I'm not bitter ................

Another classic 80's whackachow classic If I could only get away with it

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/59548.htm

looks like it needs bigger wheels......
Go for it.

Would if I could ,but I can't, so, I won't
Proper 4 seater though ....................

The interior is Italian kid leather and provides supremely comfortable accommodation for four adults.

So that’s how the Italians get around inheritance tax

[Alpineandy]

It's a Vauxhall with a posh frock.

Try an scimitar (a 3liter capri in a posh plastic frock)
or a Bond (a triumph herald in a posh frock)
etc etc

It's a Vauxhall with a posh frock.

Try an scimitar (a 3liter capri in a posh plastic frock)

The Scimitar was not a Capri in a posh frock....it was far more agricultural than that They had a seperate chassis that weighed about a ton for starters!

The Capri was a Cortina in a party dress
The Calibra a Cavalier
Scirocco, Corrado, Audi TT are all Golfs underneath
The Manta a Mk1 Cavalier
Firenza - Viva
Fuego - 18
15 and 17 - Er 16?

Platform sharing is great for the manufacturers as it means they halve the design costs. New prettier body re-rate the suspension tweek the engine, sporty interior and away you go new coupe with £3000 price premium

golf platforms also used for new Beetle, Audi A3, Seat leon or ibiza, and also the bugatti veyron....

... and just a few more cylinders ???

The Capri was a Cortina in a party dress

sorry tony, but other than gearbox and engines there was little else they shared, inc suspension front and rear, glass, dash and interior trim etc!

Remember there are several generations of each. Both shared same wheelbase, chassis, even wheels were the same on early versions (Mk2 Cortina 1600 E/Mk1 Capri) Leaf sprung rear axles, macpherson struts at the front on both cars, on the later models things were a little different but thats more because Ford declined to develop the Capri as much as the bigger selling Cortina.

[phildini]

That Bitter looks like a Ferrari 400i, they are 4 seater and very cheap!
Did Alpine share its platform with the 2CV?

[Alpineandy]

Did Alpine share its platform with the 2CV?

The A106 used a 4CV (750) parts, but as it was a monocoque and the A106 was fibreglass with a backbone chassis (I think...) they couldn't have used the platform.

I don't think they've ever used a citroen platform....

yup, Renault 4CV was the base of 1st Alpine A106.
AFAIK the Alpine is not at all connected with the Citroen 2CV.

[phildini]

I was only jocking about the 2CV thing.