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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: omega3000 on 22 April 2014, 14:38:57

Title: Granny Pick up truck
Post by: omega3000 on 22 April 2014, 14:38:57
Well this one is certainly different  :o

Granada (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/pickup-/151284025096?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item23393b0708)
Title: Re: Granny Pick up truck
Post by: Entwood on 22 April 2014, 17:31:20
If the work done is to the same standard as his ebay description ...........   :-X :-X :-X
Title: Re: Granny Pick up truck
Post by: Keith ABS on 22 April 2014, 19:28:43
  Some years ago there was a Mk2 Granny pick up at Ringwood raceway. It was used as the pace car at the start of the banger races. Driver was always cock sure as he would drift it around the corners with the pack of 30+ bagers bearing down on him
Keith B
Title: Re: Granny Pick up truck
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 22 April 2014, 19:41:12
From the topic title I was expecting an Austin Maestro...
Title: Re: Granny Pick up truck
Post by: r1 on 22 April 2014, 20:02:07
what a pile of scrap/deathtrap

wouldn't but my granny in it





and shes dead!
Title: Re: Granny Pick up truck
Post by: omega3000 on 22 April 2014, 23:31:27
Guess he just had too much time on his hands  ::)
Title: Re: Granny Pick up truck
Post by: biggriffin on 23 April 2014, 07:05:37
Very well put together conversion that, as long as its got the V6 cossie in and a T5 manual,will slide lovely,and be very controlled when diffing roundabouts  ;D
Title: Re: Granny Pick up truck
Post by: omega3000 on 23 April 2014, 16:30:32
My first thought was it would be ideal for a flatbed tow truck  ::) needs another axle on the back though  :D
Title: Re: Granny Pick up truck
Post by: martin42 on 25 April 2014, 14:17:55
Its fugly,saw it in stoney stratford today, i hate it ,sorry but the rear is far to long for a pick up .
Title: Re: Granny Pick up truck
Post by: omega3000 on 25 April 2014, 15:09:56
Quote from: The Mad mechanic on 25 April 2014, 14:17:55
Its fugly,saw it in stoney stratford today, i hate it ,sorry but the rear is far to long for a pick up .

Just needs a few modifications  :D
Title: Re: Granny Pick up truck
Post by: Kevin Wood on 25 April 2014, 15:52:27
Quote from: Emd on 23 April 2014, 16:30:32
My first thought was it would be ideal for a flatbed tow truck  ::) needs another axle on the back though  :D

Wouldn't you be putting it on the tow truck to weigh it in? ::)