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geoberni
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by geoberni » Wed May 19, 2021 3:55 pm
Bit pricey for my liking.... Interesting though.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184845719993 ... SwHKxgpPgE
I'll include a couple of photos so this still makes sense in a few weeks when the ebay page has gone. They're asking £850
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by Monty-4 » Wed May 19, 2021 8:27 pm
Gives me ideas about an EV conversion with a range extending trailer full of batteries!
68' 4-door Saloon, another 'Monty'.
les
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by les » Wed May 19, 2021 9:19 pm
Yes, would certainly turn my head ———— away !!
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by alanworland » Thu May 20, 2021 11:37 am
Wonder what ratio the diff is?
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by Admin » Thu May 20, 2021 11:53 am
I'm afraid that that is laughably costly. I've seen these go for a couple of hundred quid. Any decent one has had the axle removed and replaced with indespension units which can be calibrated for the lack of weight
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by POMMReg » Sun May 23, 2021 1:23 pm
Turn a few stomache's too!🤮
Further investigations uncovered it was an inside job!!
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by Mick Lynch » Thu May 27, 2021 9:09 pm
It gets worse.
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The back end of a MGA had to be worth more than $1000
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by Bowie69 » Fri May 28, 2021 11:01 am
....and another illegal as well.
Even states the build date on the ad!
geoberni
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by geoberni » Fri May 28, 2021 11:32 am
Bowie69 wrote: ↑ Fri May 28, 2021 11:01 am
....and another illegal as well.
Even states the build date on the ad!
Looks like a USA plate and there's probably nothing illegal about it over there.
Can you imagine seeing this on the road over here, where there are rules about unprotected wheels risking pedestrians....
Not a particularly unusual sight over there.
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by Mick Lynch » Fri May 28, 2021 2:17 pm
How’d you even get in that? Rope ladder when you open the door?
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by Bowie69 » Fri May 28, 2021 2:41 pm
geoberni wrote: ↑ Fri May 28, 2021 11:32 am
Looks like a USA plate and there's probably nothing illegal about it over there.
Ah, hadn't spotted that, thanks. Yes, perfectly legal over there, most likely.
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by les » Fri May 28, 2021 3:59 pm
What IS the point of something like that
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by Admin » Fri May 28, 2021 7:51 pm
les wrote: ↑ Fri May 28, 2021 3:59 pm
What IS the point of something like that
What's the point (now) of a Minor? I guess he's just like a lot of Minor owners, wanting his car to express his individuality
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geoberni
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by geoberni » Fri May 28, 2021 8:29 pm
Mick Lynch wrote: ↑ Fri May 28, 2021 2:17 pm
How’d you even get in that? Rope ladder when you open the door?
it can be with some of them....
But there is also the option to both lower/raise the Truck as required (if you design it that way), some kits these days will do it from your mobile phone....
, or have Power Steps drop down. The choices are numerous out there.
Some of the top end Lifting Kits can be $20,000, or probably even more these days......
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by les » Fri May 28, 2021 9:42 pm
I agree it does say something about a guy, running around in a contraption like that !