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  1. Phunkshon
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    Man goes to war with Clarkson, builds Rugged Robin

    06-09-2012 07:16 AM #1


    A Reliant Robin owner fed up with Jeremy Clarkson ridiculing the car has got his own back by building an armed version complete with machine guns.
    The Top Gear star has spent years mocking the three-wheeler and repeatedly rolled them over on his BBC2 show.
    But Bernard Reeves, 67, decided to go to war with the television motormouth after he was given a Reliant Robin by an elderly neighbour.

    Retired restorations specialist Bernard stuck the Robin in his garage and spent six-months converting it into the world’s most unusual military-style vehicle.
    The result is the ‘Rugged Robin’ - a go-anywhere Reliant complete with tank-like tracks and heavy artillery including a Browning 50 calibre machine gun.
    It also has a Vickers machine gun and two sub-machine guns and Bernard claims it is capable of around 50mph over wet ground.









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    06-09-2012 08:54 AM #2
    Grumpy old man has no sense of humor. News at 11.

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    06-09-2012 09:00 AM #3
    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg Dee-Lux View Post
    Grumpy old man has no sense of humor. News at 11.
    He built this so I would say that he has to have a sense of humor.
    You think you hate it now. Wait til you drive it.
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    06-09-2012 09:27 AM #4
    the whole clarkson "attack" comes accors as a desperate attempt to be in the show
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    06-09-2012 09:33 AM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by DUTCHMANia View Post
    the whole clarkson "attack" comes accors as a desperate attempt to be in the show
    This. Although I wouldn't be surprised if he succeeds.
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    06-09-2012 10:23 AM #6
    Quote Originally Posted by DUTCHMANia View Post
    the whole clarkson "attack" comes accors as a genius attempt to be in the show
    Come on, that thing is awesome.
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    06-09-2012 11:10 AM #7
    But Clarkson could easily get away from that thing.. all he has to do is make a sharp turn.
    EDIT...

    Watched the entire video... it actually turns very well.
    All that added weight over the rear (the tracks) probably makes the car much more stable.
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    06-09-2012 11:26 AM #8
    Some of you guys are taking this waaaay too seriously.
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    06-09-2012 11:31 AM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by WhitePoloCT View Post
    Some of you guys are taking this waaaay too seriously.
    yeah haha...this is funny as hell.
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    06-09-2012 12:24 PM #10
    Wow that's actually pretty badass. That roll bar looks a little too low for the inevitable roll over though
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    06-09-2012 12:27 PM #11
    That's pretty awesome!

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    06-09-2012 12:40 PM #12
    That's all fine and dandy, but what I want to know is, did me actually make the thing water-tight, or is the outboard motor just a greeble?
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    06-09-2012 12:42 PM #13
    All this effort and he didn't even add a wheel...
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    06-09-2012 12:43 PM #14
    Small outboard motor mounted. Wonder if it is actually amphibious
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    06-09-2012 12:52 PM #15
    You gotta be a bit special to take Clarkson at all serous but eh, it got him to build something kinda cool.
    Its just a ride
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    06-09-2012 01:08 PM #16
    That Clarkson video made me spit my drank out.
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    06-09-2012 02:30 PM #17




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    06-10-2012 11:25 AM #18
    Quote Originally Posted by Nubbin View Post




    I do not know how they kept Jeremy out of the driver's sat.

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    06-10-2012 11:35 AM #19
    go down steep hill, turn wheel AT ALL, it's still flippin over.

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