Autoblog http://tinyurl.com/22k28a

...a German garage by the name of Treser chopped the roof off the rally-
bred Audi Quattro coupe and fitted a fully automatic retractable hard-
top. Only 39 were made, of which only one was reportedly made in right-
hand drive (apparently for a British customer), and that vehicle is on
sale now on eBay http://snipurl.com/Audi_Quattro

In addition to the trick roof, which disappears in 20 seconds below a
hard boot-lid at the touch of a button on the b-pillar, Treser also
tinkered with the engine, coaxing 250 horsepower out of the
turbocharged inline-five...

 

George Orwell wrote:
> Autoblog http://tinyurl.com/22k28a
>
> ..a German garage by the name of Treser chopped the roof off the
> rally- bred Audi Quattro coupe and fitted a fully automatic
> retractable hard- top. Only 39 were made, of which only one was
> reportedly made in right- hand drive (apparently for a British
> customer), and that vehicle is on sale now on eBay
> http://snipurl.com/Audi_Quattro
>
> In addition to the trick roof, which disappears in 20 seconds below a
> hard boot-lid at the touch of a button on the b-pillar, Treser also
> tinkered with the engine, coaxing 250 horsepower out of the
> turbocharged inline-five...

I'm sorry; that's hideous. It looks like an Audi pickup.

Si

 

George Orwell wrote:
> Autoblog http://tinyurl.com/22k28a
>
> ..a German garage by the name of Treser chopped the roof off the
> rally- bred Audi Quattro coupe and fitted a fully automatic
> retractable hard- top. Only 39 were made, of which only one was
> reportedly made in right- hand drive (apparently for a British
> customer), and that vehicle is on sale now on eBay
> http://snipurl.com/Audi_Quattro
>
> In addition to the trick roof, which disappears in 20 seconds below a
> hard boot-lid at the touch of a button on the b-pillar, Treser also
> tinkered with the engine, coaxing 250 horsepower out of the
> turbocharged inline-five...

I'm sorry; that's hideous. It looks like an Audi pickup.

Si

 

George Orwell wrote:
> Autoblog http://tinyurl.com/22k28a
>
> ..a German garage by the name of Treser chopped the roof off the
> rally- bred Audi Quattro coupe and fitted a fully automatic
> retractable hard- top. Only 39 were made, of which only one was
> reportedly made in right- hand drive (apparently for a British
> customer), and that vehicle is on sale now on eBay
> http://snipurl.com/Audi_Quattro
>
> In addition to the trick roof, which disappears in 20 seconds below a
> hard boot-lid at the touch of a button on the b-pillar, Treser also
> tinkered with the engine, coaxing 250 horsepower out of the
> turbocharged inline-five...

I'm sorry; that's hideous. It looks like an Audi pickup.

Si

 

George Orwell wrote:
> Autoblog http://tinyurl.com/22k28a
>
> ..a German garage by the name of Treser chopped the roof off the
> rally- bred Audi Quattro coupe and fitted a fully automatic
> retractable hard- top. Only 39 were made, of which only one was
> reportedly made in right- hand drive (apparently for a British
> customer), and that vehicle is on sale now on eBay
> http://snipurl.com/Audi_Quattro
>
> In addition to the trick roof, which disappears in 20 seconds below a
> hard boot-lid at the touch of a button on the b-pillar, Treser also
> tinkered with the engine, coaxing 250 horsepower out of the
> turbocharged inline-five...

I'm sorry; that's hideous. It looks like an Audi pickup.

Si

 

In article <9PCdnQPLfObvCKjbnZ2dnUVZ8qydnZ2d@pipex.net>,
Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot <eastREMOVEkent@gmail.com> wrote:
> George Orwell wrote:
> > Autoblog http://tinyurl.com/22k28a
> >
> > ..a German garage by the name of Treser chopped the roof off the
> > rally- bred Audi Quattro coupe and fitted a fully automatic
> > retractable hard- top. Only 39 were made, of which only one was
> > reportedly made in right- hand drive (apparently for a British
> > customer), and that vehicle is on sale now on eBay
> > http://snipurl.com/Audi_Quattro
> >
> > In addition to the trick roof, which disappears in 20 seconds below a
> > hard boot-lid at the touch of a button on the b-pillar, Treser also
> > tinkered with the engine, coaxing 250 horsepower out of the
> > turbocharged inline-five...

