As I was meandering through the classifieds I stumbled upon this little gem. After an exhaustive 5-minute search of the interwebs I found but a single site with information on this car. A paragraph actually, so very little is known about it. I figured I would turn it over to you Hoons and see what you come up with. I photoshopped MS Painted over the badges to make it more challenging. Ready? Go!
Name that car
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1985 Minikin, successor to the Freeway. Yeah, I've been watching it on eBay.
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We're all dually impressed. Take 5 Hoon Points and some afternoonScotch for your efforts.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-MINI-MINIKIN-… -
Just beat me, found it on 3-wheelers http://www.3wheelers.com/daveh.html
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curiously that is the only article I could find
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well since the cats out of the bag, I found it here: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=0&nid=443&am…
I'm curious as to how you go about tuning neutral though… -
Yea, that is the only thing I could find too.
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If it has a centrifugal clutch like the Freeway, maybe it's worn out or contaminated, leading to slipping and/or jamming. Freeways didn't have reverse (though some owners have modified them), so I'm not sure what the seller means by a "reverser" but my guess is something like an auxiliary starter motor set up to run the chain drive backwards. Sadly he provided no pics of the drivetrain.
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Funny, I of course thought of YOU as soon as I saw the photo. Why am I not surprised? 🙂
Plus 1 in your crazy column. -
Well, there's a picture of another one here, but that's about it:
http://microcar.org/carspecs/minikin.html -
A Minikin, eh?
Not knowing better, I would have assumed this vehicle was the tormented spawn that would be the lovechild of a Mini Moke and a Messerschmitt KR175.
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I'm flattered, but a full disclosure requires me to point out that I'm only following it, not contemplating its purchase. Much.
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It's all I can do with keeping up with several car.blogs and periodic eBay searches for the one or two cars I might need to buy in the near future. I'll even check out eBay's "Other Makes" every so often just to check in. But how the heck can I keep up with y'all who monitor the entirety of Craigslist, plus eBay's Other Vehicles & Trailers > Other category? (shrug)
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