The Strangest Special Editions Ever | Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- Limited edition cars are dying out, being nowhere near as common as they were 20+ years ago. Is this a good thing, and were any of those old editions interesting?
Note 1: The greenscreen chromakeying is slightly worse in this video than in my other videos. This is because I thought my shirt wasn't green enough to be picked up - I was wrong, and thus had to adjust the settings from what I usually use, resulting in worse effect quality. Sorry!
Note 2: This video was originally titled 'Strange Special Editions - The Good, the Bad and the Allegro'
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My favourite was the Ford Ka MP3, because that's a cool thing the kids are into in 2005, right?
Strong "How are you doing, fellow kids?" vibes!
Also jesus, I wasnt expecting a big RUclipsr like you to have seen one of my videos! 😄
The VW Polo Genesis was made as a 75hp GT and a 113hp G40. I’ve had one of both. They came with 4 upgraded speakers and even an active subwoofer in the boot. Best looking Polo ever made imo.
Really? That's interesting to know, almost all info online focuses on the G40 version. I agree that's it's the best looking Polo, the colour is amazing.
Nope second best… first was the bread van 😉
You just showed up in my recommended..
Great video.. hope the algorithm picks you up
Aw thanks, that's really nice to hear! Glad you liked it
The Sundowner was from an Australian Marketing campaign, GM(H) Australia marketed the Sandman Panel van range and Ford replied with the Sundowner range using their Falcon Panelvan and also the Escort Panel van, this obviously went to Britain but as the Falcon was a rarity in the UK the UK received the Escort version. Basically an upspec Escort van with sundowner decals.
Yes, it made sense for the Aussie market but in the UK hardly anyone at the time knew about the Falcon and Sandman vans, so it looked very odd to them.
Let's face it, that's not the only place you'll find Fila on a Lancia. 😆
The Sundowner was Ford Australia's answer to the panel van craze here in Australia in the 70's. There were three of them, the Escort, the Transit van (running a 4.1 kiter six) or the Falcon with the choice of that six or two V8's.
Looks like Al Gorithm made you one of his chosen ones. Great video buddy. Looking forward to more on this topic. I do, however, have the fast show sketch with the French special edition adverts in my head now!
Thanks for the kind words, I'll have to look up that sketch now!
Great video, but no mention of the many editions of Citroen 2CV, probably just as well.
Also, there were two final runout editions of the Ford Escort here in Australia in 1980/81 - one was the Denim Pack, a 1.6GL with you guessed it, denim upholstery - the other was the 2.0 Sprint Pack, a 2.0GL updated from the previous 2.0 Rally Pack which had similar spec as the Mk 2 Escort Mexico.
I didn't mention the 2CV because I felt that the only truly strange edition was the 007 one with the fake bullet holes, but I thought that was too well-known (same reason why I didn't include the Polo Harlequin, Felicia Fun and Panda Italia '90)
or the run-out versions of the Aussie Mini. Those LS Minis were great. I still have one of the 998cc engined LS Minis in my garage, waiting for me to restore it. It's that metallic blue with darker blue stripes, dark blue vinyl roof (though I have removed mine to fix up some small rust spots). It has all matching numbers and mostly rust-free and original, but because it isn't the 1275 engined model that came out in 1978, it will never be one of the truly sought after ones (although I would argue that the '77 non-1275 models actually gave more "luxury" and style as they had the extra driving lights, the vinyl roof, etc, but lacked the bigger engine and disk brakes of the '78 models.....
@@sean640307 the most expensive and desirable versions of a car are rarely the best, I've found
Well made videos, calm and clear voice, good research and correct information. The amount of subscriptions reveal the value of your channel, even with just 8 videos atm. Looking forward to see what's next!
4:55 The Escort Sundowner is a follow on from the Falcon Sundowner, which itself was a catch up to the Holden Sandman (45% surfing wagon ,55% shagging wagon) all in Australia, definitely not intended for rallying more than wet sand
I've heard of both of those Australian vans, but I included the Escort Sundowner specifically due to how out-of-date it was in 1978/79 - the Falcon and Holden suited the era, the Escort came much later.
@@full-service-history we were still shagging by the time 1980 rolled around XD
@@full-service-history The Escort was not really late to the market at all, as the Escort Van had been on the market as the Mk 1 Escort and the Mk 2 Escort van was the same vehicle, but with the Mk2 front end welded to the Mk1 back end! It was well loved by utilities companies such as Telecom Australia, etc, & florists, or anyone that needed a more compact van than those on offer from the big three. Ford, Holden and even Valiant all had large sedan-based vans on the market, with Valiant being the minnow.
