I am looking for ideas for a distinctive trailer to rum behind minis. I don' t want to spend a fortune and it needs to be realistically doable.
Whats everyones thoughts?

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Cheers Dave.

Do the semi-common thing with a cut-down rear section of another mini?

Put an A frame and bigger wheels on a Weber barbeque?

Do you want to carry anything? or is it just for looks/fun?

Have a look at a Lightburn trailer, somewhat difficult to find but it would be easy to copy the style.

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1986 Mayfair (998 auto), 1974 S, 1974 Van, 1972 PMG Van

Too many minis

Be aware that the rules for DIY trailers got a bit stricter at the start of November. Basically the main components (lamps, couplings, brake systems, safety chains, chassis and drawbar) need to meet type approvals so it does limit some of what you can use. I'm not sure if suspension is included. I have a half-finished trailer made from the back of a Moke, and I don't know if I can register it now.

https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/vsb1-revision-6-trailers-with-an-aggregate-trailer-mass-of-4.5-tonnes-or-less.pdf

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

I have a 5' by 3'6" box trailer that I use for tip runs, it's built on a mini rear subframe. I worked with a bloke who built it many years ago, then it was left in a paddock for a long time, I paid him $50 for it, and used to tow it behind my cooper. I actually dragged it out of the paddock, put some lights on it one weekend, then through the next week built a towbar for the cooper through the week, and towed it to Sydney the following weekend.. the things we do

It's a brilliant little trailer and it's exactly the right proportions for towing behind a mini (though looks a little silly behind my subaru)






Don't get too down about it Tim, that looks like a summary of the ADRs that have been in effect for many years. I built a trailer of my own design about 3 years ago for towing my cooper to events, I just read through the ADRs document, picked out the bits that applied and built it to suit. It was mostly just making sure that the lights were all visible at the angles they prescribed.

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I currently have a trailer built from a rear subframe with an alloy tray but I am thinking something that stands out more would be cool.

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Cheers Dave.

see, I think having something that is really really ordinary stands out way more than something fancy..

If you want to stand out, make one out of the nose cone of a clubman so that it tows backwards, red LED bulbs in the headlights, working indicators, parkers as the reversing lights if you want to get really fancy... obviously stowage under the bonnet

cops mightn't like it

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Me too.

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1986 Mayfair (998 auto), 1974 S, 1974 Van, 1972 PMG Van

Too many minis

One for sale

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Nice aero.

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