Combine Harvester V Shelby GT-350

Ridiculous Rides

HAVE you ever wondered what happens when you take a traditional Combine Harvester and put an epic spin on this old classic? In a remote part of Finland, farmer Harald Bore has done just that. Complete with a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado 8.2 Litre V8 engine, this 1967 Fahr M44 is now more at home on the track, than on the farm.

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00:00This is my combined harvester, dragster.

00:04It's funny and dangerous.

00:07Anything can go wrong.

00:20Look at it.

00:21It's looking old, but also crazy.

00:24The countryside of Norway is home to a farm vehicle with a difference.

00:33This is very special.

00:34Having been souped up with a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado 8.2 litre V8 engine.

00:41This 1967 Farr M44 is now more at home on the track than in the field.

00:48It weighs in at 4,000 pounds, packs 500 horsepower and has a top speed of 95 miles per hour.

00:57Making it the fastest combine harvester in the world.

01:02So how do you get to own such a unique machine?

01:05I was a little drunk.

01:07I meet the builder.

01:12I thought this is very fun.

01:14After some drinks on the evening, I buy it.

01:20The creator of this crazy combine is Petri from Finland.

01:24And it's not his first wild conversion.

01:27I have a world-vasted Skoda and I have made a Rolls-Royce dragster.

01:33Both of which sound relatively sane compared to this super-fast Farr.

01:40It's a crazy drive and it's fast.

01:48Here is the cockpit.

01:50I load this place.

01:52This is from the original combine.

01:55It's very fun to drive.

01:57Here is used when you go on the track.

02:02You push this and you go faster.

02:05And the brakes are like a Cadillac.

02:09There's also a little brake on the wheel behind but it's dangerous to use.

02:15So I don't use that.

02:16And what better way to see what this vehicle is made of than in a drag race against some true American muscle.

02:30A Shelby GT350.

02:32This machine is not street legal in Norway.

02:41It's crazy.

02:44It's fast and dangerous.

02:49Anything can go wrong.

02:59This will win.

03:00and you make the Втор High port for the last 4.

03:04The tow car cars canactivate.

03:08And it's fast and paramount the Kathleen

03:18to show them how the main station has to give you aары even prevail.

03:23You have требования to select a brand here at Spain.

03:25You have ashow on the darauf.

03:29This vehicle is very fun to drive. I love it.

03:35This was fun.

03:37This dragster combine harvester is open to drive.

03:41Really fun. Thank you.

03:43Thank you for making this harvester for me.

03:45That's a good dragster.

03:46Next time I don't get the combine, okay?

03:48Yeah, okay.

03:58Thank you very much.

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