2nd Gen R55 Clubman Most liked posts in thread: Piston Heads says So Long to their Clubvan

  1. Nathan

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    #3 Nathan, Jul 2, 2014
    They have one of those cargo ones with no back seat like we could get here in the States for a little while. hence the Clubvan moniker.
     
  2. Crashton

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    #4 Crashton, Jul 2, 2014
    Killed off by the US chicken tax. :frown2:
     
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    #8 B.A.D., Jul 2, 2014
    No St. Bernards here. Here is the current guest at the B.A.D. Halfway House for rescued bulldogs....

    [​IMG]
     
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    #2 Dave.0, Jul 2, 2014
    :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: They call it a Clubvan too. :lol: :Thumbsup:
     
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    #5 B.A.D., Jul 2, 2014
    I was just thinking about the clubvan the other day. Was thinking that it would make a great transport vehicle now that M.A.D. has become more involved in the bulldog rescue.
     
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    #6 Crashton, Jul 2, 2014
    As long as it isn't St Bernard rescue it would fit the bill nicely. I doubt there are many club vans out there. Sort of like hens teeth.
     
  7. Nathan

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    #7 Nathan, Jul 2, 2014
    I think it was like 37 of them in the US.

    They didn't sell well here. To much money. You can make your own, I've seen that done.
     
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    #9 pmsummer, Apr 21, 2015
    Old threads never die on the internets.

    MINI USA didn't help the cause. All they had to do was do a conversion of the Clubman to a Clubvan on US docks to get around the chicken tax. That's why Ford was importing the Transit Connect van in 5-passenger mini-van trim, and then removing the rear bench and covering the side glass after passing through Customs.

    I suspect the US Clubvan debacle had something to do with appeasing British Labor Unions and honoring contracts with said.
     
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    #10 JackMac, Apr 21, 2015
    It has a factory rear seat delete kit. It's like a Clubman GP lol!

    Hmmm, that gives me another idea...
     
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    #11 Nathan, Apr 21, 2015
    That would be a very interesting track car.