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posted on 21/9/10 at 03:15 PM Reply With Quote
Popemobile goes on sale

Go on tour in your very own popemobile.


mini based hustler 4 kit car on eBay (end time 25-Sep-10 22:04:40 BST)d

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Bluemoon

posted on 21/9/10 at 03:18 PM Reply With Quote
Not bullet proof could be a problem if you drive that...

Only 200 were made (how many!)

[Edited on 21/9/10 by Bluemoon]

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stevegough

posted on 21/9/10 at 03:23 PM Reply With Quote
HOLY........

and the guy selling it says....

"I think it as been registered on No. ATO 157k

but have no v5 and can not find a chassis No.

therefore can not get a replacement v5

never mind you can Q plate it or get a scrap mini and use that nod nod wink wink"

Sounds like a right Arfur Daily!





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Bluemoon

posted on 21/9/10 at 03:27 PM Reply With Quote
linky

eek it's a 1970's design school hang-over


quote:

The car received an enthusiatic reception from the press....




quote:

Hustler to the max: the massive Highlander 6 version, of which only eight were built. The sticker in the window reads "HUSTLER has it!"; in this case, "it" was the V12 engine from the Jaguar XJ12...




[Edited on 21/9/10 by Bluemoon]

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kj

posted on 21/9/10 at 03:37 PM Reply With Quote
The Hustler: not so much a car, more a way of life...
Taken from the ad, what does that say about you the owner?

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scootz

posted on 21/9/10 at 03:37 PM Reply With Quote
The Hustler: not so much a car, more a way of life...







It's Evolution Baby!

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kj

posted on 21/9/10 at 03:42 PM Reply With Quote
How many kids would run up to it thinking it was an ice cream van.





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posted on 21/9/10 at 03:46 PM Reply With Quote
Choir boys were seen running away from it alledgedly.
quote:
Originally posted by kj
How many kids would run up to it thinking it was an ice cream van.

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Humbug

posted on 21/9/10 at 04:02 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Bluemoon
linky

eek it's a 1970's design school hang-over


quote:

The car received an enthusiatic reception from the press....




quote:

Hustler to the max: the massive Highlander 6 version, of which only eight were built. The sticker in the window reads "HUSTLER has it!"; in this case, "it" was the V12 engine from the Jaguar XJ12...




[Edited on 21/9/10 by Bluemoon]


From that linky: "monocoque steel floorpan" - huh???

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Dingz

posted on 21/9/10 at 04:12 PM Reply With Quote
Oooh I like them! shame its not the 6 wheeler, Its the wooden ones that look a bit err different.





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mcerd1

posted on 21/9/10 at 04:39 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by kj
How many kids would run up to it thinking it was an ice cream van.


loads round here, these are the ice cream vans we get....

(also mini based kitcars of some kind)

[Edited on 21/9/2010 by mcerd1]





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Bluemoon

posted on 21/9/10 at 04:42 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by kj
How many kids would run up to it thinking it was an ice cream van.


loads round here, these are the ice cream vans we get....

(also mini based kitcars of some kind)

[Edited on 21/9/2010 by mcerd1]


I think that is the same car.. I suppose it explains how they reached 200 customers ...

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kj

posted on 21/9/10 at 05:44 PM Reply With Quote
That seat look like a site toilet and the rest of the car is just sh*t
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myke pocock

posted on 21/9/10 at 10:01 PM Reply With Quote
Well, I kind of like them.Mind you, some missguided people like the Veyron so theres no accounting for taste.
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Mark Allanson

posted on 21/9/10 at 10:06 PM Reply With Quote
They also did a 6 wheeled 5.3 V12 Jag engined one - try driving that on a mini V5 nod nod wink wink





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scootz

posted on 22/9/10 at 06:49 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by kj
How many kids would run up to it thinking it was an ice cream van.


loads round here, these are the ice cream vans we get....

(also mini based kitcars of some kind)



Ah... the Luca's van at North Berwick... best Ice Cream Van in the world... EVER!





It's Evolution Baby!

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