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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #925 on: June 01, 2010, 03:40:15 PM »
Bennet Drag Car and MCC Smart Fortwo
Both cars have front and rear tires of different sizes.



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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #926 on: June 01, 2010, 04:07:20 PM »
MCC Smart Fortwo and Smart Roadster.
Both have a 'Tridion safety cell'

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #927 on: June 01, 2010, 06:33:18 PM »
Smart Roadster and Mc Laren MP4/2

Both makes are related to Swiss watch manufacturers.
Smart was founded by Nicholas Hayek, the maker of Swatch watches.
Mc Laren was part of the TAG group, who also makes TAG-Heuer watches.


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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #928 on: June 07, 2010, 05:32:27 PM »
Mc Laren MP4/2 and the Renault F1 V6 turbo

Both cars where owned by F1  teams who in that time had a connection to brake suplier Messier-Bugatti wich pioneered the use of carbon brakes in F1 in 1983, when they equipped both Renault and McLaren.


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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #929 on: June 09, 2010, 02:34:06 AM »
Renault F1 V6 turbo ( I'm going with the '83 because of the pic ) and the BRM P83.

The engines that were used in both of these Formula 1 racecars were also supplied to Lotus to use in their Formula 1 cars of the period.

(Renault Turbo V6 and BRM H16)

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #930 on: June 14, 2010, 06:31:35 PM »
One week is gone...are we close to a solution?

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #931 on: June 15, 2010, 03:27:21 AM »
BRM P83 and the Lola T332

Each was developed for one series (F1 and F5000, respectively) and re purposed for another series (F5000 and Can-Am, respectively)
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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #932 on: June 25, 2010, 03:45:43 AM »
Lola T332 and Lotus Eleven.

Both very succesfull racingcars of which, beside the works built cars ( about 36 332's and 271 Elevens), an unknown number of Replicas and Kits were built.
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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #933 on: June 25, 2010, 05:17:16 AM »
..and another original one!
Good!

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #934 on: July 03, 2010, 04:47:23 PM »
Lotus Eleven and  what car?   why?

It seems we will have a winner soon...or not?

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #935 on: July 03, 2010, 05:41:06 PM »
Lotus Eleven and the Bugatti Type 35C

Both cars are known as "most succesful race car'' by these manufactures

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #936 on: July 04, 2010, 04:15:15 PM »
Bugatti 35 and Simca Versailles.


Both cars were first made with a 8-cylinder engine and later had a 4-cylinder version (Bugatti 37 and Simca Ariane)

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #937 on: July 04, 2010, 04:23:32 PM »
Good!
Time for a summary:

