http://eauclaire.craigslist.org/cto/4112917807.html
19733 olds front wheel drive 455ci auto, toy hauler. Runs and drives good. Very little rust. One of a kind. If you like attention this is for you ! I can't go anywhere without someone taking pictures and asking about this car ! I went to a car show this summer and there were lots of high buck cars there and everyone was standing around this car. 6 new tires. not a show car but lots of fun. has a top for the back and two tail gates, one for toys and one for a camper and a trailer hitch. The top needs repair, the stitching is coming lose. The top comes off. And there is a removable flat floor in it right now so we could fill it full of kids and throw candy in a parade. If interested call Jack at 715 781 2782. between 9am and 9pm please. reason for selling........ leaving for winter and need the money, so cash only! no tire kickers or trades. $4500. OBO. I don't look at my email often so calling is the best way.
DrBoost
PowerDork
10/12/13 4:27 p.m.
Hey Aussie, I bet your pants are getting tight right about now huh?
Is there a Ute Hall of Fame?
I like the part about towing a trailer. Seems like it would be a joy with a fwd vehicle that size, lol.
Best use of Fillion ever.
Dear God in heaven!
Seeing that thing is like seeing my mom naked!
paranoid_android74 wrote:
Dear God in heaven!
Seeing that thing is like seeing my mom naked!
Either you had a completely different reaction than me, or your family life is a little different than most...
paranoid_android74 wrote:
Dear God in heaven!
Seeing that thing is like seeing my mom naked!
Since most of us here have seen your mom naked, I will just say that the reactions are probably pretty similar... 
Some may like what they see, others, not so much.
M2Pilot
HalfDork
10/12/13 7:30 p.m.
grafmiata wrote:
paranoid_android74 wrote:
Dear God in heaven!
Seeing that thing is like seeing my mom naked!
Since most of us here have seen your mom naked, I will just say that the reactions are probably pretty similar...
Some may like what they see, others, not so much.
I expect all of us here will be very careful to not post that something is "like seeing your mom naked", henceforth.
What we need is that drivetrain in this. Much easier on the eyes
I'm going to go do some googling now to find the name of the company that built that, because they had tow truck conversions for several euro cars, including, I think an Audi quatro.
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Forget what I said about the olds drivetrain in the SAAB, I want it in this!
HappyAndy wrote:
What we need is that drivetrain in this. Much easier on the eyes
I'm going to go do some googling now to find the name of the company that built that, because they had tow truck conversions for several euro cars, including, I think an Audi quatro.
Isn't that basically the front half of a Saab welded to a car trailer?
/starts scouring CL for car trailers and turbo Volvos hit in the rear.
The idea of a FWD flatbed tow vehicle seems kind of sketchy to me though. Not sure why, just does.
That sounds complicated. Might actually be easier to fabricate the thing yourself. I'm thinking that the best chance of success would involve the hauler section's tubing extending as far forward as possible on the car chunk. Right up to the subframe, if possible.
What I really dig about that Oldsmobomination is the side-hinged clamshell closure thing that he worked out.
Unstated is that the engine/trans combo is just about unkillable. The trans for certain was used for motorhomes, I forget if it was with the Olds engine or the Caddy 500. Either way, in any kind of tow vehicle the trans becomes the weak link, and if it's good enough for a motorhome then it will shrug off throwing a Miata on the back.
irish44j wrote:
The idea of a FWD flatbed tow vehicle seems kind of sketchy to me though. Not sure why, just does.
We've had this conversation before, but I honestly don't remember how it ended .
Clearly FWD car based haulers are a real thing in europe. I wouldn't be afraid of one, so long as it were properly constructed by people who knew exactly what they were doing.
irish44j wrote:
The idea of a FWD flatbed tow vehicle seems kind of sketchy to me though. Not sure why, just does.
how about a camper that is made out of the exact same drivetrain and probably the same chassis?
would that also seem sketchy to you?
Not sure on the price, as in how do you compare it to anything, but if that thing is built straight and solid, I think your mom is HAWT!!!
Now this is unsafe car hauling
There's an (I think) FWD Caddy limousine for sale nearby, and I've been having naughty ideas about converting it into a flatbed hauler just like this one...
