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Puzzle #1739 - Dan Millard's "Ugly Duckling" Dragster
« on: September 29, 2010, 03:52:14 AM »
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Re: Puzzle #1739
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2010, 05:09:09 AM »
Woah!  :o
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Re: Puzzle #1739
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2010, 03:41:40 AM »
Experts?
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Re: Puzzle #1739
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2010, 03:35:36 AM »
Pro's know...
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Re: Puzzle #1739
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2010, 04:16:08 AM »
What I can suppose is that it is a dirt track racer (quite obvious, unless it is not an unusual venue for it), probably with US-built V6. The front wheels say Ford to me, but I'm not a specialist.

What I would like to ask is whether it is American.

All in all, an awesome find, Otto. Absolutely love this beast.
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Re: Puzzle #1739
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2010, 05:07:55 AM »
Not built for dirt-track ovals, nor for road racing, this beat. It is powered by a 8-cylinder engine.
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Re: Puzzle #1739
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2010, 05:13:52 AM »
Dragster?
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Re: Puzzle #1739
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2010, 06:26:24 AM »
Yes!
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Re: Puzzle #1739
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2010, 03:42:44 AM »
If it looks like a black hole, and it quacks like a black hole, it's a black hole.
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Re: Puzzle #1739
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2010, 10:40:40 AM »
Could this be an early iteration of the "Swamp Duck" dragster?  It looks like it has a Flathead Ford (or Mercury in it...
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Re: Puzzle #1739
« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2010, 05:27:51 AM »
Very close to correct - "duck" is embedded in the car's name.
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Re: Puzzle #1739
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2010, 06:50:22 PM »
This is Dan Millard and the Ugly Duckling dragster from Spring City, Pennsylvania.  It ran a '46 Ford flathead and turned 110 in the quarter at the NHRA Nationals in 1956...
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Re: Puzzle #1739
« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2010, 04:43:28 AM »
Right again again, Mr. 65
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