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Old 26-12-2006, 11:11 PM   #1
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Just received this in my email inbox....

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...il-AlbumInvite

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Old 26-12-2006, 11:41 PM   #2
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I'd hate to know the cost of such a project! It's certainly original and should make a fine looking ute. E39 M5: perfection!

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Old 26-12-2006, 11:44 PM   #3
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Ugh... why ruin an M5 in such a way.
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Old 26-12-2006, 11:57 PM   #4
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Isn't that Geoff Ogilvy's Ute?
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Old 27-12-2006, 12:17 AM   #5
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stuart appleby's. close.
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Old 27-12-2006, 12:21 AM   #6
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stuart appleby's. close.
I knew it ended with "Y". Thanks for clearing that up.
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Old 27-12-2006, 12:25 AM   #7
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Ugh... why ruin an M5 in such a way.
M5... Why do it to a BMW?
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Old 27-12-2006, 12:30 AM   #8
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Old 27-12-2006, 12:35 AM   #9
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Well he’s lucky that it’s converted to a ute, at least he can carry all of the tools that he’ll need every day to fix the thing. :hihi:
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Old 27-12-2006, 12:41 AM   #10
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thats a hot looking ute....!!!!

should have pics of a nice ED Wagon converted into a ute within a couple of days........my bro took some pics of it when we dropped him off at the airport....

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Old 27-12-2006, 02:06 AM   #11
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amazing absolutley amazing what a bit of spare folding and an idea can spawn if i had the spare folding i'd get that bloke to build me a convertible typhoon
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Old 27-12-2006, 02:14 AM   #12
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If you have enough folding stuff, you could get a Maybach convertible.

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Old 27-12-2006, 08:51 AM   #13
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and turn it into a ute?
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Old 27-12-2006, 08:59 AM   #14
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Pretty wild conversion
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Old 27-12-2006, 09:36 AM   #15
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Old 27-12-2006, 09:43 AM   #16
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Sorry no pics but I saw a AU (I think) station wagon with a tray on the back of it a la crew man in Rosebud just before Xmas.

Jet black and looked neat.

Anyone know it?
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Old 27-12-2006, 09:46 AM   #17
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I like.

It would have made more sense thought starting with a wagon, or just a regular 5 series.
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Old 27-12-2006, 05:08 PM   #18
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Someone like Mr. Ogilvy can afford to do that
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Old 27-12-2006, 05:51 PM   #19
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Sorry no pics but I saw a AU (I think) station wagon with a tray on the back of it a la crew man in Rosebud just before Xmas.

Jet black and looked neat.

Anyone know it?
Yup, started out as an AU XR8 sedan and had a tray whacked on it, Tornado posted some pics up aaaaaages ago.

There's also an Acid Rush one around that was done by Hillier Bros.
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Old 27-12-2006, 09:02 PM   #20
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it could pass as the worlds fastest ute against the commodore ute eh?
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Old 27-12-2006, 09:19 PM   #21
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Would carry the golf clubs a bit better than an M5 sedan!
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Old 27-12-2006, 09:26 PM   #22
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Old 27-12-2006, 09:39 PM   #23
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When I first saw the pic I thought it was a VS Commodore Ute :
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Old 27-12-2006, 10:41 PM   #24
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it could pass as the worlds fastest ute against the commodore ute eh?
Not a chance. HSV LS2 stomps all over E39 M5. But then again, one was released in 2005... the other in 2000.
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