Could The 1962 Austin Mini Truck Replace an F-250? See The Video And Find Out Wht's So Unique About It!

by AutoExpert   |  12 April, 2021

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How about a vintage spirit brought in a tiny hauler to impress all your friends. If you want to stand out amongst the latest generations' cars, here's a tip for you - imagine driving this classic Austin Mini. This jewel brings you an Austin Mini truck to contrast the massive trucks on the American roads. Hoonigan Auto Focus, hosted by Larry Chen showed a closer look at the Austin Mini truck build.

Ricky, the owner of this incredible Austin Mini Truck, after dreaming of a classic Mini for decades, bought this one from Texas. After a short plane ride from California, the Austin Mini truck began its new adventure along with its new owner. Ricky didn't buy a simple Mini, the Aston Mini truck features one of the rarer body styles of the classic Mini.

The truck's background shows that it was built from 1961 to 1983 the Austin and only 58,179 examples left the production line in over 22-year of production. This Mini Truck, Austin removed the rear seating area and made space for an extendable bed that extends a little past the rear wheels. As you can see this is a unique single cab pickup truck - a crazy project built in a garage as a joke, but this one is a successful Truck ready to hit the road.

This classic Mini Truck is a functional one, already making trips to home depot like any other truck. and it can even replace the latest F-250 capacities once in a while. All it took were a dream, devotion, and some unique JDM modifications to create this one-of-a-kind Aston Mini truck. Watch the video for more details about Ricky's successful project.

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