Attention Oppo: There was once a vehicle called the "FART".

"Jim Spanfeller" (awesomeaustinv) 04/15/2020 at 13:41 • Filed to: None

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The “FART BREACK” to be exact, with “FART” being an acronym that stands for “Fabbrica Autoveicoli Rimorchi Torino”. I have no idea what “BREACK” means, though. Maybe the designer had a heart attack or something just before naming the thing, and the last thing he managed to sputter was “breack!”, so that’s what they named it?. Whatever the case, the FART BREACK was a light utility vehicle manufactured in Turin, Italy in 1965, using a Fiat 500 Giardiniera engine. Not surprisingly, it’s really hard to research this thing because if you google its name, you mostly get fart jokes. After a while, though, I did manage to find one website that offered a little bit more information about it. Apparently, it was designed by an ex-Ferrari engineer, featured extra gear reduction in addition to the stock Fiat drivetrain, could climb a 40% grade, and topped out at 40 mph. They unfortunately never went into production, but about three prototypes were built. Too bad. Those   FARTs look like fun.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Jim Spanfeller 04/15/2020 at 13:55

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Mr. Regular upon hearing that he can, at last, drive a Real Fart:

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Jim Spanfeller 04/15/2020 at 14:14

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“ So, are you leaving for lunch break?”

“ I might le ave in my FART BREAC K”

“. . . . .”

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Jim Spanfeller 04/15/2020 at 14:50

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And, when electrified?

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Jim Spanfeller > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 04/15/2020 at 15:32

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Lol, although that’s probably very ac curate...

Jim Spanfeller > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 04/15/2020 at 15:32

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I would count myself as a FART enthusiast :)

Jim Spanfeller > Jim Spanfeller 04/15/2020 at 15:38

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UPDATE: I found more pictures of the FART BREACK!

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jim Spanfeller 04/15/2020 at 16:34

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He he he, Fart Break.

oldmxer > Jim Spanfeller 04/15/2020 at 20:39

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fart is the Swedish word for speed

Jim Spanfeller > oldmxer 04/15/2020 at 21:35

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Fart Racer.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Jim Spanfeller 04/16/2020 at 06:51

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awesome!

oldmxer > Jim Spanfeller 04/18/2020 at 16:06

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for some reason i cou ldn’t get my pic to load in the comments, I tagged you on a post just to pass along the pic of the Swedish ship’s register, so bizarre I can’t help laughing at it