Suicidal Tendencies
Bastardised Rating : 8

Andi Kyle took an innocent 1972 van and turned it into the blue beast you see here.

It now sports a split windscreen, Porsche 911 headlamps, Lancia HF turbo engine, Toyota Celica rear axle mounted on coil overs with 5-bar location. There's 7.5"x16" rear wheels, and 6"x14" fronts. He has even used guages from the Lancia in a totally new dashboard.

One of the nicest features is the not-very-practical-but-really-cool suicide doors; that is, the front doors hinge from the rear instead of the front. I suppose they're called suicide doors because it'd be easy to open them up and leap out whilst on the move. Either that or it's because the doors themselves commit suicide if they come open at speed. Either way it's great to see some classic Hot Rod features being used on the Minor.

Also note the nicely rounded off rear end of the van and the flared rear guards.

Andi was going to make an appearance at the Darley Moor racetrack for the filiming of the BBC Top Gear TV programme, but the engine ran a bearing on the way there. Tough luck Andi! Hopefully you'll be back on the road real soon.