Came dangerously close to buying one of these this summer. You can get a real decent one for 4-5k, a rough but running one for $2-3k. Rust is the biggest problem. There's a guy nearby with half a dozen of them rotting in his yard... bought them as a combined lot at an army auction

it's a bolt-in swap to put a vw diesel engine.

Nope, don't know but someone will be along soon that can tell us both. ;)

what is it? i want one....

It's a Handley-Paige Victor (British) from the 50's.
The Handley-Page Victor

Maybe one of the requirements of this thread should be knowing (and perhaps identifying)what you post, to help eliminate the "what the hell is that?" replies.

Just sayin'.

VW/Bombardier Iltis. Really cool little 4x4

forgot my pic: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325742709.jpg

My neighbor's '63...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325775613.jpg


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325775664.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325791103.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325791142.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325791447.jpghttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325791531.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325791565.jpg

The crest is cockeyed and if it wasn't fer all the stoopid stickers I woodnut knewn waht that wuz....

He is making another hood (I dropped off one for him to pull a mold off of) and that crest lights up, as will the plates on the wing..http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325794787.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325794819.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325794944.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325794990.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325795037.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325795127.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325795178.jpghttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325795254.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325795296.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325795339.jpg

1973 XP-897 GT/2-Rotor Corvette ..........................and artwork
http://deansgarage.com/2009/2-rotor-corvette-artwork650/
http://deansgarage.com/wp-content/ga...udio2rotor.jpg
http://deansgarage.com/wp-content/ga...005-2rotor.jpg
http://deansgarage.com/wp-content/ga...008-2rotor.jpg

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=818329
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...9/PICT0818.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...9/PICT0821.jpg

Nope, he is building his dream car, did everything himself, including the int.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325795391.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325796281.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325797233.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325797269.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325797352.jpg
The 911 will light up as well..
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325797387.jpg
One of his other projects..http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325797486.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325797561.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325797630.jpg
He is going to see about making me some light weight 944 Sun-Roof panels..
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325797771.jpg

One man's dream is another man's nightmare.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325819789.jpg

I'd love to know the back story on why they decided to destroy these planes rather than recycle them.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325855646.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325855661.jpg

These pix's alway make me ill. My guess this is a early post war pix, maybe the PI.... anyway somewhere in the pacific, they didn't want to ship home.