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PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 7:43 am 
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It's an interesting idea..

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1988-Suzuki-Migh ... 2eb058f297

I could see it being useful to move around shells too...( all you would have to do is plug in a rear subframe with wheels.)

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I've always though that the mighty-boys look like honda citys with the back cut of...

Would be perfect for a mini, really, because it's not like you can tow a caravan with a mini. And yes, I'm expecting (hoping) someone to prove me wrong here.


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i find that strange, yet very intriguing...

as someone who has spent a year traveling around in a bus with trailer and dirtbikes on the back, i'm always dreaming of the next trip and keen to see everyone's mobile home rigs.

the best one i've seen was a moke with foldable windscreen... the moke backed up the ramps to the back of a bus, then in under the bed! awesome.

i reckon my next motorhome will start with something like this...

http://www.truckhub.com.au/Tig/UI/Photo ... p=21374000


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What's wrong with a "hitch & go" system, google that sh!t :wink: .

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Hitch-N-Go looks good, but they don't have one for the minis.

Would be ideal, especially if you have no room to store a trailer. Do you need to register them?

quote from the website[img] * Do I need an Engineer?
Hitch n Go A - Frames are engineer certified up to 1900 kgs. [The certificate supplied must be carried with you at all times whilst towing].

However customers with vehicles registered in NSW; are required to have a secondary engineers inspection of the ‘combination’ i.e.; the motor home, A-Frame, and towed vehicle connected and operational.
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woodwormm wrote:

the best one i've seen was a moke with foldable windscreen... the moke backed up the ramps to the back of a bus, then in under the bed! awesome.



I saw something similar with a Moke but it drove up onto a turn table under the bus in the storage compartment.

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In a magazine in the 70's I saw a shortened Moke that fitted sideways under the bus in the luggage compartment. That means the Moke was about 8 foot long!


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there is a caravan built to be towed by a mini .
it shows up at cora lynn car show every year
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There were a few different caravans built for Minis and other small cars to tow. They were not that rare at the time.


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For eg:

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Or even http://www.tab-rv.com/specs/index.php

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EDITED TO INCLUDE:

http://www.caravantourer.co.uk/caravans/victor-mini-caravan.php

**The brochure for 1973 described the Victor as a Mini Breakthrough-Pun intended. **

Then there was The Wild Goose.. ?

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And if a mini can .. why not this car too


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Irish Yobbo wrote:
Would be perfect for a mini, really, because it's not like you can tow a caravan with a mini. And yes, I'm expecting (hoping) someone to prove me wrong here.


Not a mini but close:

http://www.users.tpg.com.au/kb7000/caravana_2004.wmv

It worked last time I posted it, but nor working for me now - can anyone else see a short video clip?

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I can just imagine this happening:


http://failblog.org/2008/07/15/towing-capacity-fail/


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Heh you both linked the same thing :P great minds.

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