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March 13, 2010

Two Engines + One Seat = Brass Balls

By David Clarke

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The hot rod culture tends to shift directions depending on what decade it is. In the 70′s, rods weren’t too popular at all, in the 80′s they had their hair-metal revival with ZZ Top’s custom rides, and by the 90′s, builders like Boyd Coddington and Chip Foose were beginning to show that they could be performance jewels. This twin-engine beast I found on eBay harks back to the 60′s when Tommy “TV” Ivo was a household name. It’s a hot rod monster that takes the standard T-Bucket fare over the top, with two 350 Chevy small blocks mated with a Ford 9-inch rear end, mounted to a lengthened and Z’d Model T frame. There’s not much time left on the eBay auction, so check it out now!

twin engine

Comments

retroman
Mar 14, 2010 at 3:16 am

My first thought was “If he had the money for two V8s, then why didn’t he just go with a single V16??” And then, I realized that two engines are better than one if you know how to sync them right. Turning radius is a little long for street use, but I’m guessing this was built to be an old school drag car.

SouthernGuy8503
Mar 13, 2010 at 8:27 am

i’d put a roll cage on it then take it to the drag strip, if i had the money i’d put a blower on the engines

3304hl
Mar 13, 2010 at 7:25 am

More “Freight Train” tha TV Tommy….

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