With regards to the Escort Van, though, it hadn't had the same "love" from ordinary consumers with regards to them wanting a van for the purposes of "horizontal folk dancing" in the way that the Falcon or Holden vans had, but the shortness of the bed area was the reason for that, hence why I mentioned elsewhere that Ford created the fold-down flap to address this short-coming.
@@sean640307 this is only vaguely related, but those 'Mk2' estates with the Mk1 back end have always slightly unnerved me, a bit like the VWGolf Mk3 cabrio being given a facelift and sold as the 'Golf Mk4 cabrio'. I may do a video on this phenomenon in the future actually, "Cars pretending to be newer models", alongside stuff like the Peugeot 206+ and Renault Clio Mio.
@@full-service-history unfortunately, we never got the estate versions of the Escort. I guess the feeling here for Ford Australia was that segment of the market was too small to go through the ADR (Australian Design Rules) process to warrant such expenditure. They did it for the Cortina, though, but left the "small" sector to Toyota, Datsun and Mazda who had their wagon versions of the Corolla, 120Y and 808 (& later, the 323) respectively. Interestingly, though, Holden DID tackle that small wagon market with the Isuzu-based Gemini (also available as a van, too)
Ford Australia had no issues moving the Escort Sundowner range here, downunder. In fact, there were "Sundowner" editions of the Transit and of the Falcon van, and intended to pick up on the whole "panel van" craze that had captured the young bloke brigade. Customising panel vans had become a real thing, with all kinds of "shaggin' wagons" lining the streets (often repleat with the bumber or window stickers that declared "if it's rockin' , don't bother knockin' !!!" and similar...... The problem for the Escort was that the internal dimensions were not quite long enough to have a fully supported mattress in the back, so the solution was to have a fold down flap and to use less rigid mattresses! The others I mentioned didn't have that same issue.
My Mum had a 1988 (phase 2) Pug 205 Open edition to “celebrate” Peugeot sponsoring Golf. We were a family of serial 205 owners in the early 90s and it was actually one of the nicest we ever had - the smooth and torquey late-model 80bhp 1.4 with (reliable) electronic choke, sweet 5 speed box and amazing ride quality without being too soft. Not sure how many were made but I only ever saw one other one. They were all white colour-coded, with a green high-quality tweed interior and green pinstripes externally. Apparently Peugeot couldn’t fit a golf-ball style gearknob because VW had patented it.
That sounds like quite a nice spec, like a golf-themed equivalent of the Roland Garros
There used to be a few Jeans Beetles around in the 1980s; I read there were later editions made in Mexico. There was also the Peugeot 205 "Junior" that had denim upholstery.
We also had a local Opel dealer group take a base Opel Corsa B, add a sunroof and some alloy wheels and then call it a Corsa cheetah. As an added bonus it only came in a metallic purple.
A metallic purple Corsa B with a sunroof and alloys (in my mind they're 3-spokes) is possibly the most 1990s car I could ever imagine
If I'm not mistaken the one Polo G40 Genesis in the UK was actually a competition car, VW ran a competition through a brochure they put out. A guy up here in Newcastle still has it stowed away somewhere.
I remember the Peugeot Aztec and Inca versions that were popular in the early 90s
The headrests you showed for the Suzuki Ignus Sport are remarkably similar to those in my Mk II Escort RS 2000!
Yes, likely inspired by it - they both look so great, it would have been a shame to have only been on one car
A chap I worked with had a Crusader, that really was a top spec car in the day. I just remember it had Ghia type plush velour interior. I am surprised that the Cavalier run out special "The Club" didn't get a mention. I think they must have just had a load of white shells left over and then got some one with some crayons to design the interior. The white patches in the seats soon dis-coloured and within a few months it looked like the car and been used to deliver offal
I think I've heard of that one before, but assumed it was a mistype of 'Cavalier Club' since Vauxhall have used Club as a trim level fairly often
Also the Antibes special editions. I had a red Cavalier Antibes edition with red seats.
@@robsterbob580 that was certainly one way to liven up a dull interior!
