Datsuncog Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Wasn't this fine* conversion on the eBay tat/'bargains' thread last year? It's not as if GM didn't design a perfectly acceptable Corsa B pickup, anyway... Aston Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Those ‘Maestro van pickups’ would look really good if they had the roof at the ordinary ‘car’ height rather than the raised van roof over the cab. GrumpyCat, Lacquer Peel, MorrisItalSLX and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Do ya like dags?Practical conversion. Probably a good tow-car. I like this one.The neighbours in your street would 'love it' too. Imagine parking this in your street in 2019, half full of logs and cut up pallets. This is an ancient photo - but there was a very similar model up on bay of eeeeeurgghhhhh - Cumbria region. Had been used as an 'estate' vehicle but now there 's no 'need' for na MoT - blah blah blah…. sad to say - I was tempted! It was up for around £1400 JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Oh yeah, there was this beauty from the 'scrap it' thread and all... Craftsmanship, hey? will16, inconsistant, twosmoke300 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Those ‘Maestro van pickups’ would look really good if they had the roof at the ordinary ‘car’ height rather than the raised van roof over the cab.I’ve an article from Classic Van on those Maestro Pick ups, I think one of them was done for the Forestry Comission. I’ll find out the article when I get time. No idea how to upload it. will16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 On Ebay now....... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk2-Vauxhall-Astra-custom-pick-up-one-off-GTE-spec-8v-alloy-wheels-project/233126630123?hash=item36476e12eb:g:p1cAAOSw4Y1cK-Af robinmasters and adw1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 You know that Megane with a Merc grille thing?Well, some Barrying muppet has done it to a Navara. Oh! Wait... Aston Martin, chaseracer, jumpingjehovahs and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Carlosfandango, HMC, Cardinal Wolseley and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Maxis are significantly narrower than Landcrabs so you can't just put the front of one on the other. That Maxi ute has had an awful lot of work for no apparent reason when you could buy an 1800 ute off the shelf. I'd say the NZ plate is the reason that this conversion occurred - partly because Kiwis like(d) a DIY challenge and partly because up until the late 1980's, cars were not easy to come by, so those that were around kept their value and damaged ones would be rebuilt if they could be. Chances are this Maxi may have been such a case, as it is registered as a Maxi, albeit it a 5 door one in blue/green! Utes are also very useful things over here and up until a few years ago, car-based ones were just as popular as 4x4s. Here's a few other Kiwi conversions I've spotted at Horopito Motors: This one looks pretty purposeful! This Super Minx, not so much. Someone tried a more modern day iteration with far less aesthetic success but 4x4 utes are mega coin here, so I can see why they gave it a go. Here's it's grandad, much better presented and a great example of what to do with war surplus. Seen at the Transport and Toy Museum in Wanaka. mercrocker, Lacquer Peel, Angrydicky and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 'RAC Approved Dealer' We recognise that when looking to buy a used vehicle you want to buy with confidence and peace of mind: Confidence: In who you are buying from That the car is safe to buy (both mechanically and in terms of history) So had this one been subject to their 'RAC 82 point Approved Vehicle Preparation Standard'? They appear to have overlooked something fairly important. Currently on eBay... Awful, just awful...what is the point? £3295 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlandia Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Seen in Sweden Saabnut, mercrocker, Supernaut and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I did a check on the Maxi ute. It was registered as a Maxi from new (1972). adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Yoss and shedenvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_E23 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I bet some of these flop about interestingly as you drive them. They probably don't crash too well either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 This was for sale not too long ago down my way mercrocker and Bfg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-Jimny-1-3-JLX-Terramaxx-pickup-conversion-UTV-off-road-vehicle/352395679445?hash=item520c6b56d5:g:A60AAOSwdA5bOykx:rk:3:pf:0 But... Classified ad price:£12,995.00 Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Talking of Suzukis - how come I havent seen one of these turned into a shit pick up? davocano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Because even pick-up converting people have standards. UltraWomble, Supernaut and hennabm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I used to see a butchered Ami made into a pickup around a few years ago. Iirc Junkman knows of it and hates it.He hates everyone and everything, so there’s no shock there. Lacquer Peel and Bfg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Badger Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-Jimny-1-3-JLX-Terramaxx-pickup-conversion-UTV-off-road-vehicle/352395679445?hash=item520c6b56d5:g:A60AAOSwdA5bOykx:rk:3:pf:0 But... That's a decent conversion though. http://www.kapsuzuki4x4.co.uk/kap-landmaster/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 He hates everyone and everything, so there’s no shock there. The people and things I like far outnumber the ones I don't and there are no people and only three things I really hate. Sadly the Ami Pick Up Ghosty (whom I like) is referring to is among the comparatively small number of things I don't like, but I certainly don't hate it. It's still pretty shit, though. mercrocker and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shedenvy Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 The chequerplate looks gash but there's a lot of win going on with that coupe. The filler cap looks like it was meant to be. catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 No pics but there used to be a red Jag Mk2 pick-up around the Maidstone area about 25+ years ago. Thought it looked terrible even back then. Never got up close enough to see if it was well/badly done or not. Overall, much as I like pick-ups/Utes, from a practical POV, I struggle to see the point of the vast majority of these conversions as they lack one rather essential feature - a tailgate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I believe this still lives at Brooklands Museum, not on public display tho. Yoss, robinmasters and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I used to own this: Seen worse ones done. Phil DVee8, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, D Spares & Tyres and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 That's a decent conversion though. Whereas this is shit https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/suzuki-jimny-pickup-offroad-sj/192820388433?hash=item2ce4fda251:g:uMoAAOSwVh9cX0T-:rk:24:pf:0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I saw one of these for the first time today. Want sure if it was factory or home brew. https://goo.gl/images/SmvErm davocano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I used to own this: Seen worse ones done. Phil Yup - I tried to buy it before you left for US - but was pipped by another on RR IIRC. I couldn't get back to collect with work commitments…. it was bloody lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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