Satan's Rat-Rod: 1931 Ford - /BIG MUSCLE
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Owner:
• Henry Kessler
The engine is out of a 1952 Diamond-Reo tractor and makes 1,640 lb-ft of torque. The chassis is pieced together from old light poles from the City of Hollywood. The body... that's from a 1931 Ford. Meet Gretchen, one of the coolest rat-rods we've ever seen and a ride that turns heads wherever it goes. This ain't no hybrid, instead it's a black smoke belching, gasoline guzzling, animal of a car that's not only amazing to look at, but with some cool hidden engineering, has the ability to surprise even the most hardened of motor-heads.
Wow. A straight six that makes 1600 ft/lbs of torque? 1,000,000 miles and never been cracked open? And it's a 31' Ford engine and trans? If that doesn't say "they don't make them like they used to" then I'm not quite sure what does...
Dylan Stassen my honda has close a million. and cost about 50 bucks for the engine.
it does not cost $50 for the engine. I own one and it costs a little more than that.
Dylan Stassen
d16's in my area go for about 100 bucks and I picked my engine up for 25 bucks spends abour 40 on new bearings and still running in my car making 400hp on ethanol runs 120mph
Right... That's bull. How do I know? I fuckin own one. They're not in the $25-$100. Nor will they go over 1 million miles.
Dylan Stassen
dude I'm a fabricator and work on 500hp hondas and 1000hp vw every day. I know alot more than your dumb ass would ever know.
Its actually transcended the catagory of car...this more of an experience everytime you even look at it..got more character than a studio full of actors....wonderful
Come on mike, there is no way that thing makes 1,640 lb-ft don't believe everything people tell you. Just do the math! to make 275 hp with that much torque you would be looking at peak power at around 880 rpm, likes to rev? right...
Maybe at the wheels with a low range gearbox?
This car is great....i feel like a lot of rat rods get painted with the same crappy brush. But this car is ingenuity in motion. I love it
This guy gets it. Build a car you can drive and enjoy instead of count the dollars you wasted. I know some people are gonna disagree but this is why honda is FINALLY starting to make a bit for sense to me. Buy a clapped out civic, slap a h22 in it, race it and enjoy it until something terrible happens to it (which inevitably WILL happen). Then go out and buy another one and do it all over again.
nezerac my current project(it's sometimes been my daily) is a bluetop H23 swapped db8 integra sedan. it's got an H22 trans and torsen lsd in it right now, but i'm looking for a scrap crv to source parts out of so i can make it awd.
Jason Fifi
sounds like a pretty interesting build. You gonna post vids on it? All the work that goes into something like that would be a pretty damn good watch. lol
nezerac yeah, i've shot some video as i've been working on it. coilovers are going on this week, i've lightly modded the "splash shields" in the fenders, so they only cover the gap that goes back to the door(without them, water gets into the car through the doors, but with them, you can't fit big rubber under the car)...
when it's "done" i'll post some stuff.
Jason Fifi
I know it's annoying but you should set up a camera and just do some narration. Explaining what you're doing and why you're doin it. It makes for interesting vids for other guys doing similar projects. Sounds like it's gonna be an awesome build too. Gonna sub to your channel
nezerac word, i absolutely will. i use my zoom audio/video field recorder to shoot wide-views of the process when i have any time at a stretch to work on it. i'm probably going to be holding off on the awd rear swap/build for a bit, just to get the biggies off the list. after an AC install, gutting interior is on the list, and once or twice a month, i roller it with a different color of thinned-down rustoleum paint, so when it's "done" i can sand it down to reveal kind of detroit agate style fucked-up paint.
Great speech at the end about the next generation of car lovers, that was really cool.
Interesting car, but why all the bullshit?
That REO Gold Comet engine cranks out a staggering 145 hp and 270 ft/lbs of torque. This is according to the R.E. Olds Museum in Lansing. BTW, the first Diamond REO was built in 1967 when Diamond T and REO merged. In 1952 it was a REO
My face would be locked in perma-smile the whole time I would be driving it. Absolutely love it!!. I was smiling my ass off just watching this vid!! AWESOME, AWESOME,.....AWESOME!!
these kinda videos make me so fuckin unbelievable jealous, love the usa for theyre traffic law and no fuckin TÜV, in germany you will probably get in jail if you put a car like that in traffic !! and a nice owner too !!