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #938 on: July 04, 2010, 04:26:21 PM »
BADGES
both manufacturers have a badge featuring the coat of arms of their cities of origin
both manufacturers have a badge featuring firearms
both manufacturers have a badge featuring twice the same letter (M)
BODY
both cars are coachbuilt specials based on a popular production car from a different continent
Both cars are factory-built 2-door pillarless coupes based on the regular 4-door sedan model
both cars are missing of a part (lights)
both cars are pick up versions of sedans also being offered
both cars are said to be Reverse Engineered from their originals
both cars are woodies
both cars are handbuilt two seater convertible cars from the same year
both cars feature hand-cut tires featuring the carmaker's logo
both cars had a rear wing that put its downforce straight onto the rear uprights
both cars had outside door hinges
both cars have a coachbuilt version of the same design (Savonuzzi's Supersonic)
both cars have a fibreglass body
both cars have a carbon fiber body and are electric powered
both cars have front and rear tires of different sizes
both cars have a 'Tridion safety cell'
both cars were the first cars with fibreglass bodies made by their manufacturers and designed by the same man
both cars have a luggage compartment above the (underfloor) engine
both cars have devices to aid aerodynamics
both cars have different (asymmetrical) side views
both cars have hidden headlight that were opened mechanically
both cars have not a bootlid
both cars have the same body style elements
both cars have the same body shell
Borh cars have a third front seat
both cars have a space frame chassis
both cars have the same coachbuild body, on the same chassis of the same year
both cars have the same top configuration
both cars have the same type of doors
both cars have an increased wheelbase to improve the handling
both cars have the driver position in the center in front of the Front Axle Centerline
Both cars started out as a convertible, and got modified with a metal roof later
both cars were introduced with bodies made of a lightweight material, and then switched to steel
both coachbuilders were official suppliers to the Dutch Royal Household
both bodystyles were the cars to beat in the old Gasser Dragrace classes
both manufacturers had a specific coachwork for a country
COMPANY
both cars were built in a mothballed, decommissioned military aircraft assembly facility
both cars were built in the same city
both cars were built in the same factory building
both cars were racecars built by car manufacturers that also produced Trucks and Busses
both manufacturers are better known for their commercial vehicles
Both manufacturers changed names
both manufacturers had their origins in producing versions of the same vehicle (Micheaux Velocipede)
both manufacturers later on made a car in collaboration with another one
both manufacturers lost factories to the Germans as part of War Reparations
both manufacturers made an unorthodox vehicle (gyroscopic car)
both manufacturers produced the same non-automotive object (traffic signs)
both manufacturers started car production with cars built under license from another company
both manufacturers tried to bend the rules a bit to get then accepted for Sportscar Racing
both manufacturers were owned by tire companies
both manufacturers were part of the same company (GM)
both manufacturers were sued for making knockoff’s
both manufacturies were created as a joint venture
one manufacturer built under license the aircraft engines designed by the other company
one manufacturer built both cars
EVENT
both cars are concept cars\prototype used by books\movies\... characters
both cars are in the same collection\museum\display\show\event
both cars belong to the same collection and are going to be restored
both cars are named after a race venue where they would not compete
both cars debuted in the same event
both cars had a political assassinated in it
both cars had safety heavily criticized by Ralph Nader with lawsuits as a result
both cars star in a film (that bears their name)
both cars were delivered in the nick of time, driven by one or more of its engineers
both cars were in the same list (of an international beauty contest)
both cars were saved by the same buyer
both cars won International competitions driven by their constructors
both cars won the same award
both cars won the same race (Monaco)
both cars won the same race the same number of times in a row
Both cars cracked on the same Circuit leading to the tragic death of both its drivers
Both car where involved in a car chrash while been driven by actors who both did not survive
both cars dominated one F1 season, in the hands of Fangio/Moss, and Andretti/Peterson
NAMES\NICKNAMES
both cars are in museums with a name starting with the same letter
both cars are named after a lady who had a relative who was important in the creation of the vehicle
both cars are named after a mythological flying creature
both cars are named after a snake
both cars are named after a bird and marked their maker's foray into smaller vehicles
both cars are named after a wind
both cars are named after a cartoon figure
both cars are named after daughters of the cars distributors
both cars are named after geographic places (islands)
both cars are named after meteorological events
both cars are named after motorcycles made by another manufacturer
both cars are named after polish heavy metal bands (Hunter and Turbo)
both cars are named after political offices (in the Roman Republic)
both cars are named after the (11th) letter of 2 different alphabets (greek and latin)
both cars are named after the same object\thing (port)
both cars are named after the same animal (wild horse) in their respective country (mustang - brumby)
both cars are named after the engines that powered them
both cars are named after a precious metal object that can be shot using a weapon
Both cars are named in sequential order both chronologically, and alphabetically
both cars are standard production models named after the body manufacturer
both cars have a name containing a letter from the Greek alphabet
both cars have a name containing an acronym that refers to a different company
both cars have a name containing historically contaminated abbreviations
both cars have a name containing only one vowel repeated six times
both cars have a name containing the initials of the company owner
both cars have a name containing the name of the same colour
