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 Post subject: Stretch Mini
PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:26 pm 
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Anyone else seen this yet? If so, apologies.

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http://carsguide.news.com.au/news/story ... 22,00.html


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:49 pm 
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nah havent read that article
havent seen that pic too

i dont understand... two minis nose to nose would be as long as the BINIXXL

it looks far longer than that

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Thats the special promo BINI BMW made for the Atherns Olympics

more details of it's origins and Pics here ---> http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazin ... p?id=12137

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:33 pm 
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that would be well fun! 8)

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:35 pm 
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it seems they have the technics there to build a BINI ute if they really wanted. that'd do a pretty nifty trade with promotions companies.


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that car is in australia atm for promotional perposes, its doing a tour of mini garages in melbourne and sydney, they are making another one in england as we speak!

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:59 pm 
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yep same car - the article i posted suggested it was destined to tour japan and parts of "asia" after the Olympics


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Hahaha I love it! :lol: Need to get me a ride in one of those!


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anyone seen the guy who joined two coopers together as a surprise wedding car for his wife? It was in one of the mini magazines a while back.. He fully decked it out with TVs and stuff too. looks pretty rad


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aussie16 wrote:
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That's wat I need!

You'd have a very sucessful limo business with a pair of them, i'd recon!

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im just hoping thats a removable roof
it doesnt look fully connected

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Just so people know, the guy who made the limo for his wife joined 4 cars together so he could have suicide doors. The above car is not it.


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yea i know it isnt the actuall one but it looked pretty similar..just to give you a bit of an idea.


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It wouldn't be to hard to make a slightly longer van.

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