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mikeyb
10-20-2008, 05:19 PM
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shane02pro5
10-20-2008, 05:21 PM
Flashbacks of a lime green P5 truck!
NCZ13
10-20-2008, 05:34 PM
Flashbacks of a lime green P5 truck!


OMG
I can haz linkz?

ive never seen this green protege truck you speak of =P
lestat13
10-20-2008, 05:50 PM
The current german sportscar el camino!
CnoTataymo
10-20-2008, 06:04 PM
They've ruined my favorite M5 of all. Wack....
Roywhitep5
10-20-2008, 09:50 PM
Flashbacks of a lime green P5 truck!wow i thought i was the only old timer left here
~JoJo~
10-20-2008, 10:20 PM
wow.....perhap that m5 was crushed from the back and they couldn't find replacement?
coolmazda5
10-20-2008, 11:12 PM
Get out of heah (headshake. BMW executives should be hitting their heads on the wall, or getting ideas? :D

But hey, that green Protege pickup bashing will never get old (yupnope), here is ONE of the old threads...

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118793
Mr. 4500 RPM
10-20-2008, 11:15 PM
I would drive it in a heart beat.
StealthWyvern
10-20-2008, 11:15 PM
Reminds me of the falcon UTE! i like
PakmanMP5
10-21-2008, 01:28 AM
Reminds me of the falcon UTE! i like
maybe they were going for that look *Shrug*
StealthWyvern
10-21-2008, 01:29 AM
I'm surprized that you dont see a tunnel for the drive shaft in the bed or something.
paylew
10-21-2008, 01:30 AM
Flashbacks of a lime green P5 truck!

ugh. yeah, it's not quite as bad though.
mikeyb
10-21-2008, 09:27 AM
You all are to funny.
THE Phen
10-21-2008, 09:41 AM
Neat...but it wouldn't be the first time someone's done this with a 5 series. My dad and I have this contraption...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2957102737_4f1cb4a5a9_b.jpg

Unfortunately, it doesn't look as nice as it once did...but it's nice to know that our E12 pickup has a younger brother out in the world. Hahahaha.
THE Phen
10-21-2008, 09:44 AM
I'm surprized that you dont see a tunnel for the drive shaft in the bed or something.

IIRC, the E39's have a very very small hump to begin with for the driveshaft. My guess is that they did the same thing they did with our truck and just bring the floor of the passenger area up flush with the trunk level.
CantCMe
10-21-2008, 09:47 AM
http://sportscarforums.com/gallery/data/854/medium/BMW-M5-Ute-28.jpg

It's actually not that bad. Luv the wheels!!!!
mikeyb
10-21-2008, 09:52 AM
To me it looks like a e39 Touring that had 3/4s of its roof cut off and had a M5 engine swap.

http://www.bimmer-mag.com/art1/images/art1p2d.jpg

http://www.bimmer-mag.com/art1/images/art1p2c.jpg
CantCMe
10-21-2008, 09:55 AM
I'd drive it in a heartbeat!!!!
THE Phen
10-21-2008, 10:03 AM
Agreed Mike. The M5 had different tail lights.

Wait...maybe I'm wrong.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/2958298296_470407497c.jpg
mikeyb
10-21-2008, 10:08 AM
Agreed Mike. The M5 had different tail lights.

Wait...maybe I'm wrong.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/2958298296_470407497c.jpg

The M5 in this pic is a e34.
THE Phen
10-21-2008, 10:09 AM
You're right...I don't even remember what car we were sitting next to. duh!

After looking thru my pictures, the car on the other side of the 850 we parked next to was an E39 540. (The one up by the white fence)

http://www.m5ute.com/concept.htm

But it was an M5 to start with.
mikeyb
10-21-2008, 10:13 AM
You're right...I don't even remember what car we were sitting next to. duh!

http://www.m5ute.com/concept.htm

But it was an M5 to start with.

Why take a good M5 and chop it up?
THE Phen
10-21-2008, 10:22 AM
He comes from the land down under...

Need he say more?
StealthWyvern
10-21-2008, 03:33 PM
IIRC, the E39's have a very very small hump to begin with for the driveshaft. My guess is that they did the same thing they did with our truck and just bring the floor of the passenger area up flush with the trunk level.

Your right. They just raised the bed up so their is no need for a tunnel.
nealric
10-22-2008, 10:48 AM
That makes baby Jesus cry :(
Flash5
10-22-2008, 10:42 PM
wow i thought i was the only old timer left here

your not alone, that thing haunts me in my dreams still, and this one is helping it at all