both cars have a name containing the same initials (HRH)
both cars have a name containing two words for a male person
both cars have a name referring to a lack of light
Both cars have a name referring to a person who tend to use a gun
both cars have a name referring to different manufacturers
both cars have a name referring to modernity (progressiveness; avant garde)
both cars have a name referring to novels by the same author (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald)
Both cars have a name referring to music bands
both cars have a name that is a diminuitive of the make
both cars have a name that is the pronounciation of just two letters (JP - JC )
both cars have a type code shared with a thing\object ( B vitamin)
both cars have the same code name (B11)
both cars have the same name
both cars have the same name in different language
both cars have the same make and model name, both indicative of future production models
both cars share their name with at least one exit /interchange on the US Interstate highway system
both cars were advertised using the same word\words
both cars were produced at factories which were named after the politic leaders of their countries
both manufacturers are named after both their founders one of whom of each co. also prod. cars under their own name before
both manufacturers are named after members of the cat group of animals
both manufacturers are named after metals
Both manufacturers are named after the owner, who were Hot Rodders, raced Nascar, and both teams were active in F1 and Indy
both manufacturers are named after their founders, but with a small change in the name
both manufacturers have the same name
both manufacturers share their name with earlier makes from the same country started the same year
both manufacturers were the car-building arm of a 3-letter company and named after a latin  first person statement
one car has a name containing the other manufaturer's name
one car is named after a circuit the other drove in
one car is named after a vessil and the other is a sea-going car
one car is named after the driver of the other
one car is named after the man who founded the city that shares the name with the other
one car is named after the pet companion of a character that shares the name with the second car
one car is named after America’s famous film city, the other is named after its European counterpart
one car shares its name with the part the other introduced first time
one car shares its name with the actor who played in a movie featuring the other car
one car shares its name with the art movement followed by the painter who paint the other
one car shares its name with the nickname of the other
one car shares its name with the number of cars produced (in that model year) of the other
one car shares its name with the number of one dimension of the other (wheelbase)
one car shares its name with the special version of the other
one car shares its name with the name of the engine of the other
both cars have a nickname alluding to the car's diminutive size, compared to its stablemates
both cars have a nickname containing the same word
both cars have a nickname that is the same in the same country
one car shares its nickname with the hood ornament of the other
the engine of one car share its nickname with the hood ornament of the other
PERSON
both cars had engineers who worked for the same company\model
both cars had the same engineer                                         
both cars reached production because of visionaries born in the same year
both cars reached production though a cash infusion from the same financier
both cars were designed by a designer with a own company and built by another one
both cars were designed by a father and son combo
both cars were designed by designers who started on airships
Both cars were designed by designers who would go on to work on versions of the same car
both cars were designed by someone who was of the same origin
both cars were designed by the same man
both cars were modified by the same man to create entirely new models that initially were not approved by the owners of their respective companies.
both cars were done by the same man, but claimed by another one
Both cars where driven by Italian racecar drivers who started their carreer racing motorcycles
both cars were owned by the same ex-president.
Both cars where produced by a company that was founded by two brothers
founder's relatives were tied to their early automotive empires
one builder worked for the builder of the other car
one manufacturer built the engines for the airships made in the company directed by the other
relative of one builder worked for the builder of the other car
both companies were owned by the same man, in the last year of their production
the builder of the 1st car was a pilot in the 2nd
the designer of one car worked in the design-house of the second
the features of the first car were credited to the designer of the 2nd(L.Brennan)
the same man designed one car and the car which inspired the other
the same man designed some adverts for both cars
the same man drove both cars
the same man owned the design-house of the 1st and was a dealer for the 2nd
the same man was director of the first and founded the second company
the same person designed both their engines
the same person have both cars names in his titles     
PRODUCTION
both cars are the most recent and the oldest versions of a Jeep
both cars are based on a early Ford, not sharing any actual part with the cars they are based on
both cars are succesfull racingcars of which, beside the works built cars, replicas and Kits were built
both cars derived from a prototype made for another company
both cars derived from other cars
both cars derived from the same car
both cars had equivalents in other countries
both cars had later revival projects
both cars were imitated as a children’s car
both cars had modern day reincarnations
both cars had only one official colour scheme
both cars had racing versions built by the same company
both cars have been affected by superstiction
both cars have been replaced by an EVO version
both cars had a prototype build on their chassis by the same designer, in the same year, with similarity in the design
Both cars came out of a model line of wich each manufacturer designed and produced their largest number of different models
both cars were built by Volkswagen dealers
Both cars were choose in their respective countries to use as a Taxi
both cars were later adapted to a rear, air-cooled-engine, cab-over pickup derivative and a military vehicle
