96.3185 mph 8N Tractor

DoubleO7

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Newbie to the forum, tried several searches to find any previous thread about it.
I do not think it was an orchard model.

https://www.farmanddairy.com/uncate...-land-speed-record-of-96-3185-mph/305627.html

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I met him about two years ago at the Antique tractor show in Asheville. He had his tractor on display and was a super nice guy. Ran into him last year and he told me about how Europeans were just fascinated over his 8N and the land speed record. You will not meet a more friendly guy.
 
i sent this to a friend of mine. his thought was it has as much in common with a 8N as does a production car with its NASCAR version.
 
(quoted from post at 15:47:50 12/12/17) i sent this to a friend of mine. his thought was it has as much in common with a 8N as does a production car with its NASCAR version.

:lol: steve. i almost posted the identical thought this morning, but decided not to go there (-:O
 
(quoted from post at 03:47:50 12/13/17) i sent this to a friend of mine. his thought was it has as much in common with a 8N as does a production car with its NASCAR version.

Ha, no doubt, well maybe due to what the class rules allow.

I would not doubt that many castings are now cast fabbed in aluminum or magnesium.

But can you imagine driving that with no suspension to those speeds? Assuming no suspension was added in the build of course.

Along with the short wheel base..........
 
OO7........that looks like a flathead-V8 poking out the side of the tractor. Kinda beats the 28-hp of yer 4-cyl flatty, eh? In the late 40's, yer 4-cyl N-Tractor engine was being used in 1/4-midget racing. They hadda 2-liter (121 cu-in) limit and yer N-Engine is 119 cu-in. They turned some serious RPM's and serious HP. And NO, I didn't gitt to drive one. I just remember reading about it in one of my HOT-ROD books........nostalgic Dell
 

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