What I liked most about the build philosophy is that the guy used parts from all around LA. It has an almost organic local quality to it. It's art, history and mad-science all rolled into one. That's genius.
I was at The Good Guys Car Show, with my Shelby on Sunday, November 17. There was a father and a eight-year-old kid. That was drooling over the car. Well I told the kid to get in the car and to get a picture. His eyes lit up like crazy. That was just great. You have to pass it down to the next generation. This video reminded me to do that. Thanks for posting and remembering to spread the car love.
When you let a random sit in a car that their admiring, it just makes their day 100% better, if anyone wanted to sit in or even come for a lap round the block in my cobra i would absolutely let them :)
what's life without a little bit of enjoyment and good will :P
I let kids set in my cars. It makes the kids day
@@Boana69
About 15 years ago I managed an O'Reilly. There was a customer that would come in all the time in a Viper. One time I jokingly told him that he should let me drive it. He said, "yeah, sure, whatever, next time." And he left. Within 20 minutes he had gone home, traded cars, and returned with the Viper just to let me drive it. As an adult I had never been so giddy. I'm currently in the market for one.
That is a very kooool rod and the builder/owner shares my philosophy on Hot Rods.
Be unique and let the next generation touch, sit, ride and when old enough, drive it.
They are the next generation of gearheads.
I've been pulling wrenches for years, and I just got so excited watching this and hearing how cool the guy is about it. This thing is the tits.
That's one of the most badass things I've ever seen.
Mike is the shit! Love it
My favorite ep of Big Muscle.
I own a Prius and that car does not piss me off at all.
If you drive a Prius then your opinion doesn't matter... Grow a pair
Musto! You and Larry are geniuses and the reason I love DRIVE. Glad to see a new big muscle show!
"It's goal is to piss off prius drivers and scare kids". Hell yea, CA needs more people like this!
they have atot
That car is cool. Closes thing I've seen to a Rat Fink pic. Love those huge rear tires.
Doing some simple math, I find the 1600 lb/ft of torque to be very unlikey.
To make only 275 hp, it would make its peak power at only 900 rpm, at which point the torque drops off faster than the rpm can rise. This thing is clearly revving and cruising around at much higher rpm than that and it would be slower than a prius if it ran out of power at 900 rpm, no matter how much torque it makes.
the crazy thing is, that its true
+Patrick Decarvalho Diesel engine, low rpm and crazy torque.
Jack Allen it's a gas engine though
That thing is just fantastic! Loved it and the owner. Well done guys!
Big high five guys. This video was great!
For real! You could have two rat rods built from the same chassis and they would look very different next to each other.
"THAT IS ONE BAD ASS RIDE...MY KIND OF ROD"! "COUPEZILLA"..THANKS
this is cool but Bone Shaker is cooler, no hot rod can beat Bone Shaker
Nice car you can really see personality in the car.
You know, what the guy was talking about, with the car show thing, reminded me that this year at Hot August nights in reno, a guy, with a really sick looking like, impala or something like that, was talking to my dad and I about the paintjob, then said "Hey, go ahead and open the door, take a look at the inside of the door" and I was like, "Wait, really?" and he laughed.
this is the only series keeping drive alive
Love this episode! Would love to see it driven through D.C. on earth day!
A real car is meant to be DRIVEN!! LOVE IT!!
That's a car which means it's business, "no show business bitch" kinds yet the show stopper if not that crowd wouldn't have stopped... That guy wouldn't have ran to it. A motor which does move the body and soul... A build which is bulletproof... A lovely owner who says throw your kid in...that's how you get the next generation to the car culture... Hat's off attitude. Thanks for sharing this lovely machine..Cheers!!
I agree. Also, "I like the next generation" a man of true car spirit., pass it along.
,w
Holy f*ck! If engineering and art mated on a honeymoon of badassery, this would be it's spawn. This monster is beautiful...
268 prius owners have watched this video
Are you among the 268 Prius owners?... Why?....
when i watched the video, there were 268 dislikes.... i drive a camaro ss
T. Sorochinsky still a pussy
Think that’s pronounced ‘Pius’
that thing is really truly art
Lol cali egos....bigger than the state itself.
again ultimate program !! you guys rock !
Anybody else see the car in the back at 5:07 ?
Yes! It looked pretty sweet as well I think it was a chopped bel air
HPzombies Good eye maybe an old lead sled?
+HPzombies Possibly the same showing up just after 9:58 ?
I FUCKING LOVE hot rods and rat rods. More please!
I want your life.
