PN #15 - Solved: W.J. Ziegler's home built fiberglass-bodied Crosley special, 1956

pnegyesi · November 10, 2009, 04:39:44 AM

Who built this? What was its donor? For a point...

pnegyesi · November 27, 2009, 02:14:01 PM

Experts?

pnegyesi · December 12, 2009, 06:22:39 AM

Professionals?

Otto Puzzell · December 12, 2009, 07:29:13 AM

Any relation to a Gatso?

pnegyesi · December 12, 2009, 09:17:41 AM

Far, far away from the truth

gilescooperuk · December 12, 2009, 01:59:30 PM

The wheels suggest a BLMC group car as the base.

Austin?

pnegyesi · December 12, 2009, 02:09:05 PM

Still, far, far away from the truth

Carnut · December 12, 2009, 02:26:23 PM

Is it French?

pnegyesi · December 12, 2009, 02:32:47 PM

I can only repeat myself: far, far away from the truth. Just would like to add one more thing: wrong continent.

Arunas · December 12, 2009, 02:34:15 PM

American?

pnegyesi · December 12, 2009, 02:53:35 PM

Yes, from USA

Paul Jaray · December 12, 2009, 03:04:51 PM

Apache?

pnegyesi · December 12, 2009, 03:55:28 PM

No, not an Apache. As a matter of fact, I don't think it's got a name. That is why I asked only its donor and name of builder.

DynaMike · December 12, 2009, 04:09:19 PM

It (and especially its wheels) looks rather small, and the wheels would match with a Crosley. Is that right?

pnegyesi · December 13, 2009, 01:23:07 AM

halfway there - the donor was a crosley, indeed.

Paul Jaray · December 13, 2009, 07:32:32 AM

Lucchese?

pnegyesi · December 13, 2009, 07:44:09 AM

Builder's name was not Lucchese.

pnegyesi · December 19, 2009, 11:40:56 AM

A little clue: family name of the builder (who was from Indiana) is the same as a Hungarian family which makes various wafers (lemon, cocoa, coconut etc.) since the 1950s

pnegyesi · January 04, 2010, 01:03:28 PM

Last clue before this one retires to the Black Hole: name of the builder starts with a Z

Quiller · January 05, 2010, 11:07:48 AM

Ziegler?

pnegyesi · January 05, 2010, 12:14:11 PM

Yes!!!

Crosley-based fiberglass sports car, seen here at the Indianapolis car show, was built by W.J. Ziegler of Speedway City, Indiana
from Motor Life, September, 1956

gte4289 · August 16, 2023, 01:01:16 AM

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PN #15 - Solved: W.J. Ziegler's home built fiberglass-bodied Crosley special, 1956