Topic: Puzzle #1127 - Solved! 1962 VIGNALE FIAT 1500 GLENN

[Otto Puzzell]

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[Otto Puzzell]

Moved

[Ehhxekt]

Fiat 1500 Glenn by Vignale, 1962.

[Arunas]

This is a mystery car for me.

Two points are offered for this puzzle.

My source reports make and model for this car but not a coachbuilder. So one point is for this correct answer.

Another point goes for telling what famous person, according to my source, is related to this car.

[Allemano]

I think the car is re-post but the request according that famous person isn't...

[Arunas]

Experts'

[woodinsight]

Fiat 1500 Vignale Glenn 1962 - as a tribute to American astronaut John Glenn of the Friendship 7 mission

[Arunas]

Fiat 1500 Vignale Glenn 1962 - as a tribute to American astronaut John Glenn of the Friendship 7 mission

Absolutely correct!

But was this car built for him or just named after him?

[woodinsight]

My source says "as a tribute to" - it doesn't mention that it was for him specifically.

[75america]

Hard to see on this picture, but the 'Glenn' had a T-roof.
One year earlier, in 1961, an (almost) identical spider was made.
Was this the same car that was modified?

[Arunas]

Hard to see on this picture, but the 'Glenn' had a T-roof.
One year earlier, in 1961, an (almost) identical spider was made.
Was this the same car that was modified?

This picture dates back to 1962.

[grobmotorix]

Here´s a photo of the coupé version:

[grobmotorix]

And again here´s a double puzzle:

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=6252.msg43482#msg43482

Here´s a rear view of the 1962 Geneve exhibition hardtop model:

[Wendax]

A little more dramatic angle: