Topic: SOLVED - What car #340 - 1994 GTD40 Mini Pick-up

[@re]

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[jimjarron]

Well this obviously started life as either an Austin or Morris Mini.  You can't tell which, as, unlike the cars, the van and utility (or pick-up) versions had the same grille, the only difference being the badging and the badge has been removed from this car.  It will be a UK built example as the Australian built ones had the same grille as the passenger cars rather than this one.  Given the sliding windows, it would also be a fairly early example.

I suppose the puzzle is either who did it, or what has been done to it, and that I haven't been able to figure that out yet.

[@re]

Yes, on all your questions!

[@re]

So, Experts - what do you make of this one? Who did this to the poor Mini?

[neilshouse]

This was built in the 1990s by GTD, an English manufacturer of Ford GT40 replicas. It is a GT40 replica with a mini pick-up bodyshell on top.

[@re]

Spot on!

[D-type]

Well, now we know the "What?".  but "Why??"

[@re]

To quote my source, it was built by company GTD, who builds replica GT40s, as a trackday special, just for fun. I think it looks like a lot of fun!