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Arend Drenthe found this converted into an 'auto-tractor' car with a De Dion-Bouton engine in it. These conversions were popular in the 30-s to provide small farmers with a motorized help at little cost, as they could not afford a regular tractor. So they used old 20-s cars and stripped, modified and often shortened the chassis for work in the field.
Arend likes to know what make and model and year this car originally was. De Dion-Bouton engines were also used in Renault, Delage and Pierce Arrow. He adds: "I am not sure if I am ever to rebuild it. Back to the car it once was, or maybe fixing it up in its current configuration with some more original parts may be the only option. The future will tell. Who can help identifying this agricultural De Dion and give some advise regarding the future of this tractor? "
Editor: your option to restore as a tractor seems the most feasible to us. Very few of these tractor conversions have survived.