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R50/53 Topless Mini in South Africa

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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 09:19 AM
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 09:27 AM
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But, what do you think that is?? Is it a custom conversion or a factory-built car? And that driver is sort of strange looking (I thought he might have been photoshopped in at first).

Kinda neat but kinda weird
 
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 09:43 AM
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Yeah, it seems a little bit frumpy for a factory-built version. I hope that's not what the top will be like when they go on sale here in the next few years. I'm sure that the car is a blast to drive, but it's definitely waaay below the hardtop in terms of attractiveness.

I really hope they don't do the El Camino/Brat pickup thing. Haven't seen any pictures, but I can't imagine that looking good at all.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 09:59 AM
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I don't know the details.

A friend of mine from S. Africa sent me the link. Apparently it's real. They also mentioned an "S" version.

Looks like fun.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:25 AM
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Someone posted something like this a while ago.. it's an aftermarket deal, by a company in errr... Germany(? i'm not sure..) who's main focus is converting no convertables into convertables... you might want to check out this recent thread, as it seems like the car pictured there is pretty darn close to the production version, if it becomes finalized..

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