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This is why we need car crushers.....

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 8:14 pm
by electra225
Why would anybody put two seconds of effort into a deathtrap like this? This car frame is massively overloaded, with a terrible center of gravity. Way too much weight on the rear. ;) ;) :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol: :?: :?:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hkg5bJVH1g

Re: This is why we need car crushers.....

Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 3:14 am
by TC Chris
The earliest "motor homes" of the modern era were liked that, although the ones I recall seeing in articles were on mid-50s Cadillac chassis. I haven't watched the video yet beyond the first 45 seconds (have a CD on) but I'm guessing that some rear-suspension upgrades must have been involved. Later in the modern era they went to truck chassis. I saw a small Toyota model somewhere recently.

Chris Campbell

Re: This is why we need car crushers.....

Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 2:18 pm
by walyfd
The cadillac versions were built on the beefier commercial chassis (hearse, ambulance). Most were made by Miller Meteor but some were backyard creations.

I dunno how they got this to work on a Lincoln.

Re: This is why we need car crushers.....

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:54 am
by 19&41
That heap is restored?