4x4 rods

[Willowbilly3]

I remember way back when there was some 4x4 rods, like 55 chevy wagons, 59 Ford wagons, ElCaminos, Lincoln Mk5, with 4x4 running gears. I always wanted one but never pulled it off. When I had a good running gear I couldn't find a body, then I had a perfect 59 Edsel wagon and couldn't find the running gear. Now I have that crazey notion again and have been eyeing that 49 Fleetline thinking hmm..I wonder how it would look up in the air. I have the stuff now.

 

[Bonehead]

from my files 1985

 

[Bonehead]

another same year

 

[Unkl Ian]

Go for it.

Just don't run white wall tires.

 

[Bonehead]

another

 

[Bonehead]

And 4x4 muscle

 

[Bonehead]

conv. stang 4x4

 

[Bonehead]

One for Joe

 

[Unkl Ian]

Someone posted a pic of a 4x4 rolls Royce on the HAMB a while ago.
Saw a late model Jaguar 4x4 once,looked excellent.

Nothing cool around here,but a town less than an hour away,
on the same day,I saw a bunch of 4x4s around town:
Honda Civic project,Pinto Sedan Delivery,late 60's Cougar,late 60's Chevelle.
Must be more around as well.

 

[Bonehead]

one for Timbo

 

[Bonehead]

And in 85 I was driving this. It had already been in Truckin magazine, and I saw it again in Truckin for the anniversary edition, a few years ago.
I was driving in traffic in downtown Indy, lots of stop lights. It was geared so high, I had to shift to 4 low to take off then shift up to 4 high. Very fun little truck.

 

[Willowbilly3]

Awesome pics!! Now I know I ain't the only looney tune.
I also remembered a friend I had in Anchorage with a really sweet 66 Mustang rag top on a Bronco running gear. He had done a real nice job and loved to take it out but I think what he liked most was taking it to the pud-whack Mustang club gatherings just to annoy them. I think they finally ask him not to come back

Here is the Fleetline in question. Maybe I can get a price on it tomorrow, he wasn't home today.

 

[Bonehead]

Now I can't stop with the 4 wheel drive conversion pictures......

 

[BruceR&C]

A few that I've found in passing.

 

[blacknblue]

my 47 f1 is not a rod but it is a vintage 4X4, marmon herrington conversion

 

[cycledog]

When I was in high school back in the 60's I worked at the local Texaco. One of the owners had a 46 Merc wagon that he had made into a 4x4. It was on the stock platform and had the flattie and wasnt all that tall as I remember, had the exhaust coming up through the fenders, all he used it for was a hunting rig. Wish I had a picture.
He ended up rolling it on some mountain road while Elk hunting. He was pretty banged up and couldn 't work for several months.

 

[workin class]

four wheel drives and hot rods are not a cobination I can make Its ether a 4x4 or a hot rod. A 32 coupe on a 4x4 chassie is a 4x4 not a hot rod. Maybe its just me but.

 

[RoddingRon]

Back in the late 70's I went to the street machine nationals out in Indianapolis, and I was a 55 Chevy Bel Aire that had a 4 wheel drive conversion under it. The car was beautiful top to bottom. The body was finished in gloss black and was show quality, then the frame and body mounting looked like a factory installation. When I saw the heading for this thread that car was the first thing that popped into my head...all these years later. Somewhere in a shoe box I have pictures of it, but I wouldn't even know where to look right now

 

[LOST ANGEL]

Speaking of shoe box.-MIKE

 

[Gastrick]

I knew Bonehead would have a buch of pics of these things.

That's a rare one BlacknBlue.