You learn something new... - Cars you didn't know existed, until now!
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JPM looks a little on the chubby side! 
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That looks wild.How do they manage to turn that thing if the wheels are that far behind......
With the steering wheel. Just because the cab has crazy overhang it makes no difference to its steering capabilities. Needs a classic Benz on the bed though.
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- BayConRong
good, then slap one of those on there. Well... never mind i just saw the rest of the pictures. they need to be fixed so you can see them without scrolling right.
i would imagine that it's a lot like driving a bus and i was talking with a bus driver that I am friends with and he says he prefers to drive th 35' over the 25' because it is a lot more manueverable.
i would imagine that it's a lot like driving a bus and i was talking with a bus driver that I am friends with and he says he prefers to drive th 35' over the 25' because it is a lot more manueverable.
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How do they get cars up there?
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I'd actually heard about that thing before, Auto Express did a feature on it a few years back. I would offer to scan it for those interested, but it's at home and I'm at uni!
Turbo Lag
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http://www.ford.ie/ns7/foc_van/-/-/-/-/-/- The Ford Focus Van, at first I thought it was just an elcheapo photoshop, turns out to be real.
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There sure are...
Piaggio Ape (pronounced ah-pay "Bee" in Italian
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Nissan S-Cargo
The electric Mega Multitruck
Or everyone's favourite, the Midget...
In reality though, they're fantastic for small businesses. I went to a market today, one of the vendors was a coffee shop selling out of the back of an Ape, professional coffee machine in the back! Another was selling snack foods from the back of a Multitruck. Great for standing out from all the usual stalls.
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lolthere sure are...
Piaggio ape (pronounced ah-pay "bee" in italian
nissan s-cargo
the electric mega multitruck
or everyone's favourite, the midget...
in reality though, they're fantastic for small businesses. I went to a market today, one of the vendors was a coffee shop selling out of the back of an ape, professional coffee machine in the back! Another was selling snack foods from the back of a multitruck. Great for standing out from all the usual stalls.
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the zeder z250
wanting to beat cunningham at his own game, chrysler racer fred zeder had built this 260hp dodge v8, body by bertone, these were sold with two bodies, one for the road and one for the track, four bolts took the body off to swap for the other
wanting to beat cunningham at his own game, chrysler racer fred zeder had built this 260hp dodge v8, body by bertone, these were sold with two bodies, one for the road and one for the track, four bolts took the body off to swap for the other
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Elan
just stumbled across this on wiki, only difference from the M100 was the engine... interesting
just stumbled across this on wiki, only difference from the M100 was the engine... interesting
Cano
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the zeder z250
wanting to beat cunningham at his own game, chrysler racer fred zeder had built this 260hp dodge v8, body by bertone, these were sold with two bodies, one for the road and one for the track, four bolts took the body off to swap for the other
This one is really cool, Hemi and a very cool design, the grille isnt as good but come on, for a private effort, awesome little car. Hemi!
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Well some of those little vans are really ugly, but I suppose if they serve there purpose well and you COULDN'T CARE LESS about appearance...then there the car for you lol!
Peace,👍
Rusty*
I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I happen to like the looks of all those little vans I posted (though I wouldn't call them beautiful, more "interesting" - but then I'm a fan of weird kei-cars and the like anyway) but for small businesses they make a lot of sense. In the UK, who would bat an eyelid if a Transit went past? Nobody, because there are hundreds of thousands of the things. A tiny, curious little van attracts attention (and is cheap to run). I'm seeing more and more of the little things about town centres and I think it's great
Yeah, I knew about the Kia Elan, it was just unfortunate it was never released in the UK. The Kia name had more of a stigma attached to it then than it does now, but for the right price it would have given the manufacturer quite a boost - less sophisticated than an MX-5 maybe, but with exactly the same significance - bringing low-cost, open-top, fun motoring to more people.
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Yes your right, I might of been a bit 'abrasive' with my previous comment.I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I happen to like the looks of all those little vans I posted (though I wouldn't call them beautiful, more "interesting" - but then I'm a fan of weird kei-cars and the like anyway) but for small businesses they make a lot of sense. In the UK, who would bat an eyelid if a Transit went past? Nobody, because there are hundreds of thousands of the things. A tiny, curious little van attracts attention (and is cheap to run). I'm seeing more and more of the little things about town centres and I think it's great
And everyone has a different idea of what looks nice, interesting.👍
I suppose I'm just not use to seeing these little transporters around, I would agree with you on fuel economy. Like who wants a car that is heavy on fuel when its only being used for work?
They would be great for a light duties transporter where a big heavier car is not required.
Cheers,
Rusty*
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The SARD MC8-R, ia the GT1 machine Toyota used between the Supra LM and the GT-One.
Very few people know about the car, most probably because it wasn't that very good. It either didnt finish or did terrible at Le Mans. In 1995, it retired after 14 laps and in 1996, it was the last of the GT1 runners. Finishing 15th in class and 24th overall.
The link i got has a lot of facts and photos of the car. If you look care fully, you will notice MR2 tailamps, that is because its based on the MR2, but with a longer wheelbase to fit the Lexus V8.
http://www.midengine-motorsports.com/Competition/Toyota/MR2/MC8R.htm
Very few people know about the car, most probably because it wasn't that very good. It either didnt finish or did terrible at Le Mans. In 1995, it retired after 14 laps and in 1996, it was the last of the GT1 runners. Finishing 15th in class and 24th overall.
The link i got has a lot of facts and photos of the car. If you look care fully, you will notice MR2 tailamps, that is because its based on the MR2, but with a longer wheelbase to fit the Lexus V8.
http://www.midengine-motorsports.com/Competition/Toyota/MR2/MC8R.htm
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Erm... it doesn't really look much different. Fair enough though, I didn't know it existed until now!
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That's what i was thinking. Maybe it's just the bonnet scoop with questionable pinstriping?
