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Jan 15, 2006 20:46:45 GMT
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well ive got 2 old tractors a 1968 Massey Ferguson 175 and a 1953 Ferguson T-20 the 175 is orange and it can stay that way for all i care its a working machine not a show piece, altho it shud be as there pretty rare now the T-20 is my show car(tractor) towed it out the shed after 12 years of storage flushed the fuel system through a new tire and shes a lovely runner, with a faded red peeling paint job i then decided i was fed up of red and gave it 3 coats of black, then decided the red gave it more character........so gave it a red stripe, so it now looks like the A teams tractor (sorry no pics) apart from fergie grey what colour should i have her?
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Last Edit: Jan 17, 2006 18:19:12 GMT by samyboy
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Jan 15, 2006 20:48:31 GMT
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come on, i wanna see an A-Team tractor!! how cool does that sound!
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Jan 15, 2006 20:53:26 GMT
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brown... or a different tractor manurfacturers colour scheme: green and yellow - john deer bright green and black - deutz white and light green - claas
just an idea to curse word off the tractor purists.
alternativly a works colour scheme for a car manurfacturer? e.g. blue and white - volvo.
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Last Edit: Jan 15, 2006 20:56:27 GMT by Mr K
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Jan 15, 2006 21:06:39 GMT
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how about metalflake. or maybe martini rally colours.
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Jan 15, 2006 21:07:50 GMT
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hahaha theres actually a fergie down the other end of the village green with yellow rims hehe note the volvo grill and GLT emblem on the side metalflake and flip pain no no ill be doing it with a brush
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Last Edit: Jan 15, 2006 21:09:35 GMT by samyboy
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Jan 15, 2006 21:35:43 GMT
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Really, when it comes to this kinda stuff, originality is 'the win'. You'll never convince the tractor bufty crew of anything else. Bowl up to the county show on a pimp'd tractor and you'll be hung from the nearest oak tree. Word. Fergies should be grey and that's that.
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Jan 15, 2006 22:12:17 GMT
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Gulf colours - blue and orange Screw the buffers ;D
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Jan 15, 2006 23:35:53 GMT
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yes but even if you paint it grey theres that many shades of grey that claim there "fergie" grey.....hmmm yellow and claim its an ex council tractor ;D
saw a yellow 135 the other day looked lovely
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Paint it in Council colours . I've seen some over here imported from the UK that are dark blue/ yellow / green. Different to the standard grey and still acceptable as a show tractor. I've books and photos on Fergies. I'll see if I have any showing different colour schemes.
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Jan 16, 2006 10:27:44 GMT
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samyboy in da house: well ive got 2 old tractors
YES YES Tractor Power......
I have a Volvo BM T-350 Boxer from the 50's, right now it's pretty much the same shape as your T-20 but almost 100% rust free, the farmer coated it with oil a couple of time a year it seems like. Right now it's doing winter duties on my small farm but as soon as spring rolls around it will go up on jack stands and get a fresh coat of satin black on the frame & motor, the "tin" will be in flat black with pinstriping Hot Rod Stylee, red rear rims and Moon Discs on the front. Some sort of a fat chrome exhust stack will end up on it and all the tail lights & turn signals will be Cad 59, small chrome Hot Rod headlights and a 50's Pin Up girl on the front will round it all out. Most of the stuff is laying around the shop and I can't wait untill I get to start the project....
Restore the T-20 and Hot Rod the other......
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Jan 16, 2006 10:34:44 GMT
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pictures please!!!!!!!!!!! only seen one volvo tractor in this couintry Glastonbury Festival of all places
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Jan 16, 2006 10:52:00 GMT
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samyboy in da house: pictures please!!!!!!!!!!!Don't have any pix of it here at work but a Volvo T-350 Boxer looks like this.... Sadly not the same shape as mine....... Please do the T-20 in grey, that's the way they should look, here in Sweden they are cult collectors items, it's called Grålle, translates to old grey and they collect some insane prizes. Swedish Grålle site: www.fergusonklubben.se/Just some of the Grålle's here in Sweden.... DP says: This Grålle thing is just huge.....
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Jan 16, 2006 10:56:57 GMT
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yup mines still worth £1000+ even in the condition its in ill think about it more in the summer
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Jan 16, 2006 11:20:46 GMT
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dp, is everyone in sweden mad? nothing sane seems to come out of there, i think it's great ;D
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Jan 16, 2006 11:28:51 GMT
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tommyg in da house: is everyone in sweden mad? nothing sane seems to come out of thereHot Rod Grålle with Rover V8, does that answer your question..... Seriously, Sweden has a long history of building Hot Rods, Choppers and Drag Racing, there's a bunch of Swedes working in the "big name" Hot Rod Shops in the US, there's a style of choppers called Swedish Style and when I raced Drag Racing in the 70's at Santa Pod we totally outclassed the Britt crew and was running almost the same stuff as the Yanks... DP says: Speed & non-linear thinking runns in our blood......
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Jan 16, 2006 11:37:37 GMT
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i'm gonna be driving through sweden at the end on the year, is there anywhere we should visit?
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Jan 16, 2006 13:22:28 GMT
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I'm going to swedn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 someday look at that strech T-20 thats slightly mad
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Jan 16, 2006 17:05:58 GMT
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tommyg in da house: i'm gonna be driving through sweden at the end on the year, is there anywhere we should visitAlmost as easy to answer as, where can I find a cold beer in England..... There's a bunch of car & bike shows depending on your taste, Vallåkra = Volvo, Custom Bike Show = Choppers, Mooneyes Reunion = Hot Rods, etc. Also Sweden is a loooong country where about 30% is populated so in some parts there's not much going on at all..... The outdoor show seasson starts of (for me) with the Italian Club Spring Meet at Skokloster on May 1, here there's 400-500 cars & bikes (last year there were even 2 Rivas (boats) at the show) that meet up under verry laid back forms, all the Italian brand clubs join up, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Fiat, Alfa, Piaggio, Vespa, Lambretta, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Ducati etc. The next show (for me) is Custom Bike Show in Norrtälje first weekend of June where Chopper & custom bikes gather and then it's on with stuff almost every weekend.... The most insane show is Wheels Nationals 11-12'th August where a big part of down town Stockholm is closed off for cruising on staurday night, there's 1000's of cars, bikes, mopeds, trucks and stuff rolling along the main drag and burning rubber and having a blast. Pix from the show & cruise: gallery.henriluoma.net/WN2005 moore pix: public.fotki.com/FuzzyDice/cars_2005/wheels_nationals_-05/Late night down town Stockholm in August 2005... ...it's a cruise night when EVERYONE is welcome, J, euro, rod, lowrider, 4X4 just join in and have a blast..... DP says: Midsummer is verry Swedish and a must......
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Jan 16, 2006 18:54:56 GMT
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the matt black 240.....bloooooooody hell ;D ;D ;D
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Jan 16, 2006 20:13:37 GMT
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I want a go!
Man, your tractors rock hard ;D
Black ftw! With a knightrider light in the grill!
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