BMW E39 M5 Pickup Conversion . . .
Dec 22, 2006 | 06:28 PM
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BMW E39 M5 Pickup Conversion . . .
Dec 22, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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Strangely enough...I think it's kinda cool. The idea is original and it looks like a blast to drive.
Dec 22, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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looks like its executed clean and simple
which is good
but i have a feeling that some engineer at BMW HQ is going to go crazy and kill someone after seeing these pictures
lol
Dec 22, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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I'm all for "to each his own" but... why???
Dec 23, 2006 | 02:12 AM
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Not my taste but very clean so far.
Dec 23, 2006 | 02:16 AM
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Why ?!
Dec 23, 2006 | 02:42 AM
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From: California
i like it but it reminds me of all the S13/14/15 pickup conversions done in japan back in the day
Dec 23, 2006 | 02:44 AM
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Gah! That's ugly!! That oughta throw some of the physics off.
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Dec 23, 2006 | 02:57 AM
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Thats straight nuts. Then agin he does have a 00 M5 a 04 Gallardo and a 06 Ford GT. But o wait that ute ain't even from his car.
Dec 23, 2006 | 05:43 AM
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From: Miami, Florida
I like it. Well-designed and in good taste (nothing flashy).
Dec 23, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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Dec 23, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
kissbang
Gah! That's ugly!! That oughta throw some of the physics off.
umm, no.
the entire point of this particular car is that they paid utmost attention to the chassis dynamics and vehicle stiffness. supposedly it drives exactly like a normal M5
Dec 23, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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I'm all for "to each his own" - but that is quite possibly the most ridiculous waste of a perfectly good car I have ever seen.
Apparently he has more money than sense.
Jonny
Dec 23, 2006 | 11:37 AM
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When will we see the Ferrari 360 and Lambo conversions?
Dec 23, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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From: Inside
that thing will roll and wobble like no other....
no roof, no in-body stiffening.... wow.