Not mine but I thought it was odd.

1947 ford rat rod

 

Looks like a pick up with a custom made box for whatever commercial outfit that used the truck when it was new. The rear fenders are from a pick up bed and the cab is separate from the rest of the body.

 

I looks like it has a GM FWD powertrain (look at the wheels), possibly form a mid 70's Eldorado or Toronado.
They maight have done that to keep a low, flat floor in the bed of the beast.

Bobby

edit: I tried to blow the pic up, it looks like a Cadillac engine so its probably from an Eldorado

 

Eldo wheels for sure

You'd think someone with that much into a project would at least roll it out into the sunlight, and use a real camera. Which makes me think it's probably a cooty-bob'd Backyard Special

 

Yea, it would be interesting to see out in the sun

I remember seeing an old Dodge humpback delivery in a magazine (maybe?) that was built on an Eldo chassis. the owner was in a wheelchair and needed the flat floor for access.

 

LMAO I love the terminology!!! Good Stuff!

 

These wheels appear to be painted. How many FWD Eldo's came with painted wheels?

First US production FWD Passenger Car since 1937 Cord: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado. El Dorado received FWD in 1967.

Toronado's were available either with styled wheels similar to Eldo's or wheel covers...which snapped onto painted wheels.

This same FWD setup was used in GM Motor Homes.

btw: What was the first US vehicle to come with radial tires as standard equipment?

GM had no choice, during road tests of pre-production '66 Toronado's, it was discovered that the FWD setup caused the front bias-ply tires to wear out within 4-5,000 miles.

 

I know that you've mentioned this before. For some reason, Ford came first into my mind.

 

It wasn't Ford...radial tires weren't even offered by FoMoCo until the 1970's, and then only as an option.

Michelin invented radial tires. First vehicle in the world with radials as standard equipment: 1955 FWD Citroen ID-19. Who owned Citroen at this time? Michelin.

First US vehicle with radials as standard equipment: 1966 Oldsmopile Toronado.

 

My dad had a '67 Country Squire with the optional radials (Uniroyals), looked like 85 profile balloon tires. They were so flexible in the sidewalls we used to see-saw the steering wheel and the body would oscillate side to side without changing direction. Rode like a dream, tho.

I remember being at a Monkey Wards auto center a while after the Toronado/Eldorado came out. A guy was getting new tires on his Toronado. The tire machine wasn't set up for FWD rims, and it peeled the outer rim bead over, 90 degrees, instead of pulling the tire over it (could also just have been operator error). The idiot did that to all four wheels! Lots of profanity from the manager and the owner....

 

Its definately an Eldo powertrain.

1st clue, the exhaust manifolds. The exhaust ports are spaced fairly wide. If it were a Toronado it would have a big block olds which has a very narrow spacing on the exhaust ports (very short exhaust manifolds)
2nd clue, the dark blue engine color. While engine color isn't the best indicator, taken with the exhaust manifolds its rather telling
3rd clue, valve covers. I'm not 100% but I think the Toro's had an oil fill tube that went directly into the front of the block and not in the valve cover.

It would be fun to see up close....just to see
Just think of the fun we could have picking this contraption apart...LOL
Bobby

 

I introduced that term in my 6th post here on FTE. I'll never forget that after I posted it I was abused so bad I almost didnt come back, as I refered to someones repair that way!