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Title: Imagine catching this on the road
Post by: V8MoneyPit on November 07, 2009, 16:29:03

We have a customer who tries to build a custom Mini each year. This is the 2009 one. Can't really imagine peoples first reaction when they see this in front of them on the motorway  :lol:

Title: Re: Imagine catching this on the road
Post by: Llanigraham on November 07, 2009, 17:07:29

Now how did he manage to keep the original number when that is a "radical altertion" to the original monoque? :evil:

At least you can see he has got red bulbs in those lights.

Title: Re: Imagine catching this on the road
Post by: V8MoneyPit on November 07, 2009, 18:00:45

It isn't an original number for the donor car. The car is much later than '71. So it has an older registration transfered to it.

I believe it had to go through an SVA, or whatever it's called these days. I pointed out to him that it didn't have reflectors on the 'rear'.... his reaction? Oh yes, I forgot those!!!  :lol: It still got it's test though  :shock:

The rear 'headlamps' are two pole stop/tail lamps with red bulbs. I believe he also has red angeleye type headlamps to give an extra tail light.

Title: Re: Imagine catching this on the road
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on November 07, 2009, 23:49:22

There's a couple of Landies about that are built the same way



That's not forgetting that Citroen also tried it on the 'mass-market' with the 'push-me - pull-you' Picasso :D

(http://uk.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTf21kB_ZKGKMA2rtWBQx./SIG=133rpgech/EXP=1257724132/**http%3A//www.domansky.cz/foto-nejprodavanejsi/foto-orig/citr-xsara-picasso-02.jpg)

Title: Re: Imagine catching this on the road
Post by: Mutz on November 08, 2009, 01:39:59

Then there was the MiniMerc and MiniRolls and the streched Mini, roof chopped mini, shortned mini.

Had driven the MiniMerc and sat in the strechedmini ( just a tubular frame with fibreglas shell wrapped round it)

Title: Re: Imagine catching this on the road
Post by: Saffy on November 08, 2009, 09:13:10

Quote from: Mutz on November 08, 2009, 01:39:59

Then there was the MiniMerc and MiniRolls and the streched Mini, roof chopped mini, shortned mini.

Had driven the MiniMerc and sat in the strechedmini ( just a tubular frame with fibreglas shell wrapped round it)

have seen the custom minis (cropped and short) at kit car shows. Had fantasised about making my mini van into a shortened as I do not think one had been done before and it would have looked funky. Then a bought a series1 landrover and got shot of the mini for 50 quid...  had been dry stored for about 10 years previous wit only about 24k on clock :(

Title: Re: Imagine catching this on the road
Post by: muddyjames on November 14, 2009, 15:05:05

I'm not a fan of minis really but this one is COOL

Title: Re: Imagine catching this on the road
Post by: ben-dent on November 14, 2009, 17:59:41

the guy i rent my unit off has a mini shorty (as they are called) will get some pics of it next time it comes out to have more work done on it

Title: Re: Imagine catching this on the road
Post by: eugene on November 14, 2009, 19:08:55

ive seem a yellow shorty around where i live and its bright yellow but only see it in the summer months

Title: Re: Imagine catching this on the road
Post by: V8MoneyPit on November 17, 2009, 17:23:30

Quote from: eugene on November 14, 2009, 19:08:55

ive seem a yellow shorty around where i live and its bright yellow but only see it in the summer months

Does it have 'Noddy' on the side? If so, it belonged to another of our customers.