Strange, Weird and Obscure Car Meet ROUND 3

A classic car connaisseur went to a car meet specifically for weird, strange and obscure cars. Limited editions, low production cars or simply the social outcasts of the automotive landscape! We look at some Top Gear Cadillacs, Ute Maloo's, battle of Hyundai's, and I let automotive judges criticize my car!

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[marqbarq]

That Toyota Will car looks like it could have been made in 2019. So ahead of its time.

[cva]

Ed's To Do List:
1. Restore headlights

[gtube]

Please accept this comment in its intended spirit of helpfulness. My Korean friends assure me that Hyundai should be pronounced "HUNDAY" rhyming with Sunday. Your channel is awesome!

[mrecharleswhyte]

I'm sure you know, but the Corolla was also sold in the States as Chevy Nova in the mid-late 80's, then as the Geo Prizm in the 90's

[obelic]

I have a funny story about the Hyundai MK1 Pony.
My aunt had a white MK1 1981 Hyundai Pony from new in the Netherlands.
The local dealer was one of the first to sell Hyundai cars. (it still is and has become big)
At the village yearly festival in the 90's she parked the car ( some what illegal) on the gras and was on the point to be fined by the local policeofficer.
As defence she said every pony needs to be on a meadow.
The policeofficer laughed out loud and as sporty as he was said it seems the pony is done grassing so bring it to the stable or you get fined for overgrassing🤣
It became the talk of the town and everybody laughed about it
That pony lasted till the early 2000's and perished due to tinworm.
Another early 1979 Pony sold by that same dealership has survived and has become the dealerships "servicecar" used for promotional events for new Hyundai models.

[sonydominates]

Very amusing show, thanks for sharing! Man, I want a Holden Ute so badly. They're so cool, and I REALLY hate the US chicken tax law b/c of it. Also never heard of the Toyota Will VS, it's really surprising to hear that it was released in the early 2000's when its design looks at least 10 years newer! That's super underrated!
Also, Hyundai gets a lot of hate in the west, but there is some charm to them appreciated in their home market, especially in their pseudo luxury cars, and I'm glad you seem to share that sentiment.
I was also sad when Saab ended production, especially for the then new 9-5. I remember being surprised at the heavy discounts following the bankruptcy.
Thanks again for a fun video Ed!

[bluegamer]

Ed should go to Summernats
Be exposed to the most bogan part of the Australian population

[seanwebb]

Loved seeing those utes. Also weird to hear Ed speaking Dutch

[stephenbacks]

Toyota and GM worked together to build cars in what is. Ow the Tesla factory. They sold Corollas rebadged as Novas in the US.

[rampy]

At first glance at the Jensen (in the thumbnail), I thought it was an ancient Datsun 1600 or 2000 with a really crummy body kit. I was half right, I guess. It's always great to see a new Ed's Auto Review episode!

[kclefthanded]

All Saab 9-4x are made in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. At least most parts from the powertrain is still available thanks to its sister, Cadillac SRX

[STRDVD]

And my Friday evening just got a lot better. Thanks Ed.

[rolfmak]

Hi Ed, thanks for the great video!
I was present as well, my car was parked in the same row as the Jensen, in the British department.
We have met and we talked quite a long time about the British car industry of the 1970s. Not only the Americans had a malaise era back then.

Keep up the good work with your highly entertaining videos!
Regards, Rolf

[jordanalexander]

Don’t mean to be pedantic, but the car you had up at 6:22 was actually a Holden that was rebadged as a Toyota (specifically a Holden Commodore rebadged as a Toyota Apollo). The Button plan went both ways for manufacturers.

[Low]

The nova was assembled in Australia. And was five door so that one is rebadged.

The ve and VF utes are on Instagram too.

[Open_Pack]

You should review the history of the Air cooled Franklin automotive company. It was revolutionary in the early 1900s but went defunct in the depression

[DaewooLanos]

Hi Ed, a little info about Holden and Toyota in regards to the Button Plan:

We had both Holden Novas and Toyota Corollas at the same time. We also had the Toyota Camry and the Holden Apollo as well.
The only noticable differences between Corollas/Novas, and Camrys/Apollos were the grilles, with the 'Holdens' having split grilles and the Toyotas a regular one.
We also had the Toyota Lexcen, a rebadged Holden Commodore (VN to VS) to even this strangeness out, but it never sold well.

[IntergalacticBinman]

Never thought I'd see anyone finding a Jensen S-V8 in the wild! Also never saw just how shoddy the build quality was, you could land a passenger jet in those panel gaps

[stephenbacks]

In the US, we had the Excel Pony, which looked totally different. I worked in auto parts at the time, and the plastic carbs, plastic radiator, cooling fan switch and CV axles became known as the Hyundai survival kit.

[Kreativmoorabbel]

I never realized that the Saab 9-4X's headlights were tinted blue, that looks really strange! :0