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The Snail spotted!!

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:12 am
by minor_hickup
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Now red and white, spotted by a member of retro-rides!

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:23 am
by tortron
must have a bit of weight up front i am guessing

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:24 pm
by minor_hickup
You'd hope so :D

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:15 pm
by 8009STEVE
Looking at it from that angle, it looks illegal on the body overhang.

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:17 pm
by overider
They should be a law to stop people doing this to Moggys it looks Hideous. :evil: Sorry this is only my opinion. :wink:

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:32 pm
by alex_holden
I think it looks rather cute. Probably nowhere near as practical as a VW camper van, but it would certainly make an impression. Just imagine how much it would annoy Jeremy Clarkson to get stuck behind it on a country lane!

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:39 pm
by overider
Jeremy Clarkson would probably buy it and then try jumping over some double Decker busses with it. Or something to that affect. :lol:

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:27 pm
by minor_hickup
8009STEVE wrote:Looking at it from that angle, it looks illegal on the body overhang.
I thought the same. Did you not have to put your second rear axle in for this reason?

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:45 pm
by Matt
The max rear overhang is 2/3rds of the wheelbase... looks illegal to me too

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:50 pm
by bigginger
Strewth, are we never going to hear the last of this vehicle? :evil:
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:01 pm
by minor_hickup
Sorry my fault!

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:08 pm
by bigginger
Just teasing - does seem to keep on coming back though, dunnit :D
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Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:01 am
by 8009STEVE
Did you not have to put your second rear axle in for this reason
We just decided to make it a six wheeler. Without the third axle, then it would have been illegal on the overhang.

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:31 pm
by paulhumphries
I was hoping any new owner would remove the ancient caravan on the back and restore as a proper LCV.

Paul Humphries

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:16 pm
by ASL642
A moggie turned at the National at Scunthorpe with a large garden shed on the back! Did anyone see that. Drove up, parked went round the back and opened the door - to everyones amusement 2 dogs jumped out!

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:26 pm
by moggiemadman
Lol i aint to sure about the colour it looks like a ice cream van or somthing.Where was it spotted out of interest?

Cheers
John

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:37 pm
by bigginger
The guy who took the pic gives location as "NE11"
http://retrorides.proboards86.com/index ... read=39505

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:39 pm
by Matt
Newcastle then

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 11:13 pm
by eastona
Newcastle then
Gateshead actually :roll:

My Dad works around there, I'll get him to keep an eye out. It looks dreadful IMO, that rear axle looks heavily loaded. Should be called the pig, not snail :)

Andrew

Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:51 pm
by overider
regaliaqueen wrote:A moggie turned at the National at Scunthorpe with a large garden shed on the back! Did anyone see that. Drove up, parked went round the back and opened the door - to everyones amusement 2 dogs jumped out!
was this the one?
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