Cali-killers....

Corradobrit said:
I assume the car has to be winched in and out. What could go wrong...
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Just watched him load the Mini. Hydraulic door, a skip plate frame with rollers at the back is locked into the van. He had to help the frame out, it was sitting angled up at the front but the rails were a bit stiff while he let out the winch cable, think he locked it in the it position. Drive the mini up to the edge and winch it onto the skip plate. It went upto some chocks at the front of the frame, ratchet strap all wheels down. Move the winch hook to the frame and pull the whole assembly into the van and lock it into place.

It was big inside, can take just over 4m.

I thought he should of had a porche 911 in there or a VW Beatle. The Mini was incredible, the last modern chassis available for a mini with a vintage top attched. So it looked very old but all the running gear was up to the job.
 
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CaliforniaPhil said:
Just watched him load the Mini. Hydraulic door, a skip plate frame with rollers at the back is locked into the van. He had to help the frame out, it was sitting angled up at the front but the rails were a bit stiff while he let out the winch cable, think he locked it in the it position. Drive the mini up to the edge and winch it onto the skip plate. It went upto some chocks at the front of the frame, ratchet strap all wheels down. Move the winch hook to the frame and pull the whole assembly into the van and lock it into place.

It was big inside, can take just over 4m.
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Wonder he didn't have a chauffeur or handyman to do that.
 
CaliforniaPhil said:
Just watched him load the Mini. Hydraulic door, a skip plate frame with rollers at the back is locked into the van. He had to help the frame out, it was sitting angled up at the front but the rails were a bit stiff while he let out the winch cable, think he locked it in the it position. Drive the mini up to the edge and winch it onto the skip plate. It went upto some chocks at the front of the frame, ratchet strap all wheels down. Move the winch hook to the frame and pull the whole assembly into the van and lock it into place.

It was big inside, can take just over 4m.

I thought he should have had a porche 911 in there or a VW Beatle. The Mini was incredible, the last modern chassis available for a mini with a vintage top attched. So it looked very old but all the running gear was up to the job.
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Photo of the mini? (I’m a Cali driver but my first two cars were Morris Minis, so I hope that asking for a post of a mini on this forum is acceptable given this context)
 
Very questionable rear overhang, looks about 100% of the weelbase. I wonder what it is like to drive, especially on tight corners in narrow streets although I guess that this type of vehicle is not driven in those sorts of places and I assume that the designers knew what they were doing.
 
Vagophile said:
Very questionable rear overhang, looks about 100% of the weelbase. I wonder what it is like to drive, especially on tight corners in narrow streets although I guess that this type of vehicle is not driven in those sorts of places and I assume that the designers knew what they were doing.
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The more you look at it the more you notice the interest design features. I hadn’t noticed the rear overhang. Would love to had a proper look round but someone was sat in it. I am guessing they don’t have a MOT equivalent.
 
I think that rear wheel folds down to pivot on the centre wheels for convenient manoeuvring in tight spaces. Genius.
 
None of you guys heard of the stretch camper? Stretch limo's ugly stepsister.
 
That photo is hilarious, I can honestly say I’ve never seen anything like it and I used to live in the states and see loads of enormous RV’s.
But this one is so special, when you zoom in it is literally taped together.
 
Corradobrit said:
Yes please.
If I ever outgrow my Cali this is what would replace it. Maybe some bigger boots, as those look comical.
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Looks cool and Mario go-karty to me
Zoom zoom.
 
Hotel California said:
As there has been a number people selling theire Cali lately thought i bring on some potential idea's for replacement based on a VW

http://www.retrotourer.co.uk/
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https://newatlas.com/flow-camper-van/42000/
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https://www.reimo.com/de/campingbusse/vw-t6-campingbus-carrara.html


Bring 'm on....
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Any one know want this is spotted in Montenegro.

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