Not sure if this has been on here before, but I found these photo's on the M-Tech UK Website.
Why would you do this?
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| Author: | d1ck0 [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:27 am ] |
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Not sure if this has been on here before, but I found these photo's on the M-Tech UK Website.
Why would you do this? |
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| Author: | mini1990 [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:29 am ] |
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Yeah I agree, i mean one wheel on the back, that would lose so much of the trademark mini handling. Although it is well made and not some bodgy home job. |
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| Author: | 1310/71 [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:47 am ] |
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There's no explaining the British eccentricity, except to say long winter days with no sunshine, and misty rain for months. Besides, boatails were popular in the 60's. KB |
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| Author: | Kennomini [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:03 pm ] |
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Another way to make their minis rust out faster. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:08 pm ] |
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They do it because 3 wheelers there pay much less road tax than regular cars. 
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| Author: | Angusdog [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:12 pm ] |
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Plus, back in the day (not sure about now), you could drive that on a motorcycle license. In post-war blighty, private cars were very expensive, if you were allowed to buy one. If you could justify a commercial vehicle, they paid cheaper road tax as well. Hence, you could buy a mini van and put windows and a rear seat in, and effectively get a 'car'. It was illegal though. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:22 pm ] |
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Here in Oz back in the 60s you could buy a station wagon (eg Hillman Minx) with no rear seat fitted, and register it as commercial- if you owned a farm then you didn't pay sales tax. 
Then next week you called at the dealer and got the seat... 
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| Author: | Mick [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:31 pm ] |
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Still goes on a little...Motorbike dealers got a stern talking to from the tax department a few years ago for allowing primary producers to rort the primary producer tax scheme which allowed them to buy their motorbikes and quads minus the tax. It seems the primary producers were using buying Harl ey Davidsons and BMWs to round the sheep up... |
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| Author: | Ziegech [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:50 pm ] |
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must have a decent full tank under there |
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| Author: | mini-dunger [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:57 pm ] |
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I doubt it would handle any different. There rear suspension is just there to stop the car from dragging on the ground. it does little else.. |
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| Author: | TUCK3r [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:42 pm ] |
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hahahahahahahaha YUCK |
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