MotoringFile Beachcomber Still in the Cards

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  1. Nathan

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    AutoExpress had a chance to speak with Ian Robertson, Director of BMW Marketing and Sales, at the Geneva Motor Show this year. One of their questions asked if two of MINI’s more outlandish concepts — the Rocketman and the Beachcomber — might ever see the light of day. For those hoping for a Beachcomber, what [...]

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    I think the Rocketman, or a derivitive of it has way more chance of becoming an actual production model than the Beachcomber - especially for this country with it's intrusive crash protection laws. On top of that, the market for this thing is so small.....
     

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