Farmers Ferrari from Minnesota

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 09:17 pm:

I had received this in an email a while back and left it set. But with a couple of threads about the God-awfull rat rods I thought this one would show what is possible to put together down on the farm.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 09:19 pm:



Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dale L Myers on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 09:48 pm:

I'm surprised he didn't use barbed wire for plug wires.
Even so it's a real s**t kicker.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Danuser on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 10:04 pm:

Herb that your new go to town only truck, looks just like a FARMER


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Stewart -Calif. on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 10:39 pm:

The Munster Mobile has nothing on this T on a bad acid trip.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Lance Sorenson, Minnesota on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 11:33 pm:

I don't see any Minnesota plates on it. It must be from another state...with a lot of dairying?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Luke Dahlinger on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 11:34 pm:

Look! It's got a 350 in it. hehehe


I must say using a saw for the dashboard is rather interesting. And the dashboard cattle art.

It would make a good swamp buggy tho.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 12:04 am:




Here's your license plate


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By A. J. "Art" Bell on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 12:10 am:

Dam Kids - just gotta have stereo boom boxes in the back seat <@^@>


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 12:13 am:

Now that's funny! It gives new meaning to the term funny car.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George Button III (Chip), Lake Clear, NY on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 12:24 am:

Looks like old sewing machine legs for the back rests!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gavin Harris on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 12:37 am:

Someone has had a hell of a lot of fun building that.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Hjortnaes, Men Falls, WI on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 01:41 am:

Does the engine run on milk? Looks like you hook up that fancy silver carb to a couple of teats and away you go.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Halpin on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 03:57 am:

Hey George Barris, top that. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 08:03 am:

One more.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Hoshield on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 08:04 am:

What a fun deal. Every time I look at it, I see another piece of detail I missed earlier! What a blast!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob Heyen - Nebraska on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 08:15 am:

Remember, they're only original once, don't restore it!

:-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 08:19 am:

I just noticed it has seat belts.

Herb


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dale L Myers on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 10:52 am:

I just noticed it's an early 2 pedal-2 lever car.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 11:21 am:

I think that is a two lever one pedal and one treadle!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Danial - Veneta OR US Earth Solar System on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 11:34 am:

Very very steam punk.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 12:37 pm:

the whole thing is totally ruined by those shiny sway bar bushings and links


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Evan Mason on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 03:39 pm:

I wonder if the sound system sounds like cr*p?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob McDonald-Federal Way, Wa. on Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 06:53 pm:

He needs a barn scraper on the front for snow plowing in the winter and the back part could be rented out for political campaign spreading don't you think.

Bob


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By kep NZ on Friday, July 20, 2012 - 02:55 am:

Impressed and ...not sure. i hope not too many real old savable parts got used on it or at least not modified too much. You would have a very hard time getting that road legal in NZ but it would be kind of cool. Maybe it started life as a 1950's-1960's truck? Hence seatbelts are a regulation required thing. And you guys thought my T was made from farmyard junk


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Halpin on Friday, July 20, 2012 - 06:03 am:

Kep, my 'affiliations' with Aussie and Kiwi pilots in Viet Nam taught me that you folks can and will 'fabricate' anything. :-) Case in point,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIj2GVfua84
I'd almost be willing to bet that there's a farm truck like that down there, somewhere, already.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Warren W. Mortensen on Saturday, July 21, 2012 - 03:53 am:

The only real problem as I see it is that when you throw the thing in gear, the seats all start moving toward the rear. <grin>


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim on Saturday, July 21, 2012 - 07:55 am:

That is Art in Motion


Jim :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Dare - Just a little South West . on Saturday, July 21, 2012 - 07:21 pm:

I like it, and cant see past the Cross cut saw with handles cut in for the Dash panel.thats very imaginative., must have special cruise control so when you need to go dump, just move to the back and a milking machine air cleaner, thats great thanks for the pics.

David.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve in Tennessee on Saturday, July 21, 2012 - 08:48 pm:

Well the back seats are appropriate given how it began life! don't drive close behind it!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dean Yoder on Sunday, July 22, 2012 - 12:37 am:

It just needs some bailing twine and other stuff usually found on the rear Impellers.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Sunday, July 22, 2012 - 08:02 am:

Once quite a while ago I was at an auction that was being called by a friend of my dad. Roger Hollrah was the auctioneer. There was the usual row of farm equipment out back that was described as being in good repair, but when Roger came to the manure spreader he said that the manure spreader was the only piece of equipment he wouldn't stand behind that day.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve in Tennessee on Sunday, July 22, 2012 - 12:30 pm:

Herb,

The one we had when i was a kid was a John Deer, ground drive. The beaters on the back worked in such a way that it really didn't matter if you were behind it or on the tractor seat. It provided near 360 degree coverage of the area it was being pulled through.

Steve


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Terry Woods, Katy, Texas on Monday, July 23, 2012 - 12:37 am:

That would be a winner in Houston's Art Car Parade.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Timothy a Moen on Monday, July 23, 2012 - 03:06 am:

Tailgating shouldn't be a concern with that one.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By bruce bauer on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 11:03 pm:

it is neat to see all of your chatting about my rat rod. the twine is a great idea it will be on there for the 3 day show that starts friday. Little Log House show at Hastings MN. i was at Rosine mn last saturday when a person came up to me and was very happy to see my rat rod for real so he could take his own pictures. he spent hours with me. he gave me this website where he saw it. thanks bruce


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By kep NZ on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 03:34 am:

So what did it start life as? A 60 pickup?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Halpin on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 06:07 am:

Bruce, that is a very creative piece of work. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By James A. Golden on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 08:39 am:

Note that the basic rear chassis was a manure spreader.

That vehicle must have been built for some politician's re-election campaign.

I suspect it is for someone in Washington DC now.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jeff Haugen on Thursday, September 06, 2012 - 11:22 pm:

Picture was taken in Cannon Falls, MN


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