Author Topic: SOLVED: Djetset #137 - Wedgie Quincy-Lynn Urba  (Read 874 times)

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SOLVED: Djetset #137 - Wedgie Quincy-Lynn Urba
« on: May 06, 2009, 03:42:58 AM »
Can you see through this grainy photograph to tell me what this is.  I will award a point for the name of this modified car, and/or the name o the vehicle that it is based on.
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Re: Djetset #137
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2009, 02:05:26 PM »
Wedgie 1977 and builder

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Re: Djetset #137
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2009, 03:35:11 PM »
Wow, I'm impressed as I thought this one might stick around for a while.  Weel done, you have the point for spotting the Wedgie and its creator, based around a Quincy-Lynn Urba.
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Re: SOLVED: Djetset #137 - Wedgie Quincy-Lynn Urba
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2009, 03:42:36 PM »
I just found it a few days ago.  That's much more difficult when you recognize a photograph but can't place a name on it, because it was a few more days ago.  Maybe I should use tags ?

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Re: SOLVED: Djetset #137 - Wedgie Quincy-Lynn Urba
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2012, 11:39:24 AM »
Apparently this car was made by a welder named Paul Brantner:

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According to the clippings, welder Paul Brantner spent about a year and $1,800 building the 600-pound Wedgie on the back porch of his house. He originally painted it red and used a 16hp Kohler engine, which was worth 55 mph in the light car. The article quoted his wife: “If I am ever driving the car and it runs out of gas, I’ll just throw a rope around the bumper and drag it home.”
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Here it is as it now appears:

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Re: SOLVED: Djetset #137 - Wedgie Quincy-Lynn Urba
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2013, 11:17:58 AM »
Another colour shot:

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