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"These Americans are crazy" (quote from Obelix)

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:57 pm
by Emiel
Guys,

Please do not check this link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1944-Ford-2-N-Tract ... 240%3A1318


Awfull colors for such a tractor

Best regards

Emiel

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:59 pm
by henk
Emiel,

He just don’t dear to let the neighbourhood know he likes Fords. :yikes:

"These Americans are crazy"

Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:25 am
by The Swanndri Guy
I disagree, to be" crazy" implys that some form of intelligence is required to do something unorthodox, but also potentially fatal. With respect to this obscene picture of a Ford 2N, they clearly fail to be "crazy", and that the word crazy should be replaced with the word "STUPID", in relation to the perpetrator of this particular crime.

Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:22 am
by Mark
Hey Swanndri, this fellow probably did this to rile some of his friends that are die hard Ford men. I'd say they all had a good laugh out of that one. We Americans like to pull pranks on our friends, although this was an expensive time consuming prank. I would have loved to have been there when he unveiled his project. I'd bet there was a lot of back slapping going on.
This most likely will in up in a museum somewhere, just to get a laugh.
You know laughter is the best medicine don't you? Goes down smooth and tickles the tummy. :clap:

Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:18 am
by The Swanndri Guy
Yes Mark I do see the funny side to this picture, but to see a Ford 2n painted in "lemon tree" colours when it could have been painted correctly would have been better. Or maybe you could look at it from a different point of view, the only way to get a good "john deere" is to get a Ford and paint it wrong! I had thought of painting a Zetor green and yellow, but apparently thats allready been done before! Don't get me wrong we Kiwi's appreciate a good joke.(Normally at the expense of our Aussie neighbours.)

Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:17 pm
by Dandy Dave
And they think I'm cracked back here in the states for playing with an old Fordson... :shock: Oh well, it is only paint and can be changed. Small wonder that it did not sell. I would say the price is about $4,500 too much. Fast way to de-value a fine old tractor. :wink: My FPM was painted red when I got it. I asked the previous owner "why red?" and he said he always wanted a red tractor on his little horse farm. :lol: Dandy Dave!

Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:49 pm
by henk
So the title is correct Emiel :lol:

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:22 am
by Dandy Dave
Ya, der Americans are crazy, and I'm living proof. :wink: Dandy Dave!

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:10 am
by JC
I kinda like it! Now, if somebody did that to a Dexta, I'd be mad.