Did Red Green own this car??? - The Firearms Forum

mranum · 07-07-2012, 04:04 PM

Follow the link to see the pics, ya can't make this chit up.

Gas line ran from the boat gas tank on the passenger seat, sorry, where seat should be, out the window & under the hood. I'm guessing the window would be his emergency shut off.

State Patrol: Front Seat Gas Tank Fueled 'Unsafe' Car
It runs on alternative fuel source and the driver can see the road in ways most cars don't offer. But you won't be seeing this classic Ford Pinto back on a Minnesota road any time soon.

A Minnesota State Trooper stopped the car Sunday on U.S. Highway 52 in Koochiching County.

A State Patrol spokesperson posted photographs of what the Trooper found on the agency's Facebook page.

"Much of the vehicle was rusted out," said the spokesperson. Photos show a clear view through what remains of the floor to the road below.

But that wasn't all.

A tire was wedged behind the driver's seat, a placement the spokesperson said was holding the seat in place.

The Trooper spotted a gas can on the front seat. A hose ran from the gas can, out the passenger window, around the front and under the hood, "rigged up to the engine," according to the spokesperson.

"The car was impounded and the driver was cited for a number of violations," said the spokesperson.

Those violations included unsafe equipment and not having a Minnesota license.

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S2680597.shtml?cat=1

geds · 07-07-2012, 04:07 PM

Hey now...that there is Jimboy's spare parts delivery car!

76Highboy · 07-07-2012, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by geds

Hey now...that there is Jimboy's spare parts delivery car!

Hey, that's B.S. man. That there's a perfectly good fishing/camping rig.

mranum · 07-07-2012, 04:21 PM

I wonder what the trooper said to himself when he saw this thing??

"What the *&^%?"
"(chuckle) Oh I gotta hear this one"
"(laugh laugh laugh) headquaters...you ain't gonna believe this..."

76Highboy · 07-07-2012, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mranum

I wonder what the trooper said to himself when he saw this thing??

"What the *&^%?"
"(chuckle) Oh I gotta hear this one"
"(laugh laugh laugh) headquaters...you ain't gonna believe this..."

rocketmoon2 · 07-07-2012, 05:08 PM

Looks safe to me, iv seen worse vehicles somehow manage to roll down the road. haha, but I could deffinitly see red green driving that one

hunter29180 · 07-07-2012, 05:18 PM

nope..not Red Green's car..no DUCK TAPE!

Bobitis · 07-07-2012, 05:56 PM

Def not a Red Green vehicle. There's no 'excessories'.

Trust me. I got the suspenders.

wv hillbilly · 07-07-2012, 06:24 PM

that car looks fine to me. you should see some of the stuff that is on maryland hiways

sting75ray · 07-07-2012, 06:26 PM

These FORD guys are really in love with their rides they never want to part with them

geds · 07-07-2012, 06:44 PM

When you invest as much time and money as Ford owners have - you'll understand why they are so attached. Its like sending a kid to college. When they are completely remade you figure you'll start getting SOME kind of payback on the investment!

mranum · 07-07-2012, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by geds

When you invest as much time and money as Ford owners have - you'll understand why they are so attached. Its like sending a kid to college. When they are completely remade you figure you'll start getting SOME kind of payback on the investment!

Ordinarily I might argue that but this 2000 f150 I have now has been nothing but a money pit, most expensive vehicle to operate I have ever owned. Only reason I keep it is because 1) its paid for and the repairs are cheaper than another payment, and 2) it what I plow my driveway with.

jack404 · 07-07-2012, 08:35 PM

sure it aint a car from OZ ??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-tsKPlDn7U

Insulation Tim · 07-07-2012, 09:23 PM

Darwin was about to strike again.

68c15 · 07-07-2012, 10:27 PM

let me get this straight. Minn DOT spreads excessive amounts of salt on the roads costing the taxpayers untold amounts of money. this requires them to spend even more tax money fixing the roads. this also causes severe damage to people's cars. then they have the nerve to call your car unsafe and impound it making you walk to work.

76Highboy · 07-07-2012, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 68c15

let me get this straight. Minn DOT spreads excessive amounts of salt on the roads costing the taxpayers untold amounts of money. this requires them to spend even more tax money fixing the roads. this also causes severe damage to people's cars. then they have the nerve to call your car unsafe and impound it making you walk to work.

Yep, that's it.

tic-toc, tic-toc.

gvw3 · 07-07-2012, 11:42 PM

What the problem. Looks fine to me. The guy put the gas tank there so if he was rear ended it wouldn't explode. Every one knows that.

jack404 · 07-07-2012, 11:44 PM

and he can rest his cigar on it while he holds the wire in for the indicator

Appliancedude · 07-07-2012, 11:56 PM

I don't see what the issue is, looks like a typical ford to me?

Awtoman · 07-08-2012, 12:26 AM

True story. I was about 13 or 14. My Dad drove 60's Mustangs all through my youth as daily driver, cheap transportation. He would buy one for say, $400.00, work on it periodically, drive it for a year or two, and sell it for $600-$800, and start the process all over again. His buddy decides he can make money doing this, and asks my dad to help him bring one home that has been sittting for a year or two in a garage in a rough part of Detroit.

