1988 Honda Acty..

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alorotom

11,909 posts

186 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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What's the plans. Keeping it a workhorse or all out Kei??

Sillyhatday

441 posts

98 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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That's amazing. It's perfect. Ready for daily driving thumbup

Liggle

280 posts

100 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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So cool!

MrAverage

821 posts

126 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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love vehicles like this, would make a love town commuter. or could use as a little business venture selling trendy tea and coffee haha.

an old college teacher had an ape he used to drive daily always got plenty of attention (not always positive mind you).

enjoy it!!!

Jack Mansfield

3,256 posts

89 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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Love the front of this, especially the headlights! Turbo'd 'busa engine I reckon wink

littlebasher

3,767 posts

170 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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When i was a teenager working at a lawnmover repair shop, the owner went and bought one of these especially for me to use (to prevent me from using his modified Cabstar or similarly modified P100)

If you think they're slow unladen, wait till you have a large ride-on lawnmower lashed on the back and a slipping clutch!


JZZ30

1,070 posts

114 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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Love it. I was tempted myself when I saw it on RR

LeoZwalf

2,802 posts

229 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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Cute. Looks newer than it is what with the round lights. It's the kind of thing which hipster popup startup entrepreneur types will go mad for on Instagram. Put some decent company decals on it , grow a mad beard, drive it to Shoreditch and sell deconstructed rustic home made artisan sushi juice from the rear bed. You'll not get rich at all but you'll have like a thousand followers :-P

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

99 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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Yes, I of course love this. Even slower than my Rascal, well done!

Looks in great condition for its age.

As has been said, that is definitely the kind of vehicle that will get you noticed, so if you want to use it for some business it would be ideal, down the markets selling whatever out of the back, or hired out for "events" for some reason.

If I had a pickup version of the Rascal I would be looking to make the rear half of the bed into a barbecue...

Digby

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8,230 posts

245 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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LeoZwalf said:
Cute. Looks newer than it is what with the round lights. It's the kind of thing which hipster popup startup entrepreneur types will go mad for on Instagram. Put some decent company decals on it , grow a mad beard, drive it to Shoreditch and sell deconstructed rustic home made artisan sushi juice from the rear bed. You'll not get rich at all but you'll have like a thousand followers :-P
heheclap

Digby

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8,230 posts

245 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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A friend of mine said that apparently, a store along the lines of B&Q back in the day used to rent these out to customers! If you couldn't get items home in your own vehicle, you just used one of theirs and then returned it!

The Vambo

6,643 posts

140 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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Needs a Scania V8

W00DY

15,467 posts

225 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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Stunner!

Needs a pic next to a big yank pickup.

Digby

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8,230 posts

245 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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W00DY said:
Stunner!

Needs a pic next to a big yank pickup.
Last owner took these for now..







Digby

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8,230 posts

245 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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alorotom said:
What's the plans. Keeping it a workhorse or all out Kei??
Not sure!

I just like this type of thing, but I could use it for the odd workshop run I suppose.

angels95

3,157 posts

129 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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That looks like a right laugh! Also it doesn't look its age.

pits

6,423 posts

189 months

Friday 21st April 2017
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There is no structure to these things though, the front panel is the crumple zone and your knees are about 2 inches away on the inside, we managed to get one running a few years back after it had been sat for 20 years

Vitorio

4,296 posts

142 months

Friday 21st April 2017
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Whats the load capacity on things like these? Can they carry any real weight?

If it isnt worth it as a workhorse, my vote would be putting a V8 in the bed to make it a crazy donut-truck

Digby

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8,230 posts

245 months

Friday 21st April 2017
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Vitorio said:
Whats the load capacity on things like these? Can they carry any real weight?
Actually have no idea.

Probably a few bags of Monster Munch.

Digby

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8,230 posts

245 months

Friday 21st April 2017
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pits said:
There is no structure to these things though, the front panel is the crumple zone and your knees are about 2 inches away on the inside, we managed to get one running a few years back after it had been sat for 20 years
Indeed. Had a couple of Hijets for a giggle. Game over in a prang.