Loved the walk down memory lane. Misery does love company here in the US some of the special addition vehicles looked outrageous like the Pierre Cardin AMC Matador or the Dodge Street Van that came with a box of decals that you could roll your own! After reading other comments I glad to see other countries can commit social suicide also. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
In Greece, we had special editions of regular cars perhaps more than any other country! The S2 106 rallye was sold with a Gti 16V engine, after the first 2 or so years of production, which was basically a Gti with rallye equipment, or rather lack of, wheels and decals. The N15 and N16 almera (aka Pulsar) were sold with an optional "challenge" package, with bespoke performance headers, a performace exhaust, firmed up suspension, a tune and some badges in the side plastic trim. The mk2 and mk3 Ibiza had a "top gun" trim, with OZ wheels, a JVC radio/cd, a Magnat amplifier and subwoofer, and a bespoke lip kit. The Daewoo Lanos had an "extreme" trim, that included a tune, performance exhaust, Yokohama wheels and tires and ,optional, bilstein suspension. The Mk1 octavia was offered witha "GT193" trim, which was basically a 150hp base car with a full ABT bolt on kit. Interestingly, the GT193 was sold even after the Mk2 was introduced here, as a cheaper "VRS" sporty family saloon option. Finally, and most imperssively, the GD (2nd gen) subaru impreza 1.6 was offered with a turbo kit! The Greek dealers would put low compression pistons, a new ecu, bigger brakes and a sporty lip kit with a wing, creating "the poor man's WRX" with about 180hp. These cars would later become known for really poor realiability, due to the mostly stock 95hp engines not being able to support the extra torque...
Sounds like an amateur rally driver's dream over there! Also haha, the Daewoo Lanos Extreme is probably the first and last time the word 'Extreme' has ever been associated with Daewoo! 😄😄
@@full-service-history Haha true! Up until 2010,when the recession really hit us, hill climb races and rally in general was the 2nd most popular sport (after football), and still today there are at least 2 races for every mountain in Greece. Everyone could build a group N 106/Saxo and go have a crack at it, and in the 80s/90s cars like the 131 super mirafiori or the escort RS were pretty common tuner cars. We even have an F1 circuit, that was sadly never used, due to bad financial decisions...
LOL did you choose your avatar just for that dad joke at the end? That's dedication!
I didn't choose the channel branding just for this video, but the whole end segment of the video was created just for that punchline
@@full-service-history did it come from the mini though? Or just coincidence they look basically the same.
Yea, it came from the Mini originally
I have a poster of about 30 different Mini special editions above my desk, when I was looking for inspiration for the channel branding the Studio 2 caught my eye. I thought it would be a good name for a channel while also being an obscure reference (I love the logo as well, so that's a bonus).
@@full-service-history i think it suits! Good easter egg and subliminal makes us brits makes us feel like we've seen it somewhere before...(well we have but long forgotten and deep in our memories. )
I still have a violent need for the Pinto cruising wagon.
It has a certain appeal, doesn't it? I'll take the Allegro Equipe then 😄
I'm surprised you didn't mention any of the 2CV special editions, like the 007 or the Charleston.
I didn't mention the 007 2CV because I thought that was too well-known (same reason why I didn't include the Polo Harlequin, Felicia Fun and Panda Italia '90). These videos aren't meant to be about all limited editons, just the weird/pointless ones - hence why regular editions like the Charleston and Dolly aren't featured.
I had a citroen ax memphis limited edition.... i mean if you can call a thin rainbow pin stripe down the side of the car limited edition anyway.
I heat gunned it off when I put the gti arches and bumpers on anyway lol.
The Sundowner was originally an Australian Ford idea from what i remember
Renault 5 Flair, early 80’s with glass sunroof, only available in Red, Blue, and White. Also has alloy wheels small roof spoiler and stripes! Basically a TL with bits added but not in the engine department.
Ah yes... This video reminds me of my apprenticeship in Australia during the 80s.
I worked for a Ford dealer where we had the rebadged Mazda 626 & 323 range. Ford sold them as the Telstar and Laser.
We had two different special Lasers, one great and one not so much.
The White Lightening was an all white hatch with fine blue pinstripes on the side and included a locally fitted blow-through turbo kit!😍
Then there was the 'Carla Zampatti' fashion edition... gaudy styling and fabrics on and in an otherwise stock Laser 😏
There were others locally here too of course, none more poorly named that the SVD range from Nissan Australia.
(Special Vehicle Developments)
Sounding like something you'd need to visit your doctor about, they did produce some nice cars.
I will have to look up the White Lightning Laser, that sounds ace!
Most would have forgotten about them (assuming that they were even aware of them in the first place!), but during the 90s I had owned not 1, but 2 Talbot Samba Trios. Denim seats, neon stripes and body coloured wheel covers (which usually fell off), so very 1980s. Extinct now and sold in mainland Europe as the Bahia where quite a few survive.
I think most have forgotten about the Samba in general, not just the special editions! I plan to mention the Talbot Samba Roller and Sympa in Part 2.
There was also an escort denim pack here in Australia but I've only ever seen one before.
I once owned a 1990 Rover Mini 'Racing Green' . Looked just like a Cooper but lacked the power.
My late parents once owned a 1994 Vauxhall Astra 'California'. It lacked any West Coast glamour but still a great runaround though
The Mini Racing Green was released alongside the Checkmate, Sky and Rose editions - I remember a advert from the period with the tagline "At last, the Sixties"
205 forever. That was also a good name for a last edition.
