Tractor Grille Shells on your hot rod?

there were several neat tractor shell in this yard...

 

and this one which OBVIOUSLY does'nt even belong on this tractor...

 

I was thinking a tractor grille (8N maybe) made into a nice one piece hood and have it tilt foreward. No sides of course. Actually the Ferguson may look better.
I have seen the groomer grilles, like the Tucker snocat. Cool and I think they made those the same up into the 70s, maybe later.
Any pics of a Minneapolis Moline? They had some awesome looking grilles too.

 

No pics, but I have a M-M model Z shell for mine. An Oliver model 70 row-cropper shell has to be one of the best looking, though. Hmmm, eBay, here I come.
Have you priced decent Ford or Fregie shell/hood ***emblies? Damn, for a bit more a guy can get a whole tractor!

 

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No pics, but I have a M-M model Z shell for mine. An Oliver model 70 row-cropper shell has to be one of the best looking, though. Hmmm, eBay, here I come.
Have you priced decent Ford or Fregie shell/hood ***emblies? Damn, for a bit more a guy can get a whole tractor!

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People pay a lot for old tractors, and I do mean a lot. We had a guy who started a antique tractor museum up here, well hes nephew finally inherited everything, and sold it all off last year. They were hauling out pos tractors that were all smashed up, and totally restored ones. The cheapest they went for was 3000 and the top sale was like 280,000 for one. Tractors were shipped all over the world.

So my advice is go out, find your grilles now before they cost too much.

 

we have a few new inserts made up that fit this grill shell contact bottel if you might be interested in one 815-5477534

 

here's a ford

 

Growing up with tractors instead of hot rods, I always think of the parts that can be transferrable to the hot rod set--the Ford 2N, 8N and 9N grilles (like the one above) looks great, but they come in basically six pieces! You'd have to do alot of cutting and shaping, but it would be neat. The side wing panels would be the biggest challenge, I think, to fit and mold into a grille surround.

Also, if you bought headlights for your new N back in 38-42, you could get these neat little 'wing' bezels that would mount the headlight buckets to the side of the grille wing panels. I've always thought they'd be real neat little additions to a hot rod--there's my freebie!

ALSO, the Ford 600, Jubilee and 860 (I think) have real neat grilles. They all have a 'cyclops' eye piece in the center above the actual grille where a chrome piece featuring a real stylized ear of corn and the model number went--a great place to put a homemade piece or Tucker-style headlight. Just a thought...

 

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ALSO, the Ford 600, Jubilee and 860 (I think) have real neat grilles. They all have a 'cyclops' eye piece in the center above the actual grille where a chrome piece featuring a real stylized ear of corn and the model number went--a great place to put a homemade piece or Tucker-style headlight. Just a thought...

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i always thought those would look cool on some wild Oldsmobile (or Olds powered) custom roadster, cause of the big "O" on the top center of the grill...

 

Here's a picture of my Ferguson. The front grill and hood is one piece, and tilts forward. It would be easier to use on a Hotrod than a Fordson

 

Tractor shells RULE, and you need one. Guess what, I've got one! The exact one you need! Just like this one...



And you are gonna trade me a '37 Ford Truck shell (which can be rusted or smashed to hell at the bottom towards the point) for it, straight across.

Just PM me and we'll talk!!!

 

Hey while you guys are poking around the hayseed junkyards keep an eye out for me a couple insterment panels from the 67-79 Ford trucks and buses. Like the F-600 size. All you need is to take out about 10 phillips screws and unplug it. The 67-72s are the best but the 73-79s work too.

 

over here tractors like that are concreted into the ground in playgrounds - all you need is a bit of wd40 and some tools - seriously though nz farms are littered with old tractors as are all the beach communities - they use them for launching boats $500-$1000 will get yo a good working m***ey fegusson tractor - i'll go find some photos of the old concreted in tractors.

 

I've had some spectacular disasters when searching for 'different' grills for my 27 T! Bought this Farmall C grille back in March, and didn't realise how rusty and bent it was until I got it.

 

Then I got this one and didn't know it was too small (7 inches tall) until I had it shipped from Argentina! Might make a cool pedal car grill.

 

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I always thoght a grill off of a ****shut would be cool.

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Saw this one today

 

i'm sorry but i can;t contain myself - who would name something a ****shut and why? - would somebody please enlighten me

 

Probably some old German named the company after himself. My sister had a german friend in high school named Hazel Kaukberner. I had a korean customer named Suzi Suk Wang. What if her family made cars?

 

Why settle for just a grill when you can have a whole tractor-powered buzz saw!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=46093&item=2488263759&rd=1#ebayphotohosting

 

Here is a pic of my 2nd project, shell courtesy of one cool *** COLLLOW member.

 

How about some Porsche tractor grills?

 

I found one more. It's a Minneapolis Moline, it's bad***.

 

willowbilly, show'em the very cool grill you got. They will fight for that one

 

willowbilly has a Great looking grill for sale in the cl***ifieds

 

BTTT for the FNG's .... How to be Cool here ...

 

Heres where my 50's Case looks like after some work by Kustombuilder and myself.

 

I'm not sure where I got this so I can't give credit....

 

Looks like a Ferguson.

 

I would never have even known to think of looking for one of those. That would look killer. Actually that has to be one of the coolest looking tractors I can remember ever seeing too.

Randy

 

Ok, so I'm sold on using one for my PU project but what radiator are you using in these?