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Old 09-10-2008, 03:27 PM   #1
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Default BMW M5 UTE Finished

Amazing work.

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Old 09-10-2008, 03:30 PM   #2
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WOW! That is truely some amazing work and proves you can do anything with the right amount of money.

Top work!
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Old 09-10-2008, 03:35 PM   #3
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I was expecting something that looked bad. I was pleasantly surprised.
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Old 09-10-2008, 03:41 PM   #4
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look great, different but good
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Old 09-10-2008, 03:46 PM   #5
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I had to Lol at this comment...

"...at least now this BMW M5 is unique and it's the only competitor to the Holden that is also down under (which btw, is coming out as a Pontiac here in the states)."

Ignorant idiots... :P

Looks nice though, the gloss black and average pictures make it had to pick out the detail in the body mods though...
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Old 09-10-2008, 03:57 PM   #6
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That is an absolute stunner of a ute! Look mean and very sporty for a german ute. If BMW make ute into production they would sell heaps...can you just imagine the possiblty. :ticking:
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Old 09-10-2008, 04:05 PM   #7
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Now there's a man who obviously loves his utes.
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Old 09-10-2008, 04:27 PM   #8
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Damn that looks good. It's such a neat and tidy conversion. If that came out of the Bavarian Motor Works factory it certainly wouldn't look like they did a half arsed job.
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Old 09-10-2008, 04:32 PM   #9
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Very nice vehicle their, i didn't expect it to be finished off as well as it is, very impressive.
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Old 09-10-2008, 04:34 PM   #10
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This guy is a golfer.
I can't remember his name, I was reading about it.
He also ownes a lambo gallardo and a ford GT40 (can not remember if it was the original or not).
QLD bloke.
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Old 09-10-2008, 06:43 PM   #11
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This guy is a golfer.
I can't remember his name, I was reading about it.
He also ownes a lambo gallardo and a ford GT40 (can not remember if it was the original or not).
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Yeah I remember that too, it was in the 1st edition of Top Gear Australia Magazine, it hadn't been completed at the time
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Old 09-10-2008, 06:59 PM   #12
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I expected pus but I love it!
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Old 09-10-2008, 05:43 PM   #13
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Yeh its Stuart Appleby's creation he had it at the Deni Ute Muster over the weekend
It was absolute horn..amazing piece of machinery
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Old 09-10-2008, 06:18 PM   #14
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All it needs is a bullbar, spotties, 76 aerials, truck mudflaps and a roll bar.


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Old 09-10-2008, 07:12 PM   #15
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Yeah by memory he won it and wanted something different so decided to convert it he is apparently a HUGE motor head.
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Old 10-10-2008, 07:31 AM   #17
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Yeah by memory he won it and wanted something different so decided to convert it he is apparently a HUGE motor head.
He didn't win it, he bought it as a normal car.
It is Stuart Appleby's car.
Here's his website of the build
http://www.m5ute.com/index.htm

Taillights are off a 5 series wagon too!!!
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Old 09-10-2008, 08:58 PM   #18
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best looking bmw around i`d say. good effort
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Old 09-10-2008, 09:46 PM   #19
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everything should come in ute version. Although what sort of stereotype would drive a BMW ute hehe.
thats what was said after a photoshop i did.. so again the question should be asked...
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Old 09-10-2008, 09:51 PM   #20
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Is it just me or does the rear tail light treatment look like an FG ute?

Awesome conversion, although I can't help but think "VS Commodore ute" with the way the C pillar is set up.
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Old 10-10-2008, 07:45 AM   #21
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Is it just me or does the rear tail light treatment look like an FG ute?
Proton Jumbuck was what I first saw when looking at the rear end.
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Old 10-10-2008, 11:51 AM   #22
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Love it! The amount of workmanship and attention to detail is amazing!
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Old 09-10-2008, 10:36 PM   #23
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NOW THATS A ONE OFF....

*(TAKE A LOOK AT THAT ONE W427 ENTHUSIASTS)*

Want to be different... then be different...

You don't see stickers and anniversary symbols on that puppy do ya?!?!?!
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Old 09-10-2008, 10:53 PM   #24
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looks like a skinnier VE commodore ute:S
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Old 10-10-2008, 07:18 AM   #25
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Thats what i was thinking (no flaired guards).
Wonder how much they paid from ford spare parts for the tail lights :
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That last image on the OP's link certainly redefines a "strut brace". It's massive!

Btw, Peuty, utes don't have C-Pillars. Only A's and B's (despite how the rear "quarter-glass" is configured). I definately do agree with you about the VS Maloo plastic extension on said pillar though.

Also, I'm glad there's no spoiler!
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Old 11-10-2008, 12:07 PM   #27
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Btw, Peuty, utes don't have C-Pillars. Only A's and B's (despite how the rear "quarter-glass" is configured). I definately do agree with you about the VS Maloo plastic extension on said pillar though.
Yeah you know what I mean though.
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pfffft there isnt even space behind the seats..... its true that its only competitor is the holden, a show pony useless at looking good and useless at is defined purpose in life a "UTE"

give me the engine though :P
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pfffft there isnt even space behind the seats..... its true that its only competitor is the holden, a show pony useless at looking good and useless at is defined purpose in life a "UTE"

give me the engine though :P
I would hardly think he is going to be going down the back paddock and throwing bales of hay in the back and storing tools behind the seat, so appreciate it for what it is.
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Old 12-10-2008, 01:08 PM   #30
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pfffft there isnt even space behind the seats..... its true that its only competitor is the holden, a show pony useless at looking good and useless at is defined purpose in life a "UTE"

give me the engine though :P

Our FPV ute has done about 3 trips to the tip, never carried hay bales or bags of cement so therefore must be a waste of time as a ute.

I think it looks fantastic and would be a hoot to drive, very tail happy though. I love the overal look, fits in with the factory design elements of the BMW. The hard lid is awesome, carbon fibre construction and an awesome aluminium hinge set up. Where can I buy one, please

Some people love the look of a hot ute (like Tori and I) even though they do not use it as one. In fact if there weren't people like us there would not be enough of a market for utes such as Pursuit/Super Pursuit/XR 8/XR 6T/XR6/SS/Maloo etc because not enough tradies buy them to make the development financially viable. The sport utes are too compromised in design and too expensive for serious commercial use, who would want to spend $65k on a ute that is going to get trashed on building sites? It's not as if the fPV utes with hard cover are so usable as a ute, can't even carry a large esky upright.
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