both cars were limited production based on production cars
both cars were modified civilian version of a vehicle commissioned by the US Government
both cars were modified longroof Fords with bird names, used as working vehicles
both cars were one-off
both cars were produced for more than 20 years
both cars were produced in the same countries; (USA, Great Britain, France and Germany)
both cars were produced in the same country
both cars were produced in the same year
both cars were produced under licence (in Iran) from other manufacturers
both cars were replaced by a newer model with the same name
both cars were RHD built and sold in countries with right hand traffic
both cars were sold at the same amount of money in different value.
both cars were sold in a later period under a different brand name
both cars were the base for a flying car
both cars were the base for racing cars
both cars were the first automotive products of a company, which was previously occupied with military efforts
both cars were the first of their brand introducing the same body style in the same period (2-door pillarless coupe)
both cars were the first of their brand introducing a braking system in their country (hydraulic-front discs)
both cars were the first cars produced by their makers
both cars were the first mass produced cars in their continent
both cars were the first new model on sale after manufacturers relinquished control to another
both cars were the last passenger car models of the companies
both cars were the product of three countries
both cars were used as police cars
both cars never pased the testing fase an so never entered a official race because of a bancrupty
both companies were manufacturing a model with similar power units at (almost) the same time
both companies stopped production of passenger cars the same year
both companies were building rolling chassis for other manufactures/ coachbuilders to body
one car is a styling mockup that became the other car
one car was the mirror image of the other
the last model of both builders derives from the same car
TECHNICAL SPECS
both cars are made on a chassis specially made for taxi purposes
both cars are powered by motorcycle engines
both cars are the high-output version of a standard model
both cars are racers, built by the same man, that had no cooling system on their foreign engines
both cars first introduced the same feature, one in the world, the other for its builder
both cars feature 24 volt electrics
both cars have a Beetle based replica
both cars have a six-wheeled version
both cars have a transversely mounted engine that shared the engine oil with the gearbox it was mounted to
both cars have an aluminium box section chassis
both cars have an engine mounted lengthwise with the power take off at the front and directed back to mate up with the differential that was mounted behind the engine
both cars have an engine which was not designed to power a car
both cars have an instrument panel that could be reconfigured to each drivers' preferences
both cars have exceptional technical specs
both cars have a 4 speed pre-selector gearbox
Both cars have an open monococ with a rollcage
both cars have one identical dimension (width)
both cars have significant narrower back axle trackwidths
both cars have similarities in the change-speed mechanism (both involve belts)
both cars have similarities in the steering mechanism (centre-point and wire-and-bobbin)
both cars have similarities in the suspension system (rubber torsion springs)
both cars have the same Citroen-patented hydropneumatic system
both cars have the same CV number
both cars have the same engine
both cars have the same engine layout (flat-twin)
both cars have the same mileage radius
both cars have the same position of the engine (rear-engine)
both cars have the same seating layout (tandem)
both cars have the same source of energy (steam-electric-hybrid-diesel-solar)
both cars have the same traction (FWD-AWD-RWD)
both cars have the same weight\output ratio
both cars have the same wheels\disc brakes
both cars have the seats placed on the rear axle
both cars officially wore only Pirelli tyres
both cars used a version  of a "Rope Drive " or " Rope Shaft "
both cars used automatic transmissions despite their racing nature
both cars were available in either front-engine or rear-engine configuration
both cars were available with a supercharger
both cars were available with a Wankel engine
one car was built upon the platform which has become the basis for the other car's platform
one car was the first to use an engine and the other was the first to use the SuperCharged version of that
the engine of one car is the evolution of the engine of the other
the engines that were used in both of these Formula 1 racecars were also supplied to Lotus to use in their Formula 1 cars of the period
UNCATEGORIZED
both are commonly - and incorrectly - referred to as the first of its kind
both have been named as an inspiration for the same car
both cars were GP cars designed to do battle with the Mercedes' of the time and both were recycled versions of another GP race car
both cars did not finish just one grand prix in their year because of transmission falure and still both cars took the championship in their year with the same driver
both were made into soldout keychains by same company
both companies gave out Stock Certificates
both cars set records for highest amount paid at auctions
both cars share the same supplier in fuel and tires
both cars have the same sponsor
both BMW powered Gr6 Sports cars, former Road Track race cars, European Hillclimb Championships winners with same pilot
one car commenced production the same date the second appeared on a magazine's ads
one car inspired the other
one is a hot rod tribute to the other one
both makes are related to Swiss watch manufacturers
both cars were developed for one series and re purposed for another series
both cars where owned by F1  teams who had a connection to the same suplier wich pioneered the use of carbon brakes, when they equipped both Renault and McLaren
the same object was designed by the designer of 1st car and inspired the design of the 2nd
both cars are known as "most succesful race car'' by these manufactures
both cars were first made with a 8-cylinder engine and later had a 4-cylinder version
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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #939 on: July 04, 2010, 05:17:46 PM »
Simca Versailles and Range Rover.

