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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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This kind of made me throw up in my mouth a little...

It's a mutant and should be buried far far under ground and never spoken of again.







 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 11:24 PM
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Wow!
Spy shots of the MINI-Rolls collaboration!!!!!
 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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That's...just....wrong....
 
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 04:04 AM
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While not a fan of such things it isn't as bad as some others I've seen. Looks to me like an easy fix with a new tilt front end.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 05:48 AM
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I think that was actually a Rolls Royce designed mini from back in the day....
 
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 06:18 AM
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add on kit

They made those add on kits for the VW Beetle too. I don't know if you can still buy them or not. I would like it if it did not destroy a nice Mini Classic.
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 07:40 AM
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I've seen them on VW Beetles, too.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 07:43 AM
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I think it's pretty frickin funny... just me...
 
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by galoki
I think that was actually a Rolls Royce designed mini from back in the day....
Apparently it's a custom thing from a shop in California... Looks like a butchered clubman to me. To each his own, I guess... All I know is that if I saw that thing at a ca show next to my mini, I would be ashamed.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 08:13 AM
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looks like a ton of minis in the background of the pics....hope those dont undergo the same tourcher
 
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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To ruin a classic to do it, yes, it's atrocious. But considering some of the other crazy chop jobs that are out there, at least it doesn't burn the retinas with its hideousness. Poor car.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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Maybe I'll get shouted down here, but I find it to be pretty cool. While it sounds like such things have been done before, I enjoy the creativity, making something different. I come from the biker world where some are traditionalists and think that old bikes should be restored and new bikes should remain new bikes while others chop, weld, add, subtract, and transform the oldest or the newest bike without blinking in order to make something different and make it their own.

I think this is a great 'youification' personally (though I hate that term). I'd give it a big thumbs-up if I saw it on the road.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 09:46 AM
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looks like a ton of minis in the background of the pics....hope those dont undergo the same tourcher
I think thats turkey's. He's been trying to sell it for a while.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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That was a popular conversion back in the 60s as was the mercedes fromt end ...............
 
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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Yup... it's official. It's Turkey's.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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Why not just buy a Riley Elf, or at least convert a classic Mini into one?
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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you just have to wonder who and why ? i mean really why ?
 
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