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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00:00This is my combined harvester, dragster.
00:04It's funny and dangerous.
00:08Anything can go wrong.
00:20Look at it.
00:22It's looking old, but also crazy.
00:25The countryside of Norway is home to a farm vehicle with a difference.
00:33This is very special.
00:34Having been souped up with a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado 8.2 litre V8 engine, this 1967 Farr
00:44M44 is now more at home on the track than in the field.
00:48It weighs in at 4,000 pounds, packs 500 horsepower and has a top speed of 95 miles per hour,
00:57making it the fastest combined harvester in the world.
01:02So how do you get to own such a unique machine?
01:05I was a little drunk.
01:10I meet the builder.
01:12I thought this is very fun.
01:14After some drinks on the evening, I buy it.
01:20The creator of this crazy combine is Petri from Finland, and it's not his first wild
01:26conversion.
01:27I have a world class Skoda and I have made a Rolls Royce dragster.
01:35Both of which sound relatively sane compared to this super fast Farr.
01:40It's crazy to drive and it's fast.
01:48Here is the cockpit.
01:50I love this place.
01:53This is from the original combine.
01:55It's very fun to drive.
01:57Here is used when you go on the track.
02:02It pushes and you go faster.
02:06The brakes are like a Cadillac.
02:09There's also a little brake on the wheel behind, but it's dangerous to use.
02:15So I don't use that.
02:22And what better way to see what this vehicle is made of than in a drag race against some
02:28true American muscle, a Shelby GT350.
02:38This machine is not street legal in Norway.
02:42It's crazy.
02:45It's fast and dangerous.
02:49Anything can go wrong.
02:59This will win.
03:08This vehicle is very fun to drive.
03:31I love it.
03:35This was fun.
03:37This dragster combine harvester is open drive.
03:40Really fun.
03:42Thank you for making this harvester for me.
03:45That's a good dragster.
03:46Next time, I'm getting a combine, okay?
03:48Okay.