Topic: KU's Puzzle #1620 - The Baldwin Payne Special

[Otto Puzzell]

Know what it is?

Please, respond below and identify what this is, and who built it.
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[Otto Puzzell]

Don't forget me, rookies...

[Otto Puzzell]

C'est la vie.

On to the experts...

[metalshapes]

The Baldwin Payne Special

[metalshapes]

As told by Philip Payne's son...

This car is probably the most memorable “Sports Rod” of the early days of the sports car movement in America, being a typical example of a late 1940s "California Hot Rod", carried a step beyond what the normal hot rodders were doing at the time. Known in the States as an AV8, i.e. an A Type Ford chassis housing a Ford V8 motor.
In 1947, my late father, Philip Payne, drove across the States in a Brook- lands Riley, before working at Roger Barlow’s ‘International Motors’ in Los Angeles. He became interested in the local sports car and hot rod scene and was an early member of the California Sports Car Club, as well as The Glendale Sidewinders (SCTA).
He purchased this Special (91 S 663) in November 1947, from Willis Baldwin of Santa Barbara – the “father” of road racing specials. Baldwin built this, the first of four specials, in 1947, using the frame of a 1932 Ford.

[Otto Puzzell]

That's correct, of course.

I'll post a bit more background on this car later

[Otto Puzzell]

Here's what I have: this 1948 (not '47) hot rod/sports car special was constructed by Willis Baldwin for Phil Payne. Based on a '32 Ford chassis, shortened to a 103 inch wheelbase. 268 Mercury flathead with an Isky cam, 9:1 heads from Evans, and a tri-carb setup. The engine sat 15 arrears of stock. Merc clutch, Ford 3-speed and a homemade shift linkage, driving a 3.78:1 rear. Payne took this car back to the UK when he returned to his native land.

[Carnut]

In colour:

[Otto Puzzell]

Nice!