A MECHANIC has created an Astractor – a Vauxhall Astra with tractor wheels.
Charlie Burns, 30, first started welding the jumbo wheels onto normal cars about five years ago.
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He said the humble Astra has so far proven the best – lasting at least four hours bounding through muddy fields before the engine became waterlogged.
The car fanatic, from Nuneaton, spent £100 on the car and £20 on the tyres.
He said: “It was a spur-of-the-moment thing to put the tractor wheels on it, but very fun.
“We did it a few years ago with a manual gear box and it did not go well, the clutch burnt out after 300 yards.
“The Astractor is an automatic and has lasted the longest.
“I had to weld several wheels together to get it to fit.
“I spent about three hours on the car on Saturday, took it out on Sunday then on Monday I sold it for £250.
“It made a lot of people laugh and was a good way to spend a Sunday afternoon.”
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