That's a brilliant runout special name!
i remember seeing alot of bonjovi and pink floyd VWs back in my childhood in the early 200s around on German strrets.
Australia had some shockers. Mitsubishi had the "Colt 45" in the early '80s, which is rather funny considering Australians aren't in to gun much. Nissan had the "Reebok" edition of the Pulsar(Sunny) hatch back. Holden had special edition of the Suzuki Swift called the Barina "Sportsgirl", which was a fashion retailer of the time.
But we also had some practicle special edtions, Holden had the Vacationer edition of their Kingswood and Commodore family cars, which included the 4.2L V8, automatic transmission, power steering, air conditioning, cloth seats and roof racks in the wagons. Ford had the family edition of the Falcon which had two tone paint, air conditioning, power steering, automatic transmission and the "centerfold" front seat which made them a 6 seater. Toyota also had the "Getaway" editions of the Camry and Tarago(Previa/Estima) which was basically metallic paint and air conditioning.
Very informational comment, thanks. I shall go through the ones you mentioned and add some to the list for future sequel videos
Hi sir just found your channel and it’s a cracker, im sure your channel is going to blow up and be massive, car stuff seems to do really well on RUclips and the content on your channel is really interesting and unique, good work and you will probably have thousands of subscribers real soon 🤟🤟
Thank you for your kind words, glad you enjoyed it!
I remember the logo for the Cortina Crusader always reminds me of the Daily Express logo!
THATS what it reminded me of! It looked familiar but I couldn't quite place it!
Interesting subject the special editions. I recall many of those in Portugal but also other ones like the Ford Fiesta Newport, Citroen BX Quartz, Citroen Dyane Nazaré (with an interesting logo with a typical boat from Nazaré city) Renault 5 NRJ (the French Nouvelle Radio Jeune) fitting a proper radio and stickers, R9 Broadway, Clio Night & Day, R19 Wind, Citroen AX Spot (the sticker and some different seat fabrics), VW Polo Fox, Lancia Y10 Café, Alfa Romeo 33 Imola, Seat Ibiza Del Sol (much before Honda Del Sol), Ibiza Disco.
Now that's a long comment! I'll go through the many editions you've mentioned and note down the ones I think are weird enough or that I can think of something to say about them. Might not be many of them tho because I have a large backlog as it is, enough to do 2 or 3 more videos on the topic!
The panel vans were sold in Australia till 1998 as the Ford Falcon XH2 ute
Im 28 and when I was at school the Vauxhall Corsa Limited Edition got mocked constantly for the shear number of them they produced. It must have got up to 50/50 split between them and normal ones.
I'll definitely feature that in Part 2, it's an example of an 'UN-Limited Edition' 😄
Jokes aside, I think it was originally a limited edition but they made it a permanent part of the range due to its sales numbers
@Studio 2 well in that case I better subscribe, thanks for that nugget of info
You forgot the Levis/Coca Cola special promo Denim Machine Ford van from 1976. My boss had one. It had a very impressive interior and the paint job was one of a kind. There was also the 1978 Dodge Little Red Express pickup truck😁
The Little Red Express is on my list for later sequel episodes, the Denim Machine I hadn't heard of before. Looking it up now, it seems like it was never sold to customers - instead being a giveaway prize. If that is the case, I won't include it as that opens up a whole new can of worms regarding 'giveaway specials'
@@full-service-history Understood. It was an impressive machine though😁
@@timheersma4708 its impressive in just how over-the-top it was - truly a machine to represent the stereotypes of the USA 😄😄
N465CKD was my actual 205 Inca, great car, dog slow with the 1.8 N/A diesel but great fun to thrash about, foot to the floor everywhere. I own a 205 GTX now, which was another special edition, basically a GT/XS with fuel injection.
Sounds like it was one of those cars that proved the old adage about 'driving a slow car fast is more fun than driving a fast car fast)
When you do a Part 2, my vote would be for the Nissan Xtrail Fat Face
I already have Part 2's list written down and scripting has begun for that video
I'll add it to the 50-cars-long list for later Parts (3, 4 and beyond)
Two more. Fiat Seicento Sporting Michael Schumacher and the Mercedes-Benz A160 Hakkinen Edition. The later had very limited production run. Both are associated to racing drivers on cars which are, well not very sporty.
All are already on the list for Part 2, they were the first ones I realised I missed after finishing this video!
I always thought that the Nissan Navara Long way down edition, a tie in to the Ewan Mcgregor and Charlie Boorman show, was a random one! As was the Die Hard 4 edition 😅
Haven't heard of either of those, I'll have to add them to Part 2s list because I have a segment on movie/show cars!
