After spending a great day land speed racing and surrounded by some of the wildest machines in the racing world, we naturally decided to hit the land of eBay to see what we could find that would continue to allow our freak flag to fly and boy did we ever. This Jeep bodied hot rod is powered by four Harley Davidson engines and somehow they are all channeled through a Turbo 400 transmission! Each of these engines (if they are stock) make somewhere around 50-60 hp we think so the Jeep would be packing 200-260hp give or take. Due to the light weight and 4.56 gearing, we bet that there is some boogie to be had when the gas pedal is hammered. It wouldn’t be Earth shattering but it sure would be enough to scare someone in the other lane if only through first and second gears!
The Jeep is not just yard art. The thing runs and drives and gets used by the current owner but we’re guessing this is the kind of dude who finishes one insane project, is struck with another cool idea and begins to work on it immediately. The man who builds a four Harley-Davidson engined Jeep is not the guy who sits around at a car show waiting for people to tell him how cool his stuff is. He’s the guy who drives it for 15 minutes and begins to create Honda Civic with a 392 Hemi in it on a dare.
Here’s some text from the ad:
Custom built rat rod project runs great and drives. Uses four Harley Evo. engines , then stock gm parts . Turbo 400 trans converter and starter motor . GM rear end 4.56 gears full with full lock . Car needs finishing but already steals the show with car guys and bikers always asking to hear it run .
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NOPE!!
The real and in fact only question worth asking being ;
Why ?
You know, that was my first question also….followed immediately by, “Why the hell not!”
Probably a good thing it’s 3,000 miles away.
Otherwise I would be bidding on it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZEgZO4QrjU
Was this guy just trying to build something underpowered and noisy?
The stance & proportions of the thing actually look good in the YouTube clip
Though a 305 Chevy would make more power, be more reliable, and be infinitely more easy; it wouldn’t get you on to bang shift and isn’t that the point sometimes…
Also, the 305 isn’t air cooled. Other than a VW or old Porsche boxer engine, what other air cooled options are there? A tank engine? Rotary aircraft engine? Air cooled boxer airplane engine? Continental will sell a rebuilt aircraft engine for $20-30k. I bet Lycomings are not cheap. Those guys in Pennsylvania built an I-4 engine from 4 single cylinder engines. Sometimes you do it “because you can.” This jeep is the opposite of a “Boss Hoss” or of a trike built out of the back half of a Beetle.
I’d had thoughts about doing a vw with two big bore Harley’s, one engine per rear tire.
I’d drive this. Bet the sound is killer.
I want to do a ss v-twin in a classic Fiat 500 so bad I can taste it. the sound alone would be worth it.