Home made pick ups.

18,502 · 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.

18,874 · 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!

2,718 · February 8, 2019

W210 e class estate been made into one over here...

15,065 · February 8, 2019

This lives around here, notice the roof rails on the bed...

I guess it's basically a Maloo.

22,902 · February 8, 2019

Unsuitable for heavy loads......

9,233 · February 8, 2019

I'll leave this here....

12,049 · February 8, 2019

This new beetle based monstrosity i see local

4,010 · 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....

21,110 · February 8, 2019

How about this pile of shit.

18,874 · February 8, 2019

I'll leave this here....
Nash_Rambler_Pickup_(1951)_-_28288636940_01.jpg

Was rather hoping you would.....

17,214 · February 8, 2019

Yep.

This beast was eventually cut up. Front end turned into a car-be-que.

9,233 · February 9, 2019

Was rather hoping you would.....

was that admiration of sarcasm..........

108,849 · February 9, 2019

Not actually that shitty

I beg your fucking pardon.

19,780 · February 9, 2019

I like these.

Home made but with proper parts.

18,874 · 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.....

37,531 · February 9, 2019

I like these.

Home made but with proper parts.

Have you seen how they make those?

18,874 · 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....

1,694 · February 9, 2019

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1976-bmw-e21-pickup-very-rare/20566213

4,348 · February 9, 2019

This new beetle based monstrosity i see local

IMG-20190208-WA0007.jpg

I'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.

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.

22,262 · February 9, 2019

Where's a pic of Colc's current deathmobile pick up?

2,941 · 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:

18,502 · 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.

26,968 · 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.

11,449 · 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 :/

47,186 · February 9, 2019

I like these.

Home made but with proper parts.

I'd never heard of these. Actually looks great!!!

9,235 · 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.

18,502 · 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.

9,233 · February 9, 2019

Where's a pic of Colc's current deathmobile pick up?

Ici........

awaiting collection from Mr exiledtatgatherer.........

5,296 · 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.

Home made pick ups.

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