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Title: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: waspy on 19 October 2012, 20:47:18: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sac=1&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=carlton+hearse&_lncat=0&_arm=1&_armm=94&_ruu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2FCollectables-%2F1%2Fi.html%3F_sac%3D1%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3Dcarlton%2Bhearse%26_arr%3D1&_armi=Collectables

You can hardly tell it's a Carlton :-\
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: Murph on 19 October 2012, 20:48:44: It's an old MK1 with Morris Minor wings welded on.

Barking mad!
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: henryd on 19 October 2012, 21:24:31: :-X :-X :-X
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: Andy B on 19 October 2012, 21:42:42: http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=108412.0 ;) ;) ;) ;)

It was probably a very expensive conversion in its day
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: Vamps on 19 October 2012, 21:50:35: Quote from: Andy B on 19 October 2012, 21:42:42
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=108412.0 ;) ;) ;) ;)

It was probably a very expensive conversion in its day

;) ;)
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: waspy on 19 October 2012, 22:01:58: Oh bugger. Well I can't be every where all the time :P ;D
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: symes on 19 October 2012, 23:47:27: I must be nuts I actually think its cool in a bizaar way
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: mantahatch on 20 October 2012, 12:22:57: In an odd way I like it to, sadly I don't thnk it will get an MOT though. Way to many sharp edges on the front.
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: derek89 on 21 October 2012, 17:20:56: Am i the only one not in on the joke,but it appears to me that Carlton grey is the colour not the model :-\ :-\ :-\
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: Andy B on 21 October 2012, 18:44:32: Quote from: derek89 on 21 October 2012, 17:20:56
Am i the only one not in on the joke,but it appears to me that Carlton grey is the colour not the model :-\ :-\ :-\

(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Draculas-Hearse-The-Original-BBC-Film-Creation-From-Young-Dracula-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqR,!i!FBbDCIz3RBQeCF7,hLw~~60_12.JPG)

but before its transformation it used to look like these ...
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/urbanndisaplin/220003.jpg)

obviously accounting for the fact the hearse was converted from an estate and he other two are saloons ;) ;)
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: derek89 on 22 October 2012, 19:03:07: I stand corrected,but the original link i went on was for E-bay for Bentley hearse models
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: OmegaAnglesey on 22 October 2012, 19:12:05: Loads on Omega's/Carlton's here even a lotus carlton for £15 squid ;D ;D a toy not the real thing ::)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=Omega%201%3A43&_sacat=0&_odkw=carlton%20hearse&_lncat=0&_sac=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_clu=2&_fcid=3&_localstpos&_stpos&gbr=1 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=Omega%201%3A43&_sacat=0&_odkw=carlton%20hearse&_lncat=0&_sac=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_clu=2&_fcid=3&_localstpos&_stpos&gbr=1)
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: Andy B on 22 October 2012, 20:08:11: Quote from: derek89 on 22 October 2012, 19:03:07
I stand corrected,but the original link i went on was for E-bay for Bentley hearse models

A glitch in the matrix I think. When the eBay item was still live, it went to the Carlton hearse, but, as you say went elsewhere when it finished. :y :y :y
Title: Re: How About This For A Carlton
Post by: omega3000 on 22 October 2012, 21:02:31: There is money in scrap then , look how much it went for and no mot ::)

Scrap Metal (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Draculas-Hearse-The-Original-BBC-Film-Creation-From-Young-Dracula-/321000558574?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4abd1fcfee)