My Dad, his buddy, and my younger brother and I, go to revive and retrieve this car one cold winter day from the the bowells of a run down Detroit neighborhood. The car is partially in grey primer, the rear of the car is smashed halfway to the back seat, and there is no left front fender. The car is purchased by my Dads' buddy anyway. Apparently there is no functioning fuel tank because I am holding a 1/3 gallon Briggs and Stratton fuel tank attached to 6 ft. of rubber hose on the roof of said Mustang with my arm stuck out the window on a 8* day.

My Dad and brother are in the "chase" vehicle, with my younger brother supplying us with gas from a 2 gallon can every 3 miles or so. We finally made it back to the northern suburbs, and we were about 1 1/2 miles from our destination when we were pulled over by a Royal Oak cop. He looked at the non-existant license plate and fender, the partial primer, the smashed rear end and rooftop fuel tank, shook his head and said, "Are you thinking about retiring this beauty?" And not knowing where to begin, he walked away, got in his patrol car, and left.

Tom

mranum · 07-08-2012, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by 68c15

let me get this straight. Minn DOT spreads excessive amounts of salt on the roads costing the taxpayers untold amounts of money. this requires them to spend even more tax money fixing the roads. this also causes severe damage to people's cars. then they have the nerve to call your car unsafe and impound it making you walk to work.

Yup.

hstout1143 · 07-08-2012, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 76Highboy

Hey, that's B.S. man. That there's a perfectly good fishing/camping rig.

It looks a lot like the hunting/ fishing/ trapping rig I had when I was 15. It was a 68 volkswagen bug that my brother and I "fixed up" by cutting the top and doors off with a cutting torch.

sting75ray · 07-08-2012, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Appliancedude

I don't see what the issue is, looks like a typical ford to me?

I was thinking the same thing. Wrap your A$$ in fiberglass

carver · 07-08-2012, 11:48 AM

The first car I ever bought came straight from the wrecking yard. A Pontiac, with a GMC manual truck tansmission in it! No windshield, no floor boards, and nothing worked, but it ran, and it was fast, if you could stay with it long enough to get up the speed! We used 2X4's for a place to put your feet, and the thing burned oil like it was going out of style. We looked like the mosquito sprayer coming down the road. Really, it was so bad I thew the dip stick away, and the rear view mirrors were usless! We bought re-refined oil from Billups in a 5 gal can, and poured it in till the valve covers were full! We drove that thing for months! The cops finally took it away form us!

howlnmad · 07-08-2012, 01:03 PM

Didn't Ford recall some Pintos because of explosions when hit it the rear?

I had a VW Super Beetle that had no front passengers floor at all, any riders had to sit in the back or ride with their feet on the dash. I don't see any problem with that Pinto other than the driver not having a license.

07-07-2012, 04:04 PM	#1
mranum V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Central WI Posts: 463	Did Red Green own this car??? Follow the link to see the pics, ya can't make this chit up. Gas line ran from the boat gas tank on the passenger seat, sorry, where seat should be, out the window & under the hood. I'm guessing the window would be his emergency shut off. State Patrol: Front Seat Gas Tank Fueled 'Unsafe' Car It runs on alternative fuel source and the driver can see the road in ways most cars don't offer. But you won't be seeing this classic Ford Pinto back on a Minnesota road any time soon. A Minnesota State Trooper stopped the car Sunday on U.S. Highway 52 in Koochiching County. A State Patrol spokesperson posted photographs of what the Trooper found on the agency's Facebook page. "Much of the vehicle was rusted out," said the spokesperson. Photos show a clear view through what remains of the floor to the road below. But that wasn't all. A tire was wedged behind the driver's seat, a placement the spokesperson said was holding the seat in place. The Trooper spotted a gas can on the front seat. A hose ran from the gas can, out the passenger window, around the front and under the hood, "rigged up to the engine," according to the spokesperson. "The car was impounded and the driver was cited for a number of violations," said the spokesperson. Those violations included unsafe equipment and not having a Minnesota license. http://kstp.com/news/stories/S2680597.shtml?cat=1 --> Last edited by mranum; 07-07-2012 at 04:10 PM..

07-07-2012, 04:07 PM	#2
geds Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,706	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? Hey now...that there is Jimboy's spare parts delivery car! __________________ "Suppose you were an idiot...and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

07-07-2012, 04:21 PM	#4
mranum V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Central WI Posts: 463	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? I wonder what the trooper said to himself when he saw this thing?? "What the *&^%?" "(chuckle) Oh I gotta hear this one" "(laugh laugh laugh) headquaters...you ain't gonna believe this..."

07-07-2012, 05:08 PM	#6
rocketmoon2 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Iowa Posts: 5	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? Looks safe to me, iv seen worse vehicles somehow manage to roll down the road. haha, but I could deffinitly see red green driving that one

07-07-2012, 05:18 PM	#7
hunter29180 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: in a motorhome where ever we park! Contributor Posts: 1,627	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? nope..not Red Green's car..no DUCK TAPE! __________________ As I get Older, I have come to understand why our Founding Fathers chose our countrys motto to be "IN GOD WE TRUST", somehow they knew in the future WE would come to the point that WE COULD NO LONGER TRUST THE ONES WHO RUN IT!

