Half-Scale 8 HJ Pickup

Half-Scale 8 HJp Pickup AG WORLD Ag World 18-1-19 Retired fanner Carrot Neuhalfen, Coleridge, Neb., built this half-scale 1975 Chevrolet C10 pickup that's an exact replica of the pickup he uses to pull his camper. The "mini" pickup took him about a year to build and cost about $600. It's powered by a Briggs & Stratton 8 hp gas engine and has an automatic transmission and power steering. The pickup is exact in nearly every detail to the real thing with a pop-out tail-gate, fender skirts, lights, turn signals, speedometer, and vinyl seats that Neuhalfen hand-stitched. There's even a small GMC emblem (taken off the button of a seatbelt) mounted on the side. The 8-in. wheel rims came off an airport luggage transport cart and the hub caps from a golf cart. There's a tube grill and bug deflector in front. The steering wheel is from a go-cart. The top and back part of the pickup cab is open. To drive the pickup, Neuhalfen sits in the box and operates the controls through the rear of the cab. "I don't have any plans drawn up. I just measured the real thing and scaled it down in half," says Neuhalfen. "I steer with my left hand and use my right hand to operate the accelerator. The automatic transmission was salvaged from an old Deere lawn mower and is equipped with a centrifugal clutch so I can shift from gear to gear on-the-go without using a clutch pedal. The gear shift lever is mounted behind the steering wheel for going from forward to reverse. "The hood and cab can tilt back for easy access to the engine and wiring." Neuhalfen used 2-in. wide steel tubing to build the frame, then covered it with fiberglass-covered plywood and body putty. No plans are available. Contact FARM SHOW Followup, Carrol Neuhalfen, Rt. 1, Box 17, Coleridge, Neb. 68727 (ph 402 283-4538).

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