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bobby · 03-13-2008, 06:13 PM

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Rambler takes the Ridler

This Ridler-winning, Ferrari-powered Rambler wagon was build by Divers Street Rods.
photo courtesy Divers Street Rods
So what would it take for a Rambler to win the Ridler?

Before this past weekend, such a question would have elicited guffaws and goofball responses among groups of hot rod-minded bench racers. Everybody knows the Ridler award goes to a street rod that some big-name shop has thrown a lot of money, craftsmanship and fabrication behind that debuts at the Detroit Autorama. No Rambler has ever won a major street rod award, and, besides, nobody throws a lot of money at a Rambler, right? But somebody did put a lot of effort into a Rambler, and we now know what it takes for one to win the Ridler.

A Ferrari V-8. Mounted in a mid-engine configuration.

That somebody was Mike Warn of Wilsonville, Oregon, whose 1960 Rambler American station wagon — dubbed Ferrambo — left Detroit this past weekend with the Don Ridler Memorial Award. Warn took the Rambler to Tim Diver at Divers Street Rods www.diversstreetrods.com in Sultan, Washington, where Diver combined the shell of the body with an Art Morrison chassis and the 405hp, 3.6-liter V-8 and six-speed transaxle from a wrecked 2002 Ferrari 360 Modena, installed in the Rambler’s rear passenger and cargo section. Diver then installed driving lights and a grille that mimicked the Ferrari’s and painted the whole works Ferrari Red before mounting 18-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels and tires.

more here...............www.diversstreetrods.com

xoxoxoo

Tech · 03-13-2008, 06:53 PM

i'm really not a fan of how the bottom dips down in the middle, makes it feel like a boat...

but it's super clean, and i gotta love anyone who shoves a Ferrari V-8 in a wagon

BadNick · 03-13-2008, 07:22 PM

I love that thing and I'm very happy to see it win the Riddler.

ironman · 03-13-2008, 09:05 PM

Car Porn

03-13-2008, 06:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	Bad Ride.....name this one! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rambler takes the Ridler This Ridler-winning, Ferrari-powered Rambler wagon was build by Divers Street Rods. photo courtesy Divers Street Rods So what would it take for a Rambler to win the Ridler? Before this past weekend, such a question would have elicited guffaws and goofball responses among groups of hot rod-minded bench racers. Everybody knows the Ridler award goes to a street rod that some big-name shop has thrown a lot of money, craftsmanship and fabrication behind that debuts at the Detroit Autorama. No Rambler has ever won a major street rod award, and, besides, nobody throws a lot of money at a Rambler, right? But somebody did put a lot of effort into a Rambler, and we now know what it takes for one to win the Ridler. A Ferrari V-8. Mounted in a mid-engine configuration. That somebody was Mike Warn of Wilsonville, Oregon, whose 1960 Rambler American station wagon — dubbed Ferrambo — left Detroit this past weekend with the Don Ridler Memorial Award. Warn took the Rambler to Tim Diver at Divers Street Rods www.diversstreetrods.com in Sultan, Washington, where Diver combined the shell of the body with an Art Morrison chassis and the 405hp, 3.6-liter V-8 and six-speed transaxle from a wrecked 2002 Ferrari 360 Modena, installed in the Rambler’s rear passenger and cargo section. Diver then installed driving lights and a grille that mimicked the Ferrari’s and painted the whole works Ferrari Red before mounting 18-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels and tires. more here...............www.diversstreetrods.com xoxoxoo __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

03-13-2008, 06:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tech Addict Location: Baltimore MD	i'm really not a fan of how the bottom dips down in the middle, makes it feel like a boat... but it's super clean, and i gotta love anyone who shoves a Ferrari V-8 in a wagon __________________ -Tim- ~I swear sometimes i feel like i'm married to a child. ~You better watch who you're calling a child, Lois, cause if i'm a child than you know what that makes you? a pedophile. and i'll be damned if i'm going to stand here and be lectured by a pervert.

03-13-2008, 09:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
ironman Smithers, release the hounds Location: Guatemala, Guatemala	Car Porn __________________ If I agreed with you we´d both be wrong

03-13-2008, 07:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	I love that thing and I'm very happy to see it win the Riddler.