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Old Jul 14, 2023 | 04:14 PM
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How about an Olds powered tank/gun carrier

It’s not a Ford like they think it is.

funny stuff..imagine showing up at one of those prissy Olds car shows with this?🤣🤣


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Old Jul 15, 2023 | 06:23 AM
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I read the comments and finally after about six pages someone acurately said it was an Oldsmobile motor. I watch that guy sometimes on YT, he is into older fabrication, hot rods, rat rods, etc. He probably won't do it. Most people commented that he should run away from it. Pretty cool though.
Old Jul 15, 2023 | 06:36 AM
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Very cool.

I fixed the link.
Old Jul 15, 2023 | 03:10 PM
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Very hard to believe a mid 80’s 307 is gonna move that tank.
Old Jul 16, 2023 | 04:19 AM
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Not enough torque for sure, that vehicle has got to weigh more than a modern pickup truck with all that metal in the drive train/treads...
Old Jul 16, 2023 | 08:15 AM
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I have seen a couple videos with this guy. One was where he bought a 46 Ford coupe from some guy in the states and drove it back to Canada where he is from. Of course it had all kinds of problems along the way. He was fortunate the owner never answered the phone. This thing is just a huge chunk of scrap metal.
Old Jul 16, 2023 | 08:19 AM
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Cadillac actually made a tank powered by a pair of Cadillac flathead 346 engines with Hydra-Matic transmissions'
During WWII. It was dubbed the "Chaffee". And over 4000 were produced by Cadillac and the Massey Harris tractor company of Racine Wi.
The Massey Harris tanks all had Caddy engines and transmissions too

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