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Mnpaul

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48. A have a friend who did do that at tech school

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 02:09 PM

Apr 2013

They used a VW rabbit. There was one on the net that used an electric motor for local drives and the guy had the front end of a diesel Rabbit set up as a pusher trailer for long drives.

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A have a friend who did do that at tech school Mnpaul Apr 2013 #48

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