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Sept 21, 2010 20:55:19 GMT
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OK orsumz or phail-zorz? This is certainly different. What we have here is, apparently, and as far as I can ascertain by observation, a hot rod made out of a tractor. I assume this is because then you get cheap/free road tax as an "agricultural vehicle" and also its legal to run fenderless. Its powered by a Rolls Royce V8. Another one thinking outside the box. But is the box not there for a reason???
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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markbognor
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Tractor rod.markbognor
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Sept 21, 2010 20:58:22 GMT
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I like it.
Would the style work better with a truck cab or pickup body?
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Sept 21, 2010 21:24:43 GMT
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I think its a truck not a tractor, most tractors have no chassis and they look like truck wheels, there are rules about commercials over a certain age not needing an MOT I think. Oh yeah, also its brilliant, i like the fact its an open 4 seater as well, just the sort of thing i need with three kids.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Sept 21, 2010 22:12:49 GMT
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It's fabulous, but agree that the wheels look more AEC truck than tractor.
I don't think the style is the best though - Why make it look like a typical rod (near enough) when you have such a weird and wonderful base to go wild with?
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Ads 19
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Sept 21, 2010 22:13:21 GMT
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the grille does look a little bit tractor, thinking international maybe, but completely agree with popuptoaster. though iea of tractor rod does seem nice. unfortunately tractor diffs never get the gearing for a sensible speed. Its not uncommon for tractors to be built out of old trucks though. though running agri size tyres on a truck diff leads to certain speed and control issues.
are there any rods out there using an exposed gearbox and axle supporting body? chassisless or suspensionless?
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conrad
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Sept 21, 2010 22:51:15 GMT
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Well I don't know much about that little beastie there, but here's a few commerical based rods, sure there are lots of hotrod pickups but these are a bit more tractory/industrial looking this isnt quite the same, just cool and this, actually made me laugh, but in a good way. I'd love to drive that around and maybe turn up to the local boy racer hangouts to see them going apoplectic over it. Sure to get pulled over though. Of course then there's doodlebug tractors, taking cars/trucks/parts and turing them into tractors, like they used to do round WWII sort of period. And to some extent people still do it Similar to the original concept behind the swedish EPA-traktor concept, in both cases they used car or commercials, with two gearboxes running together to gear them down and give them the agri friendly ratios they wanted. In the EPA trakor case they were mostly made from ex military volvo vehicles when they were being sold off, and now are mostly 740 turbos cut down to pickups, and driven by lunatic 15-18 year old because you don't need a regular driving licence ...aaanyway... moving on, surely with all this car to tractor stuff there haev been a few more doing tractor to car?
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Last Edit: Sept 21, 2010 22:51:38 GMT by conrad
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stealthstylz
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Sept 22, 2010 0:15:01 GMT
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I'm not sure. Top 2 pics it looks great but the last pic makes the proportions look a bit funny.
Matt
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Sept 22, 2010 7:07:52 GMT
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definitely 1930's truck rather then tractor, you can even see when the inner rear wheels have been removed. I approve btw
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Last Edit: Sept 22, 2010 7:08:26 GMT by TerraRoot
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Sept 22, 2010 11:42:58 GMT
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The registration suggests it's one of these... I like it regardless of what it is, but if it was mine I'd want it properly registered..
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring.
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Loxlee
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Sept 22, 2010 13:20:04 GMT
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I don't really like the look of it all that much but thats just personal style and tastes. I do however think it is an awesome idea/basis!
I would like to see something that looks very agricultural still with big knobbly tyres but sat on the floor with a silly engine!
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Sept 22, 2010 14:29:12 GMT
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Tractor grille and wheels stuck on, it's been a fad in the States for awhile .If registered as a tractor it's only allowed within a certain radius of its base on a tax free basis.
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Sept 22, 2010 16:16:55 GMT
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Its just not really feasable to make a rod from a tractor. As said above, tractors do not have any form of chassis, the engine block and gearbox form the main structure, with everthing else bolted into this, so already making it into anything else is difficult. Besides, there is no suspension at all, the rear axle shafts stick out either side of the gearbox, and the front axle articulates from a central pivot and thats it - the little bounce there is comes purely from the tyres, so fitting smaller profile tyres would probably mean it shaking to bits being driven on a road. Progress would be slow too. Tractors are already very low geared, and fitting car-sized wheels would reduce the gearing further, so top speed is likely to be under 20 mph, if you could stand the rattling.
Tractor panels on a car chassis however....that could work very nicely indeed if done well.
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1986 Panda 4x4. 1990 Metro Sport. 1999 Ford Escort estate.
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dw1603
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Sept 22, 2010 16:30:06 GMT
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The registration suggests it's one of these... I like it regardless of what it is, but if it was mine I'd want it properly registered.. If you have reason to suspect there is something wrong with the registration of a particular vehicle, would it not be better to keep it to yourself?
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dw1603
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Sept 22, 2010 17:11:28 GMT
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Oh boy! I got a glimpse of this in your other post, and hoped you'd have more on it. At first glance, I thought Ford AA, but it isn't. The chassis looks familiar, but I can't drag an i.d. from the depths of my memory at the moment. The body is Ford, a 1928 or 29 Model A touring, I'm not sure about the lump, but I'll take your word for it being Royce Rolls. If you look carefully at the rear wheels, they seem to have had the centers of some modern steels welded in (there is no way two of these rims could sit back to back) so that suggests that it has a later car type rear axle fitted. All in all, terrific (in both senses!) It's hard to believe, but it could have been a lot uglier too: (and this curse word has won prizes!) I have always had a sneaking fancy for a V8 powered tractor, something like this Ford 8N with a flathead in it: but as several people point out, it ain't very practical, so it will stay unfulfilled for the time being.
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Sept 22, 2010 18:02:02 GMT
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The registration suggests it's one of these... I like it regardless of what it is, but if it was mine I'd want it properly registered.. If you have reason to suspect there is something wrong with the registration of a particular vehicle, would it not be better to keep it to yourself? Of course DfT , VOSA and DVLA are unable to access any forums , or read any magazines , and check any number of any car they fancy ?
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Last Edit: Sept 22, 2010 18:02:48 GMT by kapri
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Sept 22, 2010 18:21:58 GMT
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think they call them rig rods when they use big comercial running gear on hot rods. i like!!!!
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Sept 22, 2010 19:56:01 GMT
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;D ;D Well tractor rod no chassis is a car with WW2 truck wheels rear turned round .Its made of parts that were in the parts shead the body was mine the grill truck no tractor parts were used in the making of 303
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dw1603
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Sept 22, 2010 23:25:08 GMT
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If you have reason to suspect there is something wrong with the registration of a particular vehicle, would it not be better to keep it to yourself? Of course DfT , VOSA and DVLA are unable to access any forums , or read any magazines , and check any number of any car they fancy ? I appreciate that you are very keen to see things done properly and I wouldn't condone any illegal activities, but I don't think the afore mentioned departments need any help from us. We pay them enough to opress us without doing their jobs for them. What I particularly had in mind when I made that post was that a couple of months ago, a member here may have absentmindedly screwed the wrong number plates onto a car before he brought it into the country. Whether or not he did is his business, and in my opinion should not have been mentioned on a public forum. If I have misinterpreted your comments, then I apologise. Regards, DW
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Sept 23, 2010 6:59:44 GMT
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Yes please, I will be happy with one, just for kicks.
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v8ian
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Sept 23, 2010 8:29:06 GMT
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The grill is either post war Bedford "OB" or Austin, both trucks were designed by the same fella who jumped ship from bedford to Austin
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style. Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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