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Possibly the best trails car design, does anyone know it ?

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Possibly the best trails car design, does anyone know it ?
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11-03-2022, 11:03 AM
Now resides in the Netherlands, seems to be off the road for a very long time, would love to hear if anyone knows it :-)

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Sorry no idea why its upside down, maybe the admin can flip it for me ...


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11-03-2022, 12:02 PM
ah - if you click on the images, they appear the right way.
It looks quite heavy but very characterful.
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#3
11-03-2022, 08:20 PM
Looks like it ought to be in Blizzards Wonderful Wooden Toys.
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#4
12-03-2022, 09:35 AM
My grandfather used to say "You can't tell a good sausage by its skin". 
Perhaps this car has some wonderful mechanicals under that unusual body.
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#5
12-03-2022, 09:39 AM
If you think that;s the best trials car design, try and get out of it when it stops on a 1 in 2 gradient!
I acknowledge that the wings would be handy for the lunchtime picnic.
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12-03-2022, 11:11 AM (This post was last modified: 12-03-2022, 11:13 AM by Duncan Grimmond.)
It's a bit "camper van conversion in the garage" to my eye, heavy on the varnish. Still, each to his own.
My guess is that it was deigned and built by someone who wanted a land-based rowing boat for a riverbank picnic with Ratty and Mole but not going the whole Toad, Poop-Poop road-hog...
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12-03-2022, 03:12 PM
"I have a punt, 5 wheels and an Industrial Estate propane heater, what should I make?"

I know!!!
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12-03-2022, 05:18 PM
A propane powered sand yacht?
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13-03-2022, 05:13 AM
Are there propellors at the rear?. Maybe for when a polder floods.

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#10
13-03-2022, 06:26 PM
Looks part wooden so possibly have the advantage of floating when it gets really wet but not going to win any design awards.
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