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Racing Green
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Looking at the photo, I am not sure if it is an Elf Turned into a Ute Or a Ute with an Elf Front ( is that Some sort of hinge set up I can see at the front of the Door ??? )


Looking at the backside pic, you can see it's not an original ute back end. Oh wait a minute, I didn't post the back end.. sorry :roll:

Back end photo

Is this board the closest I can get to the New Zealand mini community ? I'm really after the history of this car !
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It seems it was once an Elf.

http://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=CD6147&search=Check

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Racing Green wrote:
John Smidt wrote:
Looking at the photo, I am not sure if it is an Elf Turned into a Ute Or a Ute with an Elf Front ( is that Some sort of hinge set up I can see at the front of the Door ??? )


Looking at the backside pic, you can see it's not an original ute back end. Oh wait a minute, I didn't post the back end.. sorry :roll:
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Ok Thankyou for the Photo a lot clearer to me Now, Its an elf converted to a Ute I think it looks pretty good
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John Smidt wrote:
a lot clearer to me Now, Its an elf converted to a Ute I think it looks pretty good

Yes, as stated in the topic title :wink:

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Well that was 2008, we're 2011 now and I just got a message from the chap who took the pictures in the end of the nineties. He believes the owners/builder's called Mr.Taylor, the pics were taken at Stratford, central Taranaki, New Zealand. Mr.Taylor had a lot of spare parts for Elf cars, is over 80 years old but still working in his workshop.

Hope to get more pics or info soon.
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i think that ^^^^ looks kinda cool 8)

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at least its not rotting away .

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There's more where that came from: http://www.minipickup.org/forum/viewtop ... 9407#p9407
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not bad a whole lot of work, I have a spare elf shell too
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Oh its unfortunate, but as far as conversions go, and the nice choice of paint....I wouldn't kick it out of the house..

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