I love this. Some day I will build something ridiculous just for the sake of it being ridiculous.
love it... freaking LOVE ITTT... fuck prius
Straight up wicked...and I've never heard Musto laugh so much!! Keep em coming!
i would have thought its a diesel
it isnt lmao? whys it spit black smoke then???????
my thoughts exactly! but they said it was a gas motor.
Hunter430 maybe its burning oil
ALL unburnt fuel is black
Knivesandstuff4 well now i know haha
a diamond reo is a semi tractor truck. think 18 wheeler and yes it really makes that power some of the best trucks in their day. I love this thing I think I know where a few diamond t trucks are. badass build.
Please pull up next to a Chevy Volt and wind that sucker right up. I bet they'll wet themselves.
I understand why people think people who drive economical cars will have a shit fit when they see something like that, but is it unreasonable to believe that some people who drive economical cars also enjoy hot rods? It makes no sense to drive a hoopty every day. If you want to drive a rat rod every day to work then that's cool with me as I love seeing them on the roads, but I'm way beyond the point in my life where I can tolerate being stuck in a loud ass car with no AC in rush hour traffic.
Please one day let me own something like that. Would take that over a trailer queen any day of the week.
Owner seems like a pretty top bloke
superb car
nice video, why is no credit given to the builder and fabricator Ian Roussel of Way Kustom?
awesome rod!!
This is so bitching!!!!!! I was laughing my ass off from all the attention and the fun this thing is to drive. This is one of my favorite episodes for sure.
another kick ass video guys, keep em comin!
It's like tin man spent 2 years in the gym and was turned into a car lol awesome
This is killer and his philosophy about getting the youth into hot rods is great, really nice to hear. The cool factor is just that, people like it because its awesome, not flawless.
MIKE! WE MISSED YOU!
when they said that they ran into somebody the knew, I was expecting Leno.
that looks fun as hell!! ]:)
Love this. Is there any picks of the build or just any good picks on the web somewhere??
Yeah, what was I thinking. thanks
AWESOME
Teh strategy with the gas tank is when you collide with something in front, the engine will be pushed back and crush the gas tank that will set it on fire with one explosion, thus blowing you out of the vehicle to safety.
That is one wild rat rod!! I visited Los Angeles but could never find that Hollywood sign..Where is this picture taken? It's perfect!
Cops in our state would have a field day on this rat rig. Front obscured license plate, exposed tires all way around, no wipers, bad emissions. I like it a lot !!
They don't complain because there's 2 or 3 others in the area. There isn't another one of these and who cares if someone complains? They obviously have no automotive appreciation.
How in the F can you even get near the roads in Cali with that thing.
Thumbs up to the guys who build and drive stuff like this, and who "get it". I love these people whose comments focus on safety, gas mileage, and emissions compliance. Why are you even watching this? Get back in your Highlander, drive home, and finish watching Oprah.
IF satan din come up to earth, his car would definately be made out of corpses.... -_- and gods car would be made out of well, oh wait he don't need a car, he just flys on the clouds, * I AM NOT A RELIGOUS DUDE WHO COMPLAINS * i think that would happen instead if they do exist, #ATHEISTDUDEIAM
Having a mind to say IF, frees you from the constraints of an atheist mindset. Good start. pile drive finish tho😉
Girls...girls.....stop fighting!and brush your curly blond hair.
Yeah that really is a HotRod, it's not a show car style of HotRod which everyone thinks should be a HotRod, it's what hot rodding should be. Modified Cars, Muscle Cars, HotRodding all comes from guys like this who built the car from different pieces and made that car run and it's in your face, it's loud and burns a tonne of oil, gas etc. This really is a stand out guy with Godfather type of personality, he even inspires the younger people with sharing the experience at shows. Not up himself, this is the example of HotRod and the owner is the guy you want showing it off.
Dear friend, this is our site - we are engaged in manufacturing buggy more years
I would love to take it Trolling at the beach.
Great car and a cool guy too.
Beautiful would not change a thing about that car. And kudos to the driver for being a geared and letting people "drool on it".
Would be nice if they took it to the track and gave us some ETs and trap speeds. Just driving it around town is kinda boring for us.
that looks like a fun car to drive =D
I'd drive that. Every. Day.
If people don't like the idea of hybrid/electric cars, how and why the hell do you expect people to like the Prius for what it is.
Nope - Charger is still safe and sound in my garage! At least I think it is...
