How To "Spoil" An Old Truck
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When Larry Sommerfeld drives to town for a cup of coffee, he gets a lot of second looks. That's because the Moose Jaw, Sask., farmer "spoiled" his 1950 Mercury 2-ton truck by equipping it with a wind-deflecting stainless steel spoiler off a semi tractor.
The spoiler mounts about 3 ft. above a home-built flatbed and is supported by an open, metal frame. With the cab painted shiny red and black, it certainly gets noticed.
"I drive it in parades and take it to shows," says Sommerfeld, who completely restored the truck along with friend Wayne Alm. "Whenever we drive down the highway, semi drivers start waving and honking their horns."
Another unusual feature of the truck is the engine, which is complete with dual header exhausts and is out in the open behind the cab. "With big radial tires on back and the rear-mount engine, it looks somewhat like a dragster," says Sommerfeld, who says he actually used to race dragsters.
The original flathead V-8 engine was worn out so they replaced it with a 351 cu. in. engine and automatic transmission out of a wrecked 1986 Ford Crown Victoria. The engine has a 4-barrel carburetor and homemade headers made out of a pair of 2-in. dia. muffler pipes. Another pair of exhaust pipes extend from the engine all the way forward to the radiator and electric cooling fan.
The truck's radiator, electric cooling fan, and automatic transmission cooler were relocated under the hood.
The truck's rear univeral joint is original, while the front universal joint is off the car's automatic transmission. To weld them together he had to first shorten the truck's driveshaft, which is now only 6 in. long.
The dump box was all beat up so they threw it away. Then they built an aluminum flatbed and mounted it on top of the truck's frame, then mounted the spoiler on it.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Larry Sommerfeld, P.O. Box 1781, Moose Jaw, Sask., Canada S6H 7K8 (ph 306 693-2352).
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How To "Spoil" An Old Truck TRUCKS Modifications 32-3-20 When Larry Sommerfeld drives to town for a cup of coffee, he gets a lot of second looks. That's because the Moose Jaw, Sask., farmer "spoiled" his 1950 Mercury 2-ton truck by equipping it with a wind-deflecting stainless steel spoiler off a semi tractor.
The spoiler mounts about 3 ft. above a home-built flatbed and is supported by an open, metal frame. With the cab painted shiny red and black, it certainly gets noticed.
"I drive it in parades and take it to shows," says Sommerfeld, who completely restored the truck along with friend Wayne Alm. "Whenever we drive down the highway, semi drivers start waving and honking their horns."
Another unusual feature of the truck is the engine, which is complete with dual header exhausts and is out in the open behind the cab. "With big radial tires on back and the rear-mount engine, it looks somewhat like a dragster," says Sommerfeld, who says he actually used to race dragsters.
The original flathead V-8 engine was worn out so they replaced it with a 351 cu. in. engine and automatic transmission out of a wrecked 1986 Ford Crown Victoria. The engine has a 4-barrel carburetor and homemade headers made out of a pair of 2-in. dia. muffler pipes. Another pair of exhaust pipes extend from the engine all the way forward to the radiator and electric cooling fan.
The truck's radiator, electric cooling fan, and automatic transmission cooler were relocated under the hood.
The truck's rear univeral joint is original, while the front universal joint is off the car's automatic transmission. To weld them together he had to first shorten the truck's driveshaft, which is now only 6 in. long.
The dump box was all beat up so they threw it away. Then they built an aluminum flatbed and mounted it on top of the truck's frame, then mounted the spoiler on it.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Larry Sommerfeld, P.O. Box 1781, Moose Jaw, Sask., Canada S6H 7K8 (ph 306 693-2352).
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