07-07-2012, 05:56 PM	#8
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? Def not a Red Green vehicle. There's no 'excessories'. Trust me. I got the suspenders. __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

07-07-2012, 06:24 PM	#9
wv hillbilly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: mountains of wv. Posts: 2,017	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? that car looks fine to me. you should see some of the stuff that is on maryland hiways

07-07-2012, 06:26 PM	#10
sting75ray Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,086	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? These FORD guys are really in love with their rides they never want to part with them __________________ [IMG][/IMG]

07-07-2012, 06:44 PM	#11
geds Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,706	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? When you invest as much time and money as Ford owners have - you'll understand why they are so attached. Its like sending a kid to college. When they are completely remade you figure you'll start getting SOME kind of payback on the investment! __________________ "Suppose you were an idiot...and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

07-07-2012, 08:35 PM	#13
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? sure it aint a car from OZ ?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-tsKPlDn7U

07-07-2012, 09:23 PM	#14
Insulation Tim Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,300	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? Darwin was about to strike again. __________________ Tim *"Remember the Ark was built by amateurs....Professionals built the Titanic"*

07-07-2012, 10:27 PM	#15
68c15 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,066	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? let me get this straight. Minn DOT spreads excessive amounts of salt on the roads costing the taxpayers untold amounts of money. this requires them to spend even more tax money fixing the roads. this also causes severe damage to people's cars. then they have the nerve to call your car unsafe and impound it making you walk to work. __________________ I'll go defenseless when our leaders do the same

07-07-2012, 11:42 PM	#17
gvw3 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chicago IL Area Contributor Posts: 3,305	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? What the problem. Looks fine to me. The guy put the gas tank there so if he was rear ended it wouldn't explode. Every one knows that. __________________ Criminals advocate stronger gun laws to foster a safer work environment. This limits their exposure to risk.

07-07-2012, 11:44 PM	#18
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? and he can rest his cigar on it while he holds the wire in for the indicator

07-07-2012, 11:56 PM	#19
Appliancedude Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The true northern Cal Posts: 1,562	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? I don't see what the issue is, looks like a typical ford to me? __________________ It ain't broke it just lacks duct tape. The nice thing about opinions is everybody has one.

07-08-2012, 12:26 AM	#20
Awtoman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 362	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? True story. I was about 13 or 14. My Dad drove 60's Mustangs all through my youth as daily driver, cheap transportation. He would buy one for say, $400.00, work on it periodically, drive it for a year or two, and sell it for $600-$800, and start the process all over again. His buddy decides he can make money doing this, and asks my dad to help him bring one home that has been sittting for a year or two in a garage in a rough part of Detroit. My Dad, his buddy, and my younger brother and I, go to revive and retrieve this car one cold winter day from the the bowells of a run down Detroit neighborhood. The car is partially in grey primer, the rear of the car is smashed halfway to the back seat, and there is no left front fender. The car is purchased by my Dads' buddy anyway. Apparently there is no functioning fuel tank because I am holding a 1/3 gallon Briggs and Stratton fuel tank attached to 6 ft. of rubber hose on the roof of said Mustang with my arm stuck out the window on a 8* day. My Dad and brother are in the "chase" vehicle, with my younger brother supplying us with gas from a 2 gallon can every 3 miles or so. We finally made it back to the northern suburbs, and we were about 1 1/2 miles from our destination when we were pulled over by a Royal Oak cop. He looked at the non-existant license plate and fender, the partial primer, the smashed rear end and rooftop fuel tank, shook his head and said, "Are you thinking about retiring this beauty?" And not knowing where to begin, he walked away, got in his patrol car, and left. Tom __________________ Tom's Garage Last edited by Awtoman; 07-08-2012 at 12:31 AM..

07-08-2012, 11:48 AM	#24
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,288	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? The first car I ever bought came straight from the wrecking yard. A Pontiac, with a GMC manual truck tansmission in it! No windshield, no floor boards, and nothing worked, but it ran, and it was fast, if you could stay with it long enough to get up the speed! We used 2X4's for a place to put your feet, and the thing burned oil like it was going out of style. We looked like the mosquito sprayer coming down the road. Really, it was so bad I thew the dip stick away, and the rear view mirrors were usless! We bought re-refined oil from Billups in a 5 gal can, and poured it in till the valve covers were full! We drove that thing for months! The cops finally took it away form us! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. Last edited by carver; 07-08-2012 at 11:49 AM..

07-08-2012, 01:03 PM	#25
howlnmad Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Harriman, Tn Contributor Posts: 2,571	Re: Did Red Green own this car??? Didn't Ford recall some Pintos because of explosions when hit it the rear? I had a VW Super Beetle that had no front passengers floor at all, any riders had to sit in the back or ride with their feet on the dash. I don't see any problem with that Pinto other than the driver not having a license. __________________