sleeektoy Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 What have I done! https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/86616-sleeektoys-1965-daihatsu-compagno/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbeam Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 The right thing! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Excellent move. I didn't know there were any in NZ. I think one of my old Practical Classic mags has a story on one that was restored in the UK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Actually, nothing so lowbrow as PC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sleeektoy Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 WOW thanks @Nominal this is awesome 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Cool! The name and interior/exterior design is obviously very italian. If this is more than imitation as flattery, and there was a design house involved or manufacture partnership, finding bits could be much easier. Not nesessarily cheaper, but probably more plentiful. Dash Switches look like fiat to me (whole car looks like an 850 or 1100 or 1200 coach build!), but steering wheel is more alfa in style 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Neat car, I've never seen one before  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyWithAviators Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 That’s great. I showed my workmate (parts guys at Toyota for over 40 years) and he’s never heard of it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 The separate chassis is particularly cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Whoa! (Sucks teeth). FOUR-stroke! Flaaaaash! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeektoy Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 6 hours ago, azzurro said: Cool! The name and interior/exterior design is obviously very italian. If this is more than imitation as flattery, and there was a design house involved or manufacture partnership, finding bits could be much easier. Not nesessarily cheaper, but probably more plentiful. Dash Switches look like fiat to me (whole car looks like an 850 or 1100 or 1200 coach build!), but steering wheel is more alfa in style This lovely badge on the front guard - Vignale and a Lancia Appia Lusso Berlina Vignale is the closest I have found to it 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vignale According to wiki, Carrozzia Vignale was a coachbuilder in Turin (the T in FIAT) building several FIAT based specials (500 and 1100 models as suspected!) around that time before getting swept up by progressively bigger fish (de Tomaso) and ultimately Ford. Based on the practice at the time, suspect the engine and underparts would be in house Daihatsu, possibly from another model in production, but the body and or interior bits may be alternatively sourced, built or speccced by Vignale, so likely parts bin, maybe from Fiat (sure look like), or maybe a Daihatsu manufactured copy?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Â Â Maybe, the deTomaso relationship is related to the earlier Vignale conection? Â 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRT1TRD Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 I've wanted to import a compagno for some time as they are interesting and Toyota likes to forget about the other brands made some better vehicles before 1966. Daihatsu used that engine during the 70s in rebadged publicas and corollas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRT1TRD Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 You can buy a parts vehicle out of Japan, still quite cheep at present 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Wow. Fuck this is cool. I love these sort of build threads and this discussion thread is already super interesting. Man that 2 wagon is cool too! I just looked up the sizes and according to the wiki gods this little car is close to 100mm narrower then my Imp! But longer. So tiny then. Gonna follow your thread with much interest! And yeah - If it were mine I too would be keeping that patina intact and just get the car safe and reliable + lowered on some widened steelies.  3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeektoy Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 20/12/2022 at 17:48, MRT1TRD said: You can buy a parts vehicle out of Japan, still quite cheep at present  I had my eye on that one but cant really justify the transport/ship/gst etc etc on top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Just found this thread here that will be of interest for you... https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/213970/1967-daihatsu-compagno?page=2&scrollTo=2765734 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 On 21/12/2022 at 21:48, sleeektoy said: I had my eye on that one but cant really justify the transport/ship/gst etc etc on top Trip to Japan to strip it, pack the parts in a container thru Empire.... job done! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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