Unbelivable....in australia.....

[Bob Carriere]

/// SOME ONE SMARTER THAN i CAN LOOK IT UP.....

on automarket australia........dude is running...on the road....a 1939 Dodge p/u with a 7 cyl radial aircraft engine...... belt drive......

Would look at home in the snubnose of a CMP

[Lionelgee]

Would this be the truck you are referring to Accessed 12/03/2024 from https://www.throttlextreme.com/wild-...ked-idea-work/ This one says it is from America though!

Here is a YouTube clip Accessed 12/03/2024 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfson8bqi8c

Kind regards
Lionel

[Bob Phillips]

I recall seeing this in Jay Lenos Garage video. It was temperamental and difficult to start. It could only run for a short time due to overheating. An interesting aesthetic creation but hardly truly functional. There are other similar vehicles with front or rear mounted radial engines with differing degrees of success.
I Think building a prop powered CMP would be a great project for you Bob!

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Bob Phillips

I recall seeing this in Jay Lenos Garage video. It was temperamental and difficult to start. It could only run for a short time due to overheating. An interesting aesthetic creation but hardly truly functional.

I recall seeing that show. More a piece of art - a great piece - than a vehicle. Same is true for many of the show cars that are built mainly in the US, like cars with chromed brake disks etc. . Turns out the point is those cars aren't meant to be driven but trailered to shows and set up with mirrors under them.

Here's the "1939 Plymouth Radial Air": https://youtu.be/HADpy9bF2U4?si=Kw-iWs4jPLbaLQCt

This is an easy way to have fun with a radial engine: https://youtu.be/0Vq3vl4YMTw?si=gjOATpAVa03q5efZ

[Bob Carriere]

..... surprised I have not seen it before.......

Absolutely awesome but hardly practical........ but still amazing including the finish of the truck.

The things big boy will do.....

....and to BOB P. If I built one......
......................... on what ground could I fight the divorce ?????

I met a Pastor this week who has a 1 1/4 ton 42 Chev truck chopped, dropped, mopped, into a modrod pickup in plain steel finish with 3 clearcoats..... who would have imagined....and still powered by the original 216....... who volunteers as restorer at the CWM.

All I can say is Amen!!!!!!!

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

If I built one......
......................... on what ground could I fight the divorce ?????

Perhaps insanity....

Or, "it's a truck dear, not another woman..."