otherunicorn

I recognize the front but not the back, so I must have the wrong car in mind.

It was obviously from Brazil, but none of my searches actually found it, despite me concentrating my search there.

The hazards of picking cars that are too obscure. I've wasted too much of my life on this one.

It certainly wouldn't have been in the sensitive 2010s with that rego.

I frequently use the steering wheel position to aid me in my searches.

I played. I simply could not find it.

Well- I figured it was Italian, but that is as close as I got.

Had I seen it from the front, it would have been easy, but not from that angle. I found similar cars all over the place, but the correct one evaded me.

And how many master brake cylinders?

NO HINTS to be revealed in the thread, be they right or wrong!!!!

I couldn't even buy a kit for $30 in Australia.

I looked in every right hand drive country except England. After all, who would put a Rolls grill on something that looked like it was out of Russia or China?

Usually they are available. At least the last 3 have been. And, no, that's not how I find the cars.

I recognized the cylinder head cover... What a way to find a car!

It only took me moments to realized it was Ford F1000 from Brazil. What took forever was finding which variant it was. This one doesn't come up in a lot of search word variations.

Some of their designs look like they took their cues from van culture.

Well, it does look better than Hummer's crappy attempt at a consumer car.

We did a group out-of-the-box Gremlin build a couple years back.

Fine, but which variant is it? That's the part that gave me real trouble.

Even knowing what it was, I was unable to find it with searches (without directly referencing it by name). Yet, last week's I found with the very simple search phrase "split rear bumper"!

looking good.

I had the right idea, but couldn't find it, so I cheated to put my mind at rest. Long enough is long enough!

I followed every Renault/Renault Export or clone/copy/inspired by mustang phrase I could think of, all with zero success. Even searched through museums. Finally, I thought - "I'm forgetting my magic word. If you can't find a car, its from Brazil." Searched for "Brazil Mustang", which brought it up right away. Of course, I didn't actually RECOGNIZE it from the different angle. It wasn't until I spotted the fuel filler that the penny dropped.

You are doing better than me. I've searched this from multiple angles and still can't find the thing. It will be interesting to see how close I got with my assumptions.

My thought was "when did the Japanese ever make a Mustang?" I have absolutely no idea.