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Puzzle #1903 - Jerry Baltes' "Swing Set" dragster built by Joaquin Arnett
« on: February 15, 2011, 04:48:30 AM »
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Re: Puzzle #1903
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 04:03:04 AM »
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Re: Puzzle #1903
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2011, 05:50:12 AM »
Pros?
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Re: Puzzle #1903
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2011, 03:43:00 AM »
Adiós, muchachos
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Re: Puzzle #1903
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2011, 08:37:43 AM »
Did this car win any national events?
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Re: Puzzle #1903
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2011, 06:51:54 AM »
Quote from: Aaron65 on March 28, 2011, 08:37:43 AM
Did this car win any national events?

Sorry I missed this.

I don't think so.

Take another swing at it?
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Re: Puzzle #1903
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2011, 08:02:39 AM »
Ha ha!  Nice hint...  I guy from San Diego named Jerry Baltes built this flathead powered dragster out of his daughter's swingset...He was pretty successful at his local tracks with it!
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Re: Puzzle #1903
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2011, 08:04:22 AM »
I don't know if I'm more impressed by the way Otto gave you the clue or the way you found it!
I love this place!
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Re: Puzzle #1903
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2011, 09:07:38 AM »
Quote from: Aaron65 on April 09, 2011, 08:02:39 AM
Jerry Baltes built this flathead powered dragster out of his daughter's swingset...He was pretty successful at his local tracks with it!

That's the ticket! Here's the car after it received an Oldsmobile engine:

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