Both were cars that were powered by an engine that was designed by one of the "big three" which ended up the property of an other one of the big three,
because of of deals and mergers with non US car companies.

The Simca had a licence built Ford V8 60, which though Simca became the property of Chrysler.

The Rover had a licence built Buick 215, which through BMW became the property of Ford.


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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #940 on: July 04, 2010, 05:25:56 PM »
Wow, just wow!

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #941 on: July 05, 2010, 08:03:58 AM »
One is a bullet-proof car made after an assasination attempt and the other had his passenger assassinated...can you define better you idea?
Since the last one is a Range Rover and not the Popemobile version, you can use a common Continental, using 'both models had a version ...etc...'

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #942 on: July 05, 2010, 03:27:03 PM »
hmm yes looking back it's not really a very real connection. I will edit my previous post with a different car (on a similar theme)

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #943 on: July 05, 2010, 03:33:47 PM »
Right lets try this:

Range-Rover > Citroen DS

Connection: Examples of both cars have (potentially) saved the lives of heads of state;

In 1981, a special bullet-proof Range-Rover 'popemobile' was built to project pope John Paul II after the assassination attempt the previous year.

in 1962, the Citroen DS carrying Charles De Gaulle was attacked, and the unique suspension design allowed the car to escape at high speed even after the tired had been shot out

How's that?

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #944 on: July 05, 2010, 04:31:55 PM »
Citroen DS and Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing.

Both bodyshapes have been used as full size, non functional pieces of art.

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #945 on: July 06, 2010, 04:10:44 AM »
Mercedes-Benz 300SL and Triumph GT6 Mk1.
Both cars had the notorious swing-axle rear suspension, which led to frequent backwards trips into hedges (allegedly, since I've never driven either car!) due to the whole rear-end jacking up on lift-off in mid-corner (known, I believe, as extreme lift-off oversteer!)
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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #946 on: July 06, 2010, 04:32:38 AM »
Triumph GT6 Mk1 and Lotus 7 series 2.

Both used the front uprights originally designed for the Standard 8 and 10 , which were used on many UK built single seaters, and specials.

( they were so perfect for the job, it seems almost all of them used these...)

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #947 on: July 06, 2010, 02:03:08 PM »
Mercedes-Benz 300SL and Triumph GT6 Mk1.
Both cars had the notorious swing-axle rear suspension, which led to frequent backwards trips into hedges (allegedly, since I've never driven either car!) due to the whole rear-end jacking up on lift-off in mid-corner (known, I believe, as extreme lift-off oversteer!)

Well I don't know about the 300SL, but here is someone I know doing just that to his GT6!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx22_M8Cym4

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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #948 on: July 06, 2010, 04:15:45 PM »
Mercedes-Benz 300SL and Triumph GT6 Mk1.
Both cars had the notorious swing-axle rear suspension, which led to frequent backwards trips into hedges (allegedly, since I've never driven either car!) due to the whole rear-end jacking up on lift-off in mid-corner (known, I believe, as extreme lift-off oversteer!)

Well I don't know about the 300SL, but here is someone I know doing just that to his GT6!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx22_M8Cym4

Lifting off, going over a hump, into the corner fast...

No wonder it bit him.

An early Mini wouldn't have reacted well to that kind of treatment either...



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Re: Neverending Chain
« Reply #949 on: July 21, 2010, 03:25:17 PM »
One connection today or it will be solved!