Topic: Solved: PN #136 -- Archie Butterworth's AJB Special

[pnegyesi]

Please identify this car correctly, so I can give you a point!

[Allan L]

Another one that won't make it to the higher level, dammit!

[pnegyesi]

Experts?

[D-type]

AJB from 1949 or so

Built By Archie Butterworth in 1948 using a stiffened Jeep chassis and a Steyr V8 air cooled engine.  It was built primarily for sprints and hillclimbs but was also raced on occasion

[pnegyesi]

And another point for you

[Allan L]

and that's Archie Butterworth standing next to it in the crash helmet.

[sixtee5cuda]

After an accident, the AJB Special was sold to Bill Milliken.  Mr. Milliken raced the car with some success after it was repaired.  While the car was rolled up like a ball, it acquired the name "Butterball".

As of 2008, this car was in the company lobby of Seagrave Fire Apparatus of Clintonville, WI., USA.

[mekubb]

A rather peculiar car - what is the base car, what powers it, from when and who is responsible for all this ?

[shamrock]

base WW2 JEEP CHASSIS, ENGINE WAR SURPLUS AIR COOLED STEYER V8 BUILDER ARCHIE BUTTERWORTH , DATES FROM 1948

[mekubb]

Yes it is, well done. Thought it would last a bit longer on Autopuzzles....

[Wendax]

Should be the same one: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=14943

[Carnut]

Thanks.
Merged.