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We, and you, are constantly lamenting the absence of a good, small, fuel-efficient pickup truck in the U.S. market. Quit whining and take matters, and a Sawzall, into your own hands, with this Smyth Performance Ute kit that turns any 1999.5-2004 VW Jetta or Golf into a ridiculously awesome compact pickup truck.
The $3500 kit contains an aluminum inner pickup bed assembly, fiberglass outer bodywork, and instructions to lop off basically everything behind the front door of your four-door Volkwagen donor car. As evidenced by this 30-minute time-lapse build video, it's actually a surprisingly easy kit to assemble—no welding required.
We can't speak to the structural integrity of a kit that replaces the entire rear roof section of a decade-old German sedan with some riveted-in-place aluminum and fiberglass, nor have we seen a completed Smyth Ute conversion in person. No matter. The end result looks shockingly rad—Ford Explorer Sport Trac taillights and a steel Ford tailgate never looked so cool. Get more info, or order your own, right here at Smyth's website.
And, because it uses a VW donor car, you can of course build a diesel-powered mini VW pickup. That, dear friends, is every internet automotive desire wrapped up in one home-brew machine. Make ours brown, with a stick shift and a plaid interior, if you please.
We, and you, are constantly lamenting the absence of a good, small, fuel-efficient pickup truck in the U.S. market. Quit whining and take matters, and a Sawzall, into your own hands, with this Smyth Performance Ute kit that turns any 1999.5-2004 VW Jetta or Golf into a ridiculously awesome compact pickup truck.
The $3500 kit contains an aluminum inner pickup bed assembly, fiberglass outer bodywork, and instructions to lop off basically everything behind the front door of your four-door Volkwagen donor car. As evidenced by this 30-minute time-lapse build video, it's actually a surprisingly easy kit to assemble—no welding required.
We can't speak to the structural integrity of a kit that replaces the entire rear roof section of a decade-old German sedan with some riveted-in-place aluminum and fiberglass, nor have we seen a completed Smyth Ute conversion in person. No matter. The end result looks shockingly rad—Ford Explorer Sport Trac taillights and a steel Ford tailgate never looked so cool. Get more info, or order your own, right here at Smyth's website.
And, because it uses a VW donor car, you can of course build a diesel-powered mini VW pickup. That, dear friends, is every internet automotive desire wrapped up in one home-brew machine. Make ours brown, with a stick shift and a plaid interior, if you please.