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Rat Rod with an aircooled aircraft motor
Saw this at the Portland Historic Races this W/E
There was no information on the car at all. Anybody have a clue what we are looking at here? 
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Franklin inline six. Looks to be a '30 or '31.
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That explains a lot, it was lettered "Frankenstein" (note the "F" on the fan shroud) and the fact that the rails weren't boxed makes sense now, came from the factory that way.
Are those wheels and windshield stock?
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Saw your title and thought of the 48 Tucker.
Had an air-cooled Franklin flat 6 helicopter engine (but it was converted to water cooling, I think for the Tucker). Can't see a Tucker being a rat rod, though. |
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