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MeeneeBoy 04-12-2005 10:16 AM

Alpine Mini
 
Dunno where to post this thread :roll: ... but, but but but :eek: ... What the heck did they do to this Mini :eek2:



An interview with Alpine's car design team
http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/IS...interview.html


























mmMatt 04-12-2005 10:25 AM

Should make a poll as to whether or not it should even be considered a mini anymore :wink:

tradiuz 04-12-2005 01:19 PM

Its a HR Geiger monstrosity!

warchieft2k 04-12-2005 01:33 PM

it might not look like a mini... but it sure does look cool! :thumbsup:

Carlos

VoiD 04-12-2005 02:45 PM

I wonder if you could drive it..

bob204bc 04-12-2005 03:33 PM

That's just ....... peachy:eek2:

ImaVunDerBrah 04-12-2005 03:34 PM

so sad. :cry:

Thameth 04-12-2005 09:58 PM


Originally Posted by VoiD
I wonder if you could drive it..

Yup it drives, they did an episode of RIDES on TLC about the guys who built it. They followed them as they built their newest creation which was a 2001 X5 for Alpine. They showed their past creations which was this mini, they were slowly driving it down the street. It probably has almost 700lbs of extra weight due to the stereo stuff so the its not going anywhere fast hehe.

MINIclo 04-12-2005 10:26 PM

:razz: Blech! http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_2_5.gif

Clover :razz:

blacknblue 04-12-2005 10:51 PM


Originally Posted by tradiuz
Its a HR Geiger monstrosity!

After having seen this "MINI" in person at Hot Import Daze in San Diego last year, I'd have to agree with your assessment.

It really was a bit over the top. :sly:

Brain1.0 04-13-2005 06:56 AM

my question is what in the world do they do with stuff like that when they are done showing it ?? Would someone actually buy that pos ? I would buy it for th eright price just for the electronics :grin:

UUNetBill 04-13-2005 08:41 AM

MINI + LSD (NOT the differential kind, either) = The monstrosity you see above. Ugh.

DVLMINI 04-13-2005 08:48 AM

A lot of that is lighting effects thrown onto the car from overhead Varilite or Cyberlight fixtures with pattern gobos (little steel discs with die cut patterns).

DVLMINI 04-13-2005 08:50 AM

Yikes! Just looked at the other photos. Okay...a little of that is lighting effects.:roll:

Thameth 04-13-2005 08:46 PM


Originally Posted by detlman
my question is what in the world do they do with stuff like that when they are done showing it ?? Would someone actually buy that pos ? I would buy it for th eright price just for the electronics :grin:

Exact same thing that happens to concept cars, either ends up sitting on display for years or gets crushed and recycled.


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