earthman's actual ratrod foto thread

[Neverdone]

It said it was from a WW2 fighter but i don't know. I would have guessed
Cadillac tank engine.

whatever it is, I'll take two please.....

 

[CORPO]

Isn't that a firetruck motor?

It said it was from a WW2 fighter but i don't know. I would have guessed
Cadillac tank engine.

I feel like I have seen this one (could be wrong) but I think it was an engine out of a Seagrave fire truck

 

[bob w]

Correcto mundo, Corpo.

I took pics of it at Back to the Fifties a couple years ago.

 

[8literbeater]

I would've said tank engine before aircraft too. That's just not how aircraft engines are/were built.
I found this based on the Seagrave connection. Pierce Arrow introduced the 462 V12 in 1933, it had 175 horsepower. Seagrave bought Pierce's assets at auction in May 1938.
Evidently Seagrave added the redundant ignition system.

 

[earthman]

Just possibly the ultimate RR engine.

 

[zzrodder]

I feel like I have seen this one (could be wrong) but I think it was an engine out of a Seagrave fire truck

Yep, Seagrave fire truck engine - they were still in production into the 1960's, a testament to Pierce Arrow's robust design.
That rod is owned by the fellow that produces Bendtsens Adaptors that mate vintage engines to modern transmissions.

 

[earthman]

Y'all are so smart, then what's this all about.

 

[Snake Farm]

Y'all are so smart, then what's this all about.

I don't know but it looks like you'd have to shave everything and ride sidesaddle in the nude with your legs crossed to keep from getting caught in a moving part.

 

[Bonehead]

Somebody took the wings off their airplane.

 

[23crate]

Y'all are so smart, then what's this all about.

rotary engine beasty !!

I wondering how scary that could be .....

 

[Neverdone]

Seen several of these before. LOVE ALL OF THEM!!!

 

[Sam_Fear]

I wonder how hard the last one wants to roll over when you hit the throttle?

 

[Sam_Fear]

I don't know but it looks like you'd have to shave everything and ride sidesaddle in the nude with your legs crossed to keep from getting caught in a moving part.

Looks like you ride it drag-bike style - pegs by the back wheel. I'm not really seeing a brake. Looks like riding it would be a challenge for sure.

 

[soltz]

Seen several of these before. LOVE ALL OF THEM!!!

Which one [S (of the three)

 

[sgtpontiac]

Wow....

Doesn't take much to excite you guys.....I've seen bigger bullets on a Caddie...

 

[bruno]

It's a good possibility I would die riding any one of the three

 

[smallfoot]

Doesn't take much to excite you guys.....I've seen bigger bullets on a Caddie...

HoHo!!! Sarge, you know everyone is not a slave to big bullets. I prefer small bullets that move faster and spread more....[ddd

Some interesting builds! Are those "Franklins" or just designed to look like?

 

[sgtpontiac]

Could never be a SLAVE to big bullets....lol

Just appreciate them......Rejoice in what the Lord has made.....so to speak...it's religious experience....(as I wait for the lightening to crack nearby)

 

[kenny c]

It's a good possibility I would die riding any one of the three

With as smile on on your face that the undertaker couldn't wipe off!

 

[earthman]