Author Topic: A#134 Solved: 1958/1959 Alken D2 (Read 2729 times)

Arunas · « **on:** February 07, 2009, 03:10:03 PM »

You know!

Arunas · « **Reply #1 on:** February 25, 2009, 03:56:43 PM »

jotage21 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 25, 2009, 07:23:07 PM »

Flintridge Darrin?

Arunas · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2009, 01:15:24 AM »

Quote from: jotage21 on February 25, 2009, 07:23:07 PM

Flintridge Darrin?

It isn't.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2009, 04:07:16 AM »

Quote from: Arunas on February 25, 2009, 03:56:43 PM

Curb your cursing. Perhaps the lack of response is attributable to small, fuzzy photos and drawings you post in large groupings. An occasional gem is more appreciated than a bounty of marginally viewable puzzles. As was disucssed in the "too much" thread:

Quote from: Ray B. on February 06, 2009, 04:36:56 AM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on February 06, 2009, 04:14:53 AM
Rather than block Rookies from posting puzzles, I would have favored a "solve a puzzle - post a puzzle" rule. If you want to post one, you gotta solve one. That could would work for Experts and Pros, too.

My 2 cents.
I had been thinking of this, but it would hard on the Pros (who seldom get to solve a puzzle, guess who excepted). And would all of them (guess who again excepted) be blocked at 200/300 puzzles after months ot years of participation to the site? You're over 1000 already, and @re is over 500.

To me the idea of restricting the posting to Experts and Pro is mostly to give the Rookies time to learn the ropes.

I see the "more-or-less ten unsolved rule" as the only way to answer the "too much" issue. It shouldn't be enforced, only a good will rule, but inscribed in the Rules topic of each section.

My 2 cents again.

Please read the thread, understand it, and then comment, here:

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=3627.25

hugo90 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2009, 02:58:05 AM »

Two things come to mind: Vokaro and electric. My senior brain can't connect those thoughts to a good answer.

Arunas · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2009, 04:20:15 AM »

Quote from: hugo90 on February 27, 2009, 02:58:05 AM

Two things come to mind: Vokaro and electric. My senior brain can't connect those thoughts to a good answer.

Unfortunately neither Vokaro, nor electric car.

Tuckeroo · « **Reply #7 on:** February 27, 2009, 12:36:40 PM »

Was gonna say Pioneer Roadster, but that is electric and you say this is not...which tells me the Pioneer is actually based on whatever this is (what the Lotus Elise is to the Tesla Roadster, I suppose).

Tuckeroo · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2009, 05:54:47 PM »

...In fact I have not found anything other than to say this is the spitting Image of the 1959 Pioneer roadster (removal hardtop) built by the Nic-L-Silver Battery Company

Arunas · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2009, 06:21:28 PM »

Quote from: Tuckeroo on February 28, 2009, 05:54:47 PM

...In fact I have not found anything other than to say this is the spitting Image of the 1959 Pioneer roadster (removal hardtop) built by the Nic-L-Silver Battery Company

Not one of these.

Arunas · « **Reply #10 on:** March 11, 2009, 06:41:49 AM »

Keep it real!

Ray B. · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2009, 06:13:10 AM »

I say this is a 1957 Alken.

All I know is that it's American and has a fiberglass body.

Arunas · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2009, 06:17:09 AM »

It really is Alken! Bravo!

Arunas · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2009, 06:22:20 AM »

1958-1959 Alken Coporation, Venice, California

One of the first kitcar bodies for the VW Beetle platform, the Alken was a high-quality fiberglass convertible with a removable hardtop. Penned by industrial designer Bill Pierson it was attractive and sold well after a positive road test by Road & Track magazine in 1958. It could be assembled in 19 hours - much better than average kit in 1958.

HP

Arunas · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2009, 06:50:20 AM »

Pictures:

those errors

Ray B. · « **Reply #15 on:** March 13, 2009, 06:51:25 AM »

I was just trying to post that pic too...

Amsterdam · « **Reply #16 on:** June 10, 2010, 04:28:09 PM »

Just adding another picture

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #17 on:** June 10, 2010, 04:42:55 PM »

Very nice!
I'll add the rear, the cockpit and the hardtop:

grobmotorix · « **Reply #18 on:** August 18, 2012, 04:22:47 PM »

One Alken made it to Germany in 1959:

el_monty · « **Reply #19 on:** March 05, 2019, 10:44:46 AM »

This nice unit is now for sale in Pennsylvania.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #20 on:** March 05, 2019, 01:11:09 PM »

News:

Author Topic: A#134 Solved: 1958/1959 Alken D2 (Read 2729 times)