.... just thought I d stir something up on a Monday to keep things interesting. Can you pull a pop-up with a You-gooooo?
Gamecock CamperI saw a Lada 4*4, it slowly skidded at 5 km s an hour, hit the curb and flipped over. It was so much fun watching it and seeing the unexpected.
Now if the Yugo s are built the same, one can always tow a 12" pop-up (INCH for those who are visually imparied and see a feet instead of inches) :):):)
Birol
Gamecock CamperActually, it can be done. A couple months ago, I saw a guy pulling a 67 Heilite soft-top pop-up with a 86 Subaru " Sport" , which is about the same size as an old Honda Civic. Granted, this type of pop-up only weighs about 500 lbs. Wonder how a Yugo would pull something that size?
If not, I guess you could always soup up the Yugo a bit and add a HEMI, right? Or will they only fit in Gremlin s and Geo s? [;)]
Gamecock CamperFYI, the Yugo is in fact made from tooling bought from Fiat, that they used to make the 1969 Fiat. Since the tooling and machines were worn out long before Fiat sold it to Yugoslovia and the 69 Fiat was nothing to write home about in 1969, you can imagine the quality of the Yugo.
I remember when it was first introduced in our area. The dealer had one demo, that didn t have seat cushions just couch cushions a salesman had brought from home. The seats arrived about a month later.[:D]
Gamecock CamperHey.... didn t FIAT stand for " Fix it again, Tony" ?
Gamecock CamperThe answer here is very clear and obvious. How do you expect to pull a PU with a Yugo when the Yugo can t even pull itself? Now, pulling a Yugo with a PU is much more practical.[8D][8D]
Gamecock CamperNow your talking. We just have to figure out a way to motorize the popup..... then we won t even need the You-go
Gamecock CamperActually, I believe the Yugo was orginally intended to pull light artillery peices and replace the fleet of undernourished, 17 year-old, lame horses with one missing eye.
So if you want to camp at the end of the block on your neighbor s lawn, it should meet your needs just fine.[;)]
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QuoteNow your talking. We just have to figure out a way to motorize the popup..... then we won t even need the You-go
You got propane tank(s) right..................
Gamecock CamperYugo???? Oh, you mean that " disposable car" from way back, right??? [;)] More like, Yustop!!!!
I saw a Honda Civic w/a hitch on it & kinda wondered!......
Gamecock CamperYea, they were disposible. I think they were like a cigarette lighter.... once they run out of fuel, you are supposed to throw them away. LOL
Gamecock CamperA Yugo???
Are those like.....(are you ready and do you remember?) ... dun dun daaa..A Pacer!!!
Remember the fishbowl with wheels? John Denver drove one in the movie " Oh God!" . A truly hideous car. Snicker,he he! I was glad I had my Pinto back then.(Had the gas tank fixed so it wouldn t blow up!) Oh well...[:D]
Gamecock CamperWhich was uglier, the Yugo, Pacer or the Gremlin?
Gamecock Camperhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2401305375&category=5357
It could be your for Ohh so little!!!![;)]
or this little gem could be in your driveway!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2401600153&category=6783[:D]
Interesting to note.... There are no " whole Yugos" currently for auction on Ebay. Lots of parts... no complete cars. Maybe that tells you something!!
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QuoteWhich was uglier, the Yugo, Pacer or the Gremlin?
The Pacer. . .maybe the Yugo . . .or maybe it was the lavender blue Gremlin my dad bought one year thinking it would be good to drive back and forth to the train station in. Small but easily seen.
Gamecock CamperSpeaking of a fishbowl on wheels, do you remember the car that looked like a trash can on wheels??? It was the Volkswagen Thing. A friend of mine had one and when you rode in it it actually sounded like a lawn mower.
Chez Way
QuoteORIGINAL: Chez Way
It was the Volkswagen Thing. A friend of mine had one and when you rode in it it actually sounded like a lawn mower.
We rented one of these in Hawaii. Four of us sailors...... Early 70 s...... No credit cards...... $200 deposit. I don t think we hurt it, or bent it up. I can t seem to remember.[;)]
Gamecock CamperVW things were unique looking. I didn t think they were ugly... but I didn t think they were very well made either..... The orange color was U-G-L-Y....
See for your self...... and note that the seller states " you get PLENTY of looks.."
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2401560851&category=15295
Gamecock CamperMy sister s exhusband had a Thing (along with an old vega bomb). It was 1 of only 2 in Syracuse (the other was fixed up to look like a big golf cart with tassles on the canopy). I always thought it looked like a gestapo staff car for the poor people. I have to admit, it was fun to drive, and did turn heads due to the uniqueness of it. I visited a buddy of mine from my military days in Oakland, CA yrs back..and a friend of his had one also. It was canary yellow, and he had added a roll bar/cage, beefed up the suspension and engine, and added rally lights and stuff to turn it into a really nice looking dune buggy.
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Yea, the yellow Thing was much better looking than the orange.