My dad had a Maestro turbo when I was little and I remember how cool it seemed with red seatbelts, seatbelts that aren't that boring black are always fun
I love the Maestro Turbo, and yes I agree about the differently coloured seatbelts, yellow ones on dark blue sports cars are a particular favourite of mine
Fun Facts. The M. Turbo was a not a special edition and red seat belts were standard in all FWD MGs. I think that red seatbelts were added to other Austin Rover products
@@Ribeirasacra Yes my dad had a N/A silver MG maestro and a Red GM Maestro turbo, both got the red belts, I've also owned an MG Metro and an MG Metro turbo both again red belts, it was an MG thing back then that the hatches all came with red belts to match the interior styling
@@Ribeirasacra but the MG turbo was a special edition of the Austin Meastro, which got none of the bodywork interior styling or alloys that the MGs got
@@Dirpitz I'd say the MG Maestros (and Metros and Montegos for that matter) were more similar to the MG ZR/ZS/ZT of the early 2000s, where they are mostly the same car but with different styling and marketing, sold under a different brand
Just the right amount if snarkiness. Here in the USA we are inundated with easily forgotten "special editions" usually conjured up out of failing sales figures, or to clear out a backlog of already built cars. Mostly tape stripes and the odd interior treatment, they were seldom interesting, and I suspect seldom successful.
I'd love to see sales figures for these editions, as the Cortina Crusader is the only one that I know was ultra successful. I can't imagine sales increasing because of them, but they must have done otherwise there wouldn't have been so many of the damn things!
Unfortunately they themselves weren't seldom.
@@davidhunt6463 yeah, there are quite a few cars where it's almost impossible to find one secondhand that ISN'T a special edition (1st-gen Mazda MX-5 and the facelift Peugeot 106 come to mind)
I still think one of the best Ltd editions was the Nissan Micra wave..presumably it got you to your destination much faster then went "ding"
The Micra was definitely one of the cars with the most special editions, up there with the Mini, Metro, 205 and Fiat 500!
Studio2 was the design studio at Cowley. When I worked at Rover.
Yes, the special edition named after that design studio forms the branding of this channel!
For context, I was trying to think of a channel name and I decided on this because I like the logo and it's an automotive reference, but it's one too obscure for most viewers to notice. It means that it seems original to most, but to a select knowledgable few it's a nice reference.
As an aside, I'd love to hear more about that design studio, I am currently at university studying automotive design, as it happens!
Also if I remember correctly, wasn't Studio 2 the main Colours and Trims studio?
Brilliant. Keep 'em coming!
I once owned a 1983 1/2 GLX Escort .
A sunroof and weird tire and door led monitor thing on the dash and a stripe. That's all.
80s special editions could never be seen without a stripe, no matter how cheap and tacky it might have looked!
the fiat panda k-way with its raincoats in each seats pocket was also a weird one
I'll add it to the list for Part 2
When I was at uni I had a friend who drove a mk5 Escort of some special edition. There was various nonsense her dad convinced her about what made it ‘special’ but its main party piece was a rear spoiler. Which I’m sure probably all mk3-6 special edition Escorts had - but in her eyes was really unique and made it a truly sought after Escort.
Anyway, one night we were all out at a bar and she was getting chatted up by a lad who seemed to absolutely lose his nut over her car being an Escort, ‘the one with the spoiler’
The rest of us realised he must have thought it was an Escort RS Cosworth and had grown weary of her constantly banging on about this bloody car by this point - so we were weren’t so annoyed that this interaction had given credence to her delusion that the Escort ‘shite edition’ or whatever it was called was actually a highly regarded car… It was more the fact that this lad seemed to think someone would drive an Escort RS Cosworth an yet refer to it as ‘the one with the spoiler’ 🤣
Great story! I have no clue what edition that could've been, as you say it seemed like all mk3-6 Escort editions had spoilers
With respect, although the 205 Junior originally started out as a limited edition, after the launch of the 106 and 306, the 205 range was reduced as the model was phased out. By 1994 there were only two specs available, The Junior (with denim interior) and the higher spec Spectre. This reflected the Mini, the Mayfair had also been a limited edition, but sold so well it became a regular model and replaced the HLE. It is also the reason why Austin Rover named many of the limited editions after London boroughs, Park Lane, Piccadilly and Chelsea, with specs either above or below the Mayfair.
Oh yes, the 205 Junior continued in the same manner as the Clio Campus. When I included it in the script for this video, I forgot that it ended up as a trim level! I will likely cover this sort of car in it's own separate video, 'cars that continued on sale alongside their successors', along with cars like the R5/Clio Campus models.
