I just went and picked this liquifire up from a good friend of mine..His initials are Scotty Jacobsen. He sold it to me for $450.00..I think I got a heck of a deal..What do you guys think... Here's a couple pics... Frankie
The sled looks like a 79 trailfire with a custome hood paint job and 78 decals. The dash is 79 vinatge and the cleated track is another non-Liquifire item. Frame looks steek which is also 79 Trailfire. Definitely not an 81 Liquifire.
How good is your friend?
bob
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Make it three yards m*****f-er and you've got yourself an automobile race...James Taylor
If I had the means to set up a good friend for an April Fools joke, that machine would be the end result.
Think about the phone call:
"Hey Frankie, I was talking with a buddy over beers and he says there's an old Deere sled sitting in his grandpa's barn. He might get rid of it for $400. Yeah, it's a black one, think it says liquid on it. No cracks or crashes, grandpa used to ride it around. Grandpa's not around but we can go ask Grandma about it. If you pay her for it you can pick it up in spring when the snow melts..."
1979 Trailfire 440, dad bought from Steinbach, MB JD dealership in 1980 with 1,200 mile and an aluminum tunnel on it, regular rider, 5,055 miles 1980 Trailfire 340, bought in 2008 with TA440A-C202 engine in it, regular rider, 6,250 miles, LF rubber track 1979 Trailfire 340, bought in 2009, in pieces and rough cosmetic shape, 440 cylinders ready to go in (need pistons still), no odometer
Saw that yesterday, too.
Was there some story behind black Trailfires? I think I remember seeing some that were bought for a company that were all black, and i've seen black tunnels.
1979 Trailfire 440, dad bought from Steinbach, MB JD dealership in 1980 with 1,200 mile and an aluminum tunnel on it, regular rider, 5,055 miles 1980 Trailfire 340, bought in 2008 with TA440A-C202 engine in it, regular rider, 6,250 miles, LF rubber track 1979 Trailfire 340, bought in 2009, in pieces and rough cosmetic shape, 440 cylinders ready to go in (need pistons still), no odometer
I think that trailfire looks nice in black with the green decals. I still wonder sometimes why people put down the wrong names when they are right on the hood.
P.S, Am I the only one that thinks the bumper color is weird on the "81 Liquifire" I have only seen yellow or white tape not the red and yellow that's on the machine.