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Solved - NEH 971: Frank Fisher Enterprises Special - Ford chassis and Lincoln engine
« on: March 01, 2011, 05:55:05 AM »
1 point for the Puzzler who can identify what this is, who built it and what powers it?
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Re: NEH 971
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2011, 07:15:25 AM »
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Re: NEH 971
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2011, 10:42:23 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 971
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2011, 12:19:26 PM »
Frank Fisher Enterprises Special. Also calle the Chicagoan sports car. :)Ford chassis Lincoln engine. Built between 1953 & 1955, date of final construction unknown.
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Re: NEH 971
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2011, 12:42:17 PM »
Quote from: whcgt on March 18, 2011, 12:19:26 PM
Frank Fisher Enterprises Special. Also calle the Chicagoan sports car. :)

That's the car, yes.
If you'd like to answer the others part of the puzzle question I'll be able to give you a point and move it..
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Re: NEH 971
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2011, 12:53:19 PM »
Frank Fisher of Berwyn, Illinois built the car. Ford chassis with a Lincoln engine. Built between 1953 to 1955, no one knows the date of the final finishing of this car. ;)
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Re: Solved - NEH 971: Frank Fisher Enterprises Special AKA Chicagoan - Ford chassis and Lincoln engi
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2011, 12:58:34 PM »
Yes.  Apparently he was a boat-builder!
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Re: Solved - NEH 971: Frank Fisher Enterprises Special AKA Chicagoan - Ford chassis and Lincoln engi
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2011, 08:44:59 AM »
As far as I know (confirmed by a reknown specialist) all this is correct, but this car was never named the Chicagoan.
The confusion probably comes from Frank Fisher Enterprises being erroneously quoted as located in Chicago, not Berwyn.

In fact, the Chicagoan is a totally different, and well documented car.


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Re: Solved - NEH 971: Frank Fisher Enterprises Special - Ford chassis and Lincoln engine
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2011, 12:11:09 PM »
Fine (although I don't understand how you could modify my post ???)
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Re: Solved - NEH 971: Frank Fisher Enterprises Special - Ford chassis and Lincoln engine
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2011, 03:11:01 PM »
Quote from: Ray B. on June 09, 2011, 12:11:09 PM
Fine (although I don't understand how you could modify my post ???)

Neither do I!
That was meant to be a 'Quote'; I must have pressed the wrong button, but I shouldn't be able to then change  your post.  This has in fact happened before but thought Otto had fixed it!

Edit 10/6:
I've returned your original post to what it was without my modification and I've re-posted as I meant to write it in the first place.  It's slightly out of place now and appears below rather than just after your post!

It's still not right that I (and others) can modify others' posts!
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Re: Solved - NEH 971: Frank Fisher Enterprises Special AKA Chicagoan - Ford chassis and Lincoln engi
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2011, 07:20:55 AM »
Quote from: Ray B. on June 09, 2011, 08:44:59 AM
As far as I know (confirmed by a reknown specialist) all this is correct, but this car was never named the Chicagoan.
The confusion probably comes from Frank Fisher Enterprises being erroneously quoted as located in Chicago, not Berwyn.

In fact, the Chicagoan is a totally different, and well documented car.




Yes, I think you're right.
I've therefore modified the heading.
Thanks.
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