Cars ahead of their time

[LDB]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news...d6f231#image=1

[JockoT]

The Sierra was the ugliest car ever when it was first released. Little did we realise it was the shape of things to come and now is perfectly acceptable.

[LDB]

I had a Mercury Merkur XR4Ti that I believe was their version of the Sierra. It was a fun car but real life intruded and made 4 doors more important.

[JockoT]

The Sierra XR4 was available here and was a bit of a beast.

[LDB]

That looks a lot like the one I had. I'd like to have it back now, along with a few others over the years.

[JockoT]

Me too. If I could have one car back it would be this one. My 1952 Wolseley 4/50.
Shaft drive overhead cam engine with one large SU carburettor.

[LDB]

I'm not sure I ever even heard of that brand before. It's a cool looking sedan. I like that look and that era.

[JockoT]

Wolseley was set up in 1901 by the Vickers Armaments in conjunction with Herbert Austin. It went into receivership in 1927 and was bought by William Morris. It was a badge engineered Morris eventually becoming part of the British Motor Company which became British Leyland. The Wolsely name was dropped in 1975. The 4/50 was made from 1948 until 1953. Its big brother, the 6/80 was used by the police and all the old movies of the era feature them as police vehicles.

[Draigflag]

The DS always impressed me with it's futuristic looks and clever suspension. Love the way it can actually drive on 3 wheels if you get a puncture. The suspension was so good, it was used by Rolls Royce, some people don't know that.

[LDB]

I like the DS. I've seen one a few times over here but it's rare. It was the lead's car in a show we had called The Mentalist. I'd get one if it was an option.