Let's play Name That Car
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abscate
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I rented one in 2009 in Berlin near Checkpoint Charlie. It was a souped up 36 HP model, called the tRabant, of course
Empty Nester
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 XC90-in-Red
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A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 XC90-in-Red
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volvolugnut
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I thought you may have been playing an early April 1st prank about the body, so I checked Wikipedia.
It said:
"The Trabant had a steel unibody frame, with the roof, boot lid, bonnet, wings and doors made of duroplast, a hard plastic made from recycled cotton waste from the Soviet Union and phenol resins from the East German dye industry."
I guess if you crashed, you got a tube of Testors plastic cement and stuck it back together?
volvolugnut
It said:
"The Trabant had a steel unibody frame, with the roof, boot lid, bonnet, wings and doors made of duroplast, a hard plastic made from recycled cotton waste from the Soviet Union and phenol resins from the East German dye industry."
I guess if you crashed, you got a tube of Testors plastic cement and stuck it back together?
volvolugnut
The Fleet:
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
And others.
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
And others.
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foggydogg
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Off by thousands of kilometers, and probably a couple cylinders. 2-stroke bug killer.
Suzulight
https://www.motor1.com/features/229137/ ... st-suzuki/
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
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gnalan
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One way to recycle used cigarette butts.volvolugnut wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 07:16 I thought you may have been playing an early April 1st prank about the body, so I checked Wikipedia.
It said:
"The Trabant had a steel unibody frame, with the roof, boot lid, bonnet, wings and doors made of duroplast, a hard plastic made from recycled cotton waste from the Soviet Union and phenol resins from the East German dye industry."
I guess if you crashed, you got a tube of Testors plastic cement and stuck it back together?
volvolugnut
I bet when they caught on fire they didn't smell all that great.
I wonder if one was sponsored by both Red Bull and Always if it would fly, since they both give you wings.
2001 S60, B5244S, AW55-50SN, FWD (Sold)
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BlackBart
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I read about that thing. I think it was actually on a Jeep or maybe it was a Toyota 4WD truck chassis.
ex-1984 245T wagon
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
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gnalan
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The Toyota Land Cruiser. Pretty interesting, I thought. Here's an article about it: https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsport ... royce-4x4/
2001 S60, B5244S, AW55-50SN, FWD (Sold)
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foggydogg
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Since we're in Rally Car mode...
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69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox