Nonimouse Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 On 1/7/2024 at 9:20 PM, FridgeFreezer said: @miketomcat you'd be referring to Spag's "The Roughest V8Mini Deathtrap In The World": http://www.spagweb.com/v8mini/doris/index.htm And here's the transverse straight six metro at Gaydon: 1275cc and very short stroke. Revved like a B&st&rd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 5 hours ago, TSD said: Knock up a wooden mould, and get someone to fibreglass it for you? Then paint it YELLOW..... Mike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Totally fixed. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I still don't know which secure nuclear waste disposal site you sourced the paint from because I've still not seen anything manage to be quite so YELLOW. Â Anyway - not on eBay, an AI render, but lord I'm more tempted than I should be... @landroversforever I think this matches yours doesn't it? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 No a pickup sorry . That does look brilliant though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Reaaaaaaly tempted, despite how stupid it is... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 That is the best thing you can do to a BMW mini at least it's not pretending to be anything. Fridge when do we start..... Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 40 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said: Reaaaaaaly tempted, despite how stupid it is... To be honest, no more stupid than a 911 in Dakar form, and personally I start slightly salivating when I see one... I'm assuming people have seen this: Safari version of the Ami, pretty similar to the Citroen Mehari. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, FridgeFreezer said: Reaaaaaaly tempted, despite how stupid it is... Add some 74weld portals and sploosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 2 hours ago, miketomcat said: That is the best thing you can do to a BMW mini at least it's not pretending to be anything. Fridge when do we start..... Alas I have promised myself and the boss that the only project car(s) are the existing fleet of Land Rovers... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 2 hours ago, Bowie69 said: I'm assuming people have seen this: I hadn't seen that. And I was quite happy not to... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 19 hours ago, Bowie69 said: I'm assuming people have seen this: If you live somewhere sunny with a beach it would definitely work in the summer season, probably not so much in rainy Basingstoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 4 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said: If you live somewhere sunny with a beach it would definitely work in the summer season, probably not so much in rainy Basingstoke. Agreed, same with the Mehari, some Mediterranean island, Spain, morroco etc it would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TSD Posted February 4 Popular Post Share Posted February 4 I think this would look more at home in Basingrad... And all joking aside, if I could fit in it, I would absolutely drive that on any day it would start. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 It's a good job the postage would be prohibitive, some fantastic toys here for every taste: https://bids.auctionbypearce.com/auctions/29594-the-incredible-royce-g-kershaw-jr-estate-collection  2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156095880825 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 That's really rather nice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Oh that's lovely  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I was going to say it's not cheap, but surely even a cosmetic restoration plus vehicle cost can't leave much out of 12k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 15 minutes ago, ThreePointFive said: I was going to say it's not cheap, but surely even a cosmetic restoration plus vehicle cost can't leave much out of 12k. I actually thought it was pretty good value, especially compared to a shiny, blacked out Defender/90. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I was thinking it's good value for a ULEZ compliant run around  1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 3 minutes ago, CwazyWabbit said: I was thinking it's good value for a ULEZ compliant run around  Having got snagged in Bristols CAZ before Christmas while trying to avoid it, I will be driving LGT through there next time. Not because of the noise and the ~15-20mpg to just wind people up, no, not me, nuh-uh. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Ditto, in the smoky TDI 200 powered series 3. In a low gear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Polaris disguised as a Suzuki: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=7395601253858497&set=pcb.7395619827189973 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 What would be the advantage of something like that over a standard Suz? Tax maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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