@@full-service-history I think PSA used the name Spectre after the old Humber model, which they must have owned the rights to after swallowing up Chrysler Europe (nee Rootes in the UK). I think that the Campus was Renault's idea of a cheap and cheerful (if outdated) model for people on low incomes, like first time drivers / students. Which made sense as there was a gap in the market after FSO died and Lada couldn't meet EU emissions targets. Skoda having gone upmarket after the VAG takeover.
I agree with you about the Campus models being designed to be 'cheap and cheerful', it's almost as if they were readying the market for Dacia's introduction
So, how did you come up with the nam...... oh 😂
Great video, better ending !!!
I used to have an Austin Metro Studio 2 in British Racing Green. It looked fabulous, and served me well for several years.
Had it been resprayed? As far as I know they were only available in two shades of metallic grey (Nordic Blue/Storm Grey) and black, but I could be wrong - that might just have been the Mini Studio 2
A lot 9f these special editions will be worth a few quid more than a standard one. Factory made and not done by a dealer. The Ford dealer near me had a stack of base model 1L fiesta's in white. MK2
From what I got told they were supposed to be cop cars but the order got cancelled.
They got the body shop to paint the mirrors and bumpers in white and fitted a set of alloy wheels then put a set of bright yellow stripes on them . If I recall they had a stupid name like FUNSHINE.
Sounds about right for 80s special editions, reminds me of the Talbot Samba Sympa or the Metro 1275 Sport
The modern MINI was pretty big on special editions. I like the *Goodwood Bespoke Edition.*
The 2001-2004 Buick Regal *Joseph Abboud Edition* was also quite nice.
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I had forgotten about the 'micro-Rolls' Mini Goodwood Bespoke, thanks for reminding me - I shall add it to the list for future sequels.
I cannot believe you didn't mention the Nissan Micra K11. Loads of special edition models, including the 'Micra Wave'. What wally in Nissan's marketing department decided that was a good idea?
I have two Micra K11s planned for the Part 2; the Hollywood and the Juke (the latter had a red bonnet and red wheels ona black car!!)
@@full-service-history I own a 1991 Micra K10 'Premium' special edition model. And it is the absolute most basic, poverty spec car imaginable. Some manufacturers had a strange idea what makes a 'special edition' model.
Not very befitting of the 'Premium' name 😄😄
Nissan took the rogue and offered the rogue one with a Star Wars theme and you got a plastic Darth Vader head to mount on your desk. Other than the badging and the plastic head it was still just a rogue.
I doubt it helped sales 😄😄
I'll add it to the list for Part 2, since there's already a few film/TV related editions on Part 2's list
I seem to remember another jeans edition.
The Yugo Denim. 😬
I haven't heard of that one! Damn, I thought I got them all too 😄
Another run-out special was the Renault Clio Campus - budget price, aimed at students.
I plan to do a video based around the Campus and similar cars that lived into their successors' lives (Mini with the Metro, R5 with the Clio, etc.)
I had a metro casino sr. Nicer headrests and slightly better wheeltrims. Had a manual choke.
Not forgetting the Jeep Renegade Dawn of Justice special edition
That's currently on my list for Part 2, along with a few other film/TV editions (Hyundai Tucson Walking Dead; Toyota Tundra Terminator 3; etc.)
You missed he greatest run out/special edition, the Ford Australia XC Cobra.
That's a great one for sure, but this video is about weird editions rather than editions in general
In the UK, the polo Genesis was a fairly standard trim and spec, with rather nice tartan seats. There was also a G40 Genesis , which was a competition prize to tie on with band touring. 10? produced, based on the Supercharged G40, in the Purple with uprated sound system, only one in right hand drive. Feel free to look in on the owner's club, clubpolo, if you ever want to check details before recording a video.
Yes, it has been already brought to my attention that it was not exclusively based on the G40, that was a mistake, apologies.
what the heck is a Renault Kwid. We don't have that one over here in France.
It's the Clio equivalent for India, the EV version (Renault K-ZE) is also sold as the Dacia Spring in European markets
Fond memories of my first company car.. a white Vauxhall Cavelier 'Antibes'. Blue & red coach lines, matching seat fabric. Thought I was the bees knees!
And then there was the red Vauxhall Nova 'Cassanova' on the drive at home aswell. Oh the 80's were fab!
Great vid. 👍 with everyone driving identical silver boxes these days, nice to remember a time you could just be that little bit individual. 🚙💨
I always thought 'Casanova' was a brilliant name for a special Nova
Was there a "Supernova"? themed with sunburst type decals and a bit of trim upgrading maybe???
Or a Fiesta "Party" with Champaign, Ribbons and Balloons emojis decals stuck all over it? Hey that could be subdivided into three separate versions.
