Author Topic: Solved - NEH 197: Chris Bohman-bodied 1947 Ford (Allard?) Roadster Custom - 1953  (Read 3712 times)

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A point if you can identify this one:
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2010, 10:29:40 AM »
Time for a move...
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2010, 01:58:31 PM »
Is that a Henry J chassis?  Look like Kaiser wire wheels.

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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2010, 05:06:15 AM »
Is that a Henry J chassis?  Look like Kaiser wire wheels.


No Henry J connection at all.
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2010, 09:11:57 AM »
Up to the Pro's then..
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2010, 11:00:45 AM »
No-one prepared to have a bash at this?
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2010, 11:00:20 AM »
Banished to the Black Hole then!
I never would have thought it...
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2010, 11:20:35 AM »
Any connection to Muntz?
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2010, 12:01:43 PM »
Any connection to Muntz?

Not at all, no.
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2010, 12:03:04 PM »
Allard connection?
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2010, 12:11:05 PM »
Allard connection?

Bingo!
A little more digging should give you just that bit more info to get you a shiny point!
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2010, 08:57:22 AM »
Some more pics for you:

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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2010, 04:23:21 AM »
Locked for Otto for the time being.
Shouldn't take you too long to Google for the answer?!
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2010, 05:08:58 AM »
Replica / continuation model of some sort?
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2010, 06:37:26 AM »
Replica / continuation model of some sort?

No I don't believe so.
It's a one-off.
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2010, 06:40:52 AM »
Oh come on! It's in the Pro's here! Why don't you tell him where to find it right now?

Okay I've seen you've modified it!
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2010, 06:43:25 AM »
Oh come on! It's in the Pro's here! Why don't you tell him where to find it right now?

All right then, I've removed my clues.  Perhaps they were a bit too helpful..
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2010, 11:04:41 AM »
Oh come on! It's in the Pro's here! Why don't you tell him where to find it right now?

Okay I've seen you've modified it!

All yours - geez.  :P
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2010, 07:04:34 AM »
Oh come on! It's in the Pro's here! Why don't you tell him where to find it right now?

Okay I've seen you've modified it!

All yours - geez.  :P

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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2010, 08:54:31 AM »
No idea.

Allemano (or somebody else), please feel free to finish this one out.
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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2010, 09:14:47 AM »
Can't find it anymore!  :-\

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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2010, 09:25:24 AM »
Here it is: 1947 Allard Roadster hand rolled aluminum road racing car with no specific name.

1947 Allard Roadster hand rolled aluminum road racing car.
100% restored - show condition
Power by 1953 Buick V-8 322 CU in w/ Tri-power.
4 Speed Manual Transmission.
1947 modified Ford Chassis for Racing
Concourse D'elegance first place trophy winner.
One of the top cars featured 2 years in a row on the American Dream Calendar - International competition of custom built vehicles.
One of a kind car featuring:
Suicide doors handles inside
Hand finished walnut dash
Lake pipes
Wire Wheels
Side Open Bonnet
Vintage Tires
Trunk Storage Behind Seat
Heart-shaped front windshield
Hand rolled aluminum body
Dropped front axle 1947 Ford
Banjo Rear end 47 Ford
1947 Utah Centennial License Plate
1000 miles since restored, original miles unknown.

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Re: NEH 197
« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2010, 11:16:25 AM »
OK, you got it.
Must have been those clues I gave yesterday but quickly deleted (after you'd seen them!)?
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Re: Solved - NEH 197: Custom-bodied Allard Roadster 1947
« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2010, 11:38:44 AM »
So the word "custom" got the point, or did the word "roadster"? ;)
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Re: Solved - NEH 197: Custom-bodied Allard Roadster 1947
« Reply #24 on: March 05, 2010, 11:48:16 AM »
So the word "custom" got the point, or did the word "roadster"? ;)

Yes, bit unsatisfactory.
Just something a bit more than 'Allard' to accurately describe that it wasn't a production car, plus the year.
That's exactly what it's described as on the 'Net.
The full description Allemano gave was straight off a website advertising the car For Sale in Salt Lake City.  I honestly thought you'd get it with the info you had so far (Googling 'Allard Roadster' would have got it I think) which is why I locked it for you.   You dipped out, which gave Allemano the chance to jump in using the info he'd seen and objected to.

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