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  Sept. 11, 2011 9:44 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork

  Meet Mongo the new means of getting from A to anywhere

  

  1966 MCI 8v71 Detroit Diesel, manual trans, 35 feet long, full bathroom, kitchen, Onan generator, 2 AC units, furnace, oven, microwave and more.

  Needs fresh paint on top, tires and a little TLC but generally she runs nice, had her at 70 mph on US71 for a mile or so with no dramas

  
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  Sept. 11, 2011 9:46 p.m. Strike_Zero HalfDork

  Jealousy . . . I haz it

  -=PJ=- "Oh FFFFFFFUUUUUUUU . . ." - - - http://www.strikezerogarage.com

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  Sept. 11, 2011 9:48 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork

  You lucky bas...

  If you don't mind me asking, where did you find her, and how much.

  One day the right deal will come along. Everything around here is either gold plated or scrap.

  Beautiful.

  "That dog is about as subtle as a hand grenade in a barrel of oatmeal..." -Foghorn Leghorn

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  Sept. 11, 2011 9:50 p.m. fasted58 Dork

  holy crap... are you going on tour?

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  Sept. 11, 2011 10:02 p.m. Luke SuperDork

  Hah, that's absolutely nuts . Awesome, though, and a beautiful looking machine.

  The plan is to put cars inside the bus, right?

  "Just as a proverb says, one should always ny escort prepare for a rainy day." - GRM canoe

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  Sept. 11, 2011 10:06 p.m. mndsm SuperDork

  Holy hell, that is the single LAST thing I was expecting to see for a "tow rig" color me impressed.

  Go fast or go broke.

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  Sept. 11, 2011 10:07 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork

  I got it outside of Youngstown Ohio, I drove her 230 miles home, paid a princely $3700, cash talks and I searched for over a year until the right one came along.

  Cars will go on the trailer, I have a 24 enclosed one lined up for purchase at the end of the season.

  You have to love stainless steel.

  PO was an honest upstanding guy, the vehicle was a family camper converted by his FIL years ago.

  Craigslist win

  SCORE

  Cornering is like bringing a woman to climax. Jackie Stewart

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  Sept. 11, 2011 10:52 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork

  You REALLY need to clean it up real nice and flat tow the Rover behind it.

  Just one zuccinni as i get there property Vibram all 5 ring finger shoes and boots anticipating everyone uncover.

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  Sept. 11, 2011 10:58 p.m. bluesideup Reader

  Is your wife trained on using a buffer? That's going to take her a long time to get shined up!

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  Sept. 11, 2011 11:16 p.m. novaderrik Dork

  bluesideup wrote: Is your wife trained on using a buffer? That's going to take her a long time to get shined up!

  i'm thinking a scotchbrite pad would make it look cooler..

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  Sept. 12, 2011 12:29 a.m. curtis73 Dork

  There is one of these for sale locally and I WANT IT.

  

  Seats 96, 600 hp Man diesel, and 50' long.... which is technically over the USDOT legal limit for a single vehicle, but is a cop really gonna bust out a tape measure?

  I just wish I could afford the $75000 price tag

  The neatest thing since sliced bread

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  Sept. 12, 2011 5:55 a.m. Toyman01 SuperDork

  In reply to aussiesmg:

  That's a great buy. Hope you enjoy it.

  If not let me know.

  "That dog is about as subtle as a hand grenade in a barrel of oatmeal..." -Foghorn Leghorn

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  Sept. 12, 2011 6:30 a.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork

  My buddy built this one -

  
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  Sept. 12, 2011 6:53 a.m. Woody SuperDork

  That thing makes me smile

  Porsche. Everyday.

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  Sept. 12, 2011 7:01 a.m. chandlerGTi Reader

  You will double your investment with tires. They are awesome though.

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  Sept. 12, 2011 7:51 a.m. miatame HalfDork

  HA! Really?

  Is that going to tow to the Challenge? You better have the sweetest workshop setup in that thing!

  So do you need a CDL?

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  Sept. 12, 2011 8:18 a.m. dculberson HalfDork

  Aussie, that's awesome.

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  Sept. 12, 2011 8:18 a.m. Karl La Follette Dork

  Nice ! More piks of inside and some history ?

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  Sept. 12, 2011 8:26 a.m. JThw8 SuperDork

  Niiiiice! Very cool score there.

  OTTER: "I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part." BLUTO: "We're just the guys to do it."

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  Sept. 12, 2011 8:49 a.m. nocones HalfDork

  What kind of mpg(gpm) did you get?

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  Sept. 12, 2011 9:03 a.m. DoctorBlade Dork

  curtis73 wrote: There is one of these for sale locally and I WANT IT. Seats 96, 600 hp Man diesel, and 50' long.... which is technically over the USDOT legal limit for a single vehicle, but is a cop really gonna bust out a tape measure? I just wish I could afford the $75000 price tag

  In my state (Mississippi) I wouldn't dare the DOT enforcement guys at all. They bust out portable weight machines when drivers get sneaky. They take no crap.

  "Meh."

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  Sept. 12, 2011 9:09 a.m. belteshazzar SuperDork

  aussiesmg, i love it. i understand it's just a small part of ownership costs, but that seems cheap

  spending money I don't have to buy parts I don't need to impress people I don't know

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  Sept. 12, 2011 9:17 a.m. mistanfo SuperDork

  I see where the fuel savings of going to the Hyundai are now. And you had better make the challenge, I didn't carry those tires for nothing!

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  Sept. 12, 2011 9:29 a.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit SuperDork

  That is really cool. Are you going to drive it to Mid Ohio next weekend?

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  Sept. 12, 2011 10:24 a.m. Vigo Dork

  Im waiting for the mpg numbers as well. I like it.

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