Car Thread

[v8vega]

I'm in a Facebook group called Thingies, which has all kinds of pictures of weird stuff like this. Why do people spend years of time and money building stuff like this?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm in a Facebook group called Thingies, which has all kinds of pictures of weird stuff like this. Why do people spend years of time and money building stuff like this?

Might want to re-think that slightly.

That's an 8-wheel Amphibious All-Terrain Vehicle (AATV) that was built in the 50's by Chelyabinsk in Russia

https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/326503-c ... wheel-aatv

[rex desilets]

Russian oligarch-mobile...

[Roy]

It's so ugly, it's set up to drive backwards. Is it articulated?

[healey36]

Looks to be...would be curious to see how they powered all wheels from the rear.

[robert.]

I snapped this one on my way to RI. Some kind of mad max truck. I can’t believe he has not been pulled out of service

[rogruth]

Robert,
So what is wrong with it that it should be taken out of service?
Not snide, real question.

[robert.]

It’s a great question. My photo does not show this truck well enough. Front bumper is hand made. Most likely not dot approved. No front fenders. No owners or company name in contrasting colors. And sharp edges all around.

[healey36]

Theoretically no fenders is a huge red-flag...supposedly wheels that jut out beyond the wheel-well will get you a ticket here in Maryland. The guy next door got nailed by a state cop for having tires/rims that pushed his tire width about two inches past his wheel-well/fenders on a CJ-7. If I was a cop I'd go after some of these guys with their windows blacked out...then again, if I was a cop I wouldn't want to walk up to a car with windows I couldn't readily see into. Classic example of laws on the books that go unenforced. And late model cars running 'historic' tags...that's another one. I've become an automotive curmudgeon...ugh.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

If I was a cop I'd go after some of these guys with their windows blacked out...then again, if I was a cop I wouldn't want to walk up to a car with windows I couldn't readily see into.

Yes and yes again.......

But in the case of this truck above, I have to wonder if it was registered locally where it was seen as a farm truck vehicle. Doing so limits it range it can travel on the roads (varies by state), and pretty much also exempts it from most DOT regulations even in the case of an 18-wheeler.

[healey36]

Could only be better if it was registered as an 'historic' farm truck...

See a lot of guys running those spiked lugs...WTF, we can't run eared knock-offs but those are legal?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Could only be better if it was registered as an 'historic' farm truck...

See a lot of guys running those spiked lugs...WTF, we can't run eared knock-offs but those are legal?

Yeah, I'm really tired of seeing those, but maybe I should get a set for on my Subaru,

[healey36]

Yeah, I'm really tired of seeing those, but maybe I should get a set for on my Subaru,

You'd be the baddest guy in the neighborhood, but wait, I thought the Subaru was the wife's car...???

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Yeah, I'm really tired of seeing those, but maybe I should get a set for on my Subaru,

You'd be the baddest guy in the neighborhood, but wait, I thought the Subaru was the wife's car...???

We each have one but I've got the one with the 6 cylinder engine,

[robert.]

Pa farm vehicle rules for greater then 17,000 lbs. Valid state inspection sticker is needed. Can be driven up to 50 miles to and from owners farms. Can be driven up to 50 miles for service or repair work. Must have valid insurance.

For vehicles greater then 17,000 lbs. No inspection sticker. Can be driven on roads that adjoin owners farm. up to 10 miles away for buying and selling of AG. goods. Daytime only.
I saw that truck in NJ on RT. 287 up around RT.23. If i had snapped better photos. You would see circular saw blades welded to his mirrors. If you can look real hard you'll see skull welded into the cab. I have received some petty tickets from DOT officers. When my truck was brand new. I placed a shoe brush on the side step. It was held on by two wire ties. Every time i got in i would rub my shoes across that brush. A ***** in CT. gave me a ticket for that brush. NYC doorman would laugh and point when they saw my brush. Some would ask do you really scrub your shoes before you get in. Damn straight. That truck cost $78,000. I was going to keep it clean. 400,000 miles and 14 years later it's a little rough around the edges.