HAVE you ever wondered what happens when you take a traditional Combine Harvester and put an epic spin on this old classic? In a remote part of Finland, farmer Harald Bore has done just that. Complete with a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado 8.2 Litre V8 engine, this 1967 Fahr M44 is now more at home on the track, than on the farm.
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00:00 This is my combined harvester, dragster.
00:04 It's funny and dangerous.
00:08 Anything can go wrong.
00:20 Look at it.
00:22 It's looking old, but also crazy.
00:25 The countryside of Norway is home to a farm vehicle with a difference.
00:33 This is very special.
00:34 Having been souped up with a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado 8.2 litre V8 engine, this 1967 Farr
00:44 M44 is now more at home on the track than in the field.
00:48 It weighs in at 4,000 pounds, packs 500 horsepower and has a top speed of 95 miles per hour,
00:57 making it the fastest combined harvester in the world.
01:02 So how do you get to own such a unique machine?
01:05 I was a little drunk.
01:10 I meet the builder.
01:12 I thought this is very fun.
01:14 After some drinks in the evening, I buy it.
01:20 The creator of this crazy combine is Petri from Finland, and it's not his first wild
01:26 conversion.
01:27 I have a world class Skoda and I have made a Rolls Royce dragster.
01:35 Both of which sound relatively sane compared to this super fast Farr.
01:40 It's crazy to drive and it's fast.
01:48 Here is the cockpit.
01:49 I love this place.
01:53 This is from the original combine.
01:55 It's very fun to drive.
01:57 Here is used when you go on the track.
02:02 You push this and you go faster.
02:06 The brakes are like a Cadillac.
02:09 There's also a little brake on the wheel behind, but it's dangerous to use.
02:15 So I don't use that.
02:22 And what better way to see what this vehicle is made of than in a drag race against some
02:28 true American muscle, a Shelby GT350.
02:38 This machine is not street legal in Norway.
02:41 It's crazy.
02:45 It's fast and dangerous.
02:49 Anything can go wrong.
02:59 It's a win.
03:22 This vehicle is very fun to drive.
03:31 I love it.
03:35 This was fun.
03:37 This dragster combine harvester is an ultimate drive.
03:40 Really fun.
03:42 Thank you.
03:43 Thank you for making this harvester for me.
03:45 That's a good dragster.
03:46 Next time I'm getting a combine.
03:48 Okay?
03:49 Okay.
03:49 Thank you.
03:54 Thank you.
03:59 Bye.