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.
I'm surprised he didn't use barbed wire for plug wires.
Even so it's a real s**t kicker.
Herb that your new go to town only truck, looks just like a FARMER
The Munster Mobile has nothing on this T on a bad acid trip.
I don't see any Minnesota plates on it. It must be from another state...with a lot of dairying?
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.
Here's your license plate
Dam Kids - just gotta have stereo boom boxes in the back seat <@^@>
Now that's funny! It gives new meaning to the term funny car.
Looks like old sewing machine legs for the back rests!
Someone has had a hell of a lot of fun building that.
Does the engine run on milk? Looks like you hook up that fancy silver carb to a couple of teats and away you go.
Hey George Barris, top that.
One more.
What a fun deal. Every time I look at it, I see another piece of detail I missed earlier! What a blast!
Remember, they're only original once, don't restore it!
I just noticed it has seat belts.
Herb
I just noticed it's an early 2 pedal-2 lever car.
I think that is a two lever one pedal and one treadle!
Very very steam punk.
the whole thing is totally ruined by those shiny sway bar bushings and links
I wonder if the sound system sounds like cr*p?
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
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
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.
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>
That is Art in Motion
Jim
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.
Well the back seats are appropriate given how it began life! don't drive close behind it!
It just needs some bailing twine and other stuff usually found on the rear Impellers.
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.
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
That would be a winner in Houston's Art Car Parade.
Tailgating shouldn't be a concern with that one.
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
So what did it start life as? A 60 pickup?
Bruce, that is a very creative piece of work.
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.
Picture was taken in Cannon Falls, MN