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recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:24 pm
by nigelr2000
I went for a pint in Norwich on Saturday with my son and we sat in a bar near the river and moored opposite was the weirdest boat I have ever seen. I cursed myself for not having a camera with me so went back today to take pictures.
As can be seen the rear is a Land Rover, the centre is a sawn off caravan and the front is a ...........well i am not sure what it was but the hinges look morris minor although the door handle isn't. What do you think ?[frame]
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Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:40 pm
by MarkyB
I like it!
A green scrapheap challenge boat.
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:15 pm
by stanley0070
nigelr2000 wrote:
the front is a ...........well i am not sure what it was but the hinges look morris minor although the door handle isn't. What do you think ?[frame]
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Looks like a Mini maybe a Morris mini....
But it looks realy good !!!!
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:29 am
by rossrox
yeah i agree, looks like a mini!!! how strange
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:12 am
by irmscher
a mini t think you can see start of the panels
its a novelty
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:14 am
by chickenjohn
Looks like something Top Gear would make, except this one actually floats!
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:38 am
by stanley0070
chickenjohn wrote:Looks like something Top Gear would make, except this one actually floats!
Looks like a motorway pileup 
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:39 pm
by les
What makes you think it's a boat?
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:12 pm
by Dean
les wrote:What makes you think it's a boat?
It's floating maybe?
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:30 pm
by les
In a puddle maybe, it looks to be on dry land to me.
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:05 pm
by nigelr2000
The big blue thing underneath it all is a boat hull, when the tide was coming in Saturday it was bobbing around so its definately a boat. here is another pic to show it is definately floating [frame]
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Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:20 am
by irmscher
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:56 am
by rayofleamington
just to be a pedant - mini flat bonnet (as per 1275GT), not that I know much about Mini's - I'm sure our local mini guru will be along to correct me ;-)
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:02 pm
by les
I stand corrected!
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:28 pm
by nigelr2000
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:05 pm
by MarkyB
It's a good way to get a weatherproof roof with added windows, even weatherproof doors all in one go.
Consider trying to fabricate all the from scratch.
Wouldn't last long if it was getting sprayed with sea water mind.
Re: recycled car bodies & a caravan
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:59 am
by Matt
I think your right ray, mini clubman front end
