frontal areas that, if hit by one, must literally feel like being hit by a truck.

 

I was about to mention what @alfaitalia stated about pop-up lamps but the offset number plate?

Maybe @Scudetto should be a complete rebel and move the one on his Volvo to the side. Oh, hang on, I bet he's planning a new batch of scudoodles to illustrate how all the other manufacturers could have benefited from doing that, along with differently sized and shaped headlamps.

 

… not to mention square wheels

 

The original Runabout was based on the Autobianchi A112 which was a sub 1 litre runabout but this thing has over 400hp. What a shame.

 

And to keep the Alfa flavour, Alfa commissioned Italdesign to do a prototype based on ‘Sud underpinnings back in the early 70’s, that looked similar to the Bertone thing…..The Caimano.