Yoss Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Every so often something awful appears on the ebay tat or one shite picture thread where somebody has taken an angle grinder to some poor unsuspecting car and I just thought they deserve their own thread. Some have been done really well but are still awful. Others are just laugh out loud bad. Here's a couple to kick things off. A lot of work went into this but I still wouldn't want to be seen in it. Most of the chrome trims have been replaced with wooden ones. Even the Rover lettering is wood. This though is in a different league. I can hear the conversation that led to its creation: "Hey Dave, I need a pick up" "Ok Bob, I'll nip down the shop and have a look in the Friday Ads" "No, I need one now" "Err, can you wait an hour?" "Ok, Dave, I'll see you about 3 o'clock then" 45 minutes later... I mean, they actually made a proper pick up of this, how desperate do you have to be to do this. Someone please find me a shittier conversion than this. Asimo, chodweaver, Christine and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Not actually that shitty, this was running about down our way but haven't seen it for a year or so.... I wish I had got a shot of the Bond Equipe 2 Litre that used to knock about Six Dials with a Harvey Frost on the back of it! bunglebus, drivewaymyway, Joloke and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 W210 e class estate been made into one over here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 This lives around here, notice the roof rails on the bed... I guess it's basically a Maloo. Yoss, oldcars and Supernaut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Unsuitable for heavy loads...... Aston Martin, Christine, Scruffy Bodger and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I'll leave this here.... Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, bangernomics, Uncle Jimmy and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 This new beetle based monstrosity i see local drivewaymyway, pauldoubleyou, spartacus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 At an old site i used to admin on, we briefly owned this shit tip. Every bit as terrible as it looked (no, we didn't do that to it, it came like that!) In fact, worse.... The intention was to do up, take to shows and basically be a rolling advert/community car The reality was, it was a deathtrap well beyond rescue. I know, i was stunned too.... Alanism, drivewaymyway, Datsuncog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 How about this pile of shit. drivewaymyway, Vince70, bangernomics and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I'll leave this here....Nash_Rambler_Pickup_(1951)_-_28288636940_01.jpg Was rather hoping you would..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Yep. This beast was eventually cut up. Front end turned into a car-be-que. Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, Aston Martin, Scruffy Bodger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Was rather hoping you would..... was that admiration of sarcasm.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Not actually that shitty I beg your fucking pardon. mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I like these. Home made but with proper parts. Alanism, tooSavvy and Mr_Bo11ox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 was that admiration of sarcasm.......... Admiration. Took a photo of this about 20 years ago and only just found out it was one of yours..... Rocket88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I like these. Home made but with proper parts.Have you seen how they make those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Just had a quick flick through some old steam pics (sorry about the reflections - I have just had to rephotograph them in the conservatory) and found these two... The 'Alf-an-etta was at a Spring A-R gathering at Beaulieu in the 1990s but I can't even remember taking the Zodiac photo let alone when or where it was.... There are some more but gonna have to dig the albums out.... 11001010, Alanism, Scruffy Bodger and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1976-bmw-e21-pickup-very-rare/20566213 Jerzy Woking and 2MB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 This new beetle based monstrosity i see local IMG-20190208-WA0007.jpgI'm assuming that's the one in the Chesterfield area, there surely can't be more than one person who thought that was a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoda_fan Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 That Rover at the top is actually beautifully executed. It was featured in PC mag recently. He has a penchant for Rover 75s and has also done a push-me-pull-you version (yes I know) and a very clever and rather lovely two door coupe. Trouble with the pick up though, like all the others above, is it still manages to look rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Where's a pic of Colc's current deathmobile pick up? Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_E23 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 On the other hand, I thought these were rather a good idea considering they're only £649 and Disco rear floors rot like it's their job: Timewaster, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, Bfg and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 That Rover at the top is actually beautifully executed. It was featured in PC mag recently. He has a penchant for Rover 75s and has also done a push-me-pull-you version (yes I know) and a very clever and rather lovely two door coupe. Trouble with the pick up though, like all the others above, is it still manages to look rubbish.Yes it is. As I said, a lot of time and effort has gone in to it. I think it is supposed to look a bit boaty and it is certainly a good advert for his woodworking skills but I'd much rather have a good ZT-T. I'm rather ashamed to admit, despite it looking tacky as hell, I rather like that Zodiac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I made one a few years ago, always fancied giving it a go so when nobody wanted to buy this I had the opportunity to try. Only room for one by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_5998 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_5999 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0035 by srblythe, on Flickr Our landlord left lots of sheet metal lying which he said he didn't need so I used a fair bit on making this monstrosity. DSC_6007 by srblythe, on Flickr Proton Jumbuck! by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6010 by srblythe, on Flickr I found some green paint that was previously used for painting buses DSC_6214[1] by srblythe, on Flickr But I knew as soon as it went on that I wasn't a fan off it so tried to cover it up with black paint which reacted with it and made it look like this! DSC_6219 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6221 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6224 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6225 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6276 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6277 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6465 by srblythe, on Flickr It died at the end of the road so I ended up giving it to Chompy Snake who A-framed ti away with the Xantia DSC_6902 by srblythe, on Flickr The last I saw was someone using it as a farm truck trying to sell it a short while later. Amishtat, Carlosfandango, barefoot and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I like these.Home made but with proper parts.Ahh... I posted a 'are you serious!!' Youtube linkkie to DIY PU VW (South Africa, mebbies)... Fully made up/parts out of the box. Opinions differed on 'T bone/rearender' survivability... Scored -10 on the 'virtual' concrete block kiss :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I like these. Home made but with proper parts. I'd never heard of these. Actually looks great!!! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Does anyone remember that Calibra pick up someone was trying to flog on ebay for ages? It was local to me oddly, I'll try and dig a photo out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 I made one a few years ago, always fancied giving it a go so when nobody wanted to buy this I had the opportunity to try. Only room for one by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_5998 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_5999 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0035 by srblythe, on Flickr Our landlord left lots of sheet metal lying which he said he didn't need so I used a fair bit on making this monstrosity. DSC_6007 by srblythe, on Flickr Proton Jumbuck! by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6010 by srblythe, on Flickr I found some green paint that was previously used for painting buses DSC_6214[1] by srblythe, on Flickr But I knew as soon as it went on that I wasn't a fan off it so tried to cover it up with black paint which reacted with it and made it look like this! DSC_6219 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6221 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6224 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6225 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6276 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6277 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_6465 by srblythe, on Flickr It died at the end of the road so I ended up giving it to Chompy Snake who A-framed ti away with the Xantia DSC_6902 by srblythe, on Flickr The last I saw was someone using it as a farm truck trying to sell it a short while later.I have to say the shape of that lends itself remarkably well to conversion. Bfg and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Where's a pic of Colc's current deathmobile pick up? Ici........ awaiting collection from Mr exiledtatgatherer......... anonymous user, chaseracer, Dirk Diggler and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Yep. This beast was eventually cut up. Front end turned into a car-be-que.Wow, Martin cut-up the old pick-up did he?Personally I was never a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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