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DanH · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:07 pm Post subject: Fiat 642N lives again!

Not sure if this has been posted before, but is pretty impressive that these guys not only managed to get this wreck running, but drove it out of its resting place!

Watch this one first:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRlZ43VE5ts

Starting it up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMIzB2JE2Hc

Driving it out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtTsyOeg1W8

Penguin45 · Joined: 28 Jul 2014 Posts: 384 Location: Padiham

Love the rip-cord starter!

P45.
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D4B · Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK

That is amazing thanks for sharing Cool

DanH · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 8:47 am Post subject:

Cheers! I'm always really impressed when people are determined enough to "have a go" with something like this.

I do wonder what they had to do to to get it running again. I'm surprised that with the amount of bullet holes in it that there was no serious damage to the engine and drivetrain!

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7219 Location: Edinburgh

It was surprising that the gunmen hadn't taken pot shots at the radiator. (Or were they running it dry?)

The rip cord was interesting but what was it wound around? If the prop shaft where was the disconnect from the driving wheels?

Peter
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DanH · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 9:45 am Post subject:

Not sure, the truck does have a tip-tray, so maybe there was a power take-off shaft or some such thing that they could get a few turns on?