Or for the Allegro "Ventigo" or "Con Brio" to continue the musical theme with upgraded sounds and stickers appropriate to those musical notation terms? Sorry I'm no musician, but my Dad was.
Sorry again, I've woken up at 0400 again with my brain racing with ideas. Yours was the first thing I saw and it triggered me. Makes a change though as I usually find American posters a pick arguments with about their crazy culture and politics for amusement. They are so easy to wind up 👹
@@philiptownsend4026 I'm not sure about the Vauxhall Supernova (it probably existed tho), but there was a Dacia Supernova in the early 2000s, that was the name given to the facelifted Nova (which eventually became the slightly more well known Solenza). I'll look into all the editions you mentioned, and will add them to the (now incredibly long) list of editions I have written down
The Ford Capri Laser was always a strange choice for a run out special edition in my opinion. It looked like the poor relation to the S model that it replaced . Unless it was offered at much less than an S it really didn't seem to make sense .
I think buying a Capri in 1986 didn't make sense in general to be honest, the Laser was just the tip of the iceberg 😄
(I do genuinely like the Capri, but there was a reason only the UK got it after 1985)
@@full-service-history True . It had well and truly had its day by then and at MG metro levels of performance lol 😆
That 106 headrest look like they broke into a children's bedroom and put their favorite plush as headrest. Also, Renault Kangoo Bebop. Don't know if it fits as a special edition. Better name than the Tepee.
They missed an opportunity to sell branded plushie versions of the headrests along with the car lol
My mum had a Renault 19 Bebop. A 3 door version in metallic blue and a nice funky interior. She traded it in for a boring burgundy Vauxhall Vectra!
@@johngreen6375 I've always loved the name 'BeBop' as a special edition name, it has so much personality
Is 'plush' the collection noun for soft toys?
@@matthewstellmacher4349 I typically use 'plushies', the very few times it comes up - usually when talking about Autoplush Twingos (look them up if you haven't heard of them, they're great!)
"Marbella" 🤣
Is there something funny about the name?
what about Renault clio Mecano (a 90's spanish group band), peugeot 206 playstation or ford focus vodafone?
I hadn't heard of any of those, to be honest! They all sound weird enough to add to the list for sequel videos, though, thanks!
I owned a saxo with all the interior details like on this video it was called an east coast .
Interesting, it's not uncommon for manufacturers to reuse trims and details of special editions but give them a new name, I know Ford was particularly guilty of it with all the special Escorts
I think they did the same with the west coast too .
@@davidmaddison7780 yes, I think I remember seeing a West Coast interior when looking for Scandal interior images. It was the same pattern but in red, grey and green instead of the Scandal's blue, grey and yellow if I recall correctly.
MS-RT is NOT part of Ford - it is a Welsh company that does Ford authorized bodykits and tuning.
Apologies if I made it sound like they are part of the same company. know M-Sport (and MS-RT) are a separate company, even though MS-RT products are sold through offical Ford dealerships.
My mates mother had a mini studio2, I had a cortina crusader
Nice, honestly that would make a pretty cool 2 car garage!
Your forgetting the granddad of special editions to my mind the very first was the Morris minor when it sold a million units the first car to do so and they made about 400 moggy millions available only in lilac with white leather seats 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I know about that edition (and the nice lilac colour - my favourite colour for those Minors, in fact), but I felt it wasn't strange enough for the video - wouldn't exactly fit in with the likes of an Iron Man Renault or a pen-themed Citroen, in my opinion.
@@full-service-history fair enough chief keep up the great content 👌
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy it
Part 2 is here! Link: ruclips.net/video/fbBeeMiclbQ/видео.html
The Allegro Equipe 1750 TC was an excellent reliable and quick car for its day and those like me that owned them loved these cars as did my mates and every time I parked that car anywhere and came back to it there was always people looking at it and in it and asking me about it because not many people knew about these cars back then even though they were all over the advertising hoardings all over the country when they came out hence why I knew about them and wanted one - not many "normal" cars got people interested in them when they were parked or driving etc like the Equipe did. I always thought that the vinyl roof spoiled the Equipe and that was probably why they were rare as probably everyone else thought the same.
@@williamwoods8022 I have seen quite a few photos of Equipes without vinyl roofs, perhaps it was an option? I agree that it somewhat spoils the looks, but regardless it's certainly an attention grabbing car (as you said).
Nissan micra wave or micra Dot was always a funny one
Stay tuned - there are a couple of Micras in Part 2
I would like to have that Isuzu 😁
I think it was fiat who made a World Cup car with football alloys
Yes, I mentioned it in the intro, just after the logo animation - the Panda Italia '90. I didn't include it because I felt it's too well-known, same reason I didn't include the Polo Harlequin or the Felicia Fun
The Hyundai Kona couldnt be sold in my country with that name....😄😄😄😄
From what I remember isnt it a similar situation to the Mitsubishi Pajero and Chevy Nova (although the latter is a myth)?
