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Solved - NEH 397: Plymouth Interceptor 2nd version 1946
« on: March 02, 2010, 11:07:37 AM »
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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2010, 08:07:39 AM »
Up we go...

And how about another pic to help along?
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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2010, 08:13:35 AM »
Plymouth
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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2010, 09:51:31 AM »
Quote from: Ultra on March 11, 2010, 08:13:35 AM
Plymouth

Not a Plymouth, no, but you're erring towards the right track!
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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2010, 12:05:36 PM »
Quote from: Ultra on March 11, 2010, 08:13:35 AM
Plymouth


Actually Ultra I misled you in Reply #3.
This IS a Plymouth - my apologies.  (That's why it said PLYMOUTH on the front of the hood...)
I had misread the caption to the picture.
But I still need its full name and date for that point!
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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2010, 07:45:41 PM »
Surely the Pro's will know?
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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2010, 05:35:15 AM »
I'd say a 1948 or 1949 Plymouth interceptor project. I have a picture of a full scale mockup, dated 1944, of its forerunner. Exactly the same car, but in 1944 the front was more like the Chrysler Thunderbolt of 1941.
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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2010, 12:12:32 PM »
Quote from: Ray B. on March 20, 2010, 05:35:15 AM
I'd say a 1948 or 1949 Plymouth interceptor project. I have a picture of a full scale mockup, dated 1944, of its forerunner. Exactly the same car, but in 1944 the front was more like the Chrysler Thunderbolt of 1941.

And you'd be right, except my source called it '1944'..
Before I award you the point can you post the picture of the car with the 1944 front and some proof that this is in fact a later version, from 1948/9?  I'm a bit surprised if my source is wrong!

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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2010, 01:22:37 PM »
Here is the picture (from the very reliable Crestline book). As a matter of fact, I will date your picture from 1947, because I found in the same book, the same grille on a 1947 styling mockup for an another project, the Plymouth Cadet. With much more conventional flanks and rear fenders.

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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2010, 08:24:38 PM »
Quote from: Ray B. on March 20, 2010, 01:22:37 PM
Here is the picture (from the very reliable Crestline book). As a matter of fact, I will date your picture from 1947, because I found in the same book, the same grille on a 1947 styling mockup for an another project, the Plymouth Cadet. With much more conventional flanks and rear fenders.



OK, but I can't get a picture here!
I don't have my source book with me so can only check it again on Monday when I will revert.
I'm sure you'll be right...
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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2010, 05:27:56 AM »
Here it is.
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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2010, 05:46:48 AM »
First automotive adaptation of a cloaking device.
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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2010, 10:18:43 AM »
It took time (it's still a pain the neck over here) but the pictures are attached.
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Re: NEH 397
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2010, 08:46:46 AM »
According to my source book (in which I have found no mistakes as yet!) the pictures in the puzzle were taken in 1946, but as you say it was the 2nd version of the 1944 proposal (I wonder why they thought the Cadet front would look better than that original front?)

The detachable hardtop was made of "that new wartime wonder material, fiberglass".

So you have the point for correctly identifying this as the 2nd version of the 1944 original and this puzzle is solved.
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Re: Solved - NEH 397: Plymouth Interceptor 2nd version 1946
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2010, 08:59:09 AM »
And here's a rear view of it for good measure:
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