16/4!

by "Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
Published 04/16/2017 at 16:18

Tags: Volvo ; Alfa Romeo ; 164 ; A Traktor
STARS: 4

Vad har vi för idag? En bil från Sverige?

Ja, absolut!

Ja, den här är en bil från Sverige.

Svenska registreringsskyltar, or if you prefer Swedish plates.

Vill du ha en Volvo för idag? Oh, OK.

Ha en 164 A-traktor.

Replies (4)

"jasmits" (jasmits)
04/16/2017 at 17:02, STARS: 0

Happy 16/4, I miss that pile of lovely noises and heartbreak

"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
04/16/2017 at 20:50, STARS: 1

I miss mine too...

"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
04/16/2017 at 21:44, STARS: 0

full english translation?

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
04/17/2017 at 05:07, STARS: 1

As it happens, the text is as close to the English equivalent as it could be, apart from “number plates”!

“What have we for today? A car from Sweden?

Yes, absolutely!

Yes, this is a car from Sweden.

Do you want to have a Volvo for today?

OK, have a 164 A-traktor.”

(an a-traktor is a car modified to fit the legal description of a tractor in Sweden, which includes restricting it to first gear and having a red triangle on the back)

As per Google Translate in odd English:

The vehicle would be clearly intended as a towing vehicle, which meant that it took hitch. The vehicle is considered suitable for towing: 1. unladen weight is 2 000 kg or more, or 2. source vehicle is designed for a trailer weight of 1 000 kg. Further, there would be intended for the transport of goods or “passengers”, the maximum might be room for a passenger (excluding driver). While the platform’s size was limited. The requirement on the frame were removed and therefore A tractors also be built on the more modern cars. Suspension may be, but as the demand for low ratio expanded further A-tractor in practice almost impossible to run with the inspection working order (with runaway engine of around 4500-5000 rev / min traveling to the perhaps 30 km / h ...)

The requirement of A tractor that came in 1975 was that it could run at the speed, which according to the engine manufacturer gave the maximum torque, the vehicle still would not be able to run faster than 30 km / h. The solution was in most cases the drive shaft was cut off and placing another gear in the car, where they had put in first gear. In addition, you could have to block any of the switches on the front gearbox and throttle the engine intake ducts so that it was impossible to relax so much that it went faster than 30 km / h.