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Aug 12, 2017 14:42:31 GMT
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Can't see the point in one of these at all - a roof tent for a Beetle?! Just buy a tent instead!  Anyone heavier than a child would probably make the whole thing collapse + nacker the car in the process.   What other crazy accessories have you seen? |
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Aug 12, 2017 14:54:27 GMT
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How about
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Aug 12, 2017 15:05:12 GMT
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^ you got me beaten with that one mate!
Any other crazy accessories for other makes or was it just the VW that got them all?
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Aug 12, 2017 15:16:38 GMT
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You could get a similar roof tent for Trabant's back in the day in the GDR
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Aug 12, 2017 15:30:06 GMT
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Plymouth Arrow (Mitsubishi Celeste) tent  I've slept in a Mitsubishi Celeste, and believe me having a tent attached to it would've made it no better! |
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Aug 12, 2017 16:06:39 GMT
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Seen these before. I can't tell you how much I want one!! |
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Aug 12, 2017 16:26:56 GMT
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Last Edit: Aug 12, 2017 16:40:09 GMT by 93fxdl
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Aug 12, 2017 19:38:13 GMT
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Saab Toppola camper backs - just remove the tailgate and rear seat and you're done:  With added 'rear end trailer' goodness   9000s too. Not sure if it's exactly an accessory but the factory Panda Van back end is a pretty neat add-on. Just remove tailgate and bolt on. Factory ones have plastic side windows with locks.   Super cool on this mint 4x4 |
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Aug 12, 2017 19:54:47 GMT
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Aug 12, 2017 20:07:45 GMT
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Now those ones look realy cool. |
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That's supa cool. The Jetson's are alive after all....
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Holden did this as well with the Torana "Hatch Hutch." Genuine option/accessory.  |
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Aug 13, 2017 10:01:29 GMT
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Right, seems like I unearthed a secret tent fetish on RR, but to move on here's another questionable but of unnecessary tat - the bug/fly deflector! What's the point in this?? Unless the fly is travelling right towards the car in the middle of the bonnet it will not be deflected!  |
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Aug 13, 2017 10:13:51 GMT
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You may find, and I'm clutching at straws here, that due to the aerodynamic properties of such a beautiful piece of tat such as this, the the wind is deflected around and above the windscreen, therefore deflecting the bugs too... my guess is that for that theory to work however, the car would have to be moving far faster than it ever could in reality!
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Aug 13, 2017 12:38:36 GMT
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Aug 13, 2017 14:33:50 GMT
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I always quite like Ford's O21C concept with a boot like a kitchen pan-drawer.  I think someone in the design team at Ford obviously had the Corgi Whizzwheels Adams 4 Engined Drag-Star toy as a child!  |
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Aug 13, 2017 14:59:11 GMT
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The in car record player. Apparently the stylus arm spring had to be so tight to stop the thing jumping, you would only get half a dozen plays before your record was worn out  The coat hanger aerial. These used to be absolutely everywhere. Can't remember the last time I saw one  The magnetic spare key safe. Ironically most of the cars that would have had one of these would probably have been able to be started with a teaspoon handle  |
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Aug 13, 2017 15:14:55 GMT
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The Bug Deflector worked very well on my Phase 2 Vanguard over 40mph. Whereas these flew off and whistled past my ear at 55mph.  |
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74 Mk1 Escort 1360, 1971 Vauxhall Victor SL2000 Estate.
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Aug 15, 2017 18:40:10 GMT
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Retro is best!
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