What is this thing?

Found this at my storage place yesterday. Sorry for the crappy iPhone pics. What the hell is it? I can tell you it has a V8 in the engine bay, I'm assuming not original. Couldn't find any identifying badges anywhere on it.

Holy Gasser!

I dunno what it is but it has potential written all over it.

I'm fairly certain that I want that.

Its a death trap is what it is.

bejeebers. looks vaguely renault caravelleish - been a while since I saw one. actually take that back, just yanked my copy of PC out of my backpack - looks nothing like the caravelle on the cover!

IDK, but those guys over on the HAMB would be fighting each other like a bunch of school-girls in a pool full of jello for it!

1959 NSU Prinz

It's a NSU Prinz 30!

Damn DeadSkunk beat me.

Anyway, I'd like one as a small bore vintage racer. That would be rad.

I think I saw one at a vintage race weekend in 1999 at Mosport. I know I've seen a couple of the newer ,"Corvair" styled ones racing, too.

Whatever it is, I feel sorry for the fate that befell it.

Challenge bait.

None of your business. That's what it is.

I had forgotten what the badge said, but y'all are correct, NSU was on the front badge. I can't confirm the year, but I can confirm that this is definitely a challenge-ready money pit.

It's a death trap that's what it is.

Made in "Toonville" ? Roger Rabbit would be proud!

now that's what you call a 'funny' car

spitfirebill wrote: Its a death trap is what it is.

+1 for you and DrBoost. I've seen what Anglias do with a V8 on a drag strip and I don't think I'd want to be near this thing at a track. Probably why it's in storage now.

It's called "sideways at 90mph"

That looks like FUN! Strap me in I'm going for a ride!

from the side veiw it looks like a 1/4 scale 62ish ford falcon

This reminds me of a Nash that i saw with a big block in it last summer at the drag strip. I peed a little just watching it fight it's way to the 1/8th mile.

That would be -almost- the most fun you could have with the last 6 seconds of your life. You should buy it.

ultraclyde wrote: That would be -almost- the most fun you could have with the last 6 seconds of your life. You should buy it.

That's kind of what I was thinking. Many old small sedans needed signifcant brake and suspension upgrades to be safe with more power, yet I cannot stop myself thinking about that little car with perhaps a nice compact but high powered rotary engine (of course I'd use a Mazda, but would call it an RO30 or something).

The world is probably better off for me never finishing my conversion of a Triumph Mayflower to race tune 2.2 TR-4 power.......