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Sept 15, 2019 7:29:04 GMT
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I have just discovered the world of swedish EPA-tractors. Realy quirky looking retro cars converted to pickup, limited to 30kph.   |
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Sept 15, 2019 7:35:09 GMT
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Tell us more! Are these full scale cars? Why are they limited to just 30 kph? What is their purpose?
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Sept 15, 2019 7:41:37 GMT
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Sept 15, 2019 7:48:03 GMT
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Some quirky stuff there...  |
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Sept 15, 2019 8:05:20 GMT
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Well, this is a whole new world.
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Sept 15, 2019 8:14:53 GMT
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Sept 15, 2019 10:44:44 GMT
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I suppose they're a bit like those little French cars that teenagers can drive before they're old enough for a proper car. (50cc or something?) except these look a lot cooler. I bet there are a few that have had a proper engine swapped in at a later date when the owners grow up.
If you can remember when Volvo 340s were a common sight on the roads 18mph was was pretty much their top speed anyway, usually driven by some trilby hatted bloke who'd forgotten how to change gear.
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Sept 15, 2019 12:31:09 GMT
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there was a bit about these in the WD Trading Up series
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Sept 15, 2019 15:46:20 GMT
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Never heard of it before
But I like it so far
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1992 240 Volvo T8
1955 Cadillac
1994 BMW E34 M5 (now sold )
1999 BMW E36 sport touring x2
1967 Hillman imp Californian "rally spec"
1971 VW bay window (work in progress)
1999 Mazda 323F
1987 Jaguar XJ12
All current
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Sept 16, 2019 13:34:53 GMT
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Getting sucked down into the rabbit hole of google image search, I discovered someone has made one of these from a '67 Mustang. I really don't know how to feel about this.   As far as I can gather via the wonder of the translate app, it's a typical Pro-touring style build, with a V8, but just tweaked about to go really slow. The back window treatment (note that it's been recessed to blank out the back seat area) and the warning triangle are the only external signs that things aint what they seem to be. |
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Sept 16, 2019 18:26:21 GMT
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I still cannot believe these things have existed foe so long and I was totally unaware of their existence
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misteralz
Posted a lot
I may drive a Volkswagen, but I'm scene tax exempt!
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Sept 17, 2019 16:03:47 GMT
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Spend any time in Sweden outside of the cities and you'll see loads of these. Usually Volvo 740s nowadays, but you still see the odd PV544!
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jayzx
Part of things
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Sept 18, 2019 13:52:10 GMT
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Went to Sweden to visit a friend last year (petrol head friends, you should check out his awesome '74 KE20 Corolla build www.instagram.com/the.ke20bean/) and these things are absolutely everywhere when you're out in the sticks. Hanging round outside McDonalds was a typical teenage beastie.  They were as well regarded as teenage chavs are here in the UK and seen as more of a nuisance than a "cool" thing. Though they are bloody loud and have huge stereos, they're kinda Sweden's answer to a 50cc moped, and about as annoying. Seemed to be pronounced "epppatractor" whenever they were mentioned. Quite disconcerting to find them out and about on a country road though, as they really are f**king slow. Approaching any of them at speed around a blind bend and it's quite a shock... Not that I was speeding of course. Though tbh, I thought they were all awesome, and wanted to take a billion pictures, the scene up there is pretty interesting on the whole. Wanted to go back this year but couldn't quite afford to. Well worth a visit. |
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1989 VW Passat GT wagon "Dirty Gerty"
2017 Golf R "Brunhilde"
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