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Solved - NEH 1747: Andree Special by Charles Nerpel - 1957
« on: April 16, 2012, 07:33:12 AM »
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Re: NEH 1747
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2012, 05:06:15 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 1747
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2012, 08:46:18 AM »
Where to start. British?
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Re: NEH 1747
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2012, 03:47:26 PM »
The suspension front and rear suggests a VW or Porche base, but otherwise no idea.
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Re: NEH 1747
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2012, 06:18:45 AM »
Quote from: Tackitt on April 29, 2012, 08:46:18 AM
Where to start. British?

Not British, but does use British parts..

Quote from: richard cuyler on April 29, 2012, 03:47:26 PM
The suspension front and rear suggests a VW or Porche base, but otherwise no idea.

It does use VW front suspension, although not sure there is anything else VW or Porsche about it.
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Re: NEH 1747
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2012, 08:11:22 AM »
Hillclimb car or closed circuit machine?
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Re: NEH 1747
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2012, 08:13:51 AM »
Never mind. Found it.

"The Andree Special was built by Charles Nerpel from California. It had the honour to be the first home grown car in the US (the second being Harry Morrow) and was completed in 1957. Unusually, the body was made from glass fibre, a new material at the time. The chassis was by multi tubular longerons with hooped sections around the cockpit. Front suspension came from a VW Beetle, hence the wide but low shape while the rear used a swing axle. Engine and gearbox were Triumph."

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Re: NEH 1747
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2012, 08:57:09 AM »
Quote from: Tackitt on April 30, 2012, 08:13:51 AM
...It had the honour to be the first home grown car in the US (the second being Harry Morrow)

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Re: NEH 1747
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2012, 09:00:59 AM »
Well done, yes.
I also have absolutely no idea what having 'the honour to be the first home grown car in the US' means!
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Re: Solved - NEH 1747: Andree Special by Charles Nerpel - 1957
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2012, 11:50:16 PM »
Me neither.
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