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Old 09-05-2011, 06:47 PM   #7 (permalink)
cyberpine
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The idea is not to turn a sedan into a pickup truck. But rather to give some "light" pickup capabilities to a muscle car. Many sports cars already come in hatchback and already have back seats that fold forward to enable you to load long heavy objects. Hell, I drove an Blazer s10 for 5 years and would load stacks of plywood, 2x4s, ladders and other stuff that would nearly cause the rear tires to rub. And, if we look at the Avalanche and the Ridgeline.. these are strong unibodies pretending to be pickup trucks. IMO, where they fail is the Avalance has no midgate and Avalanche's midgate sucks.. and well.. they are both too long.

What's the difference between this and an El Camino? THE MIDGATE, UNDER BED TRUNK AND ROLL BARS. OH YEAH, MUCH MORE FUEL EFFICIENT TOO.

So.. the idea.. and it's just an idea.. look to the lines of 70s muscle cars and design the cargo area to keep that high flat light between the roof and tail with a roll bar and open.. Best of both worlds.. muscle styling.. and open cargo functionality.

Should this be used to tow a 8,000lb trailer or for thowing out 1000lb of concrete and steel.. no. But can it haul a small ATV, Motorcyle or Kayak.. yes.





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