@@full-service-history I dont know about the nova, but Kona in portuguese means pussy (although the first letter is "c") and pajero in spanish means idiot or wanker...
The myth around the Nova is that it sounded too similar to 'no va' (doesn't go) in Spanish, but apparently they sound different enough for it not to be an issue (idk, i don't speak Spanish)
@@full-service-history It really depends how you pronounce it. But in anyway it isnt as bad as the Pajero. There was a similar joke in my country regarding the PANAIR name. Similar to the Nova, I mean
Peugeot also did the 205 and 309 Look
That name definitely rings a bell, I assume it was just another stickers+badges edition?
Yep, base models with wheel trims and decals, 205 was 1100cc and 309 was 1.3cc, I think they had coloured piping on the seats and coloured bumper inserts
I love coloured piping on seats, it's a small detail but it brightens up otherwise boring interiors
Equipé said like equipment without the ment
I wasn't sure on the pronunciation so I put it through a few text-to-speech programs and they almost all gave back 'eh-keep', which is why I pronounced it that way in the video
@Studio 2 no drama. Its a French word for team. You did good and enjoyed the upload
The fiat sporty brand abarth have made many a special edition :- trofeo pista f595 695 Maserati and 695 Ferrari 695 xsr Yamaha monster Yamaha and there's more after these too proves rover group are not alone
Very true, that Monster Yamaha edition is on my list for sequel videos. I would include more, but that list currently has a LOT of Fiats and I don't want to make it even more Fiat-heavy.
What about panda 4*4
Not a special edition, just a trim level
No Fiat 126 BROWN?
I haven't heard that name in a long time... I'm now very annoyed that I forgot it! I shall add it to the list immediately.
Weird and funny
I'll take that as a compliment, glad you enjoyed it!
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Cordialement,
Glad you liked it!
Then there are the rather useless attempts to turn average family hacks and tradie trucks into "special editions" like the Holden / Vauxhall W427, GTS and Maloo. None have any thing on the superb Suzuki swift sports girl edition!!!!!
Holden's 1971 to 1979 HQ to HZ sandman vans and Ute's came with standard full length headlining, 4.2 or 5.0 litre v8, sports rims, dash, highlight striping and a tailgate decal that screemed look at me. Valiant / Chrysler fired back with the drifter van and Ute's. Ford retaliated with the facon, escort, transit ( and even an F100 could be special ordered from dealers with sundowner motif) The 2.0 litre manual escorts seriously motored and handled well, but lacked the nessesary shag, surf, shag, cruze, shag, get stoned and crash out on a beach for a dawn patrol surf that the big vans became synonymous with. For my part, a Holden fan and one time sandman owner, the valiant drifters and ford escorts actually look the best overall.
The ranger and transit msrt are good
They're extremely colour/spec-dependent in my opinion, but they are at least better than the masses of modified VW T6s... My point in the video was more so that it was odd that MS-RT Transits and Rangers exist but not MS-RT Fiestas and Pumas; the cars M-Sport actually use for rallying.
MG badged montego and meisro
Not a special edition, just a trim level
Jps cigarette capri
While it's a nice special edition, it's not really weird enough for this video (or the sequel videos planned)
Very 'of the time'. I'd like to see a manufacturer try to release a Cigarette themed car now! The Capri JPS was and still is such a great looking car.
@@russellwilcox1180 yeah, probably wouldn't go down well! I think the last cigarette themed editions were the camel trophy land rovers, but I could be mistaken
Enthra......zzzzzzz...... sorry, nodded off there; anyway, "enthralling."
If you don't like the content, simply click off and move on with your day, theres no need to be rude about it.
@@full-service-history Well, I enjoyed it! Looking forward to the next installment.
Ha ha hilllllaaarrriiioouuussss
Wow just WOW how wrong your about Isuzu Vehi Cross , the iron man was named after the marathon not the comic hero !
I never said it was themed to the movies. In fact, when I segued to the movie-based cars at the end of the Isuzu segment, I said "this wasnt the only Iron Man edition, but the others were themed to the movies of the same name", showing that I knew the VehiCross wasn't themed to the film.
VW Harlequin
Did you even watch the video? I mentioned in the intro that the Harlequin is too well known for me to cover it
Nice channel. I like the cool and calm style ☺️👍🏻
Glad you enjoy it!
You need to do another one ,you've missed loads good video to
If you read the pinned comment, you'll see that the first sequel video is planned