In reply to ReverendDexter:
Maybe with a handbrake. They are FWD.
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Jan. 19, 2011 12:22 p.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid Reader
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Jan. 19, 2011 12:28 p.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid Reader
Here is a good site of someone who restored one: http://www.oldbug.com/tempo.htm
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Jan. 19, 2011 12:28 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
what a great concept.. using the bug engine and trans in a front engined layout
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Jan. 19, 2011 1:09 p.m. mndsm SuperDork
In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid:
Heh, I actually read that site right after I found the patina'd one I first posted.
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Jan. 19, 2011 2:43 p.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid Reader
It's not a bad idea for a city commercial delivery vehicle. FWD, low ride height, and Cab over seating.
It would be easy to load, have tons of traction in the winter, and wouldn't do the "bed in the air" under emergency braking.
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Jan. 19, 2011 6:18 p.m. gamby SuperDork
neon4891 wrote:
Toyman01 wrote:
Loose the funky wheels for a set of steelies with center caps and get it out of the dirt. Beautiful machine.
Give it useable tires and ride height and that would be, well, really good.
It's gotta be on Air Ride to be sitting like that
...and yes, it is indeed the bomb. Perfect.
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Jan. 19, 2011 6:58 p.m. Curmudgeon SuperDork
Cool truck! I like the powertrain layout.
This would be a pretty cool Jensen Healey race car hauler.
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Jan. 20, 2011 12:06 a.m. oldopelguy Dork
DILYSI Dave wrote:
If you could get some more pics, that would be awesome. Old-school-firetruck-turned-car-hauler is a recurring dream for me.
Front of that Entropy Racing truck looks same as mine:
Could be yours more easily than you might think...
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Jan. 20, 2011 4:36 a.m. aeronca65t Dork
DILYSI Dave wrote:
aeronca65t wrote:
That looks similar to the race hauler my friend Charlie has at ~Entropy Racing~. Wish I had a better shot of the nose. (I rented #63 a few months ago).
It's been re-powered with a modern diesel. .....
If you could get some more pics, that would be awesome. Old-school-firetruck-turned-car-hauler is a recurring dream for me.
Here's two more shots taken before he added the hydraulics. Charlie is a good guy and he's very used to being asked about the truck (by almost everyone in the northeast racing community).....if you have questions, you can call him and I'm sure he'll share his thoughts about building it (his number is on the link above).
