Brent's crazy thoughts.

Brent Zappe · Jul 29, 2020

Brent's crazy thoughts: last night I was looking at an old classic tractor show on the computer. Like always I watch some thing and then we think. well I started to realize I had a problem in my collection of tractors. It was not brought to my attention threw the years because I was to busy in just buying tractors. Before I got in to tractors I was a car and restoration person back in the 1980'S. then I walked in to tractors in 1990. This is a funny thought to realize that I have Three tractor in my collection that are all the same year that they where new. the year is 1950 then I started to think what cars do I own and do I have a 1950's car? Than it hit me Yes I do a 1952 Willy's CJ3A. so I guess in the 1950's I had a good year. that was a hard to do because I was not even born in those years. to realize I was not even around in the 1950'S but I still have had a good year. L.O.L.

Steve in VA · Jul 29, 2020

I'm a 1956 vintage and so is my Series I land rover although by the vin, I'm older by a few months. Also a '52 MG TD.

37 chief · Jul 29, 2020

Japan had something like that called a Land Curser with an exact copy of a Chevy 6, anyone remember them? Stan

Janicholson · Jul 29, 2020

They still live around Minnesota. Tough vehicles. That engine was so close, that they shared the durability and torque features of the original. Jim

Steve in VA · Jul 29, 2020

Predecessor of the Cruiser was the Nissan Patrol. Pretty much a direct line from LR to the Patrol.

Mike M · Jul 29, 2020

Tractors were selling high back in the early 1990's and cars were way cheaper back in the 1980's now tractors have went way low and cars have went way way high !

cdmn · Jul 29, 2020

I had the idea that they were a copy of the AMC Six, except switched from right to left.
Some claim the old Ford Six was the same as the Studebaker, except mirror imaged, too.

Bob N.Y. · Jul 29, 2020

The story I heard was that Chevy had the contract to supply army vehicles during the Korean War and subcontracted Toyota to build some of them. That was how Toyota wound up with the tooling for the Chevy 235 CI 6 cylinder engine that they put in the original Land Cruiser. My high school chemistry teacher had one.

Brent Zappe · Jul 29, 2020

I really like those tuff looking Land rovers. The sad part is I could never find one of those for sale. those old land rovers where tuff things in the dirt and off road. they where know to go any where you wanted to go.

Brent Zappe · Jul 29, 2020

The real reason I left restoring cars was because of California Department new rules they had put in to place. They wanted there back fees on all the cars to be paid. they would want the buyer to pay the back fees of registration for the years that registration was not paid even if the owner never paid them up to date. That is why I left buying old junk cars and restoring them at that time. To munch red tape to chase on the cars at a high price they demanded. I went in to tractors in 1990 because my dad was raised on a farm and my grandpa had past on. Every body in his family had sold the farm and Equipment. I was hooked on tractors and just had to get in to them. I did and I can say now I never regret it.

Brent Zappe · Jul 29, 2020

Yes I do know that one you are talking about. My dad had a friend who had one of those. they where nice but I am sorry they where no match to the Land Rover.

Brent Zappe · Jul 29, 2020

My dad had a 1972 Scout 2 which it had a six cylinder engine in it. I think it was either a Studebaker or a Nash engine. Hard to say because I really never heard him talk about it. Those Scout I.H. models some where okay and some where a disappointment.

Mike M · Jul 30, 2020

I never liked just having to mess with titles in our state so I never got too excited about cars either. Plus I don't like body work. But now the "rat rod" look is all the rage so you don't even have to paint them ! lol. Too bad I didn't buy a Mopar or 2 and restore them like I did my JD's. I could of sold the Mopars off and retired young !

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