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OP's Puzzle #1507 - 1956 Mercury JT450x
« on: January 23, 2010, 11:13:35 AM »


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« Last Edit: January 24, 2010, 07:53:52 AM by Otto Puzzell »
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Re: OP's Puzzle #1507
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2010, 08:09:14 PM »
56 Mercury Medalist or Custom with Halibrands

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Re: OP's Puzzle #1507
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2010, 12:35:59 AM »
It's "Thumper"...

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Re: OP's Puzzle #1507
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2010, 12:36:26 AM »
...a 1956 Mercury, built by Vern Houle with Bill Stroppe Racing, that ran 152 mph in the Factory Experimental Class at the NASCAR Daytona Beach Speed Weeks.

It was also called the Jato-450-X.

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Re: OP's Puzzle #1507
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2010, 07:53:30 AM »
Correct!
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