> I'm sorry; that's hideous. It looks like an Audi pickup.

Yup; the proportions are all wrong. Like most aftermarket convertibles.

--
*I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

 

In article <9PCdnQPLfObvCKjbnZ2dnUVZ8qydnZ2d@pipex.net>,
Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot <eastREMOVEkent@gmail.com> wrote:
> George Orwell wrote:
> > Autoblog http://tinyurl.com/22k28a
> >
> > ..a German garage by the name of Treser chopped the roof off the
> > rally- bred Audi Quattro coupe and fitted a fully automatic
> > retractable hard- top. Only 39 were made, of which only one was
> > reportedly made in right- hand drive (apparently for a British
> > customer), and that vehicle is on sale now on eBay
> > http://snipurl.com/Audi_Quattro
> >
> > In addition to the trick roof, which disappears in 20 seconds below a
> > hard boot-lid at the touch of a button on the b-pillar, Treser also
> > tinkered with the engine, coaxing 250 horsepower out of the
> > turbocharged inline-five...

> I'm sorry; that's hideous. It looks like an Audi pickup.

Yup; the proportions are all wrong. Like most aftermarket convertibles.

--
*I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

 

In article <9PCdnQPLfObvCKjbnZ2dnUVZ8qydnZ2d@pipex.net>,
Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot <eastREMOVEkent@gmail.com> wrote:
> George Orwell wrote:
> > Autoblog http://tinyurl.com/22k28a
> >
> > ..a German garage by the name of Treser chopped the roof off the
> > rally- bred Audi Quattro coupe and fitted a fully automatic
> > retractable hard- top. Only 39 were made, of which only one was
> > reportedly made in right- hand drive (apparently for a British
> > customer), and that vehicle is on sale now on eBay
> > http://snipurl.com/Audi_Quattro
> >
> > In addition to the trick roof, which disappears in 20 seconds below a
> > hard boot-lid at the touch of a button on the b-pillar, Treser also
> > tinkered with the engine, coaxing 250 horsepower out of the
> > turbocharged inline-five...

> I'm sorry; that's hideous. It looks like an Audi pickup.

Yup; the proportions are all wrong. Like most aftermarket convertibles.

--
*I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

 

In article <9PCdnQPLfObvCKjbnZ2dnUVZ8qydnZ2d@pipex.net>,
Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot <eastREMOVEkent@gmail.com> wrote:
> George Orwell wrote:
> > Autoblog http://tinyurl.com/22k28a
> >
> > ..a German garage by the name of Treser chopped the roof off the
> > rally- bred Audi Quattro coupe and fitted a fully automatic
> > retractable hard- top. Only 39 were made, of which only one was
> > reportedly made in right- hand drive (apparently for a British
> > customer), and that vehicle is on sale now on eBay
> > http://snipurl.com/Audi_Quattro
> >
> > In addition to the trick roof, which disappears in 20 seconds below a
> > hard boot-lid at the touch of a button on the b-pillar, Treser also
> > tinkered with the engine, coaxing 250 horsepower out of the
> > turbocharged inline-five...

> I'm sorry; that's hideous. It looks like an Audi pickup.

Yup; the proportions are all wrong. Like most aftermarket convertibles.

--
*I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

 

Dave Plowman (News) (dave@davenoise.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

>> I'm sorry; that's hideous. It looks like an Audi pickup.

> Yup; the proportions are all wrong. Like most aftermarket convertibles.

I'd go as far as to say "like most retractable hardtops"

They *have* to be wrong, if the roof's going to fit the boot - unless you
add more hinges (and therefore shutlines/possible leaks). The Merc SL's
about the only one that works - and the roof on that's origami round the
rear window...