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PAFW Puzzle #1908 - Tom Davis' Olds-powered, Miller-Chassis, Ford-body Car
« on: February 18, 2011, 04:58:36 AM »
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2011, 08:29:14 AM »
Is it being built as a Bonneville car?
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2011, 04:49:31 AM »
I don't think this car went to Bonneville
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2011, 08:25:52 AM »
OK, was it a dry lakes kind of car (top speed)?
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2011, 08:41:41 AM »
No
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2011, 08:11:04 AM »
Black Hole-e-cow
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2011, 08:26:16 AM »
Is it Chevrolet powered?
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2011, 08:47:53 AM »
No sir
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2011, 08:58:09 AM »
Is the engine from an American independent (just noticed it looks like a L-head engine, leaving out Chevrolet, sorry)?
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2011, 09:01:42 AM »
Engine from a prominent mainstream US manufacturer
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2011, 09:36:44 AM »
Mopar powered?
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2011, 08:59:18 AM »
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Mopar powered?

Was this car meant to be a drag racer?
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2011, 10:29:44 AM »
Street rod versus dedicated drag racer
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2011, 10:30:02 AM »
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2011, 07:20:42 AM »
This one followed an unusual path. Originally a race car, it was later converted to street use.
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2011, 07:43:30 AM »
While one might conclude that this lady's husband built the chassis, that is not, in fact, correct.
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #16 on: August 28, 2011, 08:52:03 PM »
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 06, 2011, 07:43:30 AM
While one might conclude that this lady's husband built the chassis, that is not, in fact, correct.

Otto,

That picture is of 1960's "singer" Mrs Miller, so are you saying that the car does mot have a Miller chassis?
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #17 on: August 29, 2011, 05:33:45 AM »
Hey! What do you mean "singer"?! Just listen to that golden throat...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flqb8nLez4w

Your interpretation of the clue is incorrect. It is a Miller chassis, but the velvet-voiced Mrs. Miller was not married to that Mr Miller (Harry).
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2011, 05:56:43 AM »
It's Monday – enjoy this and the week is your friend...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOuk4mtVq24
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #19 on: August 29, 2011, 05:59:11 AM »
Wow - she's the best!  :D
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #20 on: September 23, 2011, 04:33:11 AM »
 :bump:

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 29, 2011, 05:33:45 AM
Your interpretation of the clue is incorrect. It is a Miller chassis, but the velvet-voiced Mrs. Miller was not married to that Mr Miller (Harry).
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #21 on: September 26, 2011, 04:13:42 PM »
So, it's a Miller race car later converted for road use.  Is it one of the Miller-Fords?
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #22 on: September 26, 2011, 07:27:24 PM »
Quote from: D-type on September 26, 2011, 04:13:42 PM
So, it's a Miller race car later converted for road use.  Is it one of the Miller-Fords?

Not one of those. Not Ford-powered
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #23 on: September 27, 2011, 02:45:39 PM »
Miller-Studebaker
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Re: PAFW Puzzle #1908
« Reply #24 on: September 27, 2011, 04:05:28 PM »
Not Studebaker powered.

To clarify, this car is known by the builder's name (the top half of his his head can be seen as he's working on this car in the picture) and Roadster.

It's not referred to as a Miller-anything in the reference from whence I pulled the picture.
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