![]() The downside with basing the build on a "car car" is that generally it's quite involved. The Ford Ranger is a rebadged Mazda, not that much fun. Sweden is not a big pickup-country, with small Japanese trucks being the most popular ones. The easiest build is based on a pickup truck. Kajsa, being my daughter, has been very single-minded in demanding that is has to be based on a Ford. We have been planning this build for quite some time now, with a number of options. And it's a great chance to learn how to work on cars. But in the cold winter it is a nice alternative. Now, the usefulness of a transport that crawls at 20 mph or so can be debated. It has a maximum speed of 30 km/h, it has to have a really low range first gear and it can not have a rear seat. The rules have evolved a bit but the same basics apply. In the 1970's or so, the A-tractor was adopted by youngsters, as a means of transportation. But there is a loop hole, you are allowed to take a moped license at 15 and that license also gives you the right to drive a tractor.Īfter the 2nd world war, there was a shortage of farm tractors, and there were rules developed to allow farmers to convert old cars into tractors. In Sweden the legal driving age is 18, so that's a long wait for someone young, that wants to get into cars. Of course, my wife turned the car around so they both got to watch the race. When she realized she was missing the race, she was devastated. Later the same night we were running a "run what ya' brung" dragrace, but my wife picked Kajsa (yes, that's her name) up earlier to get to bed in time. A very strong memory is from when she was about 3 years old, and had been the entire day at a car show with me. She's been helping out at shows, handing people entrance passes, you know the stuff. But she has always joined me on different car events, from before she could walk. Some background, unless that bores you.she's born in 2004 so when I write this, she has quite recently turned 14. Why? It's my daughters car, and my chance to invite her into the fantastic world that the auto hobby is. ![]() It might prove to be the most important one I'll ever be involved in. The first is that this might be the single most important car project I have ever gotten into. Maybe not a 100% sound and valid reason, but nonetheless, a reason. But this time there is - I hope - reason to do just that.
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