Love it. I see Henry around at the local weekend hangouts and car shows. Really cool guy with an even cooler Rat Rod.
Yea, I'd like to have a car that smokes and pukes oil, drives like crap, tops in at 45 and gets 5 miles a gallon...or maybe a Porsche.
Or maybe you just don't care how it looks,as long as it goes like mad.
I'd take this over any supercar any day as long as i could live with it on day-to-day bases,just because it's unique in as many ways as possible.
A Porsche? Want a purse to go with that?
These cars are true original craftsmanship. I live in South-west Florida and I met an awesome guy named BILL WENDT and he has one of these cars he built.
I am usually not a big fan of those cars but this one man what a package!!!!
Ha ... .that is soo cool... my builds are not as cool but I'm working on it! LOL
It’s actually a tractor engine in it too.
Thanks for posting that! I tried explaining that diesels are some of the most efficient vehicle's on the road to an environmentalist, and it was no use.
That thing is beautiful in these old eyes..1600 Ft/lbs
+/DRIVE I got one of those 2 pulley generators (31.5 pounds) out of a 1961 International ambulance on my garage floor. It's on Craigslist for $20 (!) but no takers. One idiot wanted it to use for camping and I asked him how he was going to spin it. He thought it was for AC volts! Dipstick...
+/drive
Not to nit pick but a water truck isn't "farm equipment". It's soil stabilization equipment which would be classified under "construction equipment" or "industrial". Nothing to do with agriculture.
That is sick. I was thinking of doing a factory five 33 ford coupe, but after seeing, this, I'm rethinking my path. A 275 hp tractor motor could be cooler than a 600 hp chevy lsx 454!
Thanks a lot, why would it PISS off a Prius Driver like me?? I would love that thing, but I would add a roll bar and belts, I ain't stupid, I lost a brother because of no belt.. You need to bash new things fine, but don't bash the people that drive them.. At 65 MPG, I will be laughing as I pass you parked in the gas station..
Its kind of old making fun of prius owners now, its just normal people trying to get around the outrageous futures-trading price of oil now. This thing is pretty cool, but you're kidding yourself if you think its not perfectly at place in hollywood, thats exactly what a rich hollywood kid would buy and drive around, probably where this creation is headed
The steel toe scoops were from Ian Roussel's rat rod. From the dvd Hot Rods and Rat Rods back from the dead.
1600 ft pounds my arse
+kscorer2 Diesel engine from a Diamond Reo, think big rig engine here.
Tractor Motors were not built for horse power, they were built for Torque, High Torque does a LOT less wear then High Horsepower.. I doubt this thing generates 275 Horsepower though, or 1640 Ft Lbs of Torque, something was forgotten on the Dyno that day... I think the Gear Ratios/Rear Diff Ratio was incorrectly inputted on that day... But yeah, 1640 Ft Lbs of Torque... The case never cracked open and I am not seeing any obvious Performance Modifications..... I am sorry, I just can't bring myself to believe that it generates 1600 Horse Power from the engine alone... Beautiful car, cool owner but.. I am sorry, but I have just never heard of such a high Torque engine... from the 1950s. I mean the amount of wear that HAD to have occurred... IDK.. Maybe it is Satan's Hotrod.. Only explanation... >.
That’s a REO/Continental OA-331 aka Gold Comet engine. It makes nowhere near 275hp and 1640lb-ft of torque. More like 145hp and 270lb-ft.
Heh. That's a Continental OA331/REO Gold Comet gas engine. Makes 148HP and 330lb-ft.
This guy just seems to be full of crap so his rat rod seems more interesting. Heim joints off a Lear jet, huh? Yeah, sure. 1,000,000 miles on the engine, OK. Fencing for the leading/trailing arms (which he likes to call wishbones,) that looks a lot like normal DOM tubing, mmm hmm.
Hey , If thats the best you can do.......go for it. ! Every 5th car I build leaves me with enough parts to build one rat rod. Fun.
If Jay Leno met Jethro Bodine, you'd get this car.
Now, to Granny's still to fill this sum bitch up!
COOL BEYOND BELIEF but after actually watching the vid, it seems that the thing could work better. I mean, he doesn't want to be comfortable steering, clutching or braking the thing? Not talkin' "creature comforts", just simple workmanship.
I feel the same way about both of mine. Of course put your kid in it. Put him ON it. I don't care. Both of my vehicles are meant to be enjoyed and experienced, not looked at and untouched.