An elegant sedan from an elegant coupé. Alfa Romeo 1900 1956

FIAT Ritmo Sedan

Alfasud Sprint original and with tail.

Volvo Amazon elonged and restyled with elements from Maserati

Bit of a Jaguar look about it 

RW Chevrolet Camaro 1970 and the same with an European touch: Volvo 262

The rear has a touch of the Japanese styling. 

The Camaro-Volvo mashup is lovely and very Italian looking. 

What if a door-less Mercedes 300 SL?

Targa style, I would say.

Quote from: ysi_maniac on May 08, 2023, 11:33:48 PMWhat if a door-less Mercedes 300 SL?

Targa style, I would say.

I don't think that Mercedes would be as reckless as to not put a safety guard/rail in the gap.

Quote from: McColm on May 09, 2023, 05:57:31 AMI don't think that Mercedes would be as reckless as to not put a safety guard/rail in the gap.

BMW did that with the Z1, which had vertically sliding 'doors', but they recommended that it wasn't driven them retracted.

Needless to say all the poseur owners did just that! 

Quote from: McColm on May 09, 2023, 05:57:31 AMI don't think that Mercedes would be as reckless as to not put a safety guard/rail in the gap.

This is a very good idea. Horizontally sliding?

Quote from: ysi_maniac on May 09, 2023, 09:35:08 PM

Quote from: McColm on May 09, 2023, 05:57:31 AMI don't think that Mercedes would be as reckless as to not put a safety guard/rail in the gap.

This is a very good idea. Horizontally sliding?

That might work. I have seen such a solution on a Rolly Royce convertible that had been modified into an open hunting vehicle without doors, a minimal roof and a foldable windscreen for some Arabian sheik/monarch. Simple steel pipes that slid back into matching tubes in the rear car wings, IIRC above the wheel arches. Ugly as hell, though. Even found a pic:

Jeez that's horrible.
Looks like something i'd have built from recycled models when I was 12.

I hate to think what the twist diagram looks for that thing! But maybe it has a couple of RSJ welded under the floor?