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Subject:Re: AUS wop and pix
From:Daniel Gary Soiney
Date:Thu, 6 Oct 1994 13:50:48 -0500 (CDT)

On Wed, 5 Oct 1994, Steve Johnson wrote:

> So Lex Cowley says:
> > 
> > The easiest way to describe this vehicle is to say it is a cross between a
> > Thing and a Myers Manx buggy. The body is completely made from steel, but
> > has no doors, a fold down windscreen, softop, with a bench back seat that
> > folds down and turns into a metal tray to carry bales of hay, etc.. around.
> > The exhaust curves up into the body and comes out of two oval holes above
> > the rear bumper, to give better ground clearence. There is also an
> > attachment that runs off the motor and runs a pulley outside the vehicle
> > that can be used to run a pump, and other farm devices. These vehicles are
> > becoming quite collectible here in Australia and are starting to demand quit
> > a price.
> 
> So why did they stop making them?  From the sound of your description, I'm
> going to have to change my dream car selection to one of these buggys. 
> I wish I could get FTP'd the pictures but I don't have ftp access. :(
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Steven
> 
> Sacramento, California  (80 miles in from the left coast)  ;D
> sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
> 

Is it posible you are talkingg about an empi sportster? we have a dealer 
catalog with a picture of a vehicle very muc like you describe.

danno