So Lex Cowley says: > > The easiest way to describe this vehicle is to say it is a cross between a > Thing and a Myers Manx buggy. The body is completely made from steel, but > has no doors, a fold down windscreen, softop, with a bench back seat that > folds down and turns into a metal tray to carry bales of hay, etc.. around. > The exhaust curves up into the body and comes out of two oval holes above > the rear bumper, to give better ground clearence. There is also an > attachment that runs off the motor and runs a pulley outside the vehicle > that can be used to run a pump, and other farm devices. These vehicles are > becoming quite collectible here in Australia and are starting to demand quit > a price. So why did they stop making them? From the sound of your description, I'm going to have to change my dream car selection to one of these buggys. I wish I could get FTP'd the pictures but I don't have ftp access. :( Cheers! Steven Sacramento, California (80 miles in from the left coast) ;D sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
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