The Only UK Road Legal Example!

[PETROLHEAD]

Hi all

for full details, you will have to pop over to the purpose made subcategory "Arna Cherry etc" where fingers crossed the owners whom i hope will soon join up, will be posting the cars history etc

But purely by accident i stumbled across a mini meeting in a cafe car park on my travels this morning and came across an absolutely fantastic find.

Some avid show event goers and aroc members will possibly already know the car, but with a little luck we'll soon know a lot more about this rarity.


Believed to be the last road legal example in the UK, i introduce

The Nissan Cherry GTi

[alfachris]

Nice

[Fiatchris]

That is very cool. Good spot.

[KevJTD]

i can remember selling those as used cars back in the early 90's. we had a few through the garage where i worked, always thought they were an odd mash up. nothing in the right place or order

nice to see one in fantastic condition. there was one at NAD 2010 but can't remember if that was an arna or a cherry, probably an arna or it wouldn't have gotten in!

[Spacenut]

there was one at NAD 2010 but can't remember if that was an arna or a cherry, probably an arna or it wouldn't have gotten in!

I thought it was an Arna, but it was silver with bright green seat inserts too, same car? Wasn't it entered in the concours (that you won) by Dave Hood?

Agree it was a bit of a poor mix - Nissan had a reputation for rust that was worse than Alfa at the time! But somehow I quite like the Arna...

Lauren

[PETROLHEAD]

I think it was rebadged with the Arna livery to be eligible under usual AROC scrutiny to enter i think the story goes.

a very deserving car i think, shame there were a few cocked noses on the day i believe!

[Spacenut]

Probably the same marque purists that don't consider the Alfasud to be a true Alfa because it was FWD and designed by an Austrian. I could say the same about post-Fiat takeover cars, but obviously these are beyond reproach otherwise the club management wouldn't be given access to free press junkets

[Kegsti66]

I think it was rebadged with the Arna livery to be eligible under usual AROC scrutiny to enter i think the story goes.

a very deserving car i think, shame there were a few cocked noses on the day i believe!

Cocked noses ?? Really

Yes the badge was an Alfa ti.

Here it is.

[Johnboy]

Great find shrew

[PETROLHEAD]

I think it was rebadged with the Arna livery to be eligible under usual AROC scrutiny to enter i think the story goes.

a very deserving car i think, shame there were a few cocked noses on the day i believe!

Cocked noses ?? Really

Yes the badge was an Alfa ti.

Here it is.

Thats the one!


Yes im told there were some members, less enthused by it due to its business partnership with nissan.


I wonder how many of them drive modern alfas aswell as their classics, from the fiat and gm era?

Very annoying!

[Kegsti66]

Hey Shrew, What about next year getting a load of Suds into the concourse on NAD ?
With CAF window stickers.